My Thoughts of The Next Chapter update of 2025
I'm not gonna Sugar Coat this. This will be my over all Thoughts and feelings of how I feel as a DBD fan who's Been playing this game sense Venga Released. This is gonna be a rant morely so I have to say you have been Warned that im starting from how i started the game to show where i started to where i am now.
Over All I'm not happy rn how the games going. When I first started playing the game I had alot of fun. I played both sides and fell for the killer side because honestly the survivor side was boring to me to play as. I was a full on Trapper Main when I had no other killer to play as until much later.
I've jumped to Killer to Killer trying to figure out who I wanted to be my first P100. I thought Trapper but I wasn't feeling him even though hes P8 rn. I liked Ghost Face but Eventually I stopped playing him as well when he reached P6. I met Demogorgon and I love him to this day and have him at P6 and on the waiting list for my next P100
Xenomorph is also on the waiting list just don't know where to place him yet until then he's P6 rn
Then I met The Unknown. I love this Killer so much. Not only for his Design but Morely his gameplay. He's going to be my first P100 and he's at P13 my highest Leveled Killer in my Killer Pool
And that's when The Ghoul Came out and started the dumb Go Next Epidemic and I lost most of my Skill because Survivors where just killing themselves on hook so I couldn't try. And when the Go Next Pervention System came out is where my Over all Skill went to a halt. The game was 100% harder the game was fun just Harder.
I started losing love for the game when My Builds I worked hard to make for myself got nerfed left from right and I couldn't find my Playstyle for how I wanted to play and now I'm completely lost on how I want to play because with the Coming updates coming soon which they concern me entirely. Which if these goes through I might have to start playing S Tier Killers or start thinking of retirement from the game. Which I don't want but I am starting to lose passion for the game for how fast Gens Pop and how Killers Keep getting Gutted from the Killers to there Perks. My concern is if they removed the ability to tunnel, Camp and Slug then there's really no way for the killer to form pressure they need to get Kill or at least catch up.
The game over All feels Like the Killer side is being pushed Away Slowly and I know I'm not the only one that feels this way even if it's not the Devs intentions.
So I may hang this game up next patch and be Done.
Fill free to Give ur own options this is a no Judgement free Zone. Because I am only saying how I feel and I want others to say how they feel because I'm sure Survivors and Killers are all feeling the same way even if it's from a different prospective
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If you only started playing from the Vecna release then I can understand why you'd feel that way. Fact is, both sides (including the big survivor nerf that was update 6.1) undergo changes in this game as the devs attempt to break new metas and bring variety. Live service games are frequently updated and go through changes. It's just what they do. You dont have to agree with every change (you'll notice we all can have very strong opinions on them) but changes are inevitable in this game. You either adapt or you don't. Not much else you can do.
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As someone with about 6 p100s, i can admit the game goes uphill and downhill all the time, the last big downhill for most players was skull merchant chapter, i personally really liked her but it was the first universally hated killer among the whole community. After several changes and a nuke nerf, shes not so hated anymore but the next big downhill hit with kaneki, and it was much worse as hes 10x more popular and twice as strong. The go next prevention and anti hiding stuff i barely noticed compared to all the tunnel bunnies lol but im sure the game will go back uphill at somepoint. Maybe the new anti tunnel/slug mechanics will give killers better incentives and bonuses for not using those tactics allowing for more fun on both sides, but thats wishful thinking
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I think everyone who plays this game hits a wall like this eventually, where they feel like they've plateaued and can't rinse any more fun out of the game. You either find a way through that and continue to find enjoyment or you take an extended break that sometimes turns into a permanent one.
It's best never to get too attached or too reliant on certain perks or play styles. When I first started playing my main Legion a few years back, I used to heavily rely on defending a 3 gen to get my kills. This attritional strategy of grinding out a win probably wasn't all that fun for Survivors but it was how I liked to play until BHVR nerfed 3 genning. So I had to change up my play style to be more chase orientated, even though before their recent buffs Legion was a terrible Killer for this. But what I learned pressuring gens and figuring out where Survivors might be in my 3 genning days, I still apply in my games today. And I can still fall back to defending a 3 gen whenever it makes sense to do so, though not with as much success as before. On the Survivor side, I used to run MFT before the nerf and never used to touch exhaustion perks (back then it could not be used while exhausted). Now I run Sprint Burst instead and I've never looked back. If they nerf Sprint Burst, then I'll probably move on to Overcome or Smash Hit.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that all the things you've learned so far don't disappear because the game has moved in a different direction. You've still got the core skills that you've developed, you just need to adapt your builds, add-ons, play style and maybe even your preferred Killers. It also helps a lot to decide before the game begins that you don't really care what the outcome will be. Or to have one or two smaller goals in mind that you want to achieve (maybe that's getting value from a weird build or completing a challenge, that's up to you). I Plot Twisted in a bush in chase with a Nurse the other day and lost her (until a lore accurate Taurie gave me up). I still escaped but even if I hadn't, that would have been enough of a "win" for me.
All of this is easier said than done, but it's how I'm trying to approach the game these days.
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Unfortunately, my friend, I think every player here will, sooner or later, encounter a situation where the game's changes will negatively affect their experience.
I've lost count of how many happened to me: Freddy's rework and nerf, The Realm Beyond, Skull Merchant's nerfs, countless perk changes, and the list goes on. There are some changes that you can adapt to, and others that you cannot, but know that you are not alone here.
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Clown's upcoming nerf is a step too far for me.
Upgrade to his yellow bottles is a joke. Who uses them other than occasionally in a means to catch up or cross the map.
Nerf to his purple bottles make him pointless to play.
Totally destroyed the fun.
As usual a killer neft nobody asked for.
I shudder to think what's going to happen when new anti camp tunnelling and slugging comes in.
M1 killer pick rate will drop to unheard of levels.
Devs are listening to survivors who want an easy game. What these whinging survivors don't understand is an easy game becomes a boring gen simulator.
Or be prepared to face top tirer killers every game.
Nerfs and updates are required but the devs are clueless and nerf the wrong things on both sides.
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'Venga' release. 🤫
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