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Request to adjust a specific billboard image due to visual discomfort

wishlamp
wishlamp Unconfirmed, Applicant Posts: 1
edited October 30 in 10.3.0 PTB Feedback

I would like to leave feedback regarding specific design elements within the newly introduced Shopping Mall map in the current PTB.

Due to forum permission limits, I am unable to attach screenshots, but I can specify the details. On the second floor near the fountain area of the new map, there is a billboard that displays what looks like a perfume advertisement ("PARFUM / Essence of Freshness") featuring a woman's face. Additionally, this issue also applies to another billboard for "HARTSHORNE MALL" (END OF SEASON SALE) located elsewhere on the map.

During the trial/corruption phase, these specific advertisements become highly distorted. While horror elements are expected in Dead by Daylight, these distorted versions go beyond being "scary" and trigger intense visual discomfort.

The pattern of the holes and the heavily distorted facial features on both billboards strongly trigger symptoms akin to trypophobia (fear of repetitive patterns or holes), causing a physiological reaction such as goosebumps and extreme aversion. While other posters in the map are manageable, these particular billboard images are deeply unsettling and actively hinder the gameplay experience in a negative way.

I kindly request the development team to consider slightly modifying or adjusting these specific distorted images to avoid triggering severe visual disgust and phobias for players.

Thank you for your hard work and for listening to the community's feedback.

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Comments

  • NotGabriel
    NotGabriel Member Posts: 36

    I would hope that they can add a toggle for it because I find the art to be very impressive, but I can also empathize with those who get phobia triggers.

  • Mooks
    Mooks Member Posts: 15,470

    hm. Well.

    This Community is kinda against any phobia modes and the devs (well, one dev, Cote) affirmed that stance and said they wouldnt implement an arachnophobia mode if they ever added a Spider based killer. With the Argument that this is a Horror game and This supposed to be scary, so admitting to not even udnerstand phobias to begin with.

    Funnily enough, the new Gore Filter is also kinda directly opposing this stance and in the same vain they could easily implement phobia modes that wouldnt give any unfair advantages to those that use it…