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Why hasn't deathslinger been buffed?
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Agreed
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huntress collision hit boxes on objects are just as small as deathslingers PLEASE don’t literally make ######### up to make him seem like he’s better that’s he is
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I guess we can read this as "He is not changing".
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I like where deathslinger is right now...let's revisit him in maybe 3 months of game data...
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or at least from an overall perspective of the game. As we've seen, when unkown things are introduced, the goto response is to hoard toilet paper/nerfs...
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Actually it does. If you manage to hit him with your harpoon even if they manage to escape they will be on Deep Wound. Wich, I understand it was severally nerfed but that means that survivor priority will be to mend when they have the chance.
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Except I don't? Don't be salty over your own made up stereotype.
DeathSlinger is genuinely a good killer so far, it's just the way you play him.
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Really? Then how do you explain the plague nerf ghost face nerf demogorgon nerf oni nerf and gear head nerf all on release
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Nope. You miss the swing, which does nothing or take that ridicuously long stun
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i think his main issue is map size unlike the other 4.4 killers he has no way to traverse areas fast or has the range to compensate. one match i spawned on one side of temple of purgation and by the time i got to the other side one gen was done and another was 80%
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However much people deny it. Gens still get done way too fast especially as the Deathslinger. That is the undisputable truth which people can't accept.
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I'm not making anything up though? His hitbox is literally the size of a needle and hits through objects Huntress cannot. I will say it'd be cool to get a comparison between the sizes of the two projectiles though.
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Soon™
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Funny thing is that he IS one of the weakest killers, just try him out in red ranks. The huntress is better in every aspect, he's just a worse and "funnier" version of her, and that's all.. a terrible DLC.
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Consoles have 3rd party communications in-built causing SWFs to be OP, any news on balancing that god like power like slowing them down?
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I think you mean 3 years down the line
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"people playing with friends are OP" stop it already with your killer bias lol
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I don't think he needs buffed honestly. Personally he actually does very good in most chases if you don't miss your shots.
He's a "different" huntress. Yes she has a better snowball effect and can down people from farther away but he is harder to dodge and seems stronger on more maps. He also does good on loops that most killers struggle with like jungle gyms and shack. Funnily compared to her his hitbox is actually decent lol
I don't think he should be touched at least not for a while. Remember not every killer should be designed to steam roll a 4 man sweaty swf team.
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Agreed. They can postpone whatever time they want to wait for players to "adjust" to his playstyle. After a few weeks of many, many people playing him and comparing notes it's pretty obvious he isnt strong. The problem is that in their concept and that of many players weaker killers are acceptable in their role in the game (diversity, challenge to master, etc). Just look how much time it took to consider buffing Freddy.
I actually dont think they will change him at all. They seem to be looking for balance in the game by matchmaking rather than buffing killers, perks, etc. They changed focus.
Matchmaking still didnt change ballance at all.
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huntress' object collision hitbox IS THE SAME SIZE AS DEATHSLINGERS
you are LITERALLY MAKING THINGS UP
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If they're the same size, then how come Deathslinger can do the following ;
- Shoot through the cart loops on Fractured Cowshed
- Shoot through the holes in the autohaven jungle gym tiles
- Shoot between the barrels on Grim Pantry
- Shoot through nearly every railing in the game
- Shoot through the blocked window of killer shack
I'd also like to see your comparison of the two hitboxes because the last time I checked, they haven't shown us the collision size of the harpoon. So instead of saying I'm making things up when I've tried it for myself, please prove it and provide evidence of you making the same shots that I mentioned above as Huntress.
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You are actually, factually, truthfully wrong. I have no clue how you can possibly think that the hatchet, something that has the hitbox of a whale, is the same size of the harpoon, which can literally go through cracks in the wall of shack.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I think he’s currently the worst killer in the game
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He doesn't need a buff.
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Deathslinger is fine. Probably to good imo.
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Nice joke lol he’s the weakest killer in the game
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Get your aim up bud
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And even if he hits every shot 50% of them won't matter
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It took BHVR 11 months to do something with the Plague so I wouldn't be holding your breath for the Deathslinger to get a buff soon.
Going back to the Plague, taking 11 months to buff her is pretty bad no matter how you want to spin it, there is something fundamentally wrong with their balancing process if it takes that long to fix a killer.
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they showed the object collision on stream, stop being an ######### when the actual evidence is there, i don't understand how you can call the tiny red collision box the "size of a whale", stop being idiotic
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You're funny.
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I havent noticed a change in deathslingers ads. Still hitting my shots. You gotta have good reactions to do well with him. Fps experience helps.
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No, no, no. He is not weak. He gets 4Ks all the time, especially since his terror radius is severely broken and can be exploited with a certain perk. No, his TR needs to be fixed and then, over time, we'll see if he truly needs anything buffed or nerfed beyond that.
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Rank?
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I've played against him at many different ranks. Rank 5 being the highest recently.
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More like, "devs fix the damm survivor hitboxes".. i cant count the times i predict a survivor movement and i shoot only to see how they grab the harpoon with their teeth and nothing happens.... Gota love those moments..
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He won't be buffed. Just as Leatherface lives in Billy's shadow and the Hag lives in the Trapper's shadow, Deathslinger will live in the Huntress' shadow.
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An example of the main issue with the deathslinger:
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You just trash with the gun then. Imagine calling deathslinger the weakest killer lmao
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Go to to shack, look through the holes in the wall opposite to the window. Try to throw a hatchet through it. Now, do the same thing with Deathslinger. Which one do you think is going to go through? Before you call me idiotic, make sure you know what you’re talking about, kiddo. The projectiles have different hitboxes and that’s the issue, you clown.
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your just ignorant then lol imagine thinking he’s not the weakest in the game
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Do you play on console maybe? I dont know how good he is there, but on PC is extremly sick in chases, definitly better then huntress.
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He’s a ranged killer why would he need to be faster? You guys need to stop asking for buffs. Killers don’t need faster speed than just above 100 anyways. YOURE SUPPOSED to cut people off and outplay them. Not outrun them Because killers are like track stars out there. Because, How’s that fair? They already get unfair hits off on you with lag and crappy hit boxes. I don’t think they need insane speed. It’s a ranged killer. Maps are not build big enough for you to be speedy Gonzales anyways lol.
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Can you read?
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There is nothing wrong with Deathslinger. Deal with it and stop whining.
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Ah yes temple 9f purgation is so small. And god forbid killers move more than 40cm per second faster than the survivors
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As someone who's played him extensively since his release and on the PTB I have to say he's in a great spot. I don't really want/need him to be buffed.
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I'm ripping of survivors with him. Stats stay true. Also, you can convince yourself watching streamers on a higher skill level than you. Ohtofu for example is slaying with him. Cheers. And don't forget to git gud
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That is not an argument. There are people who Can 4K in red ranks with no perks or addons with clown. So clown isn’t weak?
Read what Peanits wrote. It’s clear he is not performing well. If he was they would have said that. Instead they said “some” people are performing well which are likely the same people as you who Can 4K with any killer in red ranks. That means nothing for game balance.
It seems they are hoping people will get better with his aim. They won’t. It requires too much precison for a game like this. Especially when Huntress can make hits he can’t. I’ve seen the harpoon go between someone’s head being healed and the healers stomach. That tiny 10x10 pixel área that a hatchet would 100% hit.
He has issues. I’ll never understand the people with thousands of hours saying “I’m good with him so he’s fine.” It’s nonsense.
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