Kill Switch update: We have temporarily Kill Switched the Forgotten Ruins Map due to an issue that causes players to become stuck in place. The Map will remain out of rotation until this is resolved.

http://dbd.game/killswitch

Hallowed Blight is about to make me quit DBD

This is not a hate message to developers or anything of the sort, I would just like to point out some glaring issues I've seen with this recent event update.

I just Alt-F4'd out of a game with three boosting survivors and a boosting killer. This was my fifth game in a row with a boosting killer/survivors, and to be completely honest I'm sick of it. I've reported countless killers and survivors for doing these exact things, and yet over time, it seems that nothing gets done. How did the devs not realize that this entire event would only encourage boosting and poor sportsmanship? I understand the intentions and I respect what they're trying to do with fun, engaging seasonal events, but this was not the way to go about it in my opinion.

These past five games have obviously tilted me and made me extremely angry, seeing as though it has basically made the game unplayable for me. I'm not sure what anybody else has experienced with this update but from what I've seen throughout Discord and these forums it seems like a common issue.

I can confidently say that as a legacy survivor and beta player who has been playing this game for two years now, this is by far the worst event in this game's history, mechanics wise. I appreciate the cosmetics, the theme, and everything surrounding it, but adding the vials has just turned the game into an extremely toxic environment. At the very least, about 50% of my games since the event started have been with boosting killers and survivors.

This makes me question whether the devs think past their concepts, and frankly it has made me lose a lot of respect for this game.

Rant over, thanks.

Comments

  • Kilmeran
    Kilmeran Member Posts: 3,142
    edited October 2018

    @Boss said:
    Ohh, it's just a rant.
    It's over early November, you can hold out. Or just play something else in the meantime.
    Mathieu recommends Civ V.

    I didn't care much for his recommendation. So, instead, I pre-ordered Hide or Die this afternoon before the window closed. We'll see how its Beta goes starting on the 31st.

  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,617

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:
    Ohh, it's just a rant.
    It's over early November, you can hold out. Or just play something else in the meantime.
    Mathieu recommends Civ V.

    I didn't care much for his recommendation. So, instead, I pre-ordered Hide or Die this afternoon before the window closed. We'll see how its Beta goes starting on the 31st.

    Hope for you it'll be better than DeadGarden.

  • Kilmeran
    Kilmeran Member Posts: 3,142

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:
    Ohh, it's just a rant.
    It's over early November, you can hold out. Or just play something else in the meantime.
    Mathieu recommends Civ V.

    I didn't care much for his recommendation. So, instead, I pre-ordered Hide or Die this afternoon before the window closed. We'll see how its Beta goes starting on the 31st.

    Hope for you it'll be better than DeadGarden.

    I never tried that game. And I have no idea if Hide or Die will be good or not. Hell, it might be fantastic, and I just not like it. But I figure: what the hell? I could risk $30 and try that game, or give BHVR $30 for skins.

    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

  • Fenrir
    Fenrir Member Posts: 533
    Bye
  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,617

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

  • Kilmeran
    Kilmeran Member Posts: 3,142
    edited October 2018

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

    What? Hide or Die? If you mean that one, you're probably right. I've been on the fence about that game for months now, but figured a quick Beta would give me a feel for the mechanics and whether or not I'd like it over all.

    In all honesty, if I like it, I will be shocked. It's more than a little Battle Royal in design, and I typically don't care much for BR games.

  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,617
    edited October 2018

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

    What? Hide or Die? If you mean that one, you're probably right. I've been on the fence about that game for months now, but figured a quick Beta would give me a feel for the mechanics and whether or not I'd like it over all.

    In all honesty, if I like it, I will be shocked. It's more than a little Battle Royal in design, and I typically don't care much for BR games.

    Sorry, meant DeadGarden.
    Hide or Die looks interesting to me, but so do at least 10% of all games for me.

  • Kilmeran
    Kilmeran Member Posts: 3,142
    edited October 2018

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

    What? Hide or Die? If you mean that one, you're probably right. I've been on the fence about that game for months now, but figured a quick Beta would give me a feel for the mechanics and whether or not I'd like it over all.

    In all honesty, if I like it, I will be shocked. It's more than a little Battle Royal in design, and I typically don't care much for BR games.

    Sorry, meant DeadGarden.
    Hide or Die looks interesting to me, but so do at least 10% of all games for me.

    Oh, I watched a few Streamers play Deathgarden. Looked at it, said: Yeah, I already get that high-mobility shooter gameplay in Overwatch, complete with objectives, and passed.

    I mean, if I want to run around at high speed, double-jump, and wall-climb while being shot at, I can just play Genji in Overwatch. I don't need a whole new game for that. :p

  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,617

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

    What? Hide or Die? If you mean that one, you're probably right. I've been on the fence about that game for months now, but figured a quick Beta would give me a feel for the mechanics and whether or not I'd like it over all.

    In all honesty, if I like it, I will be shocked. It's more than a little Battle Royal in design, and I typically don't care much for BR games.

    Sorry, meant DeadGarden.
    Hide or Die looks interesting to me, but so do at least 10% of all games for me.

    Oh, I watched a few Streamers play Deathgarden. Looked at it, said: Yeah, I already get that high-mobility shooter gameplay in Overwatch, complete with objectives, and passed.

    I mean, if I want to run around at high speed, double-jump, and wall-climb while being shot at, I can just play Genji in Overwatch. I don't need a whole new game for that. :p

    Huh, i play neither so that's a new way of thinking for me.
    Who knows, those that play Overwatch, which is free, probably didn't want to pay for a version of that game in which the variety is a few guns and skills.

