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Ideas for changes to Hatch mechanics/strategy

Hyd
Hyd Member Posts: 379
in Feedback and Suggestions

Below I've listed some potential ideas for changes that could be made in order to make Hatch still useable but less of the easy shortcut way out that it is now. I'll mention now that not ALL of these changes are necessary, but I do think, at minimum, the 4th and 5th points should be considered.

  • Opening Hatch takes time, anywhere from 5-10 seconds depending on the key/add-ons used.
  • Opening Hatch includes at least 1 difficult skill check that will alert the killer if failed, and have a 50% chance of breaking your Key.
  • While opening Hatch, progress resets if the opening action is stopped in any way (i.e. Survivor lets it go, or failed skill check/key breaks)
  • Only 1 Survivor can escape per key/opening. Each escape is followed by the Hatch slamming shut, making a loud noise.
  • No more free escape for the last survivor: If 1 Survivor remains, the aura of the Hatch is revealed to the Killer

These suggestions I think would make for more fair gameplay when it comes to the Hatch. As it is now, it's essentially a free escape, and, a platform for taunting the Killer. Unless I was right on a Survivor's ass as they run to the Hatch, I have never had a single game where Survivors merely opened the Hatch and jumped in, they are ALWAYS there just waiting for me to show up so they can teabag and flashlight spam me before making the jump, and if I don't show up, they vault and slam doors like crazy to get my attention and then jump in. So these suggestions should almost nullify that behavior, and provide the Killer with an ability to defend the Hatch, making Survivors actually have to put in a little effort for their shortcut out of the trial.

Regarding the last suggestion (revealing the hatch aura to the Killer) - I included it because as the last Survivor, the Hatch is already open and waiting for you, so the other 4 suggestions by themselves wouldn't apply, therefore making it a risk-free free escape. I don't really like how that works because the Killer basically did their job killing 3 of you, so it's a win for them, yet the 4th survivor gets to bypass the usual escape method? No, not anymore. Revealing the Hatch aura to the Killer allows the Killer to either rush over there and defend it, or close it, but both choices come with some risk. Obviously, if the Killer is going to camp the Hatch in this case, then the Survivor is free to repair the remaining gens and attempt an escape the normal way. Will the Killer stand by and watch as gens get repaired? Alternately the Killer can just close the Hatch but that's risky as well, especially if the Survivor is near a gate already, possibly waiting for that to happen...

So, though it may seem OP to reveal the Hatch to the Killer, the Survivor is still given a good chance at getting out, perhaps even better than they do now because the Killer may just choose to immediately close it vs having to run around searching for it.

Thoughts?