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Survivor - Whistling Mechanic

ble3kaudio
ble3kaudio Member Posts: 101
edited July 2020 in Feedback and Suggestions

Was thinking it might be (or might not be!) a cool idea to add a survivor whistling mechanic to the game. So you could essentially let out a little whistle where other players near you (survivor or killer) could hear your whistle (maybe the same loudness as a flashlight click - so it's only very local to the players). That way, it gives solo cue survivors another way to communicate with each other while but also has the drawback of being able to be heard by the killer. I don't know if this would be a good or bad addition to the gameplay, but I thought the idea worthwhile to share. If anyone else has other similar suggestions or ideas, would love to hear feedback.

Taking it one or two steps further, if the implementation works, you could even have different unique whistles depending on which survivor you pick. Or probably even better, just make a bunch, stick them in the store, and monetize them. I'd happily buy the ones I fancy'd. Win for dev team, win for community. And going EVEN FURTHER, could have little emote/triggerable voice lines unique to characters... Claudette whispers, "hey, over here...." etc.

Also, you could then add a killer perk based off of this new mechanic. Something along the lines of get a notification if a survivor whistles within a 32m radius of you with a 60 second cool down.

Just some thoughts!

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Comments

  • RNG_is_fun
    RNG_is_fun Member Posts: 13

    I feel that the hand gestures are enough for solo queue communication. This just seems like BM.

  • ble3kaudio
    ble3kaudio Member Posts: 101
    edited July 2020
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1481104#Comment_1481104

    Well with the audio cue, you could grab the attention of oblivious survivors who are not looking back, or make sound from behind a wall or bush. There are many instances where a small audio cue can catch the attention of a teammate. How many times has a flashlight caught your attention behind a wall when needed? It's much, much more versatile than pointing or beckoning (also, those both communicate different things than a whistle). Additionally, if you wanted to draw the attention of the killer, you could do that as well.

    Also, you could BM anything. Notification spams, flash light clicks, teabags.... BMing is exclusive to the attitude, not the mechanic.

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