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Why bother farming BP in 2v8 when normal gives you more with just 1 offering?
1v4 currently gives 150% survivor bonus, with 1 100% bp offering I get more per hour making 2v8 redundant. Why was the bonus lowered from 350% to 250% shortly after release? Killers are having a miserable time trying to find games and there's not much incentive to play survivor.
2vs8 mode grants no progress in rank?
I enjoy getting iridescent in both survivor and killer every month (those 2 mil help a lot) but it seems I’m not getting progression in this mode. Is this supposed to happen?
Wtaf?!?!?
Repeatedly. Am I not allowed to get daily logins?
Can I change my display name to reflect my twitch account?
I'm on xbox and when I tried to change my personal xbox name to my twitch name I couldn't due to character limits. I've been trying to grow on twitch and can't get far since when I play DBD one of the main games I stream people can't find me and know I'm streaming. I wasn't sure if I could change my name some other way…
Will DbD get PS5 Pro Enhancements?
For those unfamiliar, Sony has announced PS5 Pro, a new mid-gen upgrade that launches in November. I'm curious if Dead by Daylight will be getting a PS5 Pro upgrade, and if so, what those enhancements will be. I know the unfortunate history regarding PS4 Pro and Xbox One X; the developers announced support for those…
Lightweight is such a good perk. How do you counter it?
I just had 3 Survivors in a single match using Lightweight, it is so good! I have a terrible time not losing Survivors who run it but there's no way to counter it and I thought there was. I thought there was a Wraith perk that made scratch marks appear closer together and easier to track, but it's just for blood pools?
Survivors excited for new 2v8?
Im personally hyped for new 2v8 the classes buffs sound amazing we get ULTS basically Medic class is my preference and i cant wait to mass heal groups, Scout sounds awesome to rebuild pallets shack is gonna be a fav spot to rebuild. Comeback mechanic will help us slightly although could use some number buffs could raise…
I got banned for changing fov.
3 years ago I got banned for changing fov. I changed console commands in config file. After 500 hours of playing DBD a posted screenshot where was it seen that I have a big FOV. A few days later i get ban NOT from anti-cheat but from game developers. Now i see that in 2024 there is option to change FOV. I didn't use…
Unpopular opinion
I want more crow charms. Like I said, unpopular opinion.
Unbreakable needs Buffs or new effects
Since Devs are adamant on not making UB basekit to prevent the slugging epidemic i think UB is in need of some buffs Unbreakable buffs idea Unbreakable is now infinite however recover speed boost is nerfed by 15% Potential additional effects: After UB has already been used and been slugged again after 20 seconds of being…
Banned Spirit Skin in 2v8 - Dev Transparency Needed
Why is the War Hammer Titan skin for Spirit disabled in the 2v8 game mode? Is this a particle effect issue with the skin? I assume it isn't a license related issue because I can run Yui's AoT skin in 2v8 with no issues. I'm only asking because I would very much like to use the skin I paid $15+ dollars for or have an…
2v8 deathslinger problem
when you spear a survivor and you're reeling them, and your teammate across the map injures a different survivor, my chain breaks for no reason. i understand its there for preventing 2 taps i guess, but that not fair, the teammate killer is nowhere near in range, needs to be fixed. its an oversight.
Survivor classes nerfed in 2v8?
Escapist no longer has personal sprint burst and scout no longer reveals the killer's radius to the whole team when in LOS. These were the most played 2 classes and the main reasons people chose those classes. I thought devs would want to make survivor more appealing to play after queue times were so long for killers last…
2v8 should have Boons and Hex Classes
3rd iteration 2v8 should introduce new Boon and Hex classes to help with the uselessness of dull totems Boon Class gives Survivors the ability to bless a totem with increased boon effect range and the following effects Buffed, Dark theory, Exponetional and Shadow step for an ULT when activated have faster Blessed speed and…
2v8 incentivises slugging at endgame
If you down someone at endgame and they're deep in the map, why would you cage them and risk them spawning right next to a gate with survivors waiting to save them? I've seen a lot of killers just slugging after the gens are all done and I can't really blame them, as it's FAR better at securing kills, and if the survivor…
2v8 speed generator
2v8 I have no problems with the new way of hanging but for the love of God Nerfen the speed of the generators is absurdly fast, in all my games I have to slug or tunnel to death because the gens pay no attention to anything else because they punish the killers for hock literally every time you hang a survi everyone gains…
Ground breaking idea!!!
