The Legion shows us the devs don't know what makes a killer great:
This game is all about chases. The faster a killer can successfully end a chase, close gaps, outplay pallets and down survivors the better he is.
That's why Nurse, Billy, Spirit and Huntress are the top killers in this game right now. Especially Nurse can down survivors fast, Billy has a oneshot and mobility tool, Spirit can also close gaps and outplay pallets really good. Skilled Huntresses can down survivors really fast too.
You can put out the biggest amount of pressure and slow down the game if you down and hook survivors fast. I think the devs don't realise that. They think if a killer only has an ability that slows down the game a bit they put out pressure but that's wrong!
The Legion can slow survivors down because they have to mend. But he will never be a good killer if he can't down survivors fast and efficient because that's what this game is all about.
And it doesn't matter if you can get an easy first hit off of them if you cannot down them fast with your power afterwards. You sometimes have to down survivors up to 12 (or even more) times during a match to kill them all if you don't want to camp. With the Legion that's kinda impossible.
You can put out way more pressure by downing and slugging survivors because others have to spend time healing them and pick them up which is way more effective than the Deep Wound effect. Also, experienced survivors don't heal fully against the legion because it's not necessary which also saves them a lot of time.
I just wanted to point that problem out because I'm also very disappointed of the legion right now. I hope this post gets recognized by the devs to give them some feedback and hopefully shows them why the legion right now is such a bad killer.
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People also don't consider that the devs obviously have deadlines to meet and they're a business first. They have to take all their player base into consideration with every decision.
And to the people who are upset that the killer is too weak.. didn't the PTB show that he wasn't going to be very strong? Even if you personally couldn't play it you can read the comments on here. Don't buy every chapter day 1 if you have an issue. The devs will try to listen to feedback the best they can without breaking balance, but if you consistently buy every chapter as soon as it comes out then don't be surprised when their bosses aren't too concerned when a killer isn't quite strong enough.
One thing I want to add to this thread is the ability of slugging. If a killer can slug, that means that killer is good for the most part. This is why clown is not considered to be a top tier killer even though he ends chases quickly enough.