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Which Killer needs a rework immediately?
Which Killer needs to be reworked to be compatible with the current state of the game? It could be a few minor adjustments or a complete overhaul of the killer's power (what it does, how it functions, etc.).
Please leave a comment about who you chose, why you would rework them, and how you would rework them!
Which Killer needs a rework immediately? 92 votes
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Freddy
Do it again BHVR
PROPERLY this time...
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Trapper
I would choose Trapper because his power is more up to the survivors whether or not it works. I would rework his power so that he could throw his traps and they get set where they land, with base kit deep wound or 5 sec. hindered effects on survivors who escape a trap. I would also add a few more total traps to the map. I would also make an add-on that would allow traps to be set on walls or ceilings for some time (like maybe 60 seconds) and they would activate if a survivor passed by them. Another add-on could be that he could throw his trap directly at a survivor and it would trap them if it hits, while in exchange he could only carry one trap at a time.
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Trapper
Definitely Trapper because he is the epitome of a basic M! Killer whose power relies on RNG and maps, which considering the issue with maps in this game currently is a huge problem. By the time you even set up an are to guard the game could be halfway over, and if facing a SWF then help might as well pray at that point. I would rework his power entirely to make all of his traps invisible to all except him or someone using a map, only allow about 5 at a time and have him carry them all on his person from the start.
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Other, who and why?
Nurse
It should be obvious why
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Freddy
obviously freddy the micro sleep mechanic can stay but he needs something else that doesnt make him a clown knock off like dream gens dream totems something like that
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Trapper
I get that she's OP, at least against SoloQ, but why would you choose her to be reworked over all of the other killers, especially when a lot of other killers can't even compete? (Not trying to start an argument, just curious as to your reasoning 🙂)
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Freddy
Freddy is just such a sad killer. Bad power, boring gameplay, bad addons, and he doesn't resemble Freddy in the movie at all
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Clown
Clown because he is a huge problem with people who have motion sickness from the gas bottles, the blurry vision can be really bad for people.
Just simply either remove the blurry vision but in return give him a buff/replacement instead. Or simply rework him as a whole because he is weak killer at the end of the day though.
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Other, who and why?
Myers, duh,
He needs an absolute rework
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Other, who and why?
I'll be honest I'd love if they could do it similar to what they did with ghostface and Legion where (iirc) they released the two reworks in one update. The reason I chose Nurse above all these however is that I feel like her lack of counterplay makes her annoying to play against and boring to play as.
Maybe I was too quick to say Nurse, especially when Freddy is in dire need of one. I probably took this question slightly too biased in a sense and thought of it as "who would I rework" opposed to "who needs a rework the most" so I'll claim fault on that.
In conclusion, I hate Nurse but if I could go back and change my answer it'd probably be Freddy cause while Nurse needs a rework, there are a few killers that need one more.
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Freddy
Actually they've done something about this. You know that little crosshair that appears whenever you walk into a gas cloud? That's there so people with motion sickness have something to focus on
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Trapper
Trapper should start with more traps. Like 5+ and be able to carry that many.
He should be twice as fast as he is at setting a trap and resetting a trap.
Half or more of the traps on the map should start setup when the match begins, and his add-on for disarming traps he walks through should be basekit.
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Other, who and why?
Pyramid Head needs a huge buff. So far the weakest killer from among those I use
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Trapper
Why is the game's mascot so bad. You could literally make half of his addons base kit and he would still be a bottom-tier killer.
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Other, who and why?
Haggers as she hasn't been touched since 2018. She has a lot of bugs, bugs from 2018 that haven't been fixed, bugs from the PTB coming up in the next update unless the devs fix them. Flashlights are too overpowered on her and she is needing to have franklin's in all her perk builds just to avoid her power getting completely and utterly destroyed. Her addons are boring and useless(most of them)
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Other, who and why?
Im shocked you didnt put Nurse
the undisputed strongest killer
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Other, who and why?
Umm twins
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Trapper
Nurse is the only killer that's too strong. Even with that, she's not guaranteed a 4k (at least at top level play where all the players are closer in skill than in public matches). IMO, she doesn't need a rework as much as the ones listed.
Trapper's power doesn't really work even against decent SoloQ players. Freddy's power isn't very interactive or effective. Pig's power is extremely limited in use (and why do the Devs seem to hate her so much?). Nemesis's zombies don't work half the time, they just start licking rocks and trees, or doing a waddle-dance whenever a survivor passes by. Sadako has a very weak and noninteractive power. Clown is OK and I love that he's basically a murder-hobo, but his power is weak unless you use certain add-ons. Hillbilly is way too difficult to learn for the effectiveness of his power. Wraith and Doctor are OK, but they're a bit weak overall.
