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When will Freddy receive love?

Marik1987
Marik1987 Member Posts: 1,700
edited March 2023 in General Discussions

Almost 3 years ago, he got overnerfed in so many ways. If u take a look at all the character-wikis, you wont find any character spammed with Nerfs more than Freddy.

Some of you loved OG Freddy and want him back (buffed), some of you would like to see little Buffs / QoL to his current state. As always, I think both together could work.

But when will the devs finally do something for him, besides nerfs, nerfs, nerfs?

Nurse got her own chase music in january, Hag months before and so on. Currently, there are a few killers left with the Base-Music, so my hopes are high that everyone gets his own and in this moment, they receive attention from the devs for Addon-Passes, Rework etc.

What would you like to see happen to Freddy? OG "Pull into Dream"-Freddy without the 10sec nerf from 1.8.1? The current Freddy with Pallets and Snares Basekit, removing the immortality from alarm clocks for falling asleep? Something different?

If I saw it right, almost everyone here (which is a rarity) agreed that Freddy desperately need love.

Comments

  • solarjin1
    solarjin1 Member Posts: 2,163

    Somehow freddy got the highest kill rate so he probably won't ever get change

  • Marik1987
    Marik1987 Member Posts: 1,700

    Fake-Pallets on Low-MMR.

    Plus: His Synergy Gen-Regression-Perks + Teleport directly to gens, not to TVs or locker etc.

    Works on average, but beyond he is a toy for the SWFs.

  • MrPeanutbutter
    MrPeanutbutter Member Posts: 1,586

    I haven’t seen Freddy in months and I’ve been totally ok with that. Definitely in my top 5 most annoying killers to go against as survivor, although not as bad as Pinhead or Legion

  • Emoba
    Emoba Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 514
    edited March 2023

    I always assumed that BHVR and the Elm Street license holders have a terrible relationship, which could also explain why Quentin and Freddy never got any cosmetics since release. I really don't want to believe that Behaviour has basically gave up on Freddy but that's really how it feels like.

  • Witchubtet
    Witchubtet Member Posts: 640

    It would be better to give his Add-ons buffs and reworks though. I love fake pallet Freddy a lot especially on maps with a stupid amount of them, but noise add-ons? Does he really need that?

  • solarjin1
    solarjin1 Member Posts: 2,163

    yeah he really need a buff badly but behavior will just justify his current weak state with the kill rates

  • Marik1987
    Marik1987 Member Posts: 1,700

    Yeah I know that. Im more curious about opinions how people would like to see changes.

  • Xernoton
    Xernoton Member Posts: 5,846

    I cannot wrap my head around the fact that some people seem to have trouble playing against Freddy. You can say what you want about Trapper but he definitely has some scenarios where he shines. Freddy doesn't even have that going for him.

    He literally starts without a power and when the gens are done he has no power again. Genius. His chase is abismal even if the survivor is asleep. The dream snares are literally half of clowns power in weaker. The pallets are pretty much useless and a nerf to him. I use them quite often just to remind myself that no matter how bad the other killers might feel they're still better than that.

    I can get better results with less effort on any other killer.

  • Hi_Im_Chucky
    Hi_Im_Chucky Member Posts: 366

    I can’t even look at Freddy. I started playing this game for Freddy and went through hell learning this damn game and Old Freddy power. I was super happy they were going to rework him since I was playing at the level where I was being held hostage by survivors and they had absolutely too much control over my power. Then they gave us New Freddy and I was never so shockingly disappointed.

    Id rather go back to Old Freddy and be abused than play New Freddy and be bored out of my mind. RIP Old Freddy, I know your never coming back~

    IMO I’d scrap this Freddy and start over ‘again’ because whatever this is, it’s not Freddy…

  • Sandt21
    Sandt21 Member Posts: 761

    "If u take a look at all the character-wikis, you wont find any character spammed with Nerfs more than Freddy."

