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Is better buy Clown or Doctor?

Vult2
Vult2 Member Posts: 39
edited January 2020 in General Discussions

Who is better option? btw Doctor will be changed soon? will be nerfed or buffed?

(I already have pop goes to weasel)

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Comments

  • DocFabron
    DocFabron Member Posts: 2,410

    Doc, but I'm biased cause I love him.

  • Superstar_Saga95
    Superstar_Saga95 Member Posts: 90

    I thought Doc was free?

  • andyollolloll
    andyollolloll Member Posts: 940

    Clown is classed as the weakest killer but his Santa costume is amazing

  • Tisfine
    Tisfine Member Posts: 148

    From what I've heard Doc is getting buff?

    Though as far as perks go, Go get Clown. Pop goes the weasel is good if you don't like Ruin. Monitor and abuse from Doc is also good for some killers and getting drop on stealthy survivors.

  • Endstille
    Endstille Member Posts: 2,246

    Mhm right now I would say Clown is better than doc. You need however learn to play him, sure not the easiest killer to pick up but same goes for doctor.

    I rarely do see any of them in red ranks.

  • DBDfan12
    DBDfan12 Member Posts: 163

    DOC IS AWESOME

  • JawsIsTheNextKiller
    JawsIsTheNextKiller Member Posts: 3,367

    I wouldn't get the Doc pre-nerf. Wait to see what he is like first.

  • clown having bamboozle its tier1 perk

  • Acromio
    Acromio Member Posts: 1,737

    Both of them are ######### tier jokes, so it's a "choose your poison" kind of situation. The clown has better perks, though.

  • Dustin
    Dustin Member Posts: 2,322

    Both are pretty weak but if you plan to get either at least wait a month or so and see how the Doctor rework turns out. It's not like either killer is going anywhere anytime soon.

    Doctor is great for tracking and Clown is okay at reducing the time a survivor can spend in a loop. Although with Clown he's essentially countered by throwing the pallet down earlier and running to the next nearby loop. He's quite pitiful at the moment in terms of his strengths. Doctor at least has utility and decent tracking.

  • Fibijean
    Fibijean Member Posts: 8,342

    I'd say Doctor is stronger than Clown, and more fun to play, and about to receive what looks at this point to be an overall buff. If you're worried about the Doctor changes, though, Clown is a safer bet.

    Alternately, you could wait for more information about the changes before you make a final decision - we're supposed to see an official post soon with details of all the changes, and the new Doctor himself will probably debut in the mid-chapter patch in a few weeks, if you can wait that long.

  • MegMain98
    MegMain98 Member Posts: 2,919

    Doctor is getting a rework but at the current state he is weak. Clown is also weak but arguably I say he is stronger and has better perks.

  • DBD78
    DBD78 Member Posts: 3,470

    For me Clown is much better so he became my main killer. Doctor is just weak. Clown is also a lot more fun to play throwing bottles were survivors are about to go so they can't loop as easily. And when survivors hide behind somthing you throw a bottle on one side and you go the other..mostly they will run straight into you but if they choose the smoke..well they are doomed either way 😃

  • White_Owl
    White_Owl Member Posts: 3,786
    edited January 2020

    Doc is a bit stronger, more fun, especially more versatile and his laugh is contagious (but I guess that is personal preference, the Clown laughs a lot too).

    As others said, you might want to wait and see what the soon-to-come changes will be before buying him, but for what I saw I would still recommend him.

  • twistedmonkey
    twistedmonkey Member Posts: 4,296

    Doctor not becasue he is a lot stronger but because he can farm bloodpoints easier.

  • OMagic_ManO
    OMagic_ManO Member Posts: 3,278

    Clown is the worst killer in the game, he's only cool design and perk wise, Doctor has okay perks but I would wait to see what the new Doctor buff is like before you decide on getting a new character.

  • Anevian
    Anevian Member Posts: 47

    Both are meh killers but each of them have a decent perk. Personally I'd get clown for pop goes the weasel.

