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So, whatever happened to that hatch lock thing?

FSB75
FSB75 Member Posts: 474
in General Discussions

I know I could probably look it up...but some people here just know, I'm lazy, and that's easier.

Was it shelved, forgotten, or discarded.

I mean, they had the entire system working, showed it off in a video and everything.

Comments

  • Chaotic_Riddle
    Chaotic_Riddle Member Posts: 1,953

    Do you mean closing the hatch? The devs just didn’t like the way it was making situations for Survivors, though that doesn’t mean they’d forget about it.

  • Gamzello
    Gamzello Member Posts: 828

    They discarded the idea for some reason. I think the reason was because there wouldn’t be any possible chance to escape for survivors or something.

    They confirmed it onto here on the forums while responding to someone a long time ago. I don’t have the exact link but that is what I remember.

    I apologize!

  • Orion
    Orion Member Posts: 21,675

    It was tested and the devs didn't like the result. Basically it just turned the hatch standoff into a generator standoff, which is arguably worse.

  • FSB75
    FSB75 Member Posts: 474

    Thanks for the responses.

    I can see how a killer can set up a gen jockey and prevent the survivor from being able to fix that last gen. Thought they were going ot add a "panic speed boost" to gen repair though.

    Ehh, it was a nice idea.

    Thanks again.

  • Carpemortum
    Carpemortum Member Posts: 4,506
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/409732#Comment_409732

    Unfortunately if they did that, it would make left behind doubly powerful since it would basically be basekit.