Bye hug tech?

Whaaattt?! Lemme go load up and test this!

edit - nvm this is not current, jumped the gun. 😂

FINALLY!

But I expected even more nerfs.

Exactly what @Archol123 said. Bump logic was/is objectively stronger / more consistent with getting a hit. If they successfully fixed his collision, then bump logic will be even more reliable. Sad days, hug tech added so many layers of spice and fun to blight.

Kind of my line of thinking.

I never had issues with Hug Teching since it was normally easy to predict and counter; and I like it since it added a layer of depth to both sides.

Bump Logic is a more consistent, and by proxy, more boring way of getting hits. And basically forces the Blight to play each specific tileset the exact same way every single time, experimentation and new ways of playing is discouraged.

I really think playing against Blight after this is going to be miserable than before once people start picking up on Bump Logic more.

Finally, inner peace.

Exactly why I loved the hugtech. So much more fun than using the same bump logic I’ve memorized for every loop. Agreed, it is very VERY easy to predict, see, and react to. I’ve went down the rabbit whole many times here. Lol

But I guess we’ll see what happens! Still not a good update for blight, taking away a significant amount of depth.

Many survivors don’t mind the hug tech, because of said layers of depth it adds. You are entitled to be happy about the change, and I am entitled to be upset about it. :)

It could very well be a buff.

I'd say wait to see it in game first.

We don’t know what BHVR did. They might have removed the secondary collision detection mechanic, which would be a big nerf for Blight.

We’re also not sure yet if they really fixed all his collision issues, or if they just removed hug tech, fixed some of the broken collision, but Blight will still slide uncontrollably on some objects.

Nah, this is not really a nerf, or at least it doesn't seem so. Hug tech is useful to players who are still learning to play Blight, but it's not really what makes him so strong. If anything, it's easier to predict and counter hug tech than Blight repositioning with bounces at full speed. Either way, it was not intended and for that is being removed, but Blight should also become easier to learn if he slides from objects less often, which is by far the worst part of playing him. Not even joking: expect to see more Blights from now on.

Or… that might not really work and Blight will keep sliding off things. I hope that's not the case, but the devs tried to fix the Blight's colision twice in the past and not only he kept sliding off many things, they also created the hug tech by doing so (it was not possible at release).

Honestly saw this coming lol. Time to safety bump and play the most boring way imaginable.

literally. Lol

LMAO

Blight undeniably needed basekit basekit nerfs but certainly not that type of basekit nerf. Now Blight players have no reason to take any risks, they'll just fully embrace the pinball life and monotonously collect their 4ks.

Right lol? So the intended playstyle.

I personally wouldn't mind if other parts of his kit was tuned down, including the new iris, and leaving "hug tech" as is. All it results in for me is getting an easier flare 70% of the time and watching blight slide off the environment that he thought he could collide on.

I don't care either way, but now I no longer have to watch a blight attempt a hug tech and have to w key the loop or prepare to flare. Nope, I get to count rushes and always keep something inbetween me and the blight knowing he can no longer slide off of stuff. Bring on the "boring bump logic" that I'm already used to. Still have to test the ptb so see what they've done with the boy.

So you're saying Blight is a boring killer then.

That's all I get from this response

If some people think a bug was the only thing that made Blight fun then idk what to say that's hilarious.

Again there's a disparity, there's people saying blight's only interesting because of this bug that's going away

But in the same breath there's people saying most blights are average and never used it anyway.

It doesn't make any sense lol.

I mean I am a P100 Blight main with over 1000 hours on him. I'd be glad to show you how sweaty and boring a safety and bump logic Blight is.

I don't know how people can say he's weaker with the stuff being removed but then say oh it's a gamble/show off it's stronger to play him normally.

Personally I've vsed hundreds of blights both bump logic/tech trying ones and there is no difference between how "sweaty and boring" they are when they are trying hard to win.

Hug tech has its places like getting around nasty geometry, certain tiles that are hard to react to it, and using it to setup for confirmed hits. He will 100% be weaker without hug tech I don't think it will matter enough to move him even once place on tier lists.

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Then you are purposefully misunderstanding it, Blight is not unfun, but using techs such as hug tech give the killer more depth and stuff you can experiment around with, whereas Bump logic just works and will more often than not put the survivor in a spot where they will get hit regardless...

It is not that he is unfun, but some things on him are just more fun than others.

Not necessarily weaker when faced. I think his potential has decreased, because you could always just use bump logic, however by trying to hug tech you are risking more than you gain most of the time, especially when still learning, while bump logic is more consistent. What will happen is people will rely more on bump logic and therefore potentially achieve better results than before.

Am I wrong? Blight is still very much in S tier and him staying there because hug tech was never a thing. He has incredibly map AND chase pressure with some good addons.