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The Rift should include Character Unlocks

Clockwork_Enigma
Clockwork_Enigma Member Posts: 529
in Feedback and Suggestions

The Rift, as much as it's pretty solid right now, should actually include character unlocks for the characters tied to the Rift itself. This is because not everyone will be able to have the Killers or Survivors available to do the challenges, so giving them the option to purchase and earn them on the Rift would give them incentive to get the characters in a way that benefits everyone.

Since there are Rift challenges that require specific characters to be able to complete them or their path, it pains me to know that an entire Compendium cannot be completed by many players simply because of this wall between them and the characters. This would give players another option to get the characters AND get their challenges done, and if possible, non-licensed characters could even be thrust into the normal Deep Rift as incentive for players to grind for them.

If this were a thing, you could even implement it like this:

  • Licensed characters in the Rift are available with purchase from a Premium Rift as soon as you start.
  • Non-Licensed characters in the Rift are available with purchase from a Premium Rift at Level 10.
  • Non-Licensed characters in the Rift are available for free from a normal Deep Rift at Level 85.
  • Characters that are already owned are replaced with 5,000 Iridescent Shards each as an alternative reward to already owning them.
    • If the player owns a Licensed character already, they can earn their respective 5,000 Iridescent Shards at Rift Level 70 on the normal Rift.

This would be to the benefit of just about everyone. Players who want to purchase their favorite characters can get them in a new way, or grind to unlock some of them through natural gameplay, and players would feel more engaged now that they have something big to work towards if they grind for the characters or have the ability to use the characters they've always wanted to get.

I think it'd be a good idea if implemented this way.

Comments

  • kingcarl2012
    kingcarl2012 Member Posts: 1,710
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/362879/the-rift-should-include-character-unlocks

    The rift would just end up going up in price if that were the case, maybe not for characters that can be purchased with shards but licensed character rifts would end up almost doubling in price which would just suck for anyone who already had the characters.

    If they wanna complete those challenges nothing is stopping them from buying those characters

  • Batusalen
    Batusalen Member Posts: 1,410

    For the licensed characters there is nothing to do apart from buying them, but for the IS unlockables ones you could always do those challenges in the future when you get them for free. It won't contribute to the most recent rift, but at least you would get the BP and the pages.

    Also, as far as I saw you can always progress the challenges even if you don't have those characters, but you would have to play both killer and survivor, tho.

  • Ithiria
    Ithiria Member Posts: 236

    I really doubt they'd do this, it's probably a decent driver of sales to say "well, guess its time to buy knight."


    Also I thought rifts always gave alternative routes if you didn't own the character?