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What if Leatherface couldn't use his chainsaw within 3 metres of a hook?

This would be a perfect way to stop facecamping with this killer. He can't rev his chainsaw when close and if he is already using it, the chainsaw ends when it goes in this range.

In return maybe buff his token recharge speed or make the tantrum shorter. I don't know. But this would completely solve the facecamping problem!

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  • Regulus47
    Regulus47 Member Posts: 450

    But the chainsaw attack would end when he got too close to the hook. Like when it runs out of charges.

  • Regulus47
    Regulus47 Member Posts: 450
    edited January 2022

    Then chainsaw then after they go away from the hook, if you're that desperate to camp. Or grab them off the hook...or chainsaw them before they get to the hook. You shouldn't be able to just get two free instadowns with no counterplay just by existing nearby, it's stupid.

  • HectorBrando
    HectorBrando Member Posts: 3,167

    He would just wait until the unhook then or saw the saviour before he gets 3 meters close to the hook (which is also the best outcome of a facecamping situation, saviour down and no unhook). Or switch to Trickster or Huntress (who are also incredible strong facecampers).

    Problem is not Leatherface/Killers camping but it being so hard to punish by Solo Survivors which makes the strat so appealing, if BHVR somehow manages to give Solos a way of punishing facecamping where a Killer doing this ends the game with only 1 Kill maybe they will stop doing it.

    The problem with camping wont be solved with new systems that can be abused by Survivors or by tweaking Killers one by one and change how they work around hooks, or with perks etc, it will be solved once it starts to not pay off, unless that happens people will keep finding ways of doing it and raking in 3-4 kills.

  • GuyFawx
    GuyFawx Member Posts: 2,027

    just went against a Build A Bubba and you forget that he can still m1 and BT is your only hope. It sucks when you dont bring it but thats i guess always the risk. Personally i think he needs something more like the sprint removed when near a hook so he can still multishot but not as recoverable if the save is planned right.

  • Dino7281
    Dino7281 Member Posts: 3,294

    I would wait till they unhook, then I can hit both anyway.

  • dugman
    dugman Member Posts: 9,713

    Picture how many hooks are on a map. Now imagine everytime Bubba is in a chase a survivor just loops him around a loop with a hook nearby, turning off the chainsaw every time.

    Almost certainly totally breaks Bubba. No amount of extra charges makes up for that.

  • AsherFrost
    AsherFrost Member Posts: 2,340

    So Everytime bubba is chasing someone they have a safe zone to run to? Doesn't seem in keeping with the spirit of the game, though it does bring to mind when BHVR made it so that hook progress slowed if the killer was nearby. Nobody got rescued, because the survivors preferred to keep that safe zone up, rather than have a full, working team.

  • Zarathos
    Zarathos Member Posts: 1,911

    This isn't said enough but this idea creates an immunity zone where you can leave survivors on hooks and loop around them if they want to negate his saw. Yes you can m1 but that creates unfair scenarios where a bubba will get there power cancelled by deliberate exploitation.

    Picture your bubba your making distance on the survivor and then they lead you to a hooked survivor. As you start to close the gap. Your saw fails and that survivor moves on to the next loop instead of saving there friend.

    Please envision yourself as the killer before suggesting changes that would be easily exploited. Yes camping bubba sucks but I d sooner recommend a hook rework system then randomly gut killer powers and add additional frustration mechanics for people who are playing fairly.

  • AngyKiller
    AngyKiller Member Posts: 1,838

    Yes I should, if Survivors are stupid enough to go for the unhook without BT while I am nearby as a Killer with an insta-down power.

    Survivors really need to stop demanding the devs hold their hands & make the game easier just because they don't want to be punished for bad plays. And yes, it's the Survivor's bad play, because they have to willingly go to a hook while knowing who the Killer is, knowing he is nearby, and attempting an unsafe unhook. Why should the Survivor get that unhook for free?

