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Black Lock Keys shouldn't be in the game.

Title. They're just not fun and ruin otherwise fun games.

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  • Doctor_Derek
    Doctor_Derek Member Posts: 93

    can people stay on topic for once. yes killer has some stupid stuff. but the discussion is about the black lock keys.

  • Orion
    Orion Member Posts: 21,675

    @Doctor_Derek said:
    can people stay on topic for once. yes killer has some stupid stuff. but the discussion is about the black lock keys.

    Can you answer my question?

  • Tsulan
    Tsulan Member Posts: 15,095

    What´s the difference between black locks and dark locks btw?

  • Doctor_Derek
    Doctor_Derek Member Posts: 93

    @Orion said:
    Why do you think they ruin games?

    At any time during the match, people can leave. If the killer is doing well and the survivor is like this is lost, they just leave, which ruins the game for the killer (which matters. they are a player in the video game).

    Also if the survivor doesn't think the team they're on is good for whatever reason, can open the lock and ditch them, which is also not good.

    Anything that ends the game prematurely is just bad game design. It abruptly halts the flow of the match in an un-fun way for a lot of the time.

  • Orion
    Orion Member Posts: 21,675

    @Doctor_Derek said:

    @Orion said:
    Why do you think they ruin games?

    At any time during the match, people can leave. If the killer is doing well and the survivor is like this is lost, they just leave, which ruins the game for the killer (which matters. they are a player in the video game).

    Also if the survivor doesn't think the team they're on is good for whatever reason, can open the lock and ditch them, which is also not good.

    Anything that ends the game prematurely is just bad game design. It abruptly halts the flow of the match in an un-fun way for a lot of the time.

    The hatch only spawns when the number of repaired generators exceeds the number of Survivors still in the trial. This means that if the Killer is doing well - let's say two people dead - the Survivors would need to have repaired three generators.

  • GrannyonAcid
    GrannyonAcid Member Posts: 476

    I've never had a team use a key on me before. So I don't really think that this could be that big of an issue. This might happen once every 500 games? I'm not sure on the stats. I think there's just a lot of other things that are busted and actually make an appearance in the game.

  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823
    Orion said:

    @Vietfox said:
    Pink moris and being camped aren't fun either, but you won't see me complaining about them.

    Pretty sure you've complained about both those things, but I'm not completely certain.

    @Orion
    I've said that they are annoying, but never asked to remove them. Feel free to check my comments :wink:
  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823

    can people stay on topic for once. yes killer has some stupid stuff. but the discussion is about the black lock keys.

    Ok, to stay on topic i'll just say that keys will always be there since there are achievements related to that, like 4 people escaping through the hatch.
  • DeadByFlashlight
    DeadByFlashlight Member Posts: 1,642

    @Doctor_Derek said:
    Title. They're just not fun and ruin otherwise fun games.

    You can lobby dodge them if you want :wink:

  • KillJiggy
    KillJiggy Member Posts: 165

    I RARELY have matches where someone actually gets to use their key, and when they do it doesnt upset me lol, Most of the time only one person gets out anyways.

  • Dreamnomad
    Dreamnomad Member Posts: 3,965

    I 100% disagree with original poster. Black keys are fun and make for more exciting games. If anything, there should be more options for survivors to escape. Not less.

  • The_Fallen_Utopia
    The_Fallen_Utopia Member Posts: 441
    I've played for more then 1000 hours and haven't seen someone escape using a key.. the items are unreliable and not really worth making a thread to complain about it. If all 4 escape through the hatch that means the gates were powered and you probably would lose anyway.. if only 1 or 2 escape with it you've still won overall. 
  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823

    @Doctor_Derek said:
    Title. They're just not fun and ruin otherwise fun games.

