Note before reading: This is from both personal experience and my own indpendant research when looking at games and players inside of Forsaken. This by it's nature is going to be biased as much as I try to keep it neutral and factual.

Ever since Forsaken's first major updates, that being the addition of the survivors Taph and Dussekar, there has been complaints about the fairness of movesets. To their credit, the team regularly reworks and experiments with changes movesets to try and make them fair. Balance is crucial for a fun game afterall.

This is not about balance.

Being the killer is the power role of Forsaken, of any assym game you play. You are the Juggernaut, the one against a hundred, so you have to be. For the most part, I do think every killer is in a state where they can serverwipe an average PUBLIC lobby, jusy as any survivor can survive against the average PUBLIC killer.

So no, my gripes against Two Time are not about how they are balanced. I will not share my opinion on if I think they are broken or underpowered. I instead propose this:

Two Time, in their current state, is not fun for the killer to play against.

Now, what do I mean by this? Well, I'll try an explain, but ask you to judge based on these points.

1. The key difference as to why Two Time feels like they aren't fair as killer, but Chance feels like they are

2. Why exactly Two Time isn't interactive for the killer to play around.

Please bare with me as I break this down.

Two Time's gameplan functionally is as follows minus the extra gimmicks of Obligation and Ritual.

1. Sneak up behind killer

2. Stab killer in back for a stun

3. Get away from killer to hide until cooldown runs out

While Two Time DOES have trickstabs, I am actually of the opinion that these are not as important compared to true backstabs anymore, especially with the proposed wind-up changes that were implemented as nerfs as they apparantly fix Two Time.

Now, what is the problem with Two Time if not for trickstabs? Well, it's the fact that Two Time is a constant active threat the killer MUST keep in mind, or else they'll be hit by an unseen strike. No other survivor has the same presence as Two Time. Shedletsky's wind-up is reactable and he MUST approach from the front- 1337's has to actively get in the killers way just to get hit, and so get's punished for missing.

Punished. That's a funny word. What punishment does Two Time get for missing stab? In most case, nothing. If they've missed a stab, then the killer likely doesn't realise or can't risk switching targets at that moment.

Alright, that's fine, but Chance does the same thing, so why don't they have a problem? Well, it's because Chance's punishment is if they get found BEFORE the stun.

An average Chance will likely have Weakness III per shot, perhaps more if they want to use reroll. If the killer finds them before then, they must either keep flipping mid-chase to try and get rid of their weakness or simply try to last long enough for their weakness to fade. 

A.k.a. Chance gets punished for being found preparing for their stun, and in return gets to stun the killer without ever being seen. A trade-off.

Now, since Two Time similarly is encouraged to stun by stunning the killer unseen, and thus getting a stronger stun. If Chance is punished by being seen while preparing a stun, then Two Time must be too similarly.

Well... not exactly.

How exactly does Two Time get punished by sneaking up and getting caught? Not much, really. Originally, Two Time while sneaking would get slowed, but now they even get sped up if they uncrouch near the killer, so Two Time actually has a greater advantage than even sentinals like Guest and Shedletsky if they don't get a stun.

To summarise, think of it from a survivor's gameplan of risk managment.

With Chance:

\- Phase 1: Preparation

1. Prepare HP. (Spends extra time preparing so that they aren't immediately active. Also increases Weakness)

2. Get sufficient ammo. (More time wasted, also stacks weakness)

Note: If caught then try and get rid of Weakness ASAP or risk dying

\- Phase 2: The Stun

1. Position yourself so that you can stun the killer, preferably after weakness runs out.

2. Stun Killer and repeat to Phase 1 after escape. DO NOT prepare if killer switches to you.

Note: On case of gun explosion, add rolling for gun reset before previous steps. Adds further risk of Weakness. Coin Flip may inflate time indefinately and can lead to oneshot situations.

With Two Time:

\- Stage 1: Preperation

1. Prepare Ritual. (Optional but recommended for if you're targeted early)

\- Stage 2: Stun by sneaking up behind killer. Once stunned, wait for CD end. This prepares during chase.

Note that this is not an argument for or against.Two Time's balance, but instead their fun value. Why would a killer enjoy playing against a character where there reward for playing well is far outweighed by the punishment of playing worse, and why would being stunned by a character without warning feel fair if you've no way to stop them ever set up to reach their goal and instead shut them down like Chance or Jane.

[Text Wall] The Fun Problem with Two Time