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My worries for plague
I'm a little worried, I think the insta heal takes her from a high mid tier killer to bottom tier I'm not screaming yet so please don't have at me these are just my thoughts...
I think the issue with her currently is that 2 hitting people is far more viable than attempting to puke.
Scenario, you chase a survivor get a puke off on them, if they don't escape it's 2 hit as normal thus the puke made little difference anyway, if they get away however perhaps taking one hit (when her ability should be very useful) they now make their way to a fountain just to be insta healed and back to full use no damage no nothing. Being a killer is about being efficient especially in high rankings where survivors complete gens in light speed and in this scenario I'm spending a great deal of time for little to no return what so ever. All the while gens are being churned.
The trade off's however are 1. You are notified that a survivor used a fountain. Yes you are indeed however you have to be incredibly close to the fountain for this notification to be any use at all (from my experience) don't expect to get hits on people because of this if anything it's more of a distraction. otherwise it's pointless, you make your way there and they're long gone. Now as said the player has full health and no effects meanwhile generators are being done left and right and you are no better off except however for trade off number 2.
a damaging puke which is decent However because everyone is at full health (most of the time anyway) because of insta heal its not incredibly useful. It's somewhat better than huntress axe but has a timer and alerts survivors when obtained (too balance) overall it's good, great even but again it's the timing that I think hurts overall by the time you get this ability your momentum is so dead that you need a miracle play to actually have a good game. If you don't do that or worse still, don't down anyone the games practically over.
Honestly I think removing insta heal is fair. She's supposed to be a time waster for survivors but you only waste your own time not theirs. Remove the insta heal and survivors actually have alot to think about and do, go to the fountain remove broken then sneak away to heal then move back to doing gens rather than just, sweet insta heal back to churn generators. And I mean honestly what's the point of broken status effect if you can insta heal anyway. Seems a bit backwards to me.
Ps. I'm not a killer main I play both and if anything I play more survivor I just like to see fun powerful killers that breathe life into the game with insta heal plague aint that!
P.s.s Also side note the only decent strat seems to be not to use fountains and save them up then use them all however this simply turns you into a poor man's huntress and further wastes your own time as a killer while gens are being done which is antithetical to her design.
Again I'm not trying to be horrible I realize the killer is incredibly new, I just wanted to express my thoughts I'm completely open to thoughtful opposition to any points I've made. thanks
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She is better than huntress, its a top tier killer, if u dont see that, u need to play her more.
Top Tiers: Nurse, Spirit, Hillbilly, Plague, Huntress, Michael
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How the hell is she top tier? Her power takes a while to fire up and survivors can literally ignore it if they escape and get free heals!
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Fair enough if you think that. I personally disagree that she's better than huntress but I certainly see that she has the capability to be a high tier character. Again the issue I'm trying to convey is about timing using her kit takes a lot of it, clearly she's supposed to take a lot of the survivors as well but with the insta heal that just isn't the case and her momentum is lost nine times out of ten against any survivor with an ounce of capability. it's a lot of time, effort and efficiency for little reward aka a damage puke that granted is powerful but still easily countered by any half capable survivor due to it's limited time and audio que though I want to clarify that I think this is the way it should work I just don't think survivors should be given an auto heal. So pressure is not high. Personally I've played games now as a survivor where I've been injured and decided to infect my self for an easy heal... In my opinion it's simply not fun play.
I also want to quickly say that I'm not simply screaming reeeeee underpowered, in my first few games I actually thought wow she's very powerful but the moment as a survivor you learn how she plays she became very under powered because the insta heal mechanic is so abusable and that doesn't even get into the fact that most high rank players simply ignore the effects and continue to complete generators knowing that a quick and easy heal is available for them when they so choose. That one insta heal mechanic is what tips her balance to favour survivors and put her in a lower tier for me and if it were removed or at least say healed 50% instead I think she'd be far more viable.
Still don't think she'd be better than huntress though
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You don’t need the meter to be fully charged, so her power can be used near constant if you have good aim and play smart
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I agree
There are a lot of moments that as a survivor you want to get hit by the killers power
Wich should never be the case
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