  • toxic_clown
    toxic_clown Member Posts: 318

    clown for perks

    im a big brain clown main, but i cant, in good conscious tell you to play clown lol

  • Elvenmonk
    Elvenmonk Member Posts: 367

    I say clown to get his perks.

  • CLAUDETTEINABUSH
    CLAUDETTEINABUSH Member Posts: 2,210

    First of all,doctor is getting a rework that will harshly change his playstile. Not a buff,not a Nerf, just a change. I was thinking the same 2 killers but I bought the doctor because he has a better laugh

  • The_Meh_Teh
    The_Meh_Teh Member Posts: 136

    I was also thinking about getting clown, but I'd have to buy him. I don't seem many clowns out there. I've only played against 1 once.

  • DepressedClownMain
    DepressedClownMain Member Posts: 924

    Clown, pop goes the weasel is the best slowdown perk in the game

  • Liruliniel
    Liruliniel Member Posts: 3,047

    Clown is funnier to play has 2 good perks, but is lower rank also the Survivor with him is pretty quiet no good perks.

    Doctor is kinda a mess and boring to play with. Has 1 good perk, but the survivor with him has 2 great perks. Doctor is also getting a rework that's supposed to be fun yet is supposed to be weaker then currently.

    My votes Clown if just the killer, but Doctor if getting the DLC for both.

  • PistolTimb
    PistolTimb Member Posts: 1,413

    Clown has better perks as of right now. Doc's perks might get changed when the rework goes through, but it's hard to tell.

  • Dwight_Fairfield
    Dwight_Fairfield Member Posts: 7,096

    I have more fun with Clown, plus his perks are overall better than Doc's.

  • Almo
    Almo Member Posts: 1,120

    Doctor is getting a significant change in the upcoming release. I'd recommend waiting until that's available to make this decision. Nobody outside a small circle of testers knows how the update feels, nor the nitpicky details of the update. People on PC will be able to play the update on PTB relatively soon, so you won't have to wait very long.

  • ThisGuuy83
    ThisGuuy83 Member Posts: 1,303

    Doc. He's also getting a re-work real soon that's gonna make him pretty fun to play.

  • edgarpoop
    edgarpoop Member Posts: 8,449

    Clown is harder than Doc. Clown is actually really difficult for not being that strong on his own. He has certain perk/add on combos that make him a nightmare though. Flask Of Bleach/Ether 15% with Save The Best For Last can be unreal. I've 4k'd 3/5 games in 2 days at rank 2 with Corrupt Intervention/Blood Warden/Remember Me/Save The Best For Last with Flask Of Bleach/Ether 15%. Clown isn't a complete pushover once you get the bottle placement and efficiency down. But he really needs the right build and add ons.

  • Almo
    Almo Member Posts: 1,120

    I can only say "soon"; when these go out is up to a different department as I'm in design, not communication. But I promise that when they release, you'll say to yourself, "Oh, that really was 'soon'."

  • fcc2014
    fcc2014 Member Posts: 4,388

    I'm a Doctor fan but i really like Pop goes the weasel on my builds.

  • Sluzzy
    Sluzzy Member Posts: 3,130

    Clown is definitely good when used properly. Most clowns barely use his bottles and claim he's weak.

    Then again, no killer is good against good survivors lol

  • xenofon13
    xenofon13 Member Posts: 1,241

    Both are trash bud.

  • Liruliniel
    Liruliniel Member Posts: 3,047

    Everytime I see you i still want your avatar D: it kills me inside Almo.

  • TheMonadoBoi
    TheMonadoBoi Member Posts: 346

    I would avoid the Clown at all costs.

    He's the only killer that is just plain unfun to use in my opinion. No map pressure, barely any potential to end loops without really good addons, he's really got nothing going on for him except PGTW.

  • Vult2
    Vult2 Member Posts: 39

    Ty for the opinions, much ppl talk about PGTW is good perk, I should have said that I bought PGTW months ago in shrine :-/