Deathslinger is unhealthy for the game.

Deathslinger isn't that strong, as he suffers from the worst possible disadvantage in this game, one that single-handedly keeps him from being good (lack of map pressure). Although I do find it somewhat amusing that you don't seem to enjoy the idea that, according to you, "there's just not much you can do against him if he's a good shot." Isn't it frustrating when you perceive the chase to be entirely dictated by the skill of one side, but not the other? Sounds like a sentiment echo'd by the killer base for some time now.

I get where you are coming from, and if you don't like him then that's fine. Everyone has there own opinion and perspective. But if you want to talk about "pretty much ignoring game mechanics" then look no further than Nurse. Nurse literally does her own thing and as such there is a much different way to play around her. Having killers with vastly different playstyles is a good thing, rather than just having different iterations of M1 killers.

Unless you are exposed, I dont think he can end chases that fast. Huntress has better chase potential than him.

There's more to this game than looping, you know. I find it rather sad that a game that's supposed to be about horror, boils down to running circles around junk.

Pros and cons of Deathslinger.

Pros:

Has a ranged weapon

Has a 24m TR

Can Pull survivors out of advantageous spots and loops

Has add-ons to help him secure a hit via lowering his TR, Reloading faster

Quick draw and firing of his weapon

Cons:

Towering height comparable to Plague

4.4ms (110%) Movement Speed

Limited 18m range for weapon

Weapons projectile travels at the same rate as a fully charged huntress's hatchet, leaving room for survivors to dodge it.

Weapon cannot down with ranged attack, Survivors must be reeled in first for the strike

Weapon inflicts Deep Wound Status Effect and Timer upon Chain breaking

Projectile has a very small hitbox which makes it easier to dodge, harder to aim

Striking a Speared survivor puts the killer in a slowed down state for the wiping animation

Reloading the weapon takes more time than the wiping animation while slowing the Deathslinger down by the same amount.

Chain break stuns Deathslinger for 4 seconds

Loud Foot Stomps

Loud Weapon giving global noise notification, and Scares crows within his TR giving survivors visible confirmation of his whereabouts.

While his TR and music are smaller and more subtle than say Oni's or Demogorgons, his weapon has a lot of drawbacks, his movement speed is slower than average which gives him less map pressure, and his height makes him very easy to spot, especially on open maps like Blood Lodge, Disturbed Ward, Mothers Dwelling, etc, which makes his approach to get close enough to survivors much more difficult to pull off. The reasons for why many compare him to Huntress and say he's a weaker version of her basically amounts to the fact that Huntress can simply down survivors from any unobstructed range with her hatchets, and the only real disadvantages she has vs. Deathslinger is that she has a wind up time, and a 45 meter humming that alerts survivors to her presence before she reaches them. Whereas Deathslinger has to not only hit survivors with a precision shot, but also has to spend time reeling them in, can't simply down them with his ability which has a much more limited range, and he actually takes much longer to chase and down survivors than Huntress does.

Summing this up:

Deathslinger takes 0.625 seconds at best to fire off his shot, then takes between 2-8 seconds to reel in a survivor, 2 seconds to recover from striking said survivor, and 2.75 seconds to reload his next shot at default. Adding in his lower than average 4.4 second movement speed as well as the possible 4 second stun if the survivor breaks the chain, and a survivor is almost always guaranteed 30+ meters of distance from him every time he manages to strike them the first time with his power, which is extra painful for him since he power is limited to an 18 meter range.

His only advantages are the fact that he has a precision shot that can be used effectively on tight loops (but only to those who are skillful with him), he has a fast quick fire attack, a lower than average TR that doesn't have a loud noise notification like Huntresses humming, and he can pull survivors away from otherwise advantageous positions before downing them.

Otherwise he suffers far more slowdowns for using his power than any other killer, and lacks massively in map pressure or the speed in which he can down survivors comparatively. As long as survivors are able to consistently take advantage of all of the slowdowns/disadvantages of his power, and his low mobility, the only time he ever poses a threat is in tight loops against an already injured survivor. Everything else just wastes his time and slows his mobility.

With this killer giving survivors this much leeway, counters, and dealing with more slowdowns than any other killer in the game, I'm actually surprised anyone is complaining about him, much less demanding nerfs.