Some of you may agree and some may disagree but Stoker and Phoenix are definitely my favorite mercs.(Along with Fragger and Flecher). Anyways , I really have a feeling that the next upcoming merc may either be Stoker or Phoenix. Phoenix.Maybe my judgement has been affected by the fact that Stoker is my all time favorite , or because our beloved community manager , MissMurder, voted Stoker in an older poll similar to this one.However, even though all of my unjustifiable evidence seems to be pointing at Stoker ,Phoenix seemed to receive a lot of attention lately.With all that being said I ask you , humble forum dwellers , if you had to choose between Stoker or Phoenix as the next upcoming merc which one would you choose ? And Why ?
*Edit 1: I apologize for not giving you guys a lot of flexibility when it comes to the answers.If you are familiar enough with either of the 2 please do leave a vote as it helps quench my curiosity
Preferred upcoming merc ? Stoker of Phoenix ?
I have fixed my post’s text double text merge , I have no idea what caused it but I apologize in advance to anybody that had to read that atrocity of a text before I managed to fix it.Nevertheless it should all look good now 
Not throwing med packs is enough for me as a medic… Self-revive is just bonus that i like with phoenix. Yet i wouldn’t mind seeing Stoker in game soon.
My first post here, but I would like to play pheonix for how he looks and plays despite being kinda gimmicky.
@Feley For me , the main factor that causes my love for Phoenix is the fact that (if used correctly) he can(or could , since he was taken down for a rework) be virtually invincible
@ValkyrieHunter32 I am a fan of looks as well but I think Stoker beats Phoenix when it comes to that.Again , it could be the fact that Killing Floor is a game that I really enjoy and truth be told ,he really reminds me of that game
Yeah, I know what you mean… But man those med packs, throws one at someone - he dodges… throws second one at floor so he could pick it up - he leaves… Finally decide to heal myself, so throw third at floor to pick it up - either i miss it (as Sparks) or i get killed before picking it up (as Sparks or Sawbonez)… So that healing aura/healing pulse is such a relief (even if it gets nerfed, its still good)… When Phoenix is going to be released everyone will learn to finish him, instead of leaving him to self-revive, so main aspect of Phoenix to me is that healing pulse/aura… (sry for my english, if you didn’t understand something)
@Feley I understood everything and I agree 100% with your point of view.I myself stumble across plenty of annoyances when attempting to heal my teammates with medpacks.However , with no intention to brag , I am proud to say that I have mastered the art of “Med/Ammo pack quickscoping”.Not only does it help my teammates by healing them or giving them ammo , but they also don’t need to do anything in order to get the packs aside from being alive.One more advantage is the fact that (little known fact) when you score a direct hit with a pack on a teammate they also get a little bonus.For example , if I remember correctly , if you manage to get a direct hit with Skyhammer’s ammo pack (I do not know if this applies to everyone else’s ammo packs) on a friendly they also receive a little special ability cooldown reduction aside from the ammo they get.
@charismaticProvolone That’s the great art to know… I do not miss myself much too, but when i do, almost always all those things I wrote above are going to happen… I forgot about that cooldown reduction thing, thanks for reminding me. 
@Pilgr!m Is is an exclusive post about Stoker and Phoenix my dear Turtle loving peasant,You should leave now as we don’t take kindly to your type around these parts.Just kidding , I would also like to see how he turns out. In my opinion his mobile cover can actually be pretty game changing.
Can we get both as a fire themed update? They’re both related to fire as is.
Mostly 'cause I want a Medic with Hochfir and I also want to set people on fire. 
@LifeupOmega That i actually not a bad idea.We already had a Big and Small update with Rhino and Kira (or at least I think it was called that)So why not have a fire themed one.For me that would be amazing
[quote=“LifeupOmega;66173”]Can we get both as a fire themed update? They’re both related to fire as is.
Mostly 'cause I want a Medic with Hochfir and I also want to set people on fire. :([/quote]
It’s always when new merc is released, you get to see at least 2 of them in your next game (no matter which is it), so most of the players would actually buy only one merc…
Now downside is, there would be one less exciting update with release of two mercs 
Stoker, because I need more area denial fun and the ammo station is a bonus.
Exactly my thoughts.Well , the voice and the looks are a bonus in my opinion as well.