The Event is but a symptom to a larger problem

Disclaimer: This post is going to come with some pretty unpopular opinions. If you do not see a problem with things as they are then this post isn't for you. Nor does this post intends so shame any tactics from players on either sides.

But everyone is so focused on the event that I worry that they'll let up once the developers fix it. The event is not the main issue here, Dead by Daylight following trends in modern gaming is. Why does Dead by Daylight need a battle pass?((The Rift)) Why are people tolerating fee to pay mechanics in a game that cost them an entry price? I'd go as far as to say having to purchase certain characters in order to get perks that are pretty damn vital to the game is pay to win. We're so content to shame other players for not playing in ways we like but we don't dare to challenge the developers into to crafting an experience that is dynamic and enriching for both sides. We're fine with being sold solutions to problems they create themselves. That's something we need to stop. Anyways here are the points that interest me:

"The developers need money for this game to stay afloat. They're a small indie company"

Wrong. They've been in the game since 1997. Their first title was Jersey Devil for Playstation One. The microtransactions, the grind, and the likes are a means for these companies to impress their shareholders. Hell many of these companies don't even pay their taxes. They will see more money than we will for our entire lives.

"But Luffy, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY THE COSMETICS!!!"

No developer put microtransactions in their game for you not to purchase them. None of them. These people aren't your buddies, they are a corporation trying to squeeze as much cash out of us as possible. How? There are many means to do so. Some companies use FOMO to exploit their customers, this is basically the fear of missing out. Some use skins, this is a popular method used by Epic Games with Fornite. So imagine you're a kid right? You are playing a default character while you're surrounded by the cooler kids with the better skins that they paid with their parents' money. The haves and have nots. There's another tactic of making purchases confusing for customers, this is a popular one I've seen often in my line of work. They're either elderly people or former addicts who are desperately trying to turn to a new hobby only to be exploited. These addicts gain a new addictions in the form of loot boxes, microtransactions, and etc. I've seen horror stories where they spend thousand of dollars. If they aren't exploiting weaknesses, making you feel like you are missing out, or making you feel like a peasant there's nagging and annoying you when you're trying to play the game in peace. God, I hate the Rift so much. I can't even count how many times I accidentally click on the little thing on the right. Don't even get me started on how the mentally ill are exploited too.

"You could just work to get the skins."

See most fee to pay games will see their customers work what is pretty much a part time job in order to earn a fancy costume or in this case a character that will grant that player an advantage. According to my research, it takes around 70 hours? I'm hoping someone smarter than me will bring clarity to this. I don't know about you, but that's far too much for people who have to work, have families, and other obligations, so what do they have you do? Just pay to bypass all of that crap. It's maybe 50 shards per level? To make matters worse we don't even have crossprogression yet. So you either going to get on the grind or purchase the DLC again.

"Just purchase them with shards from the Shrine of Secrets"

Lets me start by saying that I want to be as nuanced and charitable as possible here, but no. I understand that the game has to be balanced, there are decisions the team has to make that are unpopular even someone like me gets that but what I don't like are selling solutions to the problems the developers themselves cause. Gen times were going too fast? How about slow progression perks? Survivors have an issue with tunneling or camping? How about characters like Ash who allows you to take another hit then we nerf him later on? Who thought MOM was a good idea? If I were a survivor, I'd be steaming. Even that one of DS didn't interest me, especially not to the point of celebrating. I know in an action horror game a perk of this nature would make sense, but that only works if the killer is an imposing force. Like how knives will save your butt in Friday the 13th: The Game. A Leatherface putting most of your team in the basement while you must brave the jaws of death to rescue them sounds awesome, it's just like the movies in that regard! Especially if they're using Insidious. Those Leatherfaces are my favorite to play against. But in execution it falls flat. Dynamic tools should be built into the game in order to maintain the feel of cat and mouse. If you want to have perks be the solution then at least do something cool like having Sabotage cut down a player on a hook, the hook could still be stuck inside of their body thus causing the bleeding status effect and it'll take another player to remove it, could be an interesting counter against camping while not screwing over the killer and still maintain some form of horror. Give killers more tools to work with that allows for creative play and freedom. You're going to force killers to be responsible for the survivors' fun then at least built new game modes within the killers. Hell, have The Pig have extra "games" survivors could play or give the Trapper more dynamic and interesting traps to play with. Or put your chapters on hold to get rid of bugs and glitches, then focus on balance. We should not be sold a solution in the form of perks, perks should be the extra spice during matches.

So this brings me to my next point...Dead by Daylight should be free. I could probably forgive all of the bull crap if it was. Then it'd be just like all of the other free to play games with stuff you could buy. There was never any need for a pass in this game, even Fornite whom I used as a bad example is free. And the events that come with the game are...weird but engaging. Dead by Daylight has so much potential to do the same thing but the developers refused to. Some of us have been discussing this for years only to be shunned now players are seeing how bad things can get. We shouldn't let up because we love the game nor should we let up after they fix the event. Things need to change. I'm willing to wager the rivalry between killers and survivors could be fun if the initial problems were fixed. A rivalry between two sides are awesome in gaming, it's the reason I loved DC Universe Online when I did. Don't even get me started on the crappy reporting system, how much racism and harassment players have to endure before Behavior concern themselves with the safety of their community?

Anyways that's my rant, I apologize if it's a novel. But I've been wanting to make this post for a while. Regardless of our position we're all here cause we like Dead by Daylight.

TLDR: We shouldn't be content with being sold solutions to screw ups the developers cause nor should we excuse live service BS in our games. It isn't innocuous, it actually harms people who are vulnerable. INB4 this is moved to feedback