Does Killer actually feel fun to play?

It really depends.

Having the vast majority of killers be pretty much a loss if the survivors have a brain isn't great for fun.

But if you're playing Nurse or something, in low MMR, or just enjoy the kilter, sure.

by no means play I more killer than survivor at the moment - but whenever I don't have fun as survivor anymore I go over to killer and have some fun. If it wasn't for playing with friends I would most definitely be a killer main. - I guess I'm part of the small minority who generally think playing killer is the less frustrating and more chill role. I find flashy clicking and people thinking they're omega big brains who just have to let you know in the exit gates as annoying as everyone else - but it's much easier to just ignore these kinda things on the killer side and/or remove yourself from the situation. In general you are more in control of the match as killer - not as in controlling the outcome but as in you decide who you chase, you decide which gen you check or who you hook where etc pp. for the most part the killer is in the proactive role, while the survivor reacts. -Yes, when I'm matched with survs above my league roles are reversed but whenever I reach the limit of how far my abilities and perks can take me I just don't sweat it, embrace the overcommited chase, have fun doing that and move on to next. I also tend to have maybe one or two in ten matches that go like that; things tend to balance themselves out for me.

If it weren't fun I'd have jumped ship a long time ago.

I don't tend to put that much weight on winning, personally. Crushing losses where I barely got to do anything can be frustrating, but I tend to be in positions where there's always something to learn from the experience.

The best matches are the flashlight squads who just don't do generators, those are a blast. Not that common, but always a ton of fun. Still, even a regular match is still fun!

Explanation is simple: killer is the only role that playing. Survivor is either holding M1 on a gen, or dangling on a hook.

Of course, players of Ayrin-Probz-JRM level ARE playing, but 90% doesn't have such skill and don't want/have time to invest so much to play game. Killer, on the other hand, can play the game from baby-steps (usually that's where they are staying to the end, crying about gen-rush and second chance perks)

Where's the "It used to be fun, but one after another, all the fun killers got massively nerfed and now you can only really play a couple of characters - neither of which you enjoy - or you have to go into every game expecting to lose " option?

I like that all killers are unique. It adds more diversity to the role and it feels rewarding to get good at. Also I feel I don’t automatically win every single game, which gives me a challenge to overcome.

It depends on the map and the skill level of the survivors. Playing against highly skilled and coordinated survivors is a nightmare and really unenjoyable, playing against average survivors is enjoyable unless they are constantly Bming (unless they step in a trap shortly afterwards or fall for an obvious mindgame). Also the 'Gideon Meat Plant' is one of the worst maps (probably the worst), especially on high MMR. In general every map needs to be reworked or at least the landmarks and structures on them, since some combinations are really mean and survivors could loop you forever (Garden of Joy's main building is really strong on the ground floor with good windows and some safe pallets. Sometimes a jungle gym can spawn near the window on the first floor, combine that with this good structure and most killers won't catch you). Blessing should take longer, since the current speed makes it unnecessary to snuff it out (unless you have Shattered Hope or they add a cooldown on blessing). But when I get a good map and average survivors (that can be grabbed with Tinkerer), playing killer makes much fun.

I like killer better than survivor because it has a lot less downtime, more character ability variety and I like the feel of the chases in first person perspective (even though third person is a tactical advantage I think the first person feels more natural if that makes sense?)

Not having to deal with DH and DS at the endgame are enough for me.

Especially since the patch, killer is the only role that has consistent interactions throughout the game and actually feels fun. Sitting on gens is boring, and chases are so short most of the survivor games will be either hitting skillchecks on a gen or hitting skillchecks on a hook.

Whether I play my killer games friendly as Legion or seriously as Hag, I generally have fun during the game. If I get stomped to the point of it not being fun, then I actively make it fun by changing my objectives and interacting differently with the survivors.

I do agree that it takes a bit more motivation and energy for me to start playing killer than survivor, since I'll be alone and I'll be nervous at the idea of going against mean people, but to be fair, BM affects me much more when it's from killer than survivors. I just don't get salty about teabagging or clicking, since most times I feel like the survivors don't actually mean harm and they usually let up when they see I'm chill.

Also, since I'm still low mmr, killer really isn't too hard at the moment. I can easily get a draw or a win.