Sadako slugging for condemnation

I personally have never gone against a full condemn build where a Sadako slugs, nor do I slug more when I play as her, even when I run Ring Drawing, but I do feel like Sadako has gotten some more attention and an unconventional playstyle has become popular. Ring Drawing is an incredible add-on and is the only way to spread condemnation aside from well timed teleports. Survivors with condemnation will spread it to whoever heals them. This includes being picked up from the dying state. Because Sadako's mini mori is not tied to hook states, slugging becomes a very effective use of time, spreading condemnation while you can pressure other survivors off gens, not spending time picking up and carrying them to a hook. Boons: Circle of Healing and Exponential and good medkits can be effective counterplay to this playstyle.

IMO this is one of her most viable ways to get multiple kills. Especially when paired with Iri Tape, Sadako can put on pressure across the map with a hit and run playstyle, making the most of her macro oriented power. Ring Drawing really turns Sadako into a more potent threat. Without it you have to work twice as hard to make condemnation a factor like other secondary goals (Pig Reverse Bear Traps, Pinhead's Chainhunt).

And Sadako NEEDS a good secondary objective considering how poor she is in chase. Yet I have to wonder if all the slugging is healthy for the game. Strategic slugging can be just as effective as tunneling and camping in the right circumstances, and normally I wouldn't complain. I don't really want to debate the "just do gens" argument here. But I've seen a surprising amount of DCs in response to slugging for condemnation spread. It can't be fun to spend half the game on the ground.

No other Killer benefits as much from slugging so I could see BHVR wanting to lessen the benefit of a frustrating playstlye. That said, Bubba can still facecamp more effectively than ever; Onryo's condemnation playstyle is far less toxic IMO. I guess it would be possible to limit the number of stacks Ring Drawing gives somehow. I think it should still work when picking up from the dying state. One stack per health state, reset upon hook. That way repeated slugging wouldn't give multiple stacks. Of course, this is a straight nerf and Onryo needs buffs. This restricted version of Ring Drawing could even be added basekit.

I think it could be difficult to balance Sadako's power because it is tied to a mini mori that is seperate from hook stages. Without giving condemnation stacks her teleport could be on a 20 second CD IMO. An interesting and strong add-on could be Videotape Copy with the trade off of a significantly reduced TV CD after teleports.

Sadako feels like her power to teleport is always being held hostage, either by the ridiculous CD itself, the fear of having to wait for that CD (if you aren't running Iri Tape), or survivors that turn off TVs. I have another forum discussion with lots of ideas to buff Sadako, and unless you basically rework her so that she has a true chase power, reducing TV CDs are non-negotiable. 70 second basekit TV CD plus other add-ons besides Iri Tape to reduce CDs. I think it'd be cool if hitting survivors reduced the CDs even further. Also, it'd be interesting if she got buffs based on either total condemnation stacks across the survivor team or number of TVs powered. The idea would be to encourage survivors to interact with TVs. In return for a power that can be used more frequently, making her feel much better and allowing her to really lean into a macro style, hit and run, mapwide pressure game, let survivors cleanse 4 stacks of condemnation again. More teleports also means more stacks of condemnation, so maybe remove or reduce passive condemnation when carrying a tape. I realize this is a delicate balancing act with a mori on the line.

To return to the idea of slugging, I'd love basekit Ring Drawing that either doesn't work when picking up slugs, or is limited in some other way, like hook states. Alternate ways to spread condemnation could be encouraged with new add-ons but reducing TV CDs is the main buff she needs, which will naturally increase how fast she can condemn survivors.

Because she has no chase power besides potential mindgames (I'd love an add-on to break pallets or vault faster when demanifested) she really needs the pressure her teleports give her. She gains additional pressure by not only chasing off gens but through condemnation. Removing 4 stacks instead of 3 when cleansing and even reducing passive condemnation would help keep condemnation from being too oppressive. And remember that she still has to catch you before being fully condemned means anything. I think buffs at a certain number of condemnation stacks would make Sadako more dynamic to play against. Ultimately, make condemnation less of an 'all-or-nothing' mechanic. This would make interacting with TVs more appealing and help her by sending survivors on a secondary objective trip across the map periodically.

TLDR Sadako buffs to her TV CDs should help her build condemnation pressure without the need to slug excessively. Limiting Ring Drawing is a worthwhile trade for increased map presence. She needs buffs or else slugging will remain one of the best ways to play her.