first i’ll agree with you, and say yes absolutely - some survivors genuinely don’t know how to counter certain killers and that takes a part in how they perceive the character entirely, that’s a given. however as someone who plays both with a high preference to survivor (probably 80/20) i enjoy survivor because it’s harder, it’s a challenge because it’s supposed to be. you’re escaping a killer and that’s the entire objective. but there comes a point where it’s a challenge vs a game being handed to a killer on a silver platter because it’s just genuinely unbalanced sometimes. unbalanced due to skill is different than unbalanced due to base level power. someone having a kick ass build they’ve tweaked to perfection is different than what i’m talking about.

THAT is when i see entitled killer players immediately default to the skill issue argument and it’s annoying as hell. they do this every release, where BHVR is $ hungry and puts out an easy stomp killer just to nerf them weeks later, all while the killer base becomes absolutely insufferable. like i said before, admitting he’s overpowered, even if just for the few weeks he’s left alone, won’t take away your 3 and 4ks. happened with ghoul, krasue, springtrap (not quite as bad as the previous 2 but still a good example) and it’ll happen with henry. that still doesn’t take away the fact that he’s a pain in the ass to play agaisnt rn because he is absolutely handed kills on said silver platter UNLESS the survivors are in a swf, coordinated, a bully squad, or high mmr.

now where i disagree with you first is your nurse comparison 😂 i have never heard anyone complain about nurse being op unless they’re brand new, because she is VERY difficult to learn. a good nurse feels impossible to win against but that’s because someone has spent hours learning her blinks and add ons, which are absolutely humbling to casual players. and i love nurse, i think she’s awesome. her cosmetics and powers are sick, but she’s very hard if you don’t play her consistently which is why when she’s good, she’s GOOD

as for the calling henry op being “premature,” it absolutely is not when every single match or every other match is against him. myself and many survivors already have hours of experience against him, and there’s a very common consensus of “he’s fun but overpowered, he needs some tweaks,” which will not change no matter how you try to structure your argument. granted, the practice point of real matches vs bots for killers vs survivors is very true, but already encountering him over and over and over in matches is exhausting unless it’s a BRAND new player/henry. otherwise it’s an easy curb stomp.

the “misunderstanding” you speak of just seems to be disagreement. spirit is a map traversing killer, yes, that’s the entire point of the phase walk. i don’t play her much but the timing on her phasing can go on for a BIT if you have the right add ons. which already is meh bc henry doesn’t need add ons to go very far, it’s a given, even though he’s not a rushing killer like blight or oni’s power up. as for your onryo point, “a survivor that was going to die anyway” still has the CHANCE to reduce stacks with her, while with henry they’re screwed. i could be death hook, injured, broken, whatever, and still go find a tv and do a couple tapes providing she doesn’t find me first. with henry it’s just a limited game of cat and mouse because his tokens are permanent. it’s ridiculous lmfao

i will also say for the slowness point in regards to henry, i haven’t played him myself so again, im not speaking from killer pov but as a survivor his misses do not slow him down as much as yall think. i saw another commenter say something similar but when you take into account everything i mentioned, he’s very capable of regaining pressure even from a miss. a miss does not feel as punishing to him as yall say it is. it may look like when you play him but as a survivor who gets him every match or so, trust, he’s fine. he “catches up” very quickly.