I guess the main reason I didn't put Nurse is because I think she's OK for the current state of the game. That's all of my reasoning at the time I made the poll. But that's why I put Other as an option, to get people's opinions, including Nurse.
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Other, who and why?
Twins. They are pretty weak and lack map perssure. Victor has an easy counter as well. And then we have the inconsistent leap hitbox.
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Other, who and why?
Knight. He's like Twins but even more poorly thought out.
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Other, who and why?
Nurse.
I’ve always backed nurse but the more time goes on the more I find myself saying “how is this even allowed” lol.
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Other, who and why?
Freddy's actually a good killer, you just need to be good at him (not a dig or insult, I can't actually do anything with Spirit or Nurse or the other good ones so i guess i'm just good at the bad ones)
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Freddy
its not that he's weak
he's just rlly boring to play as, doesnt rlly feel like i'm playing as freddy
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Other, who and why?
fair enough
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Other, who and why?
that one isn't out yet, right?
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Other, who and why?
Yes, the one who isn’t out, and the only one in my 6 and a half years of playing DBD that I wish stayed that way.
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Freddy
Freddy needs it bad.
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Trapper
I will vote for Trapper. It's an iconic killer and it doesn't look well for the brand that it is also its weakest
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Other, who and why?
Why would you not list nurse or blight? Are you afraid those would get 90% of the votes?
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Other, who and why?
but, how? why?
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Other, who and why?
The concept is incredibly fundamentally flawed. He has all the problems with Twins, all the problems with Nemesis zombies, and all the problems with Artist in one single killer, and there’s no way to fix that without completely scrapping his power. A killer who summons other killers to do stuff for him and turn the 4v1 game into a 4v2 is a killer that DBD simply is not built for.
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Other, who and why?
Hag.
When was the last time anyone has seen a Hag that doesn't hard camp with her traps? Her power is flawed in so many ways I'm too tired to list them.
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Freddy
Multiple killers are weak, but Freddy is seemingly the weakest.
Doctor needs some kind of bonus for increasing survivor madness levels, like a speed boost or something. There's only so many times he can raise it before it stops and madness is incredibly easy to remove these days. I think his power's basekit should be yellow addon range, and yellow addon detonation delay.
They could reduce the amount of time it takes pig to crouch, and the sound she makes when using her special attack.
Freddy is just really good at hearing survivors win.
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Trapper
I have already addressed my reasonings when making this poll. Please look in the comments to find it (it's on the first page). TLDR; Nurse's power works, which is more that can be said of some of the killers on the list. She may need a change, but I don't think she needs one as bad as a lot of other killers do.
As for her or blight getting 90% of the votes, from what I've seen of this community, most who would choose them would do so simply because they don't like them, not because they actually need a rework more than the other killers. But I put "Other" as an option, which includes Blight and Nurse. And yet, they don't have 90% of the votes anyway (at least, so far). So far, no one has said blight except for you and only 3 or 4 have commented that they voted for nurse (including your vote). Meyers, Pyramid Head, Twins, Hag, and Knight have also been voted for with the "Other" option.
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Other, who and why?
Nurse subverts the core mechanics of the game by teleporting through them. She teleports through pallets, windows, walls, floors. Her power more than works.
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Other, who and why?
nurse pretty much everyone knows why...
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Trapper
Trapper. I've played freddy recently with no problems. Trapper is so easy to beat as long as your team isn't dumb and keeps running into shack traps.
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Trapper
Do you still believe this after the official release of Knight?
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Other, who and why?
Nurse.
the only killer that can straight up ignore the only defence the survivors have
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Other, who and why?
Twins. Last time I saw one was many months ago when they did a Tome with them.
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Hillbilly
For the good of all survivor players, and all the past hillbilly mains, please resurrect Billy's cold, lifeless body. I beg you BHVR
Or just do the lazy thing and make him pre-rework Billy but prevent charge add-ons from stacking
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Other, who and why?
Twins. There is like 2 Twins mains on the planet and no one else bothers playing them. They are extremely hated by survivors as well. You cannot play Twins in a nice way. Their power literally forces you to slug.
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Freddy's dream world needs to be more of a threat. Maybe give him increased teleport recovery for every survivor in dream world. Give him both pallets and snares basic kit. Maybe give setting up a snare outside of a chase give some additional effect.
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Other, who and why?
Twins
Even Twins mains find them frustrating.
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