Killer is too easy to play, and not enough counterplay is allowed
Before people respond understand I am saying it easy to play, not easy to win.
Many of the killer's powers are simply to strong with not enough counter play, leatherface, nurse, spirit, Oni, Freddy. Many of these killers have a power that simply negates most loops. This is really bad design, as looping/ counter looping is what people strive for in a fun match of DBD. They do not allow for technique as looping these killers rarely works. Before people say (killers lose all the time), yes but this is not because of an inability to chase survivors, but rather because of the gen speed time limit is against them.
All of this has resulted in a really awful strategy called (the shift W strategy) where survivors are simply choosing to instead of attempting to counter killers' powers, rather accept that a hit is inevitable and therefore chose to get hit and keep their momentum and run to the other side of the map.
Solution: Bring back chainable tiles. tiles that inked into one another, creating a singular loop when done properly. Not only would this better sperate good survivors from bad ones this would create more dynamic matches. For example killers with powers that simply negate looping (Such as the artist, leatherface, would forced to choose when and how to use their powers as setting up their power immediately to shut down a loop would not be as effective. This would discourage survivors form simply using shift W as a strategy as chaining loops would become the most effective strategy.
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Nurse is “too easy to play”?
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Each killer got some kind of counterplay
If you find leatherface too strong cause he revs the chainsaw in yoir face, its your fault for letting him get this close
Nurse you gotta break LoS and be unpredictable
Oni you gotta get him into spots he cant easily curve with his power, etc etc
Yet youre basically asking to have infinites back in the game, the one thing that had no counterplay to begin with ??
The hold W start is strong because for an average survivor its better then à poor loop (run, get à window or paller, make distance and run) as it COUNTERS à lot of killers or play style while being effective
I uust think you didnt played enough hours in the game tbh
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Sure gens are one reason why killer lose so much but overpowered perks and an overall bad map designe counts in it as well and you really want to make that even worse.
Yes the killer you mentioned makes looping harder but that's intentional cause there powers are anti loop oriented and all of them have cointerplay to some extent. And we shouldn't forget the many other killers that don't have such powers so making loops even stronger would make them even more useless so you simply have to drop chase when the surv enters a good loop
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This entire mindset hinges on the false argument that you are entitled to a loop.
You are not.
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Freddy has an antiloop power? What
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good joke
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Tiles are already able to be linked. Unless you're on a map like Shelter Woods or Wretched Shop, there's always enough time for you to get to another tile. You're suggesting something that already is in the game.
Unless you are talking about making every map like Cowshed or old Ormond, to which my answer is a big NO.
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She's quite easy if you don't have arthritis.
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Not too easy to play. And looping isn't fun. Good survivors have the edge.
Looping overall is a lame mechanic. It's like an annoying version of the chase part of duck, duck, goose without the endorphins from actually moving. At launch, stealth was the skill survivors needed, which is a better fit for a game called Dead by Daylight--not tea-bagging/parkour by daylight.
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I disagree. Even as the maps and their tiles continue to get neutered, survivors still have a huge edge against most killers. Besides, you aren't meant to beat the killer 1v1 in a chase. You are meant to buy as much time as possible for your team. This is a 4v1 game.
That is why killers have antiloop.
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Right, that totally explains her 40% or so overall kill rate among all players. 🙄
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I agree, however too many killer powers and perk simply negate stealth. Interestingly when DBD initially focused on stealth the game was more balanced as the match was slower, allowing for more time for killers go get downs. Unfortunately too many killers now simply remove that option.
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Please read the post before replying. I fully understand, that in a 4V1 situation survivors have the advantage, however as maps have more and more loops "Fixed" and tiles removed this is resulting in the best strategy for survivors, get hit, and run to the corner. This is not fun, for either side
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Let's not further destroy the m1 killers. Even killer players that enjoy chase don't want long drawn-out 1v1s where the only option is to brute force every pallet and hope for a survivor mistake.
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It’s true. I think the devs have dug themselves a hole relying on perks and powers that are a continuous one up manship of counters for counters. New killers and survivor perks aren’t even creative. They’re designed to put out the balance dumpster fires the last DLC created.
I liked the old gameplay before infinite loops became a skill people developed. You could even do well running no perks as a killer or survivor against others with full perks maxed out. Not anymore with stuff like lethal pursuer or borrowed time. My only issue was how long it took to get into a match back then as a killer. So breaking the fun for killer fixed that I guess. I can get into a match quick now.
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Survivors could always Shift W, they've been doing it for years. The only difference between now and two years ago is that there were less anti-loop killers and more safe pallets on every map, including semi-infinites that every Survivor would immediately run to.
Survivors mains don't want the generators slowed down in any way, so you get killers that can end chases quickly. It's just the direction the game has gone.
I play both sides so I understand how tedious certain killers are to face, but I also understand how bad it feels to be an m1 killer chopping wood all day while generators are popping.
I have more fun playing as a killer with anti-loop powers than playing one without.
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