I've played the game since it was first released and fell in love with the concept. I took a long hiatus from it to "play something else for a while" and saw a community build around it. It made me feel happy inside. I finally decided to come back and, while I'm admittedly lost with all the new terms and perks and…
Should this have been an Alan Wake perk?
Before the Alan Wake chapter was released me and some of my friends were trying to guess what some of his perks would be and one of my ideas was for him to have the ability to restore a broken pallet as it fits perfectly with him being able to re-write stories and change reality. I assumed this wasn’t added as a perk…
Is anyone else getting thrown off by the terror radiuses?
maybe it’s just me, but it’s really throwing me off when trying to run away when I’m hearing terror radiuses for killers that aren’t even in the match. I just had a match with deathslinger and blight and the deathslinger came towards our gen with trappers terror radius. Then another time I kept hearing bubbas terror radius…
Who is Stranger Eddie??
So trying out the new 2v8 edition, and had a match against Slinger and Huntress. At the end result screen it changed Slinger's name to Stranger Eddie. His actual name is Caleb, isn't it? Is this an oversight or is Slinger rocking a new moniker these days? (I have hide names on for everyone)
For The Devs, Can We See Kill Rates Per Top 3 Killer Add Ons
I and I’m sure other people would really like to see the kill rates per the most used add ons perk killer. For example Blight may have a 58% kill rate but when he is using Compound 33 is it still at 58%? I’m not sure if that’s information they have access too but it would be awesome to see.
Slugging is still effective even with basekit unbreakable
Since they were not hooking for a while, gen speed was really bad, plus people don't realize they can pick themselves up yet And I noticed the Spirit stopped slugging but then I see it was a bot, don't know when they disconnected but that explains everything
let people play surv to get killer prio queue
easy
Any killer combos we like to play as/against so far?
Personally, I'm liking the Blight/Slinger combo. The bigger maps/player count make Blight feel a bit more balanced and slinger being able to lock down someone for a couple of seconds to get a rush in feels great when it works. Makes it tense to go against too.
BIASED
I Just noticed last match my BOON totem of healing has been nerfed so badly it's a flopping gag perk now. It doesn't stack with med kits? It disables them. OH I'M SORRY! Does chuckies perk disable if a killer has BBQ, and chillie? Does any killer perk, OR addon disable with a perk? Tf no it doesn't! (Anther rant for later…
How old is too old to play games?
Copped this burn playing today, I guess because my Steam profile has "member since November 17, 2004" (20 years in a few days woohoo!). So, how old is too old?
Easy anti-cheat causes blue screen / BSOD
Today I tried playing some DBD, like I usually do, but for some reason every time I try to open it, my pc blue screens. The blue screen is very brief like almost flashing and then my pc restarts so I can't really tell what is up, but the first time it happened it lasted a bit longer and saw it had something to do with…
Is BHVR planning to address the sheer swarm of cheaters?
I'd say a good quater of my games have people either xraying or speedhacking. More when I play killer but I had distortion go off yesterday for a slinger who didn't have any aura perks or add-ons.
New 2 vs 8 sounds promising
2V8 | Developer Update : r/deadbydaylight Trapper and Billy getting buffed. Huntress and Nurse see justified nerf. Also new classes for both sides looks fantastic. I see only 2 problems at least for me Killer Classes New Killer Class: Shadow Class Ability: When within 32 meters of a teammate, you gain Undetectable.…
I've been banned
I just logged in today and I've been banned for "Grifing: Intentional Gameplay Abuse" when I didn't even do anything please help I want to play 2v8 😫
2 questions about cross progression
Hello there! My friend recently gifted dbd to me on steam after nearly 7k hours on console and just had a couple of questions about cross progression if anyone would be kind enough to answer. First, how does the display name situation work? If I have a different name on my steam account to my ps account and I'm playing on…
New Calendar Login Reward Schedule for 2v8
No new 2v8 cosmetics this time around?
last time some of the original survivors and killers got the cosmetics. They didn’t release more this iteration for some more of the survivors and killers who didn’t get one last time?
