PTB to Live changes: The Slasher
The Slasher (Jason) receives significant PTB-to-Live adjustments including a delay on husk attacks, projectile cancellation nerfs, and a rework to the Silent Shadow perk.
Key Changes
- 1The Slasher's husk attack now has a delay to prevent instant aggressive usage
- 2Silent Shadow perk reworked to trigger on hooks and end-game instead of trial start
- 3Increased movement speed penalty when cancelling Projectile charges
- 4Deputy's Badge add-on reworked to focus on generator regression instead of information
- 5Anti-camp system penalty increased from X2 to X3 slowdown
- 6Iridescent Boat Motor window block duration buffed from 5s to 13s
- 7Coroner's Coffee Haste bonus nerfed from 13% to 8%
All Changes
🔪Killer Power(4)
- changePinned rescues: Pinned rescues are no longer considered healing actions to remove unintended perk and item synergies.
- nerfThe Slasher: Husk attack now activates with a slight delay and is no longer instant upon appearing.
- nerfAnti-camp system: Slowdown effectiveness of the anti-camp system increased from X2 to X3 time in seconds.
- nerfProjectile charge: Increased the movement speed penalty when cancelling the charge Projectile action.
🧪Add-ons(6)
- buffToxic Waste: Toxic Waste range increased from 6m to 8m.
- nerfCoroner's Coffee: Coroner's Coffee Haste effect decreased from 13% to 8%.
- nerfBloody Magazine: Bloody Magazine range decreased from 13m to 8m.
- buffEye Goop: Eye Goop Undetectable duration increased from 9s to 13s.
- buffIridescent Boat Motor: Iridescent Boat Motor window block duration increased from 5s to 13s.
- changeDeputy's Badge: Reworked: Passing within 4m of a generator while in Omnipresent Evil causes it to explode (5% progress loss and regression) unless survivors are repairing it, which triggers a special Skill Check.
🃏Perks(1)
- changeSilent Shadow: Reworked: Grants 11/12/13s of Undetectable upon hooking a Survivor and permanent Undetectable once all Generators are completed, instead of at the start of the trial.
Summary
Following the Public Test Build (PTB) for the Jason chapter, Behavior Interactive has announced several balance adjustments for The Slasher before his live debut on June 16th. These changes primarily target his power mechanics to prevent unintended aggressive playstyles and tune his add-on performance.
Power & Gameplay Adjustments
The most notable change is a new delay on the Killer's husk attack, preventing it from being used as an instant offensive tool. Additionally, the movement speed penalty for cancelling a projectile charge has been increased to make zoning a more significant commitment. The anti-camp system has also been strengthened to further discourage proximity camping.
Add-on & Perk Reworks
Several add-ons have received numerical tweaks, with buffs to Toxic Waste and Eye Goop, while Coroner's Coffee and Bloody Magazine saw nerfs. The Deputy's Badge add-on and the Silent Shadow perk have both been reworked to move away from global information gathering toward more active gameplay triggers like hooking survivors and proximity to generators.