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What's the point of having a stealth ability when you have lullaby?

I am talking about Sadako. It's it backfiring? Her stealth is allready weaker than Wraith for example because they can still see you on and off aproaching. Now they will even know you are somewhere close to you can't really suprise anyone.

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  • Chocolate_Cosmos
    Chocolate_Cosmos Member Posts: 5,735

    Funny thing is that I still saw comments of someone thinking she is OP and "everyone who says she is weak are sheeps that follow content creators opinions without their own opinion". Oh well...

  • IronKnight55
    IronKnight55 Member Posts: 2,984

    "Eyes are too difficult to use"- This never really makes much sense. Sure, you can use your eyes to easily see the killer when in the open, but what about when you're not? A lot of times gens are located in places that make it very difficult to know when a stealth killer is approaching. I couldn't care less if they make Sadako completely silent, just sharing my thoughts.

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  • PeaceNGrease
    PeaceNGrease Member Posts: 673

    I do think a "you can kind of see and hear everything I do" stealth killer does have an expiration date, but eventually they're gonna have to give her a little something extra I feel. In the meantime, she'll be fun when people don't know how to play against her, but I hope BHVR realize it's a honeymoon phase and don't use it to justify not touched ng her for a year

  • Cameragosha
    Cameragosha Member Posts: 630

    Now sadako is weakest killer.

  • Chocolate_Cosmos
    Chocolate_Cosmos Member Posts: 5,735

    She is somewhere behind Wraith and Freddy. Not the worst mind you, but below avarage for sure.

  • ukenicky
    ukenicky Member Posts: 1,352

    ???

    Are we all just ignoring the Condemned mechanic as well as her insane map mobility via TV teleporting?

    As much as I love stealth as killer I'm not expecting her to just be completely silent and invisible that's unrealistic. There has to be audio cues of some kind, especially when she has other elements present in her kit. The lullaby may be counterintuitive to a stealth oriented playstyle but she seems like a Jack of all trades similar to Pig (Except with amazing map pressure and mobility).

  • Mooks
    Mooks Member Posts: 14,844

    Wait, are we expecting a new lullaby added to her?

    i thought it was already in the PTB, and it’s those eerie noises that are not even comparable to the lullabies of Huntress or Freddy?

  • fulltonon
    fulltonon Member Posts: 5,762

    "insane map mobility" with 100 seconds cooldown and condemned mechanic still can be easily removed since it's still 3 less condemned progress.

  • UnknownKiller
    UnknownKiller Member Posts: 3,024

    Thats the thing, Stealth killers need to get close and caught u off guard.

  • GoodBoyKaru
    GoodBoyKaru Member Posts: 22,818

    You're correct, her "lullaby" isn't really a lullaby in the sense we're used to. It was also on the PTB, and everyone was praising her Stealth then, so I don't think anything would change??? Like she's still easily the best stealth killer in DBD, the out of PTB changes just make her better

  • IronKnight55
    IronKnight55 Member Posts: 2,984

    I know. I was just telling the guy that it isn't always possible to see the killer coming even if you're using your eyes, lol. I don't mind stealth killers... I even main Pig.

  • Devil_hit11
    Devil_hit11 Member Posts: 9,152

    that was my biggest complaint in PTB. it was difficult to stealth hit survivors in PTB. I thought it was because survivor could see my from long distances but after they wrote PTB notes, it was sight+lullaby. I have feeling that you need to use monitor&abuse and disregards her undetectable.

    they really should remove lullaby. Lullaby do not work on stealth killers. custom TR should be saved for the actual TR.

    The other complaint was that you needed add-ons to have any relevant condemn stacking and that directional TV sounds made them awful for landing stealth hits.

    At least manifest & de-manifiesting is more useful at loops.

    She might be solid killer if they remove lullaby and lower TV volumes drastically. those completely kill parts of her stealth.

  • Raccoon
    Raccoon Member Posts: 7,743

    Isn't her lullaby non-directional and compliments her Undetectable upon Manifesting (at various loops AND structures) being praised as a fun/useful/unique way to use a stealth mechanic on the PTB from both gameplay sides?

    I saw that they buffed the Manifestation time, so was something else nerfed that I'm missing that makes these 'easier' hits harder to land?

  • ukenicky
    ukenicky Member Posts: 1,352

    Yes, being able to teleport across the entire map is pretty crazy mobility even if it is tied to a long cooldown.

  • mynameisBlade
    mynameisBlade Member Posts: 325
    edited March 2022

    Anybody who says this Killer is OP....is a real deal "idiot".

    Also anything that is MAP DEPENDENT doesn't mean #########. Try Condemning people constantly on Ormond. Overall, Sadoko's Power is pure garbage.

  • GoodBoyKaru
    GoodBoyKaru Member Posts: 22,818

    Well now that I've played as and against her for a bit on live I can confidently say that the lullaby does nothing to inhibit her stealth capabilities. She's still the best stealth killer in all of DBD and the only major problem she has is that Boon: Circle of Healing as a perk exists.

  • ObservantOfTime
    ObservantOfTime Member Posts: 209

    Let's also give wraith, T1 Myers, and a shrouded Ghostface a lullaby, at least we'd have some consistency when it comes to stealth killers. Still don't know what the bloody point is. It virtually negates the "stealth" factor, the moment you hear it you know the killer is in the area.

  • GoodBoyKaru
    GoodBoyKaru Member Posts: 22,818

    It gives you a ~5s heads up she's anywhere near you. Doesn't say which direction. You also can't really see her very well, absolutely not if there's any sort of LOS blockers.

    Myers in T1 has no lullaby as his stealth is countered by slow speed. Same with Pig.

    Wraith must ring a loud, directional bell to exit his stealth.

    Ghostface in Shroud has a sound signalling him being nearby. He also has a buggy reveal mechanic and no teleport to his name.

    Sadako has a teleport, as well as a very short into and out of stealth action which does not slow her down like at all.

    Like gee I wonder why these characters are treated differently from each other.

  • dugman
    dugman Member Posts: 9,713

    Her stealth isn't weaker than Wraith's. In some ways, it's actually better, because unlike Wraith she can Manifest and still be moving at just about 100% survivor speed. Wraith in contrast can get close while Cloaked, but then he has to Decloak at which point he's moving extremely slowly and, if he's not blocking the survivor from getting away, can easily not be able to catch them. Plus his stealth is completely inactive during the chase itself, while Sadako is still on-and-off invisible for a bit after Manifesting which helps her in mind games.

    Honestly at this point after playing her tonight and seeing her in a bunch of streamed games I'm pretty convinced she's better than Wraith overall. She's not a "great" killer, but she's definitely not trash.

  • Plsfix369
    Plsfix369 Member Posts: 566

    Not to mention slow reaction time and lack of looping capabilities, doing gens right next to a chase as if the killer wasn't there and there isn't a hook nearby.

  • DyingWish92
    DyingWish92 Member Posts: 794

    That's kinda the point of a "horror" game when a psychopath or monster is around but you aren't sure where they are. Makes it scarier but not in DBD.