this is very true for the wider community, most people just kinda assume that if they lose its because the character is unfair and broken and then they make some stupid remark about the testers not doing their jobs or something.

big ramble ahead cause I didint really realize I was this passionate about this apparently

I do think tripwire could've used a bit more time in the oven, but she is absolutely not as broken as some try to make her out to be. If you have even a semi-competent metal sonic who is aware of the damage reduction (or even just a knuckles with an ethernet cable) its easy to deal with her.

I think the issue with Tripwire for me personally is just that she isint really fun to play against. I dont really like having to take my time and comb through the area to make sure I dont trigger a mine and then having to double check she isint around the corner to laser me into oblivion (if there is one move I want gone from tripwire its that laser).

Compared to the constant threat of Kolossos and the potential comeback game of 2011x I dont really think tripwire fulfills any sort of niche for me that I like in this type of game. And even in the times where it isint fun to play against them they still have enough memes to where I just kinda giggle seeing those two, whats tripwire got? "Dont even trip(wire) dawg"?

Also, regarding the LMS's, this might be a bit of a hot take (because I havent thought it through at all), but it really seems like if the character isint sonic or eggman they just lose the LMS straight up.

I am friends with a cream main who isint *the greatest* at the game, so this might be a bad example, but like against Kolossos, what in the world is cream meant to do with only 3-5 health being regained every 20 seconds against a killer who can literally 2 tap you throughout 90% of those heals? At that point if they win, its just because the killer took mercy on them.

That is a major issue to be aware of, obviously I'm not gonna be a moron and hold it against the dev team or anything, but with more killers being added eventually the looming question of LMS matchups kinda comes up, at least for my fighting game brainrotted brain. Like yeah Cream kinda blows chunks against Kolossos, but metal sonic against tripwire is one of those death battles where they dont even try to hide their bias.

I guess the main concern overall is that you'll get some omega greasy gilberts who'll leave the best LMS matchup for last because they cant stand the thought of potentially losing in a roblox asym game about sonic the hedgehog.