Killer Power Creep in DBD

If you don't know what power creep is: it's essentially the idea that as the game evolves older characters/features become outdated and cannot keep up with the current state of the game.

This effects many of the killers in DBD. It's the reason why so many of them are frustrating to play.

I saw someone once say something along the lines of "good killers can make a prediction and make a play, while bad killers can make a prediction and aren't able to do anything."

Mobility and anti-loop have been the focus of newer killers. Whether through zoning or projectiles, portals or speed. Many of the better killers have at least one of these in some way. So much to the point that they dominate the killer roster. It has no doubt made playing killer easier. But some killers are stuck in this limbo of having good powers in theory, but in practicality their powers are lacking.

Legion would be a good example of this. You can injure the entire team in seconds. Meaning easier snowball pressure. But that's without the nuance. In reality you're probably going to get a hit and catch up to someone else to chase. Depending on how far spaced out the survivors are it varies. And on top of that you have nothing but mind-games to help you around loops.

Too many variables for consistent results, basically. You COULD get downs and pressure with this. But that's considering you're already in a favorable position for it.

A glaring issue with the game is how many killers just deny pallet loops rather than dealing with them. And it seems the devs are becoming more focused on this type of game play. Pallet loops aren't being adjusted to be dealt with, killers are being adjusted to deal with pallet loops. This is where the power creep comes in. M1 focused killers have no ability to play around loops. Not saying that they're completely helpless, but their powers usually don't offer any sort of advantage.

Myers is a great example of what I'm talking about. He has stealth to close the gap on unattentive survivors. And there's his insta down. But none of those really matter. Ignoring the stalk mechanic alone which makes him struggle in the early game. There are killers who just do everything better than him.

His stealth is negated by how tall he is or listening for his breathing. Where as Ghostface can navigate far better in stealth and has less que's. Ghostface has a faint rustling but that's not immediately noticeable like Mikeys breathing. Ghostface can expose survivors as well, just not usually all at once.

Micheal has an insta down, but no ability to catch up to survivors. So depending on how you use it, you spend the entire chase trying to get close enough to use tier three or you pop it early and spend most of its duration at a jungle gym or closing distance. I would compare this to Oni. Similar in building up power, but Oni gets a better pay off. Oni can demon dash around most loops, navigate the map at high speeds with an insta down and can hit multiple survivors at once. Yes, its on a timer. But its potential is far greater and more lethal than Micheals tier 3.

So tell me, if I want to play a stealth killer or one with snowball potential, which one should I pick? There is no reason to play Micheal for any reason other than his character. And that's the issue. So many killer powers have been neglected for so long that they literally can't keep up. The reason people play the same 3 killers is because there's no reason NOT to play those 3.

I hope this conveys the bigger balance issue at hand and makes more people talk about it. Because it can turn into a big issue in the future if left uncheck. I know that killers are getting reworks soon, but so far the reworks have either overtuned or added nothing useful.