    'What if I don't know who the Killer is/that he is there?' Then he out-played you and deserves the double-down.


    But to some Survivors; camping is against their made up rules, and it's just a matter of time before BHVR enforces their fake rules on everyone else. 🤭

  • MrCalac123
    MrCalac123 Member Posts: 1,147

    Sounds not very fair to just turn off a Killers power

  • Regulus47
    Regulus47 Member Posts: 450

    Sounds not very fair to stop a survivor from playing the game by facecamping them

  • AngyKiller
    AngyKiller Member Posts: 1,838

    I'd stay on the hook as along as possible and watch my teammates escape while the Killer gets 1, maybe 2K, provided my teammates aren't potatoes.

    ANd if the Bubba is trying to anger me with revving in my face; I laugh.


    So many Survivors seem to have this weird mindset where they think 'My fun matters more', which is the excuse they use to shame Killers and scream for nerfs & punishments.

    They also have this idea that Killers exist to promote Survivor fun, as if Killers are paid employees at a haunted house. They're supposed to be scary, but let Survivors go. The second one is unhappy they were camped to death, Survivors want to 'speak to the Manager' (IE: Scream at BHVR for punishments).

  • Yankus
    Yankus Member Posts: 638

    Can we please remove Bubbas chainsaw and make it so he can't attack survivors please? I was doing a gen and he was able to kill me which is an obvious bug

  • Huge_Bush
    Huge_Bush Member Posts: 5,407

    I have the best idea. Every time Bubba hooks a survivor, an small, cute and rideable fluffy pony spawns on the map. Bubba can than choose to continue camping or go get the rideable mount and chase others. The mount will despawn if he goes back to the hook.

  • MrCalac123
    MrCalac123 Member Posts: 1,147
  • AsherFrost
    AsherFrost Member Posts: 2,340

    Nobody stopped you from playing the game. Being on a hook is part of playing as survivor. This is probably the only pvp game I've ever seen where people seriously try to use this argument.

    Even the literal children playing Fortnite, when they are sniped out of the air before they get a chance to even take a step (far less "playing" than a healthy survivor gets being chased for 2 health states by a killer in DbD) don't try and claim they were unfairly stopped from playing, and they're just eliminated in that game, no chance of rescue.

    Even in games like the Souls and Watch Dogs, where you could invade someone's game and kill them while they are trying to complete a quest, people don't whine that they aren't being allowed to play.

    I played F13 for years and never heard that complaint, and again, once you die there, that's it. No 3 hook stages, 1 brutal kill animation and you're stuck watching and hoping you get to be the next Tommy.

  • DatFastBoi
    DatFastBoi Member Posts: 455

    Just let it be at this point. Unless the Bubba is bad at the game it’s a free kill. Can’t do anything about that.

  • Viktor1853
    Viktor1853 Member Posts: 943
    edited January 2022

    But who are you to say how games are meant to be fun?

    Post edited by Rizzo on
  • Shroompy
    Shroompy Member Posts: 6,650

    Oh dont worry, Ill blow your socks off with this one:

    Any time Bubba hooks a Survivor, his chainsaw becomes Nuclear. Any time he even attempts to rev it it explodes and stuns him for 10 seconds, he then needs to go back home to get a new one.

  • Gwinty
    Gwinty Member Posts: 981

    Just as an example of how bad this would be: What if we stop survivors from holding shift + w for more than 2 minutes. This is plenty of time for them to do stuff and a stamina bar would add a new system that would require management during the chase...

    Same baseline: Think about how it could be abused to no end.

  • Elcopollo
    Elcopollo Member Posts: 773

    It's one thing to punish killers for agressive facecamping. But it's not adequate to punish them along with it for punishing dumb survivors, who unhook in killer's face when killer wasn't even planning to camp and had no time to leave the hook, before the unhooking started.

