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Boon Shadow Step

catfam05
catfam05 Member Posts: 17
in Feedback and Suggestions

The boon should hide foot steps from Xeno. It hides scratch marks but what is the point if Xeno is in tunnel and can see your foot steps?

Comments

  • Seraphor
    Seraphor Member Posts: 9,436

    I think they generally want to move away from perks and items that specifically counter killer powers. That's why blinding no longer effects Wraith/Nurse/Artist etc.

    So I don't think simply hiding scratchmarks should also affect a killers power like this.

    However, this isn't universal yet, for example Calm Spirit still counters screaming from The Doctors power.

    So I could see that effects which suppress footsteps could result in Xeno not seeing footsteps in tunnels. So Ripley's perk for sure. But unless Boon: Shadowstep gains this ability too, I don't see why simply hiding scratchmarks should do the same.

  • Devil_hit11
    Devil_hit11 Member Posts: 9,513

    hiding footsteps is kinda like hiding killer instinct. killer instinct is one of those mechanics that they specific invented to not be countered.

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3532477#Comment_3532477

    pinhead chains and fixated/self-aware, clown/freddy vs vigil hindered. nemesis zombies and flashlight. I think trapper traps and hag trap still work with map item? there is definitely some interaction remaining. I think whole goal of these interaction is supposedly to increase perk variety but since survivor do not know when they are going against these killers, it becomes more like novelty. killer gets frustrated that their power is ineffective and survivor just got lucky with their perk load out.

  • Crowman
    Crowman Member Posts: 10,100

    If you want to hide your footsteps, hold a turret.

    Perks should not just make you immune to a killer's power.