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When will AFK killers be removed???

Callahan9116
Callahan9116 Member Posts: 127
in Feedback and Suggestions

I play in Asia, nearly 50% of my soloQ survivor matches are afk killers. This is ridiculous. Its ruining the game over here, and it needs fixed ASAP. Reports feel like the do nothing, and I never see anyone but me on this forum addressing this issue. Why is this such an issue for the devs? Zero accountability, zero updates, zero transparency.

Comments

  • mikewelk
    mikewelk Member Posts: 1,669

    Killers lowering their MMR by doing that are actually irritating. Lowering MMR is what they want and they get it for just leaving their game on and providing a lackluster game experience to survivors. Then, when they finally wake up from their slumber, they will steamroll new players into quitting the game for their own entertainment.

  • fussy
    fussy Member Posts: 1,775

    Asia is such strange region to be fair. I mean, everything that happens there is unlike what happens in other regions. I saw afk killer 2 years ago last time.

  • Iron_Cutlass
    Iron_Cutlass Member Posts: 3,428

    There is already a mechanic where completely AFK Killers will be kicked from a match after 3-5 minutes or so. Unless that feature is currently bugged, or the Killers are not entirely AFK, the mechanic should be kicking AFK Killers and giving them a DC Penalty.

  • Callahan9116
    Callahan9116 Member Posts: 127
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3641215#Comment_3641215

    Its not, they are characters like dr, hillbilly, or blight set up on clickers usually with slowdown perks like storm and deadlock. Waste of time. They all have exclusive cosmetics and high level acounts also.

  • Callahan9116
    Callahan9116 Member Posts: 127
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3641156#Comment_3641156

    Yeah its beyond broken. How hard would it be to look at accounts with. More than 300 hours and flag when they have games where they don't get hits?

  • Skitten56
    Skitten56 Member Posts: 383

    My friend recently got the game and the amount of afk killers at their low MMR has been taking the experience away from them. Bad enough to the point I'm considering doing swf with them even if it takes them into higher MMRs just so they can play and enjoy the game.

    It would be good if BHVR could address this as it would definitely help retain new players.

  • mikewelk
    mikewelk Member Posts: 1,669
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3641222#Comment_3641222

    They can't even implement a replay system because it would apparently mean the entire workforce would have to focus on it and ditch their current projects/designs. I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for that lol.

  • Skillfulstone
    Skillfulstone Member Posts: 818

    While there is technically a mechanic in place to punish AFK Killers (no imputs for too long inflicts a matchmaking penalty if I remember correctly), PC players can simply set up an auto-clicker and go eat or do something else.

    Console players however, even if they are "afk" will still need to manually attack the air from time to time.

    I honestly don't get afk Killers that do it to lower their MMR. If you want to lower your MMR then at least get as much bp as possible but without killing anyone, at least give the Survivors a decent game, Killer MMR works on kills and not hooks.