Discussions

• Is Deathslinger the slowest killer in the game?

  Hewikll in Feedback and Suggestions November 3, 2023

  I find Deathslinger to be a fun kit but weak to the point of being frustrating. Mainly, chase is fun but so much time is lost trying to exert map pressure. Deathslinger is a 1.1 killer where every aspect of his kit slows him down further. Whether you hit or miss a survivor with an m2 your speed is slowed, when you reload you are slowed and when you aim you are slowed. The fixed range on the m2 m
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• Further thoughts on deathslingers balance.

  Hewikll in Feedback and Suggestions July 4, 2022

  The premise of this post is that the Deathslinger is extremely weak. A summary of why the Deathslinger is weak in isolation; -Deathslinger is actually an M1 killer with a ranged gimmick. He can't actually down someone at range but despite this gets 110% movement. This speed means so much time is taken just to get into a position where you "can" shoot someone for more time to be lost in a reelin
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• Deathslinger aim/dodge balance

  Hewikll in Feedback and Suggestions June 17, 2022

  I am maining deathslinger at the moment and there is a really unfun dynamic I am noticing. For a ranged killer using a literal gun, aim is almost irrelevant. Between ADS time and projectile lead time, the survivors have so much opportunity to dodge that "aim" plays entirely second fiddle to guessing where the survivor is going to dodge at even close range. To clarify by range, longshots at 18m
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