What killers do you wish you saw more, or less, as survivor?
Title. I asked the same thing over a year ago just before Ghoul was added - back then, killers people wanted to face more were pretty diverse with a few names coming up more than others (Bubba, Demo, Vecna 1, Pyramid Head).
Blight was by far the one killer people had grown the most tired of seeing.
I'm curious if perceptions have changed since then with the various balances and new entries
The old post/responses if for some reason you're curious: https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/438216
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The killer I wish to see less of is Legion tbh, with his new anti-pallet build is pretty ruthless. Don't hate it, its just very formulaec. Outside of that It probably is Jason, just due to their proclivity to take the hex build.
More of: deathslinger and hillbilly. Deathslinger because I enjoy the mindgames/threat of his gun, and the chase music slaps. Hillbilly because hes strong af, and I enjoy the challenge every time I see them whilst every game against them feels different.
More of Hillbilly, Deathslinger, Pyramidhead, Vecna, Demogorgon. So basically the same as your last results.
Less Legion. Had three in a row recently and wanted to die. Absolutely the most obnoxious killer in the game. I actually don't see that much of Ghoul. Unsurprisingly, the killer I'd currently like to see less of is Jason. I haven't played survivor in almost 2 weeks, the longest I've ever stopped playing the role since switching over from being a killer-only player, because of him. If every killer is like this going forward and that's all I see I won't be seeing any killers but the ones I play because survivor will be about dead for me.
Unpopular opinion: I would be happier if I never saw Wesker again just because I find them boring to go against and they’re just the one killer I can’t adapt to. Not saying he’s broken or bs or anything, I just don’t enjoy the counterplay, and his chase music is obscenely loud to me which just gets annoying when you face 6 in a row. Throw Demo in there too, I just find them boring.
More of: Billy, Slinger, Huntress, Houndmaster, Cenobite, Skull Merchant, Artist, Twins, Krasue, obviously Trickster, and Hag. Maybe just more variety in general would be nice. I don’t mind Blight Nurse Ghoul and all the usual suspects minus Wesker. I would like to see more variety with the killers whose powers I don’t see all that often.
I feel like I wouldn’t hate Legion so much if killers didn’t run him with thana and anti-healing perks.
Less:
Jason, Blight, Hillbilly, Legion, Michael, Dracula, Unknown, Oni, Lich
More:
Pig, Henry, Trickster, Spirit, Nurse, Ghoul
jasons arent very common now in my matches, its gone down to about 10% of the time for me so you might have more regular games now
I'd definitely like to see less Ghoul/Blight, who I seem to face in like half of my surv matches. And like others, I wouldn't be sad if I never faced a Legion again.
A few years ago I wouldn't have imagined saying this, but I don't see nearly enough Huntress, who I really enjoy facing (especially the really good ones). I also wouldn't mind seeing more of Henry/Vecna. Demo, too.
More demogorgon, more clown, more artist.
Less chucky, less jason and less huntress.
the world needs more Cenos, Xenos, Liches, Springtraps and Unknowns.
I don't remember the last time I met a Cenobite that didn't DC. I enjoy the killer so much but facing them makes me feel like Mark from Invincible "I thought you were stronger!"
his possessed chain barely deserves to be called a power, thats my only gripe with him. his chain hunts go hard
that's probably exactly what the problem is, nobody knows the box better than a Pinhead main and if Hellraiser 2 is anything to go by, we don't get along.
Better possessed chain logic or not being able to break your own chains could go a long way for managing Cenobite frustration...we do find pleasure in pain but even we have our limits
the possessed chain power is just so utterly useless and can only give a super tiny bit of value every once in a while. otherwise it doesnt matter if you hit a surv with it, they lose zero distance.
I dont play him much these days tho i played a little with him recently and i think its more effective to play by not bothering with using the power at all unless your using the red iri that makes it injure a surv.
Less: Ghoul, Blight, Doctor, Plague, Jason
More: Billy, Pyramid Head, Dracula
I don't get the Legion hate, even with the pallet eater build most of those games end in 3-outs. They're pretty easy to bully, especially with pallet density. For the love of god, no more Ghouls and Jasons though.
Less: Ghoul, Legion, NEW Myers, Nurse
More: Demo, Huntress, Unknown, Old Myers, Chuckie
Those three legions in a row completely flipped my perspective on Legion. I was a friend to all Legions, now I roll my eyes whenever I hear their admittedly catchy TR.
Right now, I wanna see less dash Myers. Had a fair few recently and seeing him come screaming around a rock at 500mph, shredding every pallet and never being out of power is boring. Every chase feels like slowly being zoned by break after break until you have to take the OHKO. Not OP, just dull.
I'd like to see less Plague in the event too. It's kinda boring having the event essentially be shut down, and Plague with an anti-loop power (poison throw) is brutal when you're one-shot the whole game. Plus, teammates in the event love to instacleanse. So much red puke.
As for who I wanna see more? Demo and Henry have been rare lately and I enjoy both of them. Huntress would be nice (no Iri head) and I'm always down for a Billy game.
