The Current State of DBD: As described by a frustrated fan.
After a year and a half of getting toxic survivors and killers who were 2 color ranks higher than me, the MMR update came out and finally gave me some good matches. People who were polite, fun to play against, and of my skill level. I was actually having fun for once, which had not been the case for a while prior to the update.
Since the MMR retraction this morning, I have gotten paired once again with Red Ranks I cant keep up with, who say awful things in the post chat afterwards. This has really gotten me thinking about the current state of the game as a whole and felt I wanted to share my thoughts on how the Dev team has been handling it.
I'll start off by saying this: frankly, I'm just sick and tired of this issue with your game. It's been years and you still can't get a handle on your matchmaking system. Then, the one time you put out an update that seems to help, you remove it. I'm fed up with it. It's not cute anymore, you've been out for 4 years. It's time to fix it. I just don't have fun anymore. I stood in a corner trying to de-rank for 2 days straight and had 10x the amount of fun than I have playing a normal trial.
Dead By Daylight is a game I've loved since the Beta, so I wanted to speak out as a passionate fan of your franchise. The interactions back then between personable game Devs and their excited players. But now the community's turned sour, and the Dev team isn't far behind. Hell, I don't even know anymore if you'll even give these concerns the time of day. You guys have stopped being the always-open-with-your-fans Dev team that you were in the early days.
You need to be open with your community. You have to tell us what's wrong. Because right now your fan-base is just sitting in the dark, not understanding half the decisions you make.
As a game developer myself, I understand that game balance and multiplayer connections are not easy beasts to tame. I've always taken your side, always said you knew what you've been doing. But now, 4 years down the road, all of your actions and behavior (pun only mildly intended) have changed my mind.
Your game is entirely based on matchmaking and multiplayer interconnections, and has been out for 4 years. I just don't understand how this can still be a problem. Maybe instead of pumping out so much content you should stop and realize that your game isn't working properly. You need to address the problems.
Every new addition adds so many bugs you don't fix. Every bugfix adds more problems than solutions. I say this as a fan, but one who can only take so much: Something has to be done here, because I want DBD to have a long, successful career, not die out because the player-base is fed up with your bullshit.
Please read this, both the Dev team and the player-base. We as a community have come to expect more from the Dev team, so it's time we either get what we pay for, or give up on DBD. And Devs, you need to talk to us. I know the ######### that plague this game's populous are scary and they might have rabies or something, but the rest of us won't bite unless you force us into a corner.
Thank you for your time.
Signed: A Very Frustrated Fan.
P.S. As someone who dabbles in 3D modeling, I have to show some love to the people in the art and modeling department. Your game may be slowly crashing inward onto itself, but damn are those some beautiful models. <3
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I'd like to point out that while the new MMR was working wonderfully for you, the same could not be said for many others.
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Yes, since posting this I have read up more about why the MMR was removed. I'm saddened that the system didn't help everyone as it helped me, and hope that a more permanent and effective matchmaking solution takes its place.
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