Let's Play A Game: Rework an Underused Perk

We're going to live forever:

nearly anything at all to make it helpful outside of farming, but how about at 4 stacks killer can no longer see your aura. Or gain 2% gate opening speed buff for each token

You can already counter hook camping at the expense of 0 perk slots and a 2-minute window. Survivors like you, who feel like they should be able to unhook in any situation no matter where the killer is or what the killer is doing, are why camping works in the first place.

With this one, do you mean they get 5k extra points on top of what they have already or would this max out at the 8k cap?

I need my bloodpoints.

I have 2 ideas, just because the Demogorgon's perks deserve so much better treatment(and 'cause he's a good boy c:) Mindbreaker and Cruel Limits

Cruel Limits(Rework)- Once a Generator is completely repaired, any Vault Locations and Windows within a 35(40?) meter radius are blocked for 30/35/40 seconds. If there are any dropped pallets within this radius, it will immediately be broken(only 1 pallet per generator). If a generator is done within the block timer, all Windows and Vault Locations within the previous radius will become unblocked. Once all Generators are completed, ALL Windows and Vault Locations are blocked for 1/2/3 seconds(will not break any pallets).

Mindbreaker(Buff)- If a Survivor is repairing a Generator with Repair progression under 55%, they will suffer the Exhausted Status Effect for 10/11/12 seconds.

C: my first time doin one of these, but I'm open to critique.

Forgot to mention, when the previous vaults etc. become unblocked, the new radius blocks new vaults

Deja Vu: The auras of the three gens closest to each other are revealed for 40/50/60 seconds. The repair progress of the gens can be determined by the intensity of their auras. This perk refreshes every time a gen is completed.

Solitarity and Autodidact: They now work with med kits and their add ons (We'll Make It and Botany Knowledge work with med kits so why don't they?)

No One Left Behind: Activates when all generators are completed.

Doesn't Blood Echo kinda do that?

Oh ok, haven't used Blood Echo in a minute. And also, we have similar Cruel Limits ideas- high five! :D

I'd like to add to your idea, good person!

"Upon downing a survivor with any attack, all gens within 40m will explode as if a skill check was failed on them (10%), with an additional regression of 5% (tier 1) / 7% (tier 2) / 10% (tier 3).

Any gens affected by Surge will also be affected by 'Surged Skillchecks' (old Ruin skillchecks) for 30 seconds."

Obviously this perk is in dire need of a buff to its range and regression values, and it needs the cooldown drastically reduced, preferably removed entirely.

However, I find a problem with Surge that I haven't seen many people address is how easily it is for an unseen survivor to just hop back on the affected gen while the killer hooks the downed survivor, and reclaim the measly amount of regression back in barely 10 seconds.

That's where the skill checks come in. Not only would it make regaining that lost progression a little bit harder, it makes sense regarding the concept of the perk. The description for it is as follows:

"Your eerie presence changes the air and interferes with technology".

If not old Ruin skillchecks or Entity arms blocking it, maybe let Overcharge work in conjunction with it. I dunno, I just think it needs an additional effect for AFTER the initial Surge. If they boosted the numbers and removed the cooldown, I'd be perfectly happy. But damn it, this perk has SO much potential, and I'd love to see it get a good bit of attention one day.

Someone on stream said Hex:Ruin should be 200% regression when active and 125% regression when it's gone.

I honestly just want Beast Of Prey to be something you can activate whenever you want, but with a set duration and a cooldown.

Hell, make it only the red light if on-demand undetectable for every killer is too much. It would be a pretty fun perk for tricking people I feel.

Trail of Torment

After kicking a generator gain undetectable for 10/20/30 seconds

no cooldown

*Heroes*

1) Hex:Huntress Lullaby does not appear active until 1 token is accrued.

2) Hex:Devour Hope does not appear active until 1 token is accrued.

3) Cruel Limits blocks vault/windows for 32 meters (up from 24 meters) for up to 30 seconds.

4) Predator holds visual alerts for two additional seconds in addition to allowing scratch marks to spawn closer together. The visual alert cues work for other perks therefore BBQ would now hold for 6 seconds instead of 4s, I'm All ears would hold for up to 8 seconds instead of 6s, etc.