Why isn’t there a single perk that shows locker auras?
considering the amount of locker related perks there are in the game: Head On, Built To Last, Flashbang, Lucky Star, Inner Strength, Red Herring, Deception, even Decisive Strike if you take into account locker grabs It just seems strange that we have perks, items and add-ons to see the aura of literally everything else in…
2v8 is such a good game mode, actually enjoyable to use team work in it.
I've been able to play a killer in this game mode and let me tell you - properly using class related "perks" is just the best way I see it in the game. A little bit chaotic, not gonna lie, but overall I enjoyed it massively. I'm going to try survivor now, but I have 1 complain - Queue times. Dear devs, for God Sake please…
Are matchmaking incentives broken?
They haven't made sense in a while. Today, it's been 25% Survivor literally all day. Last night nothing on either side. Anybody else noticing this?
Fan made : Do you think DBD games will have dragon killer in the future?
After we have the hundmaster and wolf dracula. This is video edited by fans.
Tired of all the complaining against killers
Ok, everyday there’s dozens of posts crying about tunneling or slugging and such. Let me try to help you understand something: That’s the idea of the game. It’s supposed to be hard to survive, that’s the thrill of the game. The game is incredibly survivor sided. You might say: “Killers hold a 60% win rate” Yes buuuuut this…
"Dedicated Server Not Responding" Is Getting Really Infuriating
My SWFs and myself cannot be the only ones experiencing these problems. Sometimes it's even happening 2-3 games in a row. If we're going to have our time wasted in a trial that already gives us ZERO rewards including any challenge progress completed we should at least not have the double whammy of our Screech…
The Ormond Lake Mine map radio sounds
Exploring the new Ormond map (The Ormond Lake Mine) only available in PTB right now, I found that each office by the exit gates has a triggered event when someone is close enough (I think because it's thought to happen when gates are opened). A PC starts running (nothing showed on but a green screen) and a radio turns on…
Which maps have the golden toolbox not been found on yet?
And are we sure that it exists in those maps?
Vecna's 8.4.0 PTB Changes - Opinions from a main
Greetings! I'm ArshieMeBob (Arshie for short), and I main Vecna! And uh… that's about it. I have around 700 hours on Vecna, and I'm #8 on the Steam leaderboards for him, so I play him a fair bit. I've seen a lot of people take the Vecna changes as nerfs, when I think the complete opposite. I think these changes were…
When can we expect a fix to the Sadako intermittent invisibility bug?
It's been in the game ever since her last update, which is more than half a year ago. That bug greatly affects her anti-loop capability so it would be nice to know more about its current status
DBD Wiki - Pinhead
Recently I've stumbled upon some information on the DBD wiki for Pinhead. Lament Configuration Respawn times specifically. The info reads as following: Lament Configuration (Respawn Times): Picked-up by The Cenobite: 10 seconds Solved by a Survivor: 45 seconds Removed from a Survivor's grasp: 45 seconds Removed from a…
Why aren't you excited for the new killer?
She is soon getting a skin that changes Snug. Do you have any idea what this means? There is a high chance we could have different animals as followers. The choices are almost limitless! Imagine this, what if we get a Zookeeper skin that gives us a Royal Bengal Tiger? A Nordic skin with a polar bear? Or a prehistoric skin…
The weekend Bait situation keeps getting worse and worse
I've been on the forums long enough to remember when bait would be few and far between, however in the past couple months the amount of new accounts with bait posts created over the weekend has become almost unbearable. They know that the mods don't come here as often during the weekend and proceed to spam the forums. All…
Question - leaving with Bear Trap through Exit Gate
Was this a bug? Played against a nice Pig on Dead Dawg - i had an active trap. She let all of us go and i thought i couldn´t get out. But time was almost up and as i was in the exit gate i just walked out thinking the trap would pop - but i didn´t and i escaped. As far as i remember only escaping with active trap is…
I just talked to the "support team"
I talk to them to explain a complex situation. I have tried to reach them since October 2nd. They finally answered, and what was their response? The typical bot replies that they do. they didnt even cared about the 1400 words-text i wrote. They just copy-pasted that BOT reply they have. I dont know what to do anymore. Is…
Why does onryo need a lullaby in the first place that kills her stealth ability?
Artist tips
Looking to get into Artist but I'm struggling slightly. She's one of the few Killers I rarely ever touch. Would greatly appreciate any advice. I already know 50/50ing at loops is usually a losing battle.

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