  • JimbusCrimbus
    JimbusCrimbus Member Posts: 1,110

    What if survivors couldn't repair within 3 meters of gen?

  • JimbusCrimbus
    JimbusCrimbus Member Posts: 1,110

    Sounds not very fair to stop a killer from playing the game just because survivors feel they are entitled to a chance to escape.

  • foxsansbox
    foxsansbox Member Posts: 2,209

    I have a sneaking suspicion that it will take you a very long time just to get him on hook.

    Hi! Figure out how Pig's ambush works yet? :) :) :)

  • ryseterion
    ryseterion Member Posts: 445

    4 meters is still being in the basement. You still easily can face camp with a limit and just rev, walk up as they are unhooking and it would be the same. I dont really thing there is a decent way to stop bubba from camping but i dont think it should just be removed because it's actually kinda smart if you do it right and get some kills out of it. Maybe if bubba is revving near the hook the survivor being unhooked has a grace period where they cant be hit and can run away so that instead of needing bt you can just trade-off hooks.

  • pseudechis
    pseudechis Member Posts: 3,904

    This perception is the problem. You are still playing, being hooked is part of the game.

    It’s an elimination game where you could be the first one eliminated via a few different means. This could happen early or late but that’s part of the risk.

    Its really weird to me that people sign up for an elimination game and then get angry if they are eliminated. It’s even weirder that people expect the opponent to let them live for as long as possible to the detriment of their own game as part of some unwritten code in name of politeness/fairness.

    You got to play the game you just died early for whatever reason as can happen in this game.

  • Dino7281
    Dino7281 Member Posts: 3,294

    not let you down me in first 40 seconds is usually enough :D

    Your problem is that I don't care if I die. I have second monitor power!

  • edgarpoop
    edgarpoop Member Posts: 8,362

    Bubba games are consistently horrible, but the solution won't come via altering his power.

  • DBD78
    DBD78 Member Posts: 3,463

    Like I say to killers tired of gens flying fast or something else, just switch side and you might have more fun.

  • Yatol
    Yatol Member Posts: 1,960

    what if Bubba teleported survivors at the exit gate if he uses his chainsaw?

  • Dino7281
    Dino7281 Member Posts: 3,294

    I also need that screen while waiting for ten minutes in queue. It's just good to have :D

    Not really, what is your issue? That you can't play while being on hook?

    It's possible to get 1 for 1, so it's not like your teammates can't do anything about it. If you got downed near basement, it's kinda on you imo.

    You will just die and get to different game. I haven't seen that many killers that actually started game with plan to camp from first hook. Usually it's endgame, where it's understandable, or you pissed him off, where it's deserved.

    It's not really fun to camp either, there is usually a reason why killer is doing it.

  • Dino7281
    Dino7281 Member Posts: 3,294

    That's what you assume is a reason.

    There is very little killers that starts game with plan to camp first survivor they can. It's just not majority.

    It's possible to get 1 for 1 against bubba. I mean, someone will get downed and you need BT + good pathing from unhooked survivor to not get downed again, but possible. Thing is that it's risky, it's better to let him there and rush gens asap.

  • AngyKiller
    AngyKiller Member Posts: 1,838

    Being hooked is part of the game, buttercup.


    Also end game and stuff is fine but a lot of killers aren’t doing it for a reason, they are just doing it because they are narcissistic and enjoy making others suffer.


    So camping is okay so long as Survivors don't feel offended, because if they feel offended; clearly, the Killer only did it to make them suffer.

    Or are you saying you can sense people's intent through the internet? Because I don't think it's the Killers being narcissistic, at that point.

  • legrosporc69
    legrosporc69 Applicant Posts: 250

    Because its easy to exploit im getting chase by bubba i just need to find hook and i remove his power. If you mean when someone is hook then its the same he chase me i go to the hooked survivor and just like that i force him to a M1 killer with no power and becaus ei have BT the hooked survivor will bodyblock and for an easy escape