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Distortion with Unlimited Tokens would help break up the survivor meta.

Killmaster
Killmaster Member Posts: 429
edited January 2021 in Feedback and Suggestions

One less perk slot for Decisive, Borrowed Time or Unbreakable plus Killers who use BBQ & Chili for blood-points shouldn't have a problem with this small buff. Plus if killers rely on aura reading perks to stay in red ranks this could help the devs push wider changes to the game to help break the perk balance bubble we are currently stuck in where the same few perks are seen on both survivor and killer.

Comments

  • GoshJosh
    GoshJosh Member Posts: 4,992

    I'd be onboard with being able to earn tokens back somehow, but not an unlimited amount. That would completely negate far too many killer perks just by simply existing. I think we can all agree three tokens for an entire match is too meager though.

  • DetailedDetriment
    DetailedDetriment Member Posts: 2,632

    "Buff Object of Obsession"

  • ReverseVelocity
    ReverseVelocity Member Posts: 4,548

    "small buff" yeah ok.

    Just run Object and you'll be able to see the killer with zero downside. No thank you.

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 5,876

    Maybe give it four tokens instead of three, or regain them pebble-style.

  • Killmaster
    Killmaster Member Posts: 429

    BHVR has implemented limits to perks before, Object could simply override any effects Distortion has so that you are always visible when looking at the killer.

  • TragicSolitude
    TragicSolitude Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 7,347

    ... but that would give one survivor perk, which could be run on all four survivors, the ability to completely nullify multiple killer perks and add-ons. The devs have added a bunch of tracking perks because they want killers to find survivors, no one likes playing with survivors who just hide in bushes for the entire match.

  • ReverseVelocity
    ReverseVelocity Member Posts: 4,548

    Having exceptions like that is bad perk design. Even if Object didn't exist, there are far too many perks and addons that involve aura reading to have an unconditional counter to. I'd be all for giving Distortion a way to get a couple of extra tokens in the trial, but removing the tokens entirely would be too much.

  • Killmaster
    Killmaster Member Posts: 429
    edited January 2021

    Is it really though? Object of Obsessions original purpose is for the killer to tunnel you rather then used as a SWF information tool. Removing the ability to hide your aura keeps the perk doing what it was originally intended to do. If four survivors equip Distortion and negate one killer perk what exactly happened besides survivors and killers being down 1 perk? It could also have the added benefit of not showing you on other survivors aura reading perks like Bond, Empathy or Kindred stopping sandbaggers from bringing the killer to you or arguably weakening your team in the case of Kindred which I think is a fair tradeoff.

  • ReverseVelocity
    ReverseVelocity Member Posts: 4,548
    edited January 2021

    It's not gonna always just counter 1 perk though, is it? It has the potential to counter every perk a killer brings, plus addons, unconditionally. That's way too much for one perk.

  • bjorksnas
    bjorksnas Member Posts: 5,615

    Worst part of this is that you don't leave scratch marks while its active, object + freddy + distortion + iron will + lucky break

    you can always see freddy, freddy can never see you, you never leave any scratch marks, or make sound, or leave blood

    nearly untrackable while also never being able to get mindgamed at a loop

    and this is just 1 example

    better change

    if you are in the killers terror radius for 30 seconds you get a token back

    or if you get hooked you get 2 tokens back