We have temporarily disabled The Houndmaster (Bone Chill Event queue) and Baermar Uraz's Ugly Sweater Cosmetic (all queues) due to issues affecting gameplay.

Visit the Kill Switch Master List for more information on these and other current known issues: https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/kb/articles/299-kill-switch-master-list
The Dead by Daylight team would like your feedback in a Player Satisfaction survey.

We encourage you to be as honest as possible in letting us know how you feel about the game. The information and answers provided are anonymous, not shared with any third-party, and will not be used for purposes other than survey analysis.

Access the survey HERE!

The hatch takes way too long to open

harley_gibson
harley_gibson Member Posts: 49
in General Discussions

So this has happened to me several times. I'm down and on the hatch. killer is literally on the opposite side of the map hooking someone no closer than 60 meters from me and they can still get there and pick you up completely unpunished by where they decided to hook the other guy knowing you're on hatch. Why does the hatch take so long to open after someone is already dead??

Comments

  • Rebel_Raven
    Rebel_Raven Member Posts: 1,775
    You kinda answered your own question. It's to give the killer a chance of preventing a hatch play.
  • redsopine01
    redsopine01 Member Posts: 1,269
    Some advice hide around the hatch
  • alivebydeadight
    alivebydeadight Member Posts: 1,559

    hatch takes too long to open, you mean sacrifice takes too long

  • redsopine01
    redsopine01 Member Posts: 1,269
    Really I've been slugged and gone for a hatch end game and got it via hiding till open
  • Peanits
    Peanits Dev Posts: 7,555
    edited December 2018
    Rebel_Raven said:
    You kinda answered your own question. It's to give the killer a chance of preventing a hatch play.
    It's really just because it only triggers once the sacrifice animation ends. Then that survivor's status changes from hooked to sacrificed, the game detects that only one survivor is alive, and the hatch opens. No more, no less. That's why it'll open instantly after a mori.
  • HellDescent
    HellDescent Member Posts: 4,883

    Hatch opens as soon as survivor dies/sacrificed. There is no delay.

  • Milo
    Milo Member Posts: 7,383

    @Peanits said:
    Rebel_Raven said:

    You kinda answered your own question. It's to give the killer a chance of preventing a hatch play.

    It's really just because it only triggers once the sacrifice animation ends. Then that survivor's status changes from hooked to sacrificed, the game detects that only one survivor is alive, and the hatch opens. No more, no less. That's why it'll open instantly after a mori.

    Hey that's Santa Peanits!

  • AshleyWB
    AshleyWB Member Posts: 4,061
    I kinda agree, having to wait for the entire sacrifice animation to end is a little frustrating especially since it takes about 10 seconds or something. 
    If you find the hatch as a crawling survivor I kinda think you deserve it. Killer knew the risk of letting you crawl away. 

    This is the reason why swf dc to instantly open hatch for remaining survivors.

    I don't expect anything to change but a change is due at some point after the next chapter.
  • Rebel_Raven
    Rebel_Raven Member Posts: 1,775
    Peanits said:
    Rebel_Raven said:
    You kinda answered your own question. It's to give the killer a chance of preventing a hatch play.
    It's really just because it only triggers once the sacrifice animation ends. Then that survivor's status changes from hooked to sacrificed, the game detects that only one survivor is alive, and the hatch opens. No more, no less. That's why it'll open instantly after a mori.
    Makes sense in that way. 
    I guess I'm just of the mindset of giving, and getting sporting chances.

    I mean it could have been programmed to open as soon as the spider legs impale the survivor post struggle, or such.
  • DwightsLifeMatters
    DwightsLifeMatters Member Posts: 1,649
    Tbh, u shouldn't have a chance at the first place once ur at dying state. Hopefully devs will push the new endgame idea they mentioned. I really can't stand the hatch game anymore 
  • Fenrir
    Fenrir Member Posts: 533
    Its called deal with it
  • Theluckyboi
    Theluckyboi Member Posts: 1,113

    Hide, wait for it to open, what is exactly the big deal?

  • Gamzello
    Gamzello Member Posts: 828
    I think it’s fine the way it is lmao. 
  • TheCatLady
    TheCatLady Member Posts: 60

    Yeah no complaints about hatch times really. If the killer knows where it is it gives them an opportunity to prevent a hatch escape, though I'm not a big fan of the inevitable hatch standoffs that ensue after the 3rd person dies and the killer finds the hatch before the last survivor does. Personally I love how anxiety inducing those moments between the 3rd person dying and the hatch opening can be if you find it first. Do they know where the hatch is? Will they come straight over if they do? Will they make it? It's kinda fun.

  • will_i_am_14_85
    will_i_am_14_85 Member Posts: 489

    @redsopine01 said:
    Some advice hide around the hatch

    I did this once, I was up against a Pig, turned out the Pig had the Ultra-rare add-on that can see through walls and had NOED, I didn't stand a chance :-P

  • Volfawott
    Volfawott Member Posts: 3,893
    edited December 2018
    AshleyWB said:
    I kinda agree, having to wait for the entire sacrifice animation to end is a little frustrating especially since it takes about 10 seconds or something. 
    If you find the hatch as a crawling survivor I kinda think you deserve it. Killer knew the risk of letting you crawl away. 

    This is the reason why swf dc to instantly open hatch for remaining survivors.

    I don't expect anything to change but a change is due at some point after the next chapter.
    Why. Especially if you know where hatch is it's not a challenge to get to it dying state or not, hell the killer is occupied with the other survivor.

    Honestly I would be totally down for reducing the time if hatch had any other counterplay besides slugging.



  • Arsoul
    Arsoul Member Posts: 320

    You just have to wait till the sacrifice is over, isnt that long or hard to figure out.
    HIDE, dont sit on the hatch, if the killer has BBQ then your just telling the killer were to go!

This discussion has been closed.