General Discussions
General Discussions
Why haven't we got a spider in this game yet?
And I mean no charms or other stuff I mean a literal killer that resembles or is a spider. It's such an easy choice for a horrific killer. I hope to live long enough to witness it.
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arachnophobia maybe?
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A lot more difficult to do too. Demogorgon only got added cause Netflix provided the model and rigging, so making a monstrous character was much easier.
Though, considering how far the game has come since then, maybe it's far more plausible now.
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If i remember correctly, BHVR Devs once said they don't want to play with people fobias anymore, as they did with the Clown. So, if a Spider get into the game i believe it will be an anthropomorfic killer rather than a spider in 8 legs.
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And people will try to gatekeep licenses under the pretense that this is a horror game.
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If thatβs the case just consult with someone that specializes in that type of character model or hire a person that can do those kinds of character models. Some other developing company with a polite phone call can surely point BHVR in the right direction to get that kind of person, and just hire them for touch ups when needed if itβs a one off, but I think adding monster varieties like spiders-spider like, monster ish mermaids, prehistoric looking morphed creatures that resemble a cave person, would be a rad move. Imagine the back stories you can come up with for that and the amount of new mechanics you can add and create perks for to boost or counter things. Drenched/shiver comes to mind, youβre cold because they hit ice or water. Itβs fresh new exciting and opens more doors to toy around with. Iβm just getting started and thatβs of the top of my head.
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One of the archives for the Observer has a focus on Spiders and end's with him encountering a Spider creature, which the resolution for is never told to us, just that the Observer survived the encounter. Granted said Spider Creature was sort of a humanoid/spider hybrid, like a spider minotaur, so possibly not going for the exact Spider creature design you would have in mind.
So it's possible one could arrive in the fog, granted there's alot of thing's shown or only mentioneed in the archives that we probably will never see in actual game, but if they did go for one it possibly might be the Spider creature from that archive.
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plague and clown keep being controversial by being so closely tied to phobias that make the game significantly harder to play.
plus, they've already toyed with killers that can slingshot themselves across the map (kaneki, kind of wesker too actually) and slow you down (a good chunk of the zoning roster has hinders, or wesker if you want it as a debuff) so the concepts that would make a spider killer clearly can be translated into other killer concepts.
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Please no, I will die inside if I ever open up a ptb and it's a spider. I can barely handle the spiders in pokemon, don't make me deal with whatever menace a horror game could cook up.
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I have hope in that Macmillan "cocoon" thing revealing a spider killer in the future. In the archives we've seen both kinds: a giant spider and a humanoid one so hopefully we'll get something one day.
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I hope to live long enough to witness it.
You won't, because you will beβ¦
DEAD⦠BY DAYLIGHT!
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i mean we got clown and plague so i think phobias as a reason are out the window.
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I hate this kind of paternalism. It is even more nonsensical in a horror game.
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I've said this before, but I would absolutely love them to add a giant spider killer. I've wanted one adding for years now.
"Last Year"
(the now mostly defunct asymmetrical horror game)had a stunning looking one:
Such cool potential power options too:
- Venom spit for both area denial and infection.
- Web-zip for hinder or reel-in
- Scurry/subterranean ambush
- Placed egg sacs maturing into small spiderlings which roam the immediate area and detect nearby survivors9 -
For what it's worth they also said Chucky didn't fit into DBD and lone behold we got Chucky. Not saying that's definitive, but I wouldn't take their words directly to have any meaning. It's the nature of the business.
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That's the type of good ######### I want in this game.
I seen those cinematic archives. That would be sick if they add those in.
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS IDEA!! And just to clarify I have a spider phobia as well but this is a game and lets face it, Who wouldn't be afraid of a killer hunting them down to brutally hook and kill them. So this idea that it triggers someone's phobia is a load of dung. This game actually desensitizes you, it doesn't make things worse. It's like face your fears and you wont be so afraid anymore. So those who cry need to go play maplestory! Seriously, why is anyone playing a murder game if you can't handle scary creatures coming at you. Its asinine at its finest.
Killers like Aunt Jamima with a lame dog are boring. The clown is funny. The unknown is boring. Twins pathetic. The Knight is lame. Skull Merchant is lame. The rest are okay or cool. I main Michael. A heartless brutal murderer that will stop at nothing to cut your guts out. He's an OG that has given more people in history nightmares then spiders ever will.
I want a badass spider that shoots webs to trap you, instead of down you. And your teammates have to pull you out of the web instead of aid. If they don't then spider can then rip them out of the web to hook them.. UPSIDE DOWN WHILE IN A CACOON!! OMG PLEASE IMPLAMENT THIS! πππ6 -
I mean, the game is dark isn't that bad for Achluophobia's? What about failing to escape the realm or get a 4k, guess that's bad for Atchiphobia and Atelophobia
Chiroptophobia - fear of bats, guess they must hate dracula
Coulrophobia - fear of clowns
Cynophobia - fear of dogs
Chinophobia - fear of snow
Emetrophobia - fear of vomiting
A lot of phobias already exist in the game, it doesn't matter
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Would be really cool.
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They could still do a spider. They can just add some kind of arachnaphobia option like with colourblind mode, that changes the spider into something else visually. Like how world of warcraft changes all spiders into crabs l
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Couldn't agree more on all counts!
It would be an impossible task for BHVR to try to account for every possible phobia or trigger whilst still maintaining full creative & artistic control.
I, conversely, own several tarantulas & spiders, so naturally find them extremely fascinating anyway!
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They are probably aware of how jarring Plague and Clown can be for people with Emetophobia and Coulrophobia, and don't want to repeat themselves with one of the most common fears.
Another reason could be the problematic nature of making a killer that can climb walls (the main reason why the Ghoul cannot go up and down floors with his power).
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Check out Tome 9 Crescendo. It got a lore about Terra Arachna named "Web Of The Abyss".
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the right way to approach including content like a single character out of 40+ available that triggers a βcommonβ phobia such as arachnophobia (and lets be honest, coulro-, emetophobia as well) is to implement a client-sided phobia setting that changes the model(and/or sounds/animations) to something neutral that also doesnt give an advantage over the default/cosmetic ones.
It would not affect other players at all and would male it possible for affected people to play a Game they like where the Phobia isnt even Part of the whole theme (no, comparison to nyctophobia, hemophobia etc po isnt reasonable and really just gatekeeping)
Somehow in these discussions itβs also brought up that βitβs a horror Gameβ which isnt relevant at all. In every other discussion everyone agrees this is only Horror themed game, actual Horror related gameplay stuff is actively not welcome from this community but frowned upon (hide and seek aspect) and people suffering from a phobia isnt comparable to the fear people have while playing a videogame. I donβt even find Spiders scary at all but still want them in this game. Not for the spare factor but the thematic feeling - though it wouldnt hurt me if others can change it on their screen to something more neutral (which can still fit in with the Horror aesthetics)
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killer pls
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It won't happen because the 3 people who play this game but are scared of spiders would cry endlessly on twitter
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