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The Most Balanced Killer
🏆️ Who do you think the most balanced killer is? 🏆️
We all know there are a lot of variables that can change the way "balance" is defined. (maps, add-ons, items, perks at play etc.)
If we were to take out all the variables or RNG and gave both sides a fair playground: Who do you think the most balanced killer is? The one that is both fun to play as and play against? The one that the other killers could also be balanced around?
All opinions are welcome! 🌹
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I really want to say blight
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What's your opinion about this question ? 😊
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I’d say Huntress is a good choice - Ranged killer balanced by speed and her lullaby, ranged hits nearly always feel fair aside from the rare throw into the air and somehow hit which is so rare it’s funny when it happens, also her add-ons are balanced while still remaining interesting and varied.
The Demogorgon is also balanced but his portals (Typically placed near generators) can sometimes intentionally or unintentionally lead to three gen situations that can really drag out games which isn’t unbalanced, just tedious.
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Base kit blight is the best designed killer to grace this game. He make the boring part of the game(Shift+w and pre throw) way less affective, more than any other killer. And has the most skill expression for both sides. If 3 of his add-ons got nerfed or reworked, complaining about him would be classified as a sin. People will be inclined to say demo, but he really isn't the most balanced killer, he is weak base and does not hard counter anything. Demo is the jack of all trades, he does a little of everything except insta-down basekit.
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Trickster 🌚
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With current map design? Blight.
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On paper Huntress and Blight are definitely two killers I would argue are the most balanced. Demo is pretty fun too.
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Hell no! Blight needs a nerf urgently he's not the "most balanced". That'd probably go to demopupper or billy in trained hands.
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The two yamaokas probably
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How is S-tier killers are balanced?
The exact "S-tier" is just screaming the word "Unbalanced" to me.
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Depends on what you mean by balanced. I've seen arguments made for Nurse being the most balanced killer at the top levels.
In what way is basekit Blight broken in any way? I'll agree that C33 and Alch Ring are some of the strongest addons in the game, but the rest of his kit is completely fine.
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demo can’t even defend a gen against multiple survivors
i think blight is balanced because he is fun to play as/against and rewards skill. He is not only strong but also very difficult so when he wins he earned it.
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S-tier just means those are the strongest. Since both nurse and blight are very hard they are allowed to be strong
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Dude, exactly! xD
"The strongest" - is a definition of "balancing issue". You can't say these killers are balanced and the strongest at the same time, it makes no sense.
To OP - To me the most balanced killers are the killers between A and C tier.
Any B-tier killer is the most balanced killer in the game.
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Most B-tier killers struggle with defending a single gen against 2-3 survivors. Don’t see how this is perfectly balanced
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Balance = 2 kills / 2 escapes.
Blight and Nurse can consistently 4k even against good survivors so they're definitely not balanced.
Imo strong chase powers with no mobility takes the place in terms of balance (i.e. Pyramid Head) as they can consistently catch survivors but not defend generators efficiently so against good survivors typically half the team will die, the other half will barely make it.
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I don't know why you brought up a gen defending into the balance of the game...
Also: why are they struggle exactly? Oo
To me B-tier killers are the killers of 50\50. As a killer you have 50% chance of winning (4k), and as a survivor you have 50% chance to have 4 escapes. Most of the times it's 2k and 2 escapes. It's all up to players and how many mistakes both sides have done. This is what Balance means, no?
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Right now probably Artist. Strong killer but she doesn't have broken addon combos like Nurse, Blight and Spirit have
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Pretty sure OP said to ignore things like addons and maps so let’s not forget that
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id say non alch ring/c33 blight - lots of counterplay, very strong, one survivor mistake can be as gamechanging as a killer mistake
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Legion.
Not in low or High MMR.
But being able to put up Preassure and Slowdown aswell as having Mobility and the Ability to Instadown if the Survivors mess up is all in all a good Kit. Too bad he is kinda Addon dependend if you want to get 5 Hit downs.
I recently tried to reach Rank 1 as Killer for the first time because of the Achievement.
And playing Legion was just so good. If i took a Killer who was too strong then Survivors just DC'ed or Gave up. But People still think Legion is weak wich makes them not DC immedietly. Though some still DC because: Mending Simulator.
My second Pick would be Demogorgon. Hes a good Pupper. I like him.
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Basekit Blight.
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Basekit Blight.
Basekit Plague, Demogorgon and maybe some few others are pretty good.
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basekit blight and pre-nerf basekit hillbilly
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Demo and billy are incredibly easy to dunk on if you are a good survivor, like even comp billies get clapped when they face a good looper.
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blight without his overpowered addons are fair to play against. if you are on the same skill level you can both have fun at loops.
