WHY HUNTRESS???

[Ghostmatrix]

get a buff one the best killer in the game get a buff BHVR understand they game...

[★ Møndhirsch ★]

She even recently got a buff (faster reload).

[ManiacOverlord.ttv]

I feel like it's because of the new killer. The new killer sets itself apart by being able to lob projectiles regularly on a short cooldown without ever having to reload, PLUS having a teleport; they needed to give Huntress a buff of some kind to keep up with that. All she has is her projectiles and a slow movement speed, while Unknown has projectiles THAT BOUNCE, a teleport, and mindgames with his doubles. ...All without a lullaby that gives away his presence.

Just like Billy, Huntress needed a buff to keep up.
So do a lot of other killers though tbh.

[LittleEtherKitty]

She got a buff, because the metric that the devs use to determine how to balance said she was under-performing. The reason she was under-performing is probably because newer players played her a lot, leading to her kill rate being too low.

[JoKeRsMiLe]

Originally posted by ★ Møndhirsch ★:

She even recently got a buff (faster reload).

that was a welcomed change among huntress mains and i wouldn't really call it a buff.
She didn't need these new buffs but whatever its here i'm just glad they didn't go thru with the movement speed buff while holding a hatchet

[JoKeRsMiLe]

Originally posted by ManiacOverlord.ttv:

I feel like it's because of the new killer. The new killer sets itself apart by being able to lob projectiles regularly on a short cooldown without ever having to reload, PLUS having a teleport; they needed to give Huntress a buff of some kind to keep up with that. All she has is her projectiles and a slow movement speed, while Unknown has projectiles THAT BOUNCE, a teleport, and mindgames with his doubles. ...All without a lullaby that gives away his presence.

Just like Billy, Huntress needed a buff to keep up.
So do a lot of other killers though tbh.

its has nothing to do with the new killer its because huntress had a little lower kill rate compared to other killers truth is she is very skill based how well you do depends on how good you are with her i thought her kill rates were fine

[Jack_Philips]

fixing the map dependancy of her still hard to play for new players tho

[rhabdophobia]

i thought they reverted the buff from the ptb? unless there was another change i'm not aware of

[JoKeRsMiLe]

Originally posted by year of ghidorah babyyy:

i thought they reverted the buff from the ptb? unless there was another change i'm not aware of

7 hatchets and 10% faster wind up time base kit now

[rhabdophobia]

Originally posted by JoKeRsMiLe:

Originally posted by year of ghidorah babyyy:

i thought they reverted the buff from the ptb? unless there was another change i'm not aware of

7 hatchets and 10% faster wind up time base kit now

oh wow, that's kinda nuts lol. isn't she already one of the best killers? why would they buff her even more?

[JoKeRsMiLe]

Originally posted by year of ghidorah babyyy:

Originally posted by JoKeRsMiLe:

7 hatchets and 10% faster wind up time base kit now

oh wow, that's kinda nuts lol. isn't she already one of the best killers? why would they buff her even more?

she is an A tier killer in the right hands i guess they buffed her for new players

[Elikir]

Originally posted by year of ghidorah babyyy:

Originally posted by JoKeRsMiLe:

7 hatchets and 10% faster wind up time base kit now

oh wow, that's kinda nuts lol. isn't she already one of the best killers? why would they buff her even more?

not idea as for why the buff to faster wind up

As for the max hatchet capacity... its because the devs choose the lazy option to solve an issue of huntress with certain maps

I don't know why they choose to buff huntress instead of adding more lockers to maps that lacked lockers, its as if they are too afraid of touching their precious maps, or they think they're perfect and don't need to change, i don't know

But again, the hatchet capacity is to solve the lack of lockers in certain maps which could force an huntress to waste 5 to 10 more second to get into a locker because she runs out of hatchets in a "dead zone"

Adding more lockers would also avoid same problems with trickster, and would remove the inconsistency of dredge

But hey, buffing huntress is faster and easier

[Sluzzy]

Originally posted by LittleEtherKitty:

She got a buff, because the metric that the devs use to determine how to balance said she was under-performing. The reason she was under-performing is probably because newer players played her a lot, leading to her kill rate being too low.

Even with DCs excluded, she was still winning over half of the games. There is really no statistical explanation for the buff. The only logical explanation is they balance around extremely bad (brand new killers) but for survivor they balance around experienced.

Experienced survivors vs Baby Killers = A Reasonable Outcome