By BHVR's Logic, Nurse Needs A *Huge* Buff.
I can already see your mouth opening to say 'wat'.
Just hear me out.
Recently, we saw a pretty big nerf to Wraith. The reasons given was that he was 'overperforming' at lower levels of play and too easy to do well with. No matter that he was low-mid tier at high levels of play - by old statements, BHVR doesn't balance around high level play.
Now, we are seeing...bizarre nerfs to Cenobite addons. The only problem addon - Fang - will still be strong, but his fun addons are now craptacular. The reasons, yet again, seem to be that he's 'overperforming' at lower levels of play and is too easy to do well will. He's perfectly mid-tier at high level play. But sure, again, BHVR doesn't balance around high level play.
I'm not a fan of this, but it is what it is.
However...
Recently, they put out a list of killer kill rates, with Nurse and a few other killers ridiculously low.
Most of these are killers who are very strong at high level play - these numbers are being thrown off by how impossible they are for newer players to do well with, and thus how easy they are to survive against in low level play. They are certainly 'underperforming'.
BHVR also said that they won't be buffing Nurse, with the implication that she'd be too strong in high level play.
Now...riddle me this.
Why is it okay to nerf killers who are overperforming in low level play, regardless of their viability in high level play - but at the same time not buff killers who are underperforming in low level play for the sake of high level play?
Isn't this a massive double standard?
Yes, I'm salty about the Cenobite nerfs. They are too hefty for a very new killer, and reduce his addons to Pyramid Head/Freddy levels of lameness.
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Yeah, it's pretty much a double-standard.
I guess BHVR got tired of the memes about them being Survivor-sided and decided to go full-tilt toward their side.
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She has a kill rate around 50% according to stats. Why would she need a buff "by bhvr's logic"? Statistically, she's perfectly balanced.
Also, after 749395 times I saw this same exact post, can I say it? Yawn
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You are assuming that BHVR sees killers have less than 50% KR as a problem.
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Does she?
I'd have to dig up the list, but she was significantly below 50 if I recall.
Yes, because I'd like to think that they aren't insanely survivor favored. As hard as that belief is to sustain at times.
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Yeah at red ranks Nurse had 50% winrate.
Only at lower ranks was around 42%.
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Not really a logic of BHVR's though. Wraith and Pinhead overperformed at low levels without any input or skill really required. Wraith had a better pig ambush with insane movement speed and stealth, and Pinhead could just put on those addons and combined with the fact that solving could be interrupted, it lead to a miserable time for newer players.
It is similar to OG freddy. When he first launched, even though he wasn't op against good or even average survivors, new players really suffered to him, and the game was review bombed till he was nerfed. Again he wasn't op, he was just really oppressive for newer players which is just bad for business.
Wraith and Pinhead match this, they aren't unbearable for good players, but feel awful for newer players. Pinhead nerfs feel justified, he still has the same strengths and plays the same, he just isn't like miserable lol Wraith didn't deserve it though at all, his counter was just being good at loops, now he suffers more.
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