    You can lobby dodge them if you want :wink:

    @DeadByFlashlight policy:
    Swf? Dodge
    The got a key? Dodge
    I reached rank 5? Derank to have fun
  • RuneStarr
    RuneStarr Member Posts: 850
    edited October 2018

    How do they ruin it though?
    -4 escape via Key? Well the gates are already powered, and you lost since 4 are still alive. It's extremely rare anyways. Unless your build is all end game, it's not really changing a whole lot.
    -3 Escape? Well you got 1k, that's not great but whatever. Survivors managed to get 4 gens done. Sucks, but hey better luck next time.
    -2 Escape? Darn that sucks, but it was probably super tense/exciting for them. You still got a 2k, still a win imo.
    -1 escape? Well, they don't even really need the key in that case... unless it was a quick escape while the other is on the hook. Could be pretty clutch if you're right on top of them and they stumble across it mid-chase. Again, you still won even if it isn't a 4k.

    Keys can provide for exciting and clutch moments as a survivor. It's still pretty rare that they're actually useful. I fail to see how they ruin anything, in any case it's already game over for one side or the other, except the rare instance of 1 escaping via hatch before it's actually opened (someone still alive/in struggle) and again, you still got a 3k so...

  • TheDarkLycan
    TheDarkLycan Member Posts: 435

    @Vietfox said:
    Pink moris and being camped aren't fun either, but you won't see me complaining about them.

    Lets be honest Fox, you would just sleep through the game anyways

  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823

    @Vietfox said:
    Pink moris and being camped aren't fun either, but you won't see me complaining about them.

    Lets be honest Fox, you would just sleep through the game anyways

    @TheDarkLycan
    And i would still get points!!! Nerf Vietfox!
  • TheDarkLycan
    TheDarkLycan Member Posts: 435

    @Vietfox said:
    TheDarkLycan said:

    @Vietfox said:

    Pink moris and being camped aren't fun either, but you won't see me complaining about them.

    Lets be honest Fox, you would just sleep through the game anyways

    @TheDarkLycan
    And i would still get points!!! Nerf Vietfox!

    #WWLFD

  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823

    @Vietfox said:
    TheDarkLycan said:

    @Vietfox said:

    Pink moris and being camped aren't fun either, but you won't see me complaining about them.

    Lets be honest Fox, you would just sleep through the game anyways

    @TheDarkLycan
    And i would still get points!!! Nerf Vietfox!

    #WWLFD

    The hell is #wwlfd ?
  • Orion
    Orion Member Posts: 21,675

    @Vietfox said:
    The hell is #wwlfd ?

    What Would LeatherFace Do?

  • PinkEricka
    PinkEricka Member Posts: 1,042
    edited October 2018

    @Orion said:
    Why do you think they ruin games?

    At any time during the match, people can leave. If the killer is doing well and the survivor is like this is lost, they just leave, which ruins the game for the killer (which matters. they are a player in the video game).

    Also if the survivor doesn't think the team they're on is good for whatever reason, can open the lock and ditch them, which is also not good.

    Anything that ends the game prematurely is just bad game design. It abruptly halts the flow of the match in an un-fun way for a lot of the time.

    @Doctor_Derek Like, @Vietfox said.... the same thing can be said about Ebony Moris.

    At any time during the match, the killer can just down a survivor and end them right on the spot.

    Also if the killer thinks the team they’re up against is good for whatever reason, they can camp, tunnel and mori them or better yet DC which is also not good.

    it’s unfun. I am kindly asking you to not give me the “stay on topic” bs because of contradiction.
  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823
    Orion said:

    @Vietfox said:
    The hell is #wwlfd ?

    What Would LeatherFace Do?

    Thank you @Orion , i was checking on google and couldnt find the answer
  • TheDarkLycan
    TheDarkLycan Member Posts: 435

    shame on you @Vietfox that is the LeatherFace Mafia's new motto

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  • PinkEricka
    PinkEricka Member Posts: 1,042
    edited October 2018

    @PinkEricka said:
    At any time during the match, the killer can just down a survivor and end them right on the spot.

    I love when the SD Jack Off squad storm a thread and complain about things that don't actually exist. There's not one mori in the game that lets' a killer down someone and end them "at any time".

    As for keys, I dunno. I've never encountered enough of them to say that they ruin the game. They may ruin A game but that's not the same thing, you know? It's a one-off random thing that takes a nunber of certain things to fall into place for them to get to use them. It's not like they pop into the match and instantly escape (though if I use survivor logic maybe that's how I should view them). See someone bring a key into a match? Go after em before they can use it.

