Bit of skull merchant news about her rework

Well, my thanks to Puzzled Storage for asking the question. I created a Reddit account earlier today specifically to ask about Skull Merchant, but apparently you cannot type anything in the subreddit if your account isn't older than two weeks, so my question was immediately deleted.

But anyway, I would like to quickly propose a discussion about what is actually written here, because it looks a bit concerning.

It starts out great with "retaining trap playstyle". That's excellent, really. However, the other two I think are a bit scary. "Remove passive lethality" is odd, imho. Because that is kinda the point of a trap killer: the active part of their playstyle is setting traps, the web of traps they create passively acquires results.

Trapper, for instance, doesn't control his traps. He controls their strategic placement, but they automatically trap a survivor if they step on it. So, it seems a bit contradictory to move away from passive threats while retaining trap playstyle… unless they mean like the original design, where the drones applied the exposed but they didn't injure you, then it is okay.

The drone buddy can be bad if it remains the way it was. In the last design preview it was basically a mid-range M2, which I strongly believe Skull Merchant shouldn't have, much like the dashes from both previews. Unless this drone does something else entirely, I am personally not a fan of its inclusion.

It is hard to judge based on a single post and we still don't have all the information but I am worried. Very much so.

In my experience with her, I haven't felt she really needs buffs. She's weaker, to be sure, but she isn't a bottom-tier 40% KR Killer or anything.

I don't think she's in a good spot, since popping a drone down seems to work a little too well and other playstyles a little too not working at all.

Another year until SM rework devs please at c least give her since small buffs to make feel at least playable until then.

The one who posted the challenge got banned? I didn't know that, tbh.

Well, 8 in a row is already a good result, my friend, I would say you did great.

I still think the drone buddy is a terrible idea and is completely antithetical to her identity. I can almost guarantee they are going to put the majority of her power budget in that and turn her into ANOTHER projectile killer.

Weren't here for the NFT debacle?

Before my time, I guess. All I know is that I paid money for a character, and more for cosmetics. And they intentionally gutted that character to make me not want to play her while they take their sweet time doing nothing for 8 months, pump out a couple of crappy MS Paint pictures, go BACK to the drawing board because their ideas are so bad, then delay the planned rework date to TWO YEARS after she got gutted. Yeah, that's messed up. And if you don't think it's messed up, I hope it happens to your favorite killer next.

Uh, alright, slightly aggressive for no reason.

BHVR pushed NFT's, straight-up marketed them using official accounts, when Pinhead was added. This was, uh, not a popular choice and they were absolutely lambasted for it. I know we've never seen @Orion since, which is sad.

They also told people that they'd be getting 60 FPS onto Consoles, which never materialized. Huge false advertising moment right there, and both are worse than what happened to SM.

It isn't like this thing with SM hasn't happened before.

And my offer as Head of Console Affairs likewise stands.

That is good to know, dear friend!

Although, I'll be honest with ya: I am no longer confident in my ability to fix the game. I think I could come up with good solutions to the things I enjoy, such as the topic of the thread, Skull Merchant, and older content.

But the more "modern" stuff I wouldn't know how to fix, tbh.

Well, I don't think that is worst way they could go with her. Definetly waaaaay better than the one trying to control the drone, that would end very bad with tons of bugs as we have seen in past.
I have suggested something similar, when they first talked about rework, because survivors simply won't accept drones that injure them.

I hope she will keep her stealth tho, that's kinda main thing I want.

I think I can hear the sound of one particular British man currently sobbing into a pillow knowing that what is basically his wife at this point is going to be stuck in the position of Worst Killer in The Game for another 6 months at bare minimum

The knowledge that they want to actually keep the trap playstyle and the fact that they aren't rushing something half-baked out is nice, but still, a couple of buffs in the mean time wouldn't break the camels back

I really hope not. It’s what everyone didn’t want. If they want to keep it sure, but make it a smaller part of the kit.

Idk what the buddy drone does either so I can’t say one way or another.

Keeping the Trap playstyle is imperative to Skull Merchants identity. If you want to add additional tech to her sure, but make the additional stuff additives.