Stop taking your dedicated player base for granted
That is exactly what the devs are doing. They are completely shifting gears with the laser focus of attracting new survivors. The Ruin nerf was just part of it. The main reason it was nerf because new survivors struggled with it. What I find more bothersome is the "streamlining" of killers, making them more similar than different. Why? So new survivors have less to learn. I was just reading someones ideas for some Clown additions which seemed very cool.
First thing I thought, was there was no way the devs would do this, as it would be too complicated for new survivors.
Perhaps the devs should show concern for the people who made this game as successful as it is. The ones who buy the ridiculously priced cosmetics. The ones who buy the DLC chapters the day the come out. The ones who give a damn enough to spend time on these forums.
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I 1000% agree they are pushing there veteran and dedicated players away whilst enticing newer players. Survivor mains.
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It does not even appear they are attracting many new players through this strategy. New players come and stay through word of mouth. I have seen far too many forms of entertainment chase new fans while ignoring their dedicated ones. Very rarely ends well.
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All the things a user can do is to tell them that... And probably look how they ignore it. Would not be the first time.
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I generally find games that have good word of mouth attract new players not because they pander but because the game is good. From Software has never pandered yet they get new players because gamers want a challenge.
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Hi there! First of all, thank you for sharing my post and taking time to appreciate my ideas for the Clown! Also, feel free to comment on that thread any suggestions you might have for that idea.
Anyway. Exactly as you said it sir. Heck, I would rather have ads in the main screen of DBD as their source of revenue rather than them skew the gameplay mechanics just to get new players.
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The devs are putting their focus on new survivor players. Not even survivor players in general, but the new ones, because those people haven't bought all the existing DLCs and cosmetics yet.
It's a bad strategy. The pool of new players is limited. You cannot grow a game or even keep it alive long-term if you only focus on gaining new players and not on keeping the current ones.
If they continue like this, DbD will not last those 4-5 years as they planned.
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