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I haven’t seen a single Deathslinger since the nerf

steamed_hamzzz
steamed_hamzzz Member Posts: 255
in General Discussions

Does anyone even play him anymore since they gutted him?

I literally haven’t played a game against him since his nerf, which is sad because I used to love playing him as well but it just doesn’t seem worth it anymore. There’s now pretty much zero reason to pick him over Huntress, unless you’re say running basic attack perks like NOED or Devour Hope

do you think it’s maybe time to revert some of the nerfs?

Comments

  • steamed_hamzzz
    steamed_hamzzz Member Posts: 255
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2648885#Comment_2648885

    I know how you feel, I must have spent about 2 million BP just to get Monitor & Abuse for him, which now seems irrelevant since they increased his terror radius…

  • WeenieDog
    WeenieDog Member Posts: 2,184
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2648895#Comment_2648895

    Yeah I wish they gave him a lullaby like all the other ranged killers instead them trying to keep the "stealth killer with a gun" gimmick.

  • Tr1nity
    Tr1nity Member Posts: 5,047

    i played slinger and got a 2k without sound.

    clearlt to OP and needs a nerf

  • adirgeforthedead
    adirgeforthedead Member Posts: 424

    I still play my good ol' Deathslinger... despite the nerfs I don't have the heart to let it go (and my brain is like super wired to play as him), but with this and the state of MMR that insist in giving death squads I only play Killer once in a blue moon because it's such a painful and nefarious experience to play as him...

  • SunsetSherbet
    SunsetSherbet Member Posts: 1,607

    I've seen him a few times. Bout the same as pre-nerf.

  • dspaceman20
    dspaceman20 Member Posts: 4,699

    I haven't seen him yet either. It's sad. I found him annoying but I didn't want him useless

  • aperoni
    aperoni Member Posts: 23

    Yeah and I understand why. I gave him a go today and it felt like I was playing The Grandpa

  • DemonDaddy
    DemonDaddy Member Posts: 4,167

    Seen him once since the nerf. Thanks to the larger tr he never even secured a down cause we never let him get in range.

  • noctis129
    noctis129 Member Posts: 967

    Never seen him since nerf. It was hard to see him before the nerf.

  • RaSavage42
    RaSavage42 Member Posts: 5,564

    Same... I haven't seen much Deathslinger even before the nerf... And I did play as him once or twice after the nerf

    This was too big of a nerf

  • ShinobuSK
    ShinobuSK Member Posts: 5,279

    I ve seen him 2 maybe 3 times and I think he got total of 1 kill in all 3 games.

  • legacycolt
    legacycolt Member Posts: 1,684

    I played him recently to get the trophies. He is still good in chases but he takes more skill now. Im playing on PS4 and I had fun playing him.

    My mindset when playing killer is different though. I just play for fun and not to win.

  • sizzlingmario4
    sizzlingmario4 Member Posts: 6,992

    I've seen him a few times but he's definitely a lot more rare now.

    Most of the ones I've seen have performed poorly/didn't get more than 1 kill.

    I played against one the other day with a teammate who ragequit at 3 gens and the other 3 of us still all escaped. Lol.

  • M1MASTER
    M1MASTER Member Posts: 352

    Funny thing is survivor mains always say "oh the nerf was totally needed", only to see the killer being rarely played. That happens every single time a nerf happens.

  • BaldursGate2
    BaldursGate2 Member Posts: 994

    Like huntress, if you keep missing too many shots, you will lose the game. You don't have any good map pressure. Yes, you can shoot through windows, but i would rather go for Nemesis. At least he has a bit more map information from the zombies and he can hit survivors easier.

  • Aven_Fallen
    Aven_Fallen Member Posts: 16,331
    edited November 2021

    I have gone against 3 yesterday in a row, exactly when I started the "Stun/Blind Killers X times" Challenge from the most Recent Tome.

    Since the Nerf, I went against 10 in total I think (including those 3 yesterday). This is not really a change to before.

  • Brimp
    Brimp Member Posts: 3,050

    TBH death slinger was completely killed for me once they made the ADS change. It didnt even solve the most complained about problem which is reactibility but instead removed the creative part of his power. Now you have to pre aim and shoot for a survivor that couldn't even run there.

  • steamed_hamzzz
    steamed_hamzzz Member Posts: 255
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2649346#Comment_2649346

    Yeah exactly, survivors who say things like “he just takes more skill now” clearly never played him. By removing his ability to quick scope and make snap decision flick shots they actually lowered his skill ceiling

  • WesCravenFan
    WesCravenFan Member Posts: 2,638

    Deathslinger wasn't nerfed.


    Deathslinger was taken out back, shot in the skull, and his corpse was left to rot in the woods.

  • lav3
    lav3 Member Posts: 775

    Even Spirit is very rare to see these days, no wonder why the rate of encountering Deathslinger is much lower than ever.