A solution to Hyperfocus and Stakeout
The Hyperfocus Stakeout combo has gone practically untouched for years, and is completely broken. And yet, I have one simple fix: make it so Stakeout can’t activate Great Skill Check perks.
That’s it.
sure, it’s a slight nerf to some other builds, but it gets rid of a massive problem.
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The combo does not really need a solution, it is not like it is too good. They are also not the most popular Perks with being the 29th and 32nd most used Perk (according to nightlight). And honestly, with people complaining about Diminishing Returns killing off Build variety, killing off another Build does not really seem reasonable.
IMO the Perk Combo is too situational anyway, sure you will have infinite Stake Out Stacks when you go against a 40m TR Killer on a smallish map, but you will not really get that much if you are on a bigger map against a 32m TR Killer, let alone a Stealth Killer. On the other hand, the Metaperks for Survivor grant value more consistent and are used more often because of that.
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seriously? No need for a solution? This combo can do gens in about a minute, and give you enough room for Sprint Burst and Vigil, which are also ridiculous.
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Without stakeout it could still be done in the same time, you're just now limiting the playerbase who has access to it to the small percent who can consistently hit great checks at the heightened speed.
The issue is Hyperfocus, a perk that goes from trash to S Tier depending on a player's reflexes/muscle memory. Stakeout is the only thing that evens it out across the playerbase.
If they wanted to nerf Stakeout, which I think isn't really necessary, something like a 25% reduction in the frequency of skill checks would make more sense over completely gutting the perk.
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