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Is Hillbilly balanced?

ad19970
ad19970 Member Posts: 6,463
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I'm curious to see what others think.

Is Hillbilly balanced? 49 votes

No, he is overpowered and needs some big nerfs
0%
No, he is a bit overpowered and needs some small nerfs
8%
konchokPigMainClaudetteSadLegionAlify 4 votes
Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed
51%
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Yes he is perfectly balanced
38%
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No, he is a bit underpowered and needs some small buffs
2%
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No, he is underpowered and needs some big buffs
0%

Comments

  • Todgeweiht
    Todgeweiht Member Posts: 3,666
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    More than an add-on nerf, he needs an add-on tweak.

    Insta-saw and Insta-rev are some of the most ridiculous combos in the whole game, they dont even give you a chance to breathe.

    Then there is are the drift add-ons, which are fun but could use some tweaks to make them feel less clunky

    The rest of his add-ons are bad or borderline terrible, he could really use an add-on rework

  • SkeletalElite
    SkeletalElite Member Posts: 2,713
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1187316#Comment_1187316

    It's not even really that his addons are overpowered they just need total reworks to be more in line with the standard. If anything should be nerfed its insta saw but I don't even think that's too big of a deal.

  • Raulillo
    Raulillo Member Posts: 179
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    I think it's pretty much balanced because of the following:

    1. His chainsaw requires some skill to be useful. You can detect a new billy in a matter of seconds.
    2. He can be countered by almost every structure in the game. If you focus unsafe engines early, you win but he can patrol fast to prevent that... but he can only chase one... but he can slug... but he have to choose between keep the slugs party or protect the unsafe engine... or even stop slugging to keep defending... I could keep this enumeration of options but i think you can see the point that his design despite being simple it fits pretty well with the other game elements
    3. He has a strong potential but requires to do predictions, reads and techs like curving. It takes a while until you can get these consistently and you can still fail because if you do a curv on a loop and the survivor expect that, you will give him free distance, you will lose vision during a few seconds and a cooldown. All this together means, each tech avoided is about 10-20 seconds wasted in a chase for billy.

    I think it's no surprise at all that addons in this game are a mechanism to keep people grinding and not to spice things up. Almost all addons for killers (except a few one that Do change the playstyle of the killer like some of myers) do not change how the killer works, just buff some of their stats. Killer addons are a problem that will be solved but don't expect it soon.

  • inferjus
    inferjus Member Posts: 479
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    Remove instant chainsaw and buff/rework gen repair reduction add-ons.

  • Cheers
    Cheers Member Posts: 3,426
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    Its great to see that all 16 people so far have agreed that he either doesn't need changes or needs minor changes.

  • TheRockstarKnight
    TheRockstarKnight Member Posts: 2,171
    Yes he is perfectly balanced

    The only add-on that needs nerfed is Carburetor Tuning Guide. It's amazing for every build and does everything really well, that's just a bit too crazy IMO.

    The noise reduction add-ons could use a buff/rework too.

    Aside from that and the weird inconsistencies he occasionally has with chainsaw hits he's perfect. Most balanced 2nd to Huntress.

  • Awkward_Fiend
    Awkward_Fiend Member Posts: 687
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    Pretty much just Grease and Carburetor need tuning. He could really use some UR addons

  • PigMainClaudette
    PigMainClaudette Member Posts: 3,842
    No, he is a bit overpowered and needs some small nerfs

    I personally think that having high mobility, destruction and an instant-down with next to no penalty is a bit on the OP side, no matter how much skill turning takes.

    I've been told heaps that I'm "wrong", to which I say that I don't think I am and don't bother trying to change my mind. I have versed too many Hillbillies and played him enough myself to know that my opinion is based on experience and isn't going to change any time soon. Maybe if Hillbilly players didn't rely on their saw as a goddamn WEAPON, then I probably wouldn't have a problem with the character.


    That being said, most of his add-ons need tweaking. Remove the "Stacks" portion on any add-on relating to charge speed. It charges too quickly for what it does, and Insta-saw is just boring and unfun to go against. Most of his add-ons need looking into though.

    And make Speed Limiter give WAY more points, so people might actually be tempted to use it.

  • Brucecastro81
    Brucecastro81 Member Posts: 1,609
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    imo addons shouldn't be that strong, so I only use brown ones, wich are actually good af

  • BigTimeGamer
    BigTimeGamer Member Posts: 1,752
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    stuff like Insta-saw is ridiculous

    nurse got her blinks/omegablink ripped, yet this is still in

  • immortalls96
    immortalls96 Member Posts: 4,652
    Yes he is perfectly balanced

    Insta saw no longer exists really so all he needs is some better addons where the junk ones are

  • WRussoW
    WRussoW Member Posts: 715
    Yes he is perfectly balanced

    Wow, you, guys, are really quick at finding your new nerf targets. Before the Spirit nerf the Hillbilly was the most balanced killer in the game, his add-ons and the power were fine but now all of a sudden something is not right.

  • lunaticlifter
    lunaticlifter Member Posts: 426
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    Devs said it's too easy to dodge his chainsaw(with no add ons), a cooldown would make him much less powerful.. the problem with billy is the low skillfloor, spamming the chainsaw brainless.. so what i'd do other than nerfing his add ons(mostly cooldowns, instasaw, crack ) is slightly touch his basekit(no nerf), giving him the green engravings basekit, but increase the chainsaw cooldown from 3 to 4 seconds...no charge or cooldown add ons will be there, so we'll have a perfect balanced killer, with high skillfloor and skillceiling

  • DontComeNeaMe
    DontComeNeaMe Member Posts: 72
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    With the right add ons a good killer can make Billy devastating. It leaves no room for error and even the best survivors can be caught out or slip up.

    The insta saw is the only add ons that feel slightly unfair would be the insta saw but you can dodge it if you are lucky

  • Acromio
    Acromio Member Posts: 1,737

    Don't worry, either way he's getting curbstomped with the mid-chapter patch. :)

  • ad19970
    ad19970 Member Posts: 6,463
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1189434#Comment_1189434

    Why? It seems like most agree that he is fine and doesn't need any nerfs, only changes to his addons at the most.

  • Marcus
    Marcus Member Posts: 2,047
    Yes, he is perfectly balanced, only his addons need to be nerfed

    I know they will nerf more than his add-ons tho ...

  • PigMainClaudette
    PigMainClaudette Member Posts: 3,842
    No, he is a bit overpowered and needs some small nerfs
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1189434#Comment_1189434

    I have expressed my dislike for Hillbilly LONG before Spirit was even looked at for changes.


    He is also far from the most balanced. THAT title belongs to the Huntress.

  • coffeebot99
    coffeebot99 Member Posts: 8
    Yes he is perfectly balanced

    So I'm saying this from my experience with survivor and killer playing against op add-ons and playing with op add-ons