Hag, Houndmaster, Bubba, Demogorgon, Ghostface, Pig, Trapper.
Yes I'm a nostalgic that also like Houndmaster.
Apart from Knight, Trickster and Jason which all three feel pretty boring to go against I'd say any killer. Surely a lot of them need buffs to compete for spots with stronger killers and as realisticallly not every killer may have all movespeed antiloop and builf in info at least their current kit might be a bit buffed. I think that it won't be that gamebreaking ig for example Houndmaster would be able to move faster on the slipstream or if the dog redirection would be easier.
Less crayon consumers, more hillbilly.
Thanks for creating this thread! It can be really helpful for us to get to feel for which Killers folks are vibing with (or not). Shout out to the Demo, Slinger, Houndmaster and Billy mains out there helping this thread to eat well!
As other have said more Billy! ❤️
I play him but rarely see him, more of yall got to play him
After him Blight not gonna lie, hes fun to loop but seems people fled playing him after nerfs, much more fun then a ken / OE spam Jason.
Its hard to hit more then nurse blink or henrys vines and its power is way smaller, then there comes the main cons like chains breaking instantly from colliding with objects,survivors or the killers body so you just cant place them anywhere you must hit them form specific angles to get some value from them like when survivor vaults window you bust hit chain from behind the window where he vaulted and not into his back because many chains will break. Then the additional chains are weak like ceno needs that purple addon to have them more and with it its total game changer comapre to playing without it.
Cenobites box and chainhunt are still good but his active power the possed chain fell off a lot but shame is I doubt we will have some buffs when he is gone and I doubt he will return maybe in 2 years but then theres question if the devs will take him back or push forward with another chapters taht will cost them money.
More pinhead, Houndmaster, Sadako, Henry, skull merchant, and demo.
Less Jason, Ghoul, Blight, Nurse.
More: First, Phead, Wesker, Huntress, Slinger, Dracula
Less: Ghoul, Jason, Myers, Krasue, Nurse, Trapper
Less: Jason, Trapper, Hag, Ghoul, Trickster, Clown, Plague, Oni, Twins
More: Nurse, Huntress, Slinger, Springtrap, Billy, Bubba, Singularity, Legion, Pyramid Head, Dredge, Onryo, Pig
I really wish I saw more Pigs. I love to play the Game, and like to activate my trap before searching any boxes. Heck, if the Pig brings the Iri Video Tape I'll try to do a gen off the hop and activate everyone's traps, a feat I have yet to pull off because the Pig herself has always stopped me. I know it's not optimal but I have fun playing vs Pig this way.
Personally, I'd like more Onis, Unknowns and Liches.
I don't hate Ghoul or Jason, but they aren't as fun to face as they are popular. Trapper, Clown and Freddy aren't common but they're still my least favourite.
less: sadako, ghoul, legion
Morem billy, bubba, dracula, lich
Less new Myers (extremely dull gameplay loop) more unknown, nemesis.
Less: Ghoul, Jason, Nurse, Twins (it’s one every twenty games but that’s still too much), and sadly Myers (they made him mind-numbingly boring)
More: Demogorgon (endangered species at this point), Cenobite (just because he’s my main killer), Huntress (power crept into non-existence), and Ghostface (only one I’ve had in months just hard facecamped, 4-man slugged, then flamed my team in end-game chat lol)
I'd be happy if I never saw a Wesker again. Hate his pompous chase music, don't enjoy his pompous voicelines anymore and I've played against so many Masterminds over the years that I'm even bored with being tossed around like a ragdoll. I should be better at countering him by now but I don't have the dexterity to dodge his bounds, especially after his most recent changes that let him hold the second one forever. I also find it annoying that he has a very powerful secondary effect in his Uroboros Infection compared to Nemesis' T-Virus, while Nemesis has the weaker primary Power. Finally, while it's probably all in my head, I've never encountered a chill or 'nice' Mastermind. I'm sure they're out there, but the vibes I get from ones I face are that they are all pretty humourless, never equip non-meta builds and never give hatch or Exit Gates to a lone Survivor.
I'd love to see more Henry aka Vecna II: The First But Not Really, since his power is very distinctive and involves a lot of mindgames. Similarly I wish there were more Artists and Unknowns, since generally you're trying to outthink them instead of just juke or tech them, things which I'm bad at.
Lich. Probably because he's my main and just want to see if i'm better playing against him then i am playing as him.
During this event i get 50% bubba, 30% legion, and the other 20% is randomised. I suppose id like to face against more of my mains Xeno, Dracula, Skull Merchant, Henry, chucky.
i ask myself that too, but Lich is quite literally a die roll killer I swear some games are just doomed to fail as Lich. I load in and get eaten by a chest, but I play Lich and get a comp Ace who rolls the Hand and spends the entire match getting in my face and perfectly playing around with the Hand. That thing made me crash out and go mentally unstable that I adopted a "no Hand, no Problem" policy where I'll never allow a Hand user to escape.
Then dont chase the Ace. Getting your attention is what he wants. Got three other survivors to go after.