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Probably Wesker or Blight without add-ons.
High skill ceiling, not super hard to use at first, good movement, high but interesting anti-loop.
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Demogorgon. Has map traversal, has Chase potential, and can go well in both 1v1 and 1v4 situations. He really comes down to skill on both sides. If he's good he can stomp even good swf teams. If he's bad he'll get stomped. He's a good middle of the pack killer
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Every killer should use basekit blight as a "this is how strong they should be base kit".
Blight and huntress IMO are the two best balanced killers.
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Sadako 100%.
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Demogorgon or Dredge come to mind. Both have a mixed bag: Map presence, chasing power and information. However Oni and Mastermind are also close, interesting chase power with enough skill and depth to make them interesting. Weskers vaulting ability and instant pick-up are just so good to make loops interesting...
Personally I would nominate Demogorgon. Simple yet effective.
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It depends on how we're defining 'balanced'.
If we're talking about skill expression for both sides and we're excluding crazy add-ons and stupid maps, I'd say Blight, Huntress, and Hillbilly are the most balanced.
They all have a lot of insane tricks that they can use if they understand their power well, just as Survivors can outplay them if they understand and anticipate the Killer.
There's not much more to say: they all allow for both players involved in the chase to express skill.
If we're talking about killrates though, then the most balanced Killer is a (assuming they're not using Insidious or Deadlock) facecamping Bubba.
I'm serious; just hear me out.
If the Bubba sucks or the Survivors are insane you can get a 3 or even a 4 man out. If the Bubba doesn't suck and the Survivors don't suck then it's a 2k. If the Survivors suck or the Bubba is insane, it's a 3k or 4k.
Facecamping Bubba also brings both SWF and Solo a lot closer together.
SWF can't bodyblock or coordinate an unhook against Bubba's instadown like they could against almost every other Killer, and their only real benefit of using comms is knowing that he's camping immediately and where pallets have been used.
Obviously bad players will be bad, and since you choose to SWF you're more likely to pick good teammates, but if we assume Survivor skill here is equal across Solo and SWF and that we're only really worried about SWF's boost to coordination and communication, I think we can agree facecamping Bubba really levels the playing field in a way no other Killer can.
Assuming no add-ons or insane Map layouts Bubba's power also reduces the chases to a simple binary of getting caught or getting away; with both sides having input on the outcome. It's not exactly skillful per se, but it is determinant based on the players involved.
No other Killer can guarantee Kills the way facecamping Bubba can while still not being crazily unfair in a chase or guaranteeing a 4k.
Is it fun? Heck no.
Is it balanced? If we look primarily at killrates and are aiming for 60%, then I'd say yes.
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Weskuh. In the right hands, he can be a beast and in others... Alright, I guess. Also has the best skill expression I've seen in years.
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Because exhaustion perks exist that throw off balance for MOST killers.
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doesn’t blight counter literally every speed burst perk in the game
can tunnel very easily also
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Spirit
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I mean... exhaustion is already the strongest category of perks in the game and almost every other M2 power killer can already tunnel very easily other than maybe demo.
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Demogorgon.
His power AND add ons are balanced.
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I could probably argue Huntress. You can tell she is coming, is loopable and can dodge her attacks with mindgames, but has skill with her ranged attacks both in close and far ranges and can mindgame survivors as well. Although, base-kit Blight is also a great choice as he is fun to chase as and against and is fair with a high skill ceiling. Demogorgon also has a balanced kit of chase potential and map traversability, but not op as both sides can mindgame each other and the match is a battle of attrition. All three of these killers create a game of skill on both sides when playing against them.
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old billy without instasaw addons. Shame they gutted him.
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Wesker
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Aren't his only good addons like barbs glasses and that other brown one?
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Blight never was fun to play against since 9/10 uses ring/compound 33 or vial or double speed or basically any of his boosted addons, blight with no addons is fun to go agaisnt because he actually does have counterplay.
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Has to be either Oni or Huntress.
In no way shape or form do I believe any version Blight is “balanced” because anyone who is good with that killer is just going to mop the floor with most survivors but that’s just my own opinion 🤷🏼♂️
It also depends on what your definition of balanced means.
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I'd say demo is the most balanced, his shred requires good timing and skill to hit, very satisfying when you cut across killer shack to hit someone going for the vault. Plus his portals require good planning to use.
His iridescent add ons are busted though. Seeing all auras when you portal is a little too strong.
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The Oni Jabroni
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Killers can be the strongest and the most balanced at the same time, because most killers are bad. At least against SWF, which seems to be what BHVR wants to balance the game around.
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Demogorgon, excluding leprose lichen, all his add-ons are balanced.
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