  • Kilmeran
    Kilmeran Member Posts: 3,142
    edited October 2018

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

    What? Hide or Die? If you mean that one, you're probably right. I've been on the fence about that game for months now, but figured a quick Beta would give me a feel for the mechanics and whether or not I'd like it over all.

    In all honesty, if I like it, I will be shocked. It's more than a little Battle Royal in design, and I typically don't care much for BR games.

    Sorry, meant DeadGarden.
    Hide or Die looks interesting to me, but so do at least 10% of all games for me.

    Oh, I watched a few Streamers play Deathgarden. Looked at it, said: Yeah, I already get that high-mobility shooter gameplay in Overwatch, complete with objectives, and passed.

    I mean, if I want to run around at high speed, double-jump, and wall-climb while being shot at, I can just play Genji in Overwatch. I don't need a whole new game for that. :p

    Huh, i play neither so that's a new way of thinking for me.
    Who knows, those that play Overwatch, which is free, probably didn't want to pay for a version of that game in which the variety is a few guns and skills.

    Overwatch costs $40 or $60, depending on which edition you choose to buy. It isn't free.

    https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/family/overwatch

    They run a 50% sale usually once a season (summer, fall, winter, spring), and they did toss it into the October Humble Bundle $12 subscription recently, but the game has an MSRP and always has.

    Paladins, the other hero-shooter, is free. So is TF2.

  • laKUKA
    laKUKA Member Posts: 406

    Its so sad! No more hype for me, this game become boring....very boring...this event broke the gameplay. Killer loby is dead.... maybe i will come back with the new killer....

  • Vampirox
    Vampirox Member Posts: 411

    Can you believe i preordered DeathGarden just fr DBD exclusive -_-

  • Eight
    Eight Member Posts: 513

    @laKUKA said:
    Its so sad! No more hype for me, this game become boring....very boring...this event broke the gameplay. Killer loby is dead.... maybe i will come back with the new killer....

    Don't participate in the event then. Wait a week, it'll all be over. Read a book, get some exercise, watch Vikings, or something.

    So many threads...

  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,617

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

    What? Hide or Die? If you mean that one, you're probably right. I've been on the fence about that game for months now, but figured a quick Beta would give me a feel for the mechanics and whether or not I'd like it over all.

    In all honesty, if I like it, I will be shocked. It's more than a little Battle Royal in design, and I typically don't care much for BR games.

    Sorry, meant DeadGarden.
    Hide or Die looks interesting to me, but so do at least 10% of all games for me.

    Oh, I watched a few Streamers play Deathgarden. Looked at it, said: Yeah, I already get that high-mobility shooter gameplay in Overwatch, complete with objectives, and passed.

    I mean, if I want to run around at high speed, double-jump, and wall-climb while being shot at, I can just play Genji in Overwatch. I don't need a whole new game for that. :p

    Huh, i play neither so that's a new way of thinking for me.
    Who knows, those that play Overwatch, which is free, probably didn't want to pay for a version of that game in which the variety is a few guns and skills.

    Overwatch costs $40 or $60, depending on which edition you choose to buy. It isn't free.

    https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/family/overwatch

    They run a 50% sale usually once a season (summer, fall, winter, spring), and they did toss it into the October Humble Bundle $12 subscription recently, but the game has an MSRP and always has.

    Paladins, the other hero-shooter, is free. So is TF2.

    My bad.

  • WatchBloodRain
    WatchBloodRain Member Posts: 175
    ....so after two years, killers and survivors farming to ensure they get the cosmetics before it ends makes you want to leave after two years?
  • Kilmeran
    Kilmeran Member Posts: 3,142

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:

    @Boss said:

    @Kilmeran said:
    I never tried that game.
    At this stage, I felt better about taking the risk than rewarding BHVR. :p

    You wouldn't wanna have risked it on that game, trust me.

    What? Hide or Die? If you mean that one, you're probably right. I've been on the fence about that game for months now, but figured a quick Beta would give me a feel for the mechanics and whether or not I'd like it over all.

    In all honesty, if I like it, I will be shocked. It's more than a little Battle Royal in design, and I typically don't care much for BR games.

    Sorry, meant DeadGarden.
    Hide or Die looks interesting to me, but so do at least 10% of all games for me.

    Oh, I watched a few Streamers play Deathgarden. Looked at it, said: Yeah, I already get that high-mobility shooter gameplay in Overwatch, complete with objectives, and passed.

    I mean, if I want to run around at high speed, double-jump, and wall-climb while being shot at, I can just play Genji in Overwatch. I don't need a whole new game for that. :p

    Huh, i play neither so that's a new way of thinking for me.
    Who knows, those that play Overwatch, which is free, probably didn't want to pay for a version of that game in which the variety is a few guns and skills.

    Overwatch costs $40 or $60, depending on which edition you choose to buy. It isn't free.

    https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/family/overwatch

    They run a 50% sale usually once a season (summer, fall, winter, spring), and they did toss it into the October Humble Bundle $12 subscription recently, but the game has an MSRP and always has.

    Paladins, the other hero-shooter, is free. So is TF2.

    My bad.

    All good, brother.

    But speaking of Deathgarden, did you see this video the Lead Dev made? Just came out yesterday, I think.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASLfaGiwtRc

  • douggie123
    douggie123 Member Posts: 1,316
    I love the event the only thing I would say is the petals need to be a bit more common in the blood webs but apart from that I have no issues with the event. I wish they could make the harvesting a bit faster for survivors but other than them tiny things I love the event.
  • Peasant
    Peasant Member Posts: 4,104
    I love the event the only thing I would say is the petals need to be a bit more common in the blood webs but apart from that I have no issues with the event. I wish they could make the harvesting a bit faster for survivors but other than them tiny things I love the event.
    I have 51 Petals on Quentin Smith. They are not uncommon.