5) Zanshin Tactics could use some kind of boost. Perhaps improving vault speeds 15% or so? Pallet breaking 15% quicker? I'm not sure.

6) Territorial Imperative should have no minimum range gate. I don't know why it does. It still won't be popular after this buff.

7) Hangman's Trick should double the sabo time.

8) Beast of Prey should activate whenever entering a chase to remove red stain, not just waiting for bloodlust. This would make it usable.

9) Hex: The Third Seal does not appear active until it is active on at least 1 target.

10) Blood Echo should take effect when downing a survivor, giving exhaustion and hemorrhage when you are more likely to be switching targets, rather than having to hook someone to activate it.

11) Mad Grit should increase lunge while someone is on your back. This guarantees that body blocking becomes a poor play to make(which survivors should not be incentivized to make in the first place).

12) Tinkerer should give the notification at 80% gen completion instead of 85% gen comp. The reason is because some maps are difficult to traverse like Lery's or just too big like Red Forest. This perk is essentially only for Freddy, Billy, and Demogorgon anyways.

13) Dying Light should incur no additional healing or dehooking bonus for the obsession.

14) Distressing should give a mild haste bonus. 3-5% should be fine. This allows it to be used in addition to Terror Radius perks and makes up for the early warning survivors are getting.

15) Hex:Retribution should be extended to give visibility for 15 seconds.

16) Iron Grasp should be extended from a maximum of 12% to 15% in addition to reducing wiggle struggle.

17) Brutal Strength needs a slight percentage buff. Play testing would decide. I'm not sure what that number looks like.

18) Haunted Grounds should activate one of the unused hexes every 60 seconds (not replacing any unactive hexes used, so an inactive NOED or Devour Hope will not be replaced). The effect is the same, but with more usage than the current HG.

19) Make Your Choice minimum range gate should be reduced to 24 meters. Effect for exposing stays the same.

20) Thanatophobia incurs up to 4% per injured/downed/hooked survivor but doubles for each killed survivor. This makes sense because lore wise it increases the fear of death, doesn't degenerate as you continue to play but improves, and when you get down to one survivor anyways they're not trying to heal or complete gens-they're looking for hatch- so that 24% is a scary number but the last surv isn't trying to pop gens. In duos where two are dead and two are injured they would be looking at 24% uptime and that's fair. Alternatively, rebalance the percentages to reflect that marginal difference it has on healing and the much more potent effect it has on generators.

21) All perks involving obsessions should give you a means to figure out who your obsession is as you're chasing them, not after you squander time chasing the wrong target.

22) Hexes should take slightly longer by default to break.

23) Perks that punish bodyblocking need to be introduced(if not just an outright mechanic). The one slated to release with Pyramid Head is a waste. Bodyblocking is an offensive tactic and should not be used by survivors.

24) Iron Maiden should expose a target for 30 seconds. Possibly more. 15 seconds is nearly useless, particularly if they have a pallet or vault or window or meatshield to bodyblock nearby.

25) A perk needs to be introduced that summons the entity to maim survivors who teabag at exit gates. I would not only reinstall but purchase a DLC for this one item.

Beast of Prey: While you are chasing an Injured Survivor, you are undetectable. Bonus Bloodpoints would remain the same.

Gearhead: After hitting survivors two times, Gearhead activates. Any survivor working on a generator is faced with a skill check. On a good skill check, the generator's aura will glow yellow for 10/15/20 seconds. On a great, nothing happens and the gen won't gain any bonus progress from the great skill check. On a failure, the generator explodes as normal.

Hex: Third Seal and Hex: Lullaby. Add the following text to both perks "The first time the active hex totem associated with this perk is cleansed if there is a dull totem available it becomes active for for this perk." I would even be okay with all progress toward the hex being lost. Lullaby loses tokens and those blinded by third seal are unblinded unless hit again.

It would definitely be overpowered with some hex perks. I specifically picked the underused and less powerful ones to bring them more in line.