    @ZombieGenesis I didn’t think I needed to imply that part about the Mori since everyone already knows how mori’s work. No need to overlook.

    I’m just stating facts that’s contradicting to what this guy is complaining about.

    There’s a certain amount of survivors that need to be alive in order the for hatch to spawn, so he would have to at least kill one survivor unless he sucks at killer. He sounds like he’s one of those killers that think they’re entitled to 4K just about every game but I’m not going to peg him in with those types of killers just yet.

    He can just bring FD or like you said, camp and tunnel. I honestly don’t see it as a big deal.
  • PinkEricka
    PinkEricka Member Posts: 1,042
    When you say “SD”, are you referring to @SenzuDuck? Might as well @ him to be more direct.
  • Seanzu
    Seanzu Member Posts: 7,525

    @PinkEricka said:
    When you say “SD”, are you referring to @SenzuDuck? Might as well @ him to be more direct.

    I haven't even commented in this thread, he simply can't keep my name out of his mouth, loooool.

  • PinkEricka
    PinkEricka Member Posts: 1,042
    SenzuDuck said:

    @PinkEricka said:
    When you say “SD”, are you referring to @SenzuDuck? Might as well @ him to be more direct.

    I haven't even commented in this thread, he simply can't keep my name out of his mouth, loooool.

    @SenzuDuck Don’t stress, feel blessed! 💖. I’m honored to be a part of the squad.
  • Seanzu
    Seanzu Member Posts: 7,525

    @PinkEricka said:
    SenzuDuck said:

    @PinkEricka said:

    When you say “SD”, are you referring to @SenzuDuck? Might as well @ him to be more direct.

    I haven't even commented in this thread, he simply can't keep my name out of his mouth, loooool.

    @SenzuDuck Don’t stress, feel blessed! 💖. I’m honored to be a part of the squad.

    It's funny because I've not spoken to a single person from this forum out of the forum, yet you can see they follow each other around upvoting each other malicious comments, where as I get "Lold" despite answering someones question.

  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823
    @PinkEricka
    They mistook @SenzuDuck for me as well, lol.
  • Eninya
    Eninya Member Posts: 1,256

    I'd gladly give up Moris for Dull and Skeleton Keys.

  • PinkEricka
    PinkEricka Member Posts: 1,042
    SenzuDuck said:

    @PinkEricka said:
    SenzuDuck said:

    @PinkEricka said:

    When you say “SD”, are you referring to @SenzuDuck? Might as well @ him to be more direct.

    I haven't even commented in this thread, he simply can't keep my name out of his mouth, loooool.

    @SenzuDuck Don’t stress, feel blessed! 💖. I’m honored to be a part of the squad.

    It's funny because I've not spoken to a single person from this forum out of the forum, yet you can see they follow each other around upvoting each other malicious comments, where as I get "Lold" despite answering someones question.

    @SenzuDuck Oh yeah, lmao. Ive noticed that ever since I joined these forums.

    The “LOL” reaction is a 50/50 friendly laugh or insultingly laugh button.
  • PinkEricka
    PinkEricka Member Posts: 1,042
    Vietfox said:
    @PinkEricka
    They mistook @SenzuDuck for me as well, lol.
    @Vietfox I honestly had the impression that you and @SenzuDuck were friends every time I saw you guys commenting in the same thread.

    You two have the same avatar and talked alike so I figured y’all were buds or something, I don’t blame anyone else who thought the same either. 
  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823
    Vietfox said:
    @PinkEricka
    They mistook @SenzuDuck for me as well, lol.
    @Vietfox I honestly had the impression that you and @SenzuDuck were friends every time I saw you guys commenting in the same thread.

    You two have the same avatar and talked alike so I figured y’all were buds or something, I don’t blame anyone else who thought the same either. 
    Lol @PinkEricka no
    I'm the drunk one and @SenzuDuck is the sober one
  • Seanzu
    Seanzu Member Posts: 7,525

    @Vietfox said:
    PinkEricka said:


    Vietfox said:

    @PinkEricka
    They mistook @SenzuDuck for me as well, lol.

    @Vietfox I honestly had the impression that you and @SenzuDuck were friends every time I saw you guys commenting in the same thread.