    The Pig would like to have a word, good sir

  • TheArbiter
    TheArbiter Member Posts: 2,617

    I'm still waiting on the promised Twins, and Sadako changes, hopefully Freddy isn't too far behind either

  • Wexton
    Wexton Member Posts: 496

    Well, with the way things are now with Freddy. Probably never, which is a shame, I love a nightmare on elm street. It's pretty sad how badly an icon as big as Freddy is treated, even if it's the remake Freddy he deserves love.

  • Snowflake_Syndrome
    Snowflake_Syndrome Member Posts: 239

    People complained about Freddy like they do about DH today. It's really no surprise he was nerfed into oblivion. Likely so people would just shut up about him lol.

  • BlightedDolphin
    BlightedDolphin Member Posts: 1,875

    Just looked at the wiki.

    Pig - 5 nerfs listed

    Freddy - 9 nerfs listed.

    This also doesn’t include any of Freddy’s add on nerfs, just his base kit.

  • Sandt21
    Sandt21 Member Posts: 761

    Wait, which freddy? Because old freddy and new freddy are basically two completely different killers

  • BlightedDolphin
    BlightedDolphin Member Posts: 1,875

    OG - 5

    Rework - 4

    So rework is still more if you count the add on nerfs.

    Trapper also has more nerfs than them with 9 himself.

  • HamsterEnjoyer
    HamsterEnjoyer Member Posts: 732

    I like what Tru3 suggested. Simply give him a phase sort of like Sadako while survivors are in the dream world and make it so his powers work on awake and asleep survivors boom he's fixed

  • Mr_K
    Mr_K Member Posts: 9,228

    Nurse got her own chase music in january

    You can have it. Trade me.

  • Dwight_Fairfield
    Dwight_Fairfield Member Posts: 7,039

    He's already gotten a full rework off them. It was something everyone was asking for too. Now we all miss old Freddy.

  • clowninabout
    clowninabout Member Posts: 133
    edited March 2023

    I like the idea that in the dream world he can manipulate stuff more. A sadako like phase would be good. But also give him the ability to place fake map interactables, so for example if he's looking at a place where a pallet could spawn (whether there is a broken or not one at all) he can place a dream pallet and if he looks at a spot where a totem could spawn let him place a fake hex totem. Same thing with breakable doors and even fake clocks that highlight for everyone and maybe even a fake gen with random "progress" that overlays already completed ones.

    His snares should be placed if your just looking at the bare ground, so the power would be context sensitive and easy to use even whilst in chase. Interacting with any of his fakes should give a scream and a notification. The whole idea is that the dream world is HIS world and survivors can't trust anything there.

    To help keep survivors there, just being in his proximity should increase the speed that you fall asleep too. Also let him teleport to completed gens so his power doesn't get diminshed as the trial goes on.

  • Phasmamain
    Phasmamain Member Posts: 11,531

    He’s objectively one of the weaker killers though. His add-ons are basically placebos, His snares are just worse versions of clown/pinhead’s powers that don’t work if the survivor is awake and his teleport is just worse sadako/dredge power

    He’s basically a clown/dredge hybrid but is still worse than both of them

  • Marik1987
    Marik1987 Member Posts: 1,700

    The biggest issues are in my opinion

    1. Terrible Addons (besides 3)

    2. Powerless when survs are awake

    3. Teleport-Ability gets weaker and weaker with every completed generator.

  • MrMori
    MrMori Member Posts: 1,629

    He's licensed, so never.

    But fr, adding paintbrush to basekit and making his power a little smoother to use could go a long way.

  • Alionis
    Alionis Member Posts: 1,025

    Speak for yourself, because as an OG Freddy main, I definitely didn't ask for his rework.

  • HoodedWildKard
    HoodedWildKard Member Posts: 2,013

    Probably never unfortunately.

    Bhvr are neglecting a lot of the older low profile killers. And don't seem interested in going back to them to balance them.

    Deathslinger, freddy, twins. All virtually unplayable against a half way decent team at the moment.

    But bhvr have made their money from them amd see no profit in improving them so i guess we're stuck.

  • ARTRA
    ARTRA Member Posts: 938

    My uncle that works at bhvr said that just after trapper.