Balancing By Addressing DBD Fundamentals

Right now I don't think anyone will disagree that there are massive issues with the balance in the game. There are some players who enjoy this imbalance, but that doesn't change its existence. These issues are present through all ranks and while not easy to address, they can be addressed, not by adding new perks or abilities, but by attending to the two fundamental problems.

1. Generator Speed: Between Repair Speed perks like Prove Thyself, the bonus from Toolboxes, and the simple fact that two survivors can easily complete a generator in under a minute without any boons, I think we can all agree that Generators are currently much too easy to do.
2. Killer Efficacy: Right now the discrepancy between Killers is vast because the ultimate factor of whether or not a Killer can succeed is not based on the Killer's Power but is instead based entirely on their ability to pressure Survivors off of Generators, and some Killers (Spirit, Nurse, Doctor, Nightmare) are simply better at this than others (Leatherface, Plague, Demogorgon, etc...)

I will present solutions to both of these, although I'm sure this will experience massive pushback from the Survivor side because it will certainly make the game more difficult for that side. Frankly, though, and this is speaking as someone who plays survivor, it is far too easy to meet the Survivor-side objectives of the game when compared to the difficulty of meeting the Killer-side objectives. I honestly think these changes will be far more dynamic and more fun to play.

1. Generator Speed Fix: Two changes can be made here, I will first summarise then go into detail. First is to make repairing the generator a two-stage endeavor. Second is to change the nature of coop repair.
   1. First off, this will not change the TIME required to repair a Generator, the time remains the same. The two-stage Generator repair will begin with all Generators covered in a 'Corrupt Intervention'-like visual effect. The Survivors have to pull the Entity's claws from the Generator and this will consist of the first 50% of the Generator's progress. If the Survivors stop working on that Generator, the claws will begin to regain purchase on the Generator, slowly reversing progress as if it were in Damaged state. As a point of order: Once a Generator is past the fifty percent point, it cannot be seized by the Entity again during that game (barring potential effects of perks).
      1. This will have the dual effect of providing a new mechanic to play off of with perks that I will suggest near the end of this, and give slower or less pressuring Killers a more even playing field because it gives them a Hex: Ruin-like effect by default, albeit a very slow one.
   2. The change to coop repair should increase the likelihood of Skill Checks, and very slightly reduce the size of Skill Checks, based on number of Survivors working on the Generator, but eliminate the possibility of Great skill checks. This represents the fact that you are working with someone but you're both doing different things and you have to work around one another. (Obviously this could be mitigated by Perks like Technician or Stake-Out).
      1. This change will slightly mitigate the vast advantage that Survivors get from coop repair, highlight the strength of underused Survivor perks, and make the actual 'Repair' goal something the Survivor player has to pay more attention to. It will also give more blood points if you're working coop by dint of there being more skill checks.
2. Killer Efficacy: Once again, two changes can be made here, I will summarise and then go into detail. The first is to add an effect to the Heartbeat to allow creation of light map pressure regardless of Killer choice. The second is to alter a number of perks to synergise with the Generator Speed Fix changes that will allow lower-pressure Killers to take advantage of their power more effectively.
   1. Right now, the Heartbeat only serves to alert Survivors to the Killer's presence. In the very low ranks this can act as a deterrent, but Survivor players quickly learn to simply ignore the Killer unless they themselves are being chased. The change should add the effect of Unnerving Presence automatically to all Killer Heartbeats, creating a native penalty to working on Generators right in front of the Killer.
      1. This, combined with the change to Skill Checks on coop work, will encourage Survivors to respect the Killer's presence, while being true to the 'fear and terror' theme a Killer should inspire. Talented Survivor Players can still make progress on their Generators, but it does increase the risk, as it should.
   2. Several Perks will need to be changed to synergise with the Speed Fix, most obviously: Corrupt Intervention, Thrilling Tremors, Dead Man's Switch, and Unnerving Presence.
      1. Corrupt Intervention: 2/3/4 random Generators on the Map are cursed with the Entity's grip. The entity maintains its grip on the cursed Generators even after the Second Stage repair point is reached, and progress will regress regardless of the Generator's repair level.
      2. Thrilling Tremors: When a Killer picks up a Survivor, any Generators on the map that are in the Second Stage which are not being worked on are grabbed by the Entity, adding 6/12/18 seconds of 'First Stage' progress to that Generator.
      3. Dead Man's Switch: After Hooking the Obsession, Dead Man's Switch activates for the next 35/40/45 seconds. While activated, any survivor that stops repairing a generator before it is fully repaired causes The Entity to strike the Generator regressing 10%/15%/20% Progress and causing a Generator Explosion.
      4. Unnerving Presence: While in the Killers Terror Radius, Good Skill Checks regress the Generator by 0.5%, Great Skill Checks do nothing.

I'm sure these suggestions will experience massive blowback from the Survivor-main community with Dead by Daylight. To them I will say this: Bear in mind that none of these changes alter the amount of time needed to complete a Generator. There are plenty of games where Generators are completed within minutes of the game's start. All these changes really do is create more moving parts for the Killer side to interact with. If the Killer is not tactical and careful, these changes will do nothing for them.

As an aside, I also wish to advocate for the total removal of Moris. I do not believe that Moris serve to encourage any kind of gameplay, it simply hamstrings the fun of the game by encouraging tunneling and camping behaviour which is counter to how a Killer should be effectively played. I think the only time a Mori should be available is once all Five Stacks of Devour Hope are acquired, as that requires work and gameplay, and it should be available to use on the final Survivor as per the Cypress Mori, that way it's just a fun reward for a 4k that the Killer would have gotten anyway.