Are Second Chance Perks & Nerfs - Removing the Horror aspect of Dead by Daylight?

I want to start this discussion of by first stating, this is a survivor horror game. This is the developers intent, and how they classify their game, to their respective audience. It is even the core mechanic of the game loop.

I love this game don’t get me wrong a but let’s call a spade, a spade here, it is unfortunate to see the horror elements fade and wane, as time has progressed with this game. (I have been playing for 4+ years).

Lets start by briefly comparing contemporary competitor in “Friday the 13th” the game.

How it feels when you encounter Jason? A feedback survey of the players said they felt the odds are tremendously stacked in Jason’s favour to kill you, and furthermore they felt THEY should be, in ANY horror franchise. Most players argued it is more than likely a death sentence to encounter him. BUT, this is exactly what they enjoy about the game, it is true to the concept of horror.

The we examine Dead by Daylight, I am not the minority in saying this, but EVERY killer feels like they have been neutered, soft and when encountered they feel more of a hindrance then an actual threat at times.

Each will have their own opinion on this. However, I believe this is due to a combination of under performing killers, with non-lethal powers and/or addons that just lack bite and punch!

This thread is about the second chance perks & killer nerds though so, here we go...

Lets begin with survivor perks that DIRECTLY give the survivors a second chance; soul guard, borrowed time, decisive strike, adrenaline, unbreakable and power struggle. (6x perks)

Then to supplement this there is ways to extend chases, might I add chases that the killer DID win but through the use of secondary second chance perks that DIRECTLY extend chases; dead hard or mettle of man...then the medkits with anti-hemorrhagic syringe 💉 or the stryptic agent (aka borrowed time in a bottle) 

My whole point here is, having this amount of second chance perks detracts much of the horror aspect of the game itself.

Almost every killer is designed in such a way that spoon feeds the survivors with pre-chase information - such as audio cues. Their isn’t even a true stealth killer in the game (say goodbye to jump scares that could of redeemed a small margin of the horror aspect of the game)

Coupled this with over powered survivors & all the developers nerfs to the killers that had fear factor potential.

Pig - RBT have no end game potential & have a minuscule kill rate. Her ambush attack <— is not an ambush attack, it gives an audio cue warning the survivors on charge up.

The Trapper - RNG on his bear traps, most cases you get free in 1-2 attempts. If your injured already, bear traps don’t punish this & put the survivor in the dying state. Lastly, the traps themselves are huge & easily spotted - almost this alone removes the fear of caution.

The Legion - pre-nerf had great fear potential, the deep wound status effect, was a real threat both in a chase and outside of a chase. Now it is completely nerfed, I don’t think anyone has ever went into the dying state as a direct result of the deep wound timer running down post nerf (present state).

I could go on & on about every killer and but I won’t the point has been made clearly.

Should second chance perks for BOTH killer (NOED) & survivors be removed from the game? or what is your opinion on adding the horror back to the franchise?