What is the game's biggest issue, right now?

While I see many important issue being discussed frequently on the forums (all of which are valid) I feel there is one topic I rarely, if at all, see discussed.

I'm going to say the biggest issue with this game right now (from my viewpoint) is the miscommunication between Developers and community. One of the biggest things I see on this forums (aside from survivor vs killer toxic posts) are casual players vs competitive players. Because DBD seems to have no clear indication of what is considered a "win" and yet has only a ranked mode it creates a very awkward divide between these two core groups of players. Each views the game under a different light and has a mindset of balance that benefits their version of the game.

I understand that everyone can have their own personal "win" condition (like having fun or getting at least one kill) but a clear definition of an end goal is essential in a game that pits people against one another. If the game has a clear picture of a more casual goal of counting a win based on bloodpoints earned then people are less likely to feel frustrated by not getting kills/escapes. If the goal is more competitive and its "pips/rank" that define a win then casual players can accept not getting to higher ranks if they wish to simply have fun (or if there was a casual mode without ranks). Without this definition it leaves an odd game of tug of war with both player types fighting over what the game needs to better fulfill their preferred version.

Maybe I'm just rambling on but this to me is a core issue I don't see many people talking about directly and yet I think it would do wonders for player mindset if it was properly addressed. If the Developers plant that flag down and say "This is what we want from DBD" then all players can tailor ideas towards reaching that flag rather than fighting with one another to build their own goals.

ragequitting.

the other issues are balancing problems that can be fixed, but rgequitting will probaply never stop.

DC penalities are a good start, yet they'll just lead to hook suicides.

the problem here is, that a ragequitter ruins the entire game for everyone he is playing with. the survivors lose a player early on and both sides miss out on tons of potential BPs and Emblem points (the killer more than survivors though).

its in the players heads, its extremely toxic behavior and it throws a bad light on those who DC due to legit reasons (no, facecamping / tunneling are NOT a valid reason! im talking about cheaters, exploiters, gamebreaking bugs, a legit connection loss, etc. - not a hurt ego.)

Definitely. I had a match earlier where 2 people DC'd within the first 30 seconds for no reason

I meant that casual players shouldn't want to win, they should want to have fun. A question I have is: "why isn't it fun?"

That is a point I had hoped to hit on. The casual mindset of just having "fun" causes difficulty when the game only has a ranked mode. You may be playing for fun but the other three/two/one teammate you have is playing competitive. Now not only are you fighting to get that pip against the killer but also your teammates who are not helping you work towards an optimal outcome.

Then you have the other side, where you as a casual player simply want to have fun but you have players who are being "tray hard" and things become sort of stale for you. Maybe a teammate DCed yet the killer is still going for their pip (now even harder to get thanks to DC) and you feel the game is being taken way to seriously.

By forcing everyone into a single game mode these two playstyle clash against one another and often lead to a diminished experience. If you had a casual mode and a ranked mode then the people playing in both would mostly share a single goal. Casual people playing in ranked are either never going to get far or are going to all pretty much be focused on getting optimal matches with the understanding this is competitive. Ranked players kicking around in causal are most likely trying gimmick builds or taking a stress break.

I understand there will always be the players who have nothing better to do than ruin the experience of others but I still think this helps funnel everyone into a collective goal.

On the other scale if BHVR came out and said "Hey we want DBD to simply be a casual game of cat vs mouse with horror elements" then competitive players won't be as confused when they add questionable perks or change ones like Ruin that existed for a competitive means, because the Devs have clearly outlined what they want from the game.

Edit: Heading to bed so I likely won't have another response ready. Either way this is just my mindset and my ramblings. Enjoy your day!

Dedicated servers.

The survivor perks that are both hidden until used, and remove a lot of the killer's pressure when used. This is mostly DS, but also Unbreakable. Losing a hook or some pressure because that specific survivor had one perk feels awful, and when it happens multiple times per game throughout multiple games, it sucks the fun out of the game. I spend every single game trying to work around DS and it's ######### annoying. I'd play much more killer if I didn't have to worry about that all the time.

Killers complain about too much risk. The problem is, killer should be less relaxing than survivor otherwise the 80/20 ratio would be impossible to maintain.

Bugs, console framerate and dedicated servers

yeah yeah sorry but your statistics which are saying that self care is what was it ? most used perk ? give me a break thanks...

everyone knows DS, BT, DH/SB is survivor combo for years so stop lying thanks..

Not biased at all...

Clarify, thanks

So many worthless killer addons that needs to be reworked. And killers that needs buffing.

Also I got Pig, Shape, Nightmare a long time ago, so why does the bloodweb still have offerings to try them out? They can't be avoided sometimes. We should be able to trade them for other random red addons, or get our BPs back.