    You two have the same avatar and talked alike so I figured y’all were buds or something, I don’t blame anyone else who thought the same either. 

    Lol @PinkEricka no
    I'm the drunk one and @SenzuDuck is the sober one

    Basically, it's fine to attack me, but whenever I get into a conversation with one of "them" they literally all dive in and I have to juggle 3/4 conversations at once.

  • Tsulan
    Tsulan Member Posts: 15,095
    Vietfox said:
    @PinkEricka
    They mistook @SenzuDuck for me as well, lol.
    @Vietfox I honestly had the impression that you and @SenzuDuck were friends every time I saw you guys commenting in the same thread.

    You two have the same avatar and talked alike so I figured y’all were buds or something, I don’t blame anyone else who thought the same either. 
    Usually you can argue with @Vietfox
  • MegaWaffle
    MegaWaffle Member Posts: 4,172

    @Tsulan said:
    What´s the difference between black locks and dark locks btw?

    Racial tension.

  • DeadByFlashlight
    DeadByFlashlight Member Posts: 1,642

    @Vietfox said:
    DeadByFlashlight said:

    @Doctor_Derek said:

    Title. They're just not fun and ruin otherwise fun games.

    You can lobby dodge them if you want :wink:

    @DeadByFlashlight policy:
    Swf? Dodge
    The got a key? Dodge
    I reached rank 5? Derank to have fun

    Yes I dont care anymore

    Personally I dont dodge key, but if OP hates them so much, thats what he can do against them :wink:

  • Tsulan
    Tsulan Member Posts: 15,095

    @Tsulan said:
    What´s the difference between black locks and dark locks btw?

    Racial tension.

    I mean, look at the descriptions of the keys. One opens black locks and the other one dark locks. 
  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823
    Tsulan said:
    Vietfox said:
    @PinkEricka
    They mistook @SenzuDuck for me as well, lol.
    @Vietfox I honestly had the impression that you and @SenzuDuck were friends every time I saw you guys commenting in the same thread.

    You two have the same avatar and talked alike so I figured y’all were buds or something, I don’t blame anyone else who thought the same either. 
    Usually you can argue with @Vietfox
    @Tsulan oh no you can't ^^
  • Visionmaker
    Visionmaker Member Posts: 2,051
    Keys are useless 99% of the time. At best they're good for memes.
    Remove them or not, it won't make a discernable difference.
  • Global
    Global Member Posts: 770

    green key best key

  • thesuicidefox
    thesuicidefox Member Posts: 8,223

    @Doctor_Derek said:
    At any time during the match, people can leave. If the killer is doing well and the survivor is like this is lost, they just leave, which ruins the game for the killer (which matters. they are a player in the video game).

    First they have to do at least 2 gens to even spawn the hatch. Then they have to do +1 gen for each survivor still alive to spawn hatch so they can use the key. Then they need to find the hatch when it isn't open. "Leave at any time" LMAO

    @Doctor_Derek said:
    Also if the survivor doesn't think the team they're on is good for whatever reason, can open the lock and ditch them, which is also not good.

    So then this guy should die because they have really bad teammates? Why should he be obligate to stay and help anyone if he can just escape?

    Either focus on killing the guy with the key first, use Franklin's, or just accept the guy brought a rare item to escape.

    Salty killers man...

  • Dreamnomad
    Dreamnomad Member Posts: 3,965

    @Visionmaker said:
    Keys are useless 99% of the time. At best they're good for memes.

    Remove them or not, it won't make a discernible difference.

    That is exactly why they shouldn't be removed. They are already in the game. Once in a blue moon they get actually used. Why waste any effort changing them? If it's not broke, don't fix it.

  • Oblitiry
    Oblitiry Member Posts: 487
    Well this is certainly a silly thing to complain about.

    Key escapes are way too rare to even complain about.
  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,616

    @Doctor_Derek said:
    Title. They're just not fun and ruin otherwise fun games.

    Opinion thread.
    I enjoy it WAY more than boring (pallet) loops, getting DS'd and then more boring (pallet) loops...per Survivor.

  • xxaggieboyxx
    xxaggieboyxx Member Posts: 498
    Tsulan said:

    What´s the difference between black locks and dark locks btw?

    One is black one is dark