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Darken maps but only for survivors

JawsIsTheNextKiller
JawsIsTheNextKiller Member Posts: 3,367
in Feedback and Suggestions

And lighten maps for killers.

Is this acheivable? Would you want there to be a difference?

Survivors complain about the maps not being as atmospheric as they used to be but killers complain when they can't see anything.

It would even make sense in the Lore, the fact that flashlights blind killers and not survivors suggest that they are sensitive to light, as if they see better in the dark.

Comments

  • Rivyn
    Rivyn Member Posts: 3,022

    It's funny, I was thinking along these lines the other day. In slasher movies, the killer can usually see in near pitch darkness. Light and shadow play a part in the suspense. I'm assuming it was be wildly unbalanced in a game like this, but it would be fun.

  • Archimedes5000
    Archimedes5000 Member Posts: 1,620

    Maps in this game are way to bright for a horror game, flashlights are completely useless as a lighting tool, so yeah, maps shoud be way darker.

    (Un)fortunately this game is more focused on gameplay and not horror elements, so dont see that happening.

    Darkening the map only for surviviors could be sort of a solution, but Im afraid survivior mains would start screaming that the game is killer biased, so I dont think its going to happen either.

  • Warcrafter4
    Warcrafter4 Member Posts: 2,917
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/126016/darken-maps-but-only-for-survivors

    So freddy's dream world lighting for killers baseline?

    I can get down with that.

  • Mushwin
    Mushwin Member Posts: 4,606

    I just wonder how they would do this @JawsIsTheNextKiller but then wouldn't survs complay they are seen because the map is lightened for the killer? I wish to see something like in my overcooked game, pitch black but have a few lanterns and spots can see anything! lol

  • Magician
    Magician Member Posts: 75
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/126016/darken-maps-but-only-for-survivors

    I think this would completely ruin the game. The fun of the game to me resides in the ability to hide and to attempt use the various visual and audible clues to try and outsmart other players. The snow map is really bright and the experience suffers quite a bit imo.