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Tired of Humanoid Killers...

Anyone else sick of humanoid killers in this game? It kinda feels lazy and the new Killer isn't even scary. This is a horror game no? Why can't we have like legit monsters that crawl around on all fours? (Before anyone says anything about how hard it is to animate those, watch their last dev stream about how hard it was the animate Deathslingers chain).

Apart from Demogorgon (which is my favorite killer in the game) we have no actual Creatures or Beasts...

Would be cool to have something like the monsters from A Quiet Place or even something like the Xenomorph. There's a lot of inspiration to have beasts and creatures. I personally would love to see something like a werewolf..

With the new horror vibe from the Lery's map is great. But then they added Dead Dawg Saloon which is really bright and doesn't give a horror vibe at all...

Comments

  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,616

    Nah, i like both.

  • NursesBootie
    NursesBootie Member Posts: 2,159

    I would love to see a werewolf. Demo crawling through a window looks so cute!

  • C3Tooth
    C3Tooth Member Posts: 8,266

    The problems from the core design that no matter how Killers look like, they still have to have those requirement.

    • We will never have a Killer that has base speed more than 115% (Stranger thing, I believe it should have a mode to run at higher speed because they can run like a dog, but they dont in game).
    • Stunned by pallet (I think Oni gets stunned by pallet is stupid, but its the game core design)
    • Sight limited, which mean we will not have Killers that have eyes on the their back.
    • Same M1 lenght (Oni has really big katana that the weapon models have break in half to make the M1 range the same as Legion's knife)
    • Slow vault (Nurse should have to fly above windows, why she has to slow vault it?)
    • Able to cross terrain where Survivor can cross (you will never get any Killer that bigger than those doors)


  • ItzPixelYT
    ItzPixelYT Member Posts: 613

    They dont have to be 115% speed, they could easily animate any beast to actually crawl through a window, like I said having something that's low to the ground isn't a bad thing, makes it harder to spot etc...it wouldn't be hard to have anything i've said above in the game and also have it fit the core design.

  • LetsPlayTogether
    LetsPlayTogether Member Posts: 2,117

    The game is designed to have just humanoid killers. Demogorgon is an exception, that from my point of view should have never happened. I really hate Demodog and i hope that never ever another "thing" will come into this game.

  • ItzPixelYT
    ItzPixelYT Member Posts: 613

    that's probably the most fun killer in the game to play against, better than the usual boring Killers we always get. Hope Demo get's a buff

  • C3Tooth
    C3Tooth Member Posts: 8,266

    Any beast that crawl through window, yes, but they will never get bigger than the windows (talk about Killer's size)

    Have something that low, Hag is the lowest by now. I dont think lower than Hag will be easy in Cold wind farm, especially if lower than the windows, you cant even tell a Survivor run to left or right from the window when you're at the opposite side.


  • Entity_Lich94
    Entity_Lich94 Member Posts: 320

    I remember a stream were they said it would be very demanding on the game and take a very long time to make a non humanoid killer. Cant remember the full details but they did pretty much say they would not do a non humanoid killer which is kinda disappointing

  • MegaWaffle
    MegaWaffle Member Posts: 4,172

    hu·man·oid


    1. having an appearance or character resembling that of a human.
    2. "a small, green, and hideously warty humanoid figure"

    noun


    1. (especially in science fiction) a being resembling a human in its shape.
    2. "a three-eyed humanoid"


    I think Demo-goodboi fits the humanoid description just fine.

  • ItzPixelYT
    ItzPixelYT Member Posts: 613

    Okay so if the window is a issue add a killer that can wallhack windows, like i said the creature from a quiet place goes by sound and maybe all it can see is survivors auras...

  • ItzPixelYT
    ItzPixelYT Member Posts: 613

    Not really what i meant by it, yeah he walks on 2 legs but he should also have a crawl fuction. They could still have a beast like a werewolf or something that wouldn't have to crawl around, even a Xenomorph can walk on it's back legs, doesn't make it a humanoid :s

  • MegaWaffle
    MegaWaffle Member Posts: 4,172

    Hag crawls around so I honestly don't see why we couldn't get something akin to a werewolf. I mean werewolves ARE humanoids.

  • The_Bootie_Gorgon
    The_Bootie_Gorgon Member Posts: 2,340

    if anyone finds the game boring and repetitive, why would you waste precious life on it...

  • ItzPixelYT
    ItzPixelYT Member Posts: 613

    yea they are, but what i meant by humanoids was the actual human killers we keep getting which is boring, they all just look human...apart from the Hag maybe, we have too many, that's my point.

  • ItzPixelYT
    ItzPixelYT Member Posts: 613

    legit no one said the game was reptitive...it's called adding variety to the game which is what we're in desparate need of. There's been enough forum posts by other players leaving the game because they're bored of there being no variety basically. I just said i'm bored of them "adding" humanoid killers. Not Bored of the game. There's a difference.

  • MegaWaffle
    MegaWaffle Member Posts: 4,172

    People can still hope or make a wish list of things they would like to see. I eventually found Alien Isolation boring because I figured out how the AI works and could somewhat exploit its movements. That didn't stop me from beating the game and even trying to do some casual speedruns.

  • The_Bootie_Gorgon
    The_Bootie_Gorgon Member Posts: 2,340

    What is there to gain from doing something you find boring, unless you are getting paid for it. The rationale seems to make as much sense as people hoarding TP. People are free to do what they want, I'm just wondering why...

  • The_Bootie_Gorgon
    The_Bootie_Gorgon Member Posts: 2,340

    and i was including what i've seen in other posts as well about the "legit" complaints about the repetitiveness of the game...

  • MegaWaffle
    MegaWaffle Member Posts: 4,172

    Do you quit things the moment they become boring/stale? Or do you stick around and try to come up with ideas to improve it?

    The reason to stick with something you enjoyed/loved ,even if it becomes boring, is to find ways to improve it or to allow yourself a chance to find out why you find it boring and perhaps change your perspective. If we quit things simply because we didn't enjoy them any longer without first trying to find out why or try to improve it then everything would quickly become void of meaning/inspiration. It would be different is you just complained it was boring, offering no reasoning or ideas of change and continued to do the same thing over and over without trying to improve anything.

  • Nibla02
    Nibla02 Member Posts: 163

    My guy. Eye sight is bs. Even the tallest killers like the oni has the same camera view as the legion. Hight only matters for the survivors not for the killers. Oni, Deathslinger and demi should all be able to see over the corn but they cant. so that argument does not excist

  • C3Tooth
    C3Tooth Member Posts: 8,266

    @Nibla02 All killers have narrow point of view (120 degree I think?) Except Oni surely has much higher camera view than Hag. And thats the point which we cant have crawling beasts