Nightcap sucks and needs help
Nightcap was always bad since Founders. At the time, nobody knew how to play around a stealth character and Damage was too low across the board. So what's wrong with Nightcap?
Let's start with her primary. It is not good. She takes too long to kill even 125 HP classes, which is pretty important for a "stealth" class that needs to kill enemies quickly in order to remain hidden. For being a "stealth" character, she seems to get spotted pretty easily as a result of not getting kills quickly enough. Which leads to my next point...
Nightcap is not rewarded for sneaking up on enemies. Her DPS is simply too slow for her to fight zombies head on in most situations. What would make her better as a "stealth" character, is having an assassination mechanic. This can be as simple as getting bonus damage from hitting the zombies' backs.
An assassination mechanic would be great because it would help Nightcap really stand out from other classes. Interestingly, she is the ONLY class that can't do Critical damage. Nightcap's damage is so low that she gets outshined by Corn, Peashooter, and most of the zombies. Not only that, but right now she feels too similar to the Imp class, another class that is small, can double jump; just slightly more mobile.
It would also encourage Nightcap players to get closer to their enemies, instead of sniping very unstealthily.
The Final issue that I have is her Walking speed. With Parkour being nerfed like it deserved, there isn't much mobility for Nightcap besides Double Jump and Shadow Sneak. Since it doesn't seem like Nightcap should be too effective with Jump Spam in head to head combat, why not buff her Walking? She walks way too slow to rely on strafing, and like many other Low HP classes, the walking speed difference is barely noticeable. Bottom line, Nightcap (and other Low HP classes) need a Walking speed buff.
I think the Parkour and Shadow Dome nerf were a step in the right direction, but the problems that make Nightcap bad need to be addressed.
At best, Nightcap is just an annoying class that constantly runs away, snipes, and can traverse the map quickly with her mobility. She Is TF2 Spy with a gun, and no assassination mechanic. She is very easily the worst plant. (heck, the worst character)
