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Since they're employing Anti-Tunneling, I Thought This Perk concept Deserves a Chance

TWiXT
TWiXT Member Posts: 2,152
edited August 2025 in General Discussions

I Honestly came up with this perk a long time ago to encourage/reward killers for going for hooks vs kills, to encourage less tunneling. Since the devs are now Forcing this playstyle on killer Players, I felt this perk will fit right in with the next patch. Anyone else agree that this should be in the game?

Scourge Hook: Empathic Agony

The Agony of facing ones mortality takes it's toll on your victims, crippling their ability to press on.

At the start of the Trial, 4 Random Hooks are changed into Scourge Hooks:

The Auras of scourge hooks are revealed to you in White.

Each time a Survivor is hooked on a Scourge Hook, the following effects apply:

Scourge Hook: Empathic Agony Gains 1 token, and for every 4/3/2 Tokens gained all survivors suffer from a persisting Status Effect for the remainder of the trial. (maximum of 8 tokens)

2 tokens: All survivors suffer Hemorrhage when injured.

4 tokens: All survivors suffer Blindness.

6 tokens: All survivors suffer Oblivious.

8 tokens: All survivors suffer Exposed.

All Tokens and Status Effects are Lost if you Hook the same survivor Twice in a row on any hook.

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