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The Krause has vanished.

TheGoon224
TheGoon224 Member Posts: 440
edited January 20 in General Discussions

I’m sure that all of y’all already know that The Krasue has vanished and has already gotten overshadowed by Vecna two the squeakquel, and I think there’s a variety of reasons as to why that is. Don’t get me wrong, but I love a lot of things about this killer. Her lore is great, her music work is phenomenal, and even the folklore that this is based off of gave a lot of room for creativity for her power to be designed. So can someone tell me why the hell she’s so generic? Like I love this killers design so much but she feels like a store brand cereal version of a dash and infection killer, her gameplay just doesn’t offer anything unique compared to her compatriot’s. If you want a mid range, infection killer play Nemesis and Plague, if you want a strong dash killer take your pick from the ocean of dashslop we already have. She’s genuinely a nothing burger of a killer and that just makes me sad. Please, for the love of God and make this killer stand out from the rest. Please papa Bhavior, do something to give the Krasue an actual unique identity so that she isn’t just another dash killer.

Comments

  • ShanoaLegendaryPlz
    ShanoaLegendaryPlz Member Posts: 1,331
    edited January 20

    Ive been playing her allot lately. Of all the killer ptb's for some reason i played over 10 trials as her and genuinely enjoyed the playstyle. Every other ptb id try the killer against some bots for 1 or 2 rounds and then wait for the release to play them. For me what stands out about her among other killers is the fact that she goes from projectile infector to hardcore chase mode that feels like you are playing some crazy flying fish. Unlike dracula (my other main) you don't have to constantly swap forms mid chase so it feels more like a chase stage 1 - once infected it becomes chase stage 2 which becomes more intense.

    Another thing ive noticed is when she was released she was so busted that all the elite streamers spent most of their time just saying "shes unloopable" rather than showing how to actually counter her because she wasnt nerfed yet. So once she got nerfed and people stopped playing her, she became so rare that noone got a chance to learn how to loop against her solo, making her unique in the fact that most people you are chasing in headform barely know how to get away from you or counter attacks beyond body blocking for eachother.

    So now that the hate has died down from before the nerf, and now shes rare unlike kaneki, ive found her to be a very comfortable / fun killer to play that gets good results most of the time, and unlike other killers, if the survivors are winning - its actualy a fun challenge because they usually get mowed down.

    And the cherry on top is all the nice colourful cosmetics and customizable head form so you see your floating purple hair and stuff while chasing people lol

  • TheGoon224
    TheGoon224 Member Posts: 440
    edited January 20

    it’s great if you really enjoy the Krasue and don’t let me stop you and I was actually excited for her due to the marketing surrounding her, but there is nothing in her gameplay that stands out to keep me going. Actually if the discussion gets 10 likes I’ll get Krasue to P20. And I won’t cheat by using characters I have anniversary offerings on.

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  • SpacingLlamas
    SpacingLlamas Member Posts: 604

    I love the krasue as well. Been playing her since her release but she definitely needs some love. I dont how you can change her currently without her being as strong as she was before. But also not in this bad state now

  • TheGoon224
    TheGoon224 Member Posts: 440

    I know that pixel bush suggested the idea of intestinal whip being a grab of sorts where her intestines would wrap around the survivor she hit and then would bite down on the survivor after a few seconds sort of like hound master.

  • Lavoonus
    Lavoonus Member Posts: 15

    I think they need to make the 1v4 mechanic of her infection a more prominent part of her kit. Removing Leeched when hooked was an important change to rein in her tunneling potential, but it also made it barely relevant outside of the 1v1. This made her entire kit revolve around her head form, which while I find fun on occasion, just isn't that special.

    I think a way to make managing the infection a more important part of her gameplay without bringing back the incentive to tunnel would be to take notes from Plague: When a Leeched survivor is hooked, the Leeched is transferred to the unhooker instead. They start at 1% progress, and takes 20 seconds to build until they reach Leeched 1.

    I doubt she'll ever be a super popular killer, but emphasizing her combining of 1v1 and 1v4 gameplay can help bring in her own playerbase of passionate mains, like there is for Singularity or Unknown. As of now, she's too outshone by other options for the average dash killer lover, yet too simple and streamlined for the more niche playerbases.

  • TheGoon224
    TheGoon224 Member Posts: 440
    edited January 20

    Honestly for me, it’s just the lack of mechanical identity. Like her character and music design are top notch, good lore, and her voice work great. But there’s almost nothing that’s unique to her power wise. I guess the mushrooms kinda count, but there’s no real reason to use them anymore since leached gets removed upon hooking so there’s no reason to actually interact with her counter play.

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  • M1_gamer
    M1_gamer Member Posts: 423

    I never even got the chance to face her lol but i love playing as her, even after all the nerfs. Yea she feels a tad bit clunky, but in all honesty, prob a hot take but i enjoy her very barebones and basic power. Very casual fun to get the hang of.

  • TheGoon224
    TheGoon224 Member Posts: 440
    edited January 20

    and don’t let me stop you from playing her, I main skull merchant enjoy what you enjoy my guy. that and I did say that I would grind this killer to prestige 20 without cakes if the discussion got like 10 likes so…