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Survivor Perk - I Am Here!

Karaage
Karaage Member Posts: 340
edited January 2020 in Creations

I Am Here!

I Am Here! guarantees a Map of Rare Rarity on every completed Chest Search. There is 10/25/50% chance to find a Map of Ultra Rare Rarity instead.

Map will be attached with a Glass Bead Add-on. Other perks that guarantee Items on completed Chest Search take priority over I Am Here!.

Comments: I like maps, but I rarely use them since I just hoard items and never bring any to the games, relying only on what I find in-game.

Comments

  • Brucecastro81
    Brucecastro81 Member Posts: 1,609

    Just bring a mao instead

  • Yung_Slug
    Yung_Slug Member Posts: 2,238

    I like to see maps getting some love.

    Cartographer might be a better name for it.

    I'd consider running this perk if it didn't guarantee a glass bead. My add-ons of choice are crystal bead and retardant jelly (or a stamp if I'm not using detective's hunch), which I might be able to get with Ace in the Hole if glass bead wasn't guaranteed.

    Reading it again, guaranteeing a map on EVERY search might be a bit much. I like having a variety of items at my disposal when I use chest builds.

    So maybe something like:


    Maps that come into your possession for the first time will instantly track 3/4/5 random objects.

    Cartographer guarantees a Map of Rare Rarity or higher on your first completed Chest Search.


    Notes:

    • As for how it would interact with Pharmacy, it could either go from left to right in the perk order, or it could be 50/50 and the second search will be the other one.
    • According to the data I found, about 21% of maps from chests are Rainbow. With Plunderer's Instinct, this goes up to 73%. These probabilities might not be accurate as I don't know how the game would calculate rarity if all other items were removed from the pool, but it would probably be similar.
  • Karaage
    Karaage Member Posts: 340
    edited January 2020

    @Yung_Slug

    Thanks for feedback!

    Regarding perk name and guaranteed add-on, it's a concious choice on my part. Glass Bead places a Light Beacon on the map, and I consider it the most fun and unique function of maps. It is why I wanted to make this add-on easy to get, and name of the perk relates to showing everyone position of yourself or something else.

    And yea, I had problem figuring out how should an item be guaranteed from Chest search, since Pharmacy exists. Making it on first search would conflict with Pharmacy, making it second search would make no one use it. As the perk is now, it doesn't combo well with Plunderer's or Pharmacy, and Ace in the Hole is only 50% efficient, so it's best used alone - not in chest builds.

    Since Your Cartographer perk idea sounds fundamentally different from what I had in mind, how about submitting it as Your own idea in a new discussion? It would give it more exposure, and maybe feedback, You may also tweak it freely as much as You want.

  • emptyCups
    emptyCups Member Posts: 1,262

    Very plus ultra

  • finch181
    finch181 Member Posts: 5
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1034509#Comment_1034509

    I thought the same thing...