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Object of Obsession is on Life Support

NMCKE
NMCKE Member Posts: 8,243
The perk is almost dead, like the only time that you would use it is if you are combining it with Sole Survivor or going for a 5 generator run. Please developers, consider the following ideas for supporting this perk.

Quality of Life Change


Can you developers add a easy condition to trigger the perk instead of looking in the killer's direction? Maybe when you are crouching and looking in the killer's direction within X meters, each other's auras are revealed to one and another? Additionally can we make it where the perk only gets disabled when in a chase instead of being in the killer's terror radius?

It's just so annoying when you have to look at a wall for you to avoid giving away your location.

Object of Obsession Buff

A supernatural bond with the Entity links you and the killer. Whenever you're crouching and looking in the direction of the killer within a 48/60/72 meters from you, reveal each other's auras to one and another. Object of Obsession is disabled whenever you are in a chase. Whenever you're looking in the direction of a survivor within a 24/36/48 meters from you, reveal each other's auras to one and another.

I know this is a lot and would probably make bond even more worse but this perk has draw backs unlike bond. If you ONLY use it for seeing your teammates, only one survivor can be revealed at a time, not multiple and you're the obsession for using this perk.

Overall, I like this idea of Object of Obsession since it's more dynamic. Hopefully the developers will give this idea a chance.

(Mod, feel free to move this to the balance discussions. I thought that this thread was selected to be posted there.)

Comments

  • CoolAKn
    CoolAKn Member Posts: 677
    edited October 2018

    I actually like the perk as it is, though I could suggest some changes to both Object of Obsession and Sole Survivor. The changes would retain their respective benefits, but changes how they are executed.

    The name would be changed to something like Aura Link, Spirit Link, Deep Connection, whatever.

    **Activate-able perk
    A supernatural bond links you to the Killer. If you are standing still, your link will reveal your Auras to each other.

    • Press the Activate Ability button while standing still to reveal your auras for 5 seconds.
    • This effect applies only if you are outside of the Killer's Terror Radius.

    As the Killer's Obsession, this effect applies to a maximum range of 80 metres. Otherwise, it applies to a maximum range of 64 metres. Has a cool down of 30/25/20 seconds.

    Increases your chance to be the Killer's Obsession.**

    With this change, the perk is no longer random use, and you have more control over when your link is revealed. This way, you can choose to not use the ability until you have a couple of tokens on Sole Survivor, which could also use a rework.

    The name would be changed to something like Isolation, Solitude, or Seclusion.

    **Getting close to the Killer shrouds you in isolation and the Killer's Aura-reading abilities towards you are disrupted.
    For each 30 seconds you are standing within the Killer's Terror Radius and are not in a Chase, you gain a Token up to a maximum of 4 tokens.

    As the Killer's Obsession, your Aura cannot be read by the killer within a maximum range of 20 metres for each token gained. Otherwise, your Aura cannot be read by the killer within a maximum range of 16 metres for each token gained.

    Increases your chance to be the Killer's Obsession.**

    These changes eliminate the need for your teammates to be killed in order to benefit from this perk, though there is still risk involved to gain tokens. The new perk adds a separate benefit for the obsession that is not present in the current perk. The new values at 4 tokens will hide a survivor using Aura Link (name pending), both being at 80 meters if you are the obsession. If you are not the obsession, you are still protected at 4 tokens, with both ranges being 64 meters.

  • NMCKE
    NMCKE Member Posts: 8,243
    CoolAKn said:

    I actually like the perk as it is, though I could suggest some changes to both Object of Obsession and Sole Survivor. The changes would retain their respective benefits, but changes how they are executed.

    The name would be changed to something like Aura Link, Spirit Link, Deep Connection, whatever.

    **Activate-able perk
    A supernatural bond links you to the Killer. If you are standing still, your link will reveal your Auras to each other.

    • Press the Activate Ability button while standing still to reveal your auras for 5 seconds.
    • This effect applies only if you are outside of the Killer's Terror Radius.

    As the Killer's Obsession, this effect applies to a maximum range of 80 metres. Otherwise, it applies to a maximum range of 64 metres. Has a cool down of 30/25/20 seconds.

    Increases your chance to be the Killer's Obsession.**

    With this change, the perk is no longer random use, and you have more control over when your link is revealed. This way, you can choose to not use the ability until you have a couple of tokens on Sole Survivor, which could also use a rework.

    The name would be changed to something like Isolation, Solitude, or Seclusion.

    **Getting close to the Killer shrouds you in isolation and the Killer's Aura-reading abilities towards you are disrupted.
    For each 30 seconds you are standing within the Killer's Terror Radius and are not in a Chase, you gain a Token up to a maximum of 4 tokens.

    As the Killer's Obsession, your Aura cannot be read by the killer within a maximum range of 20 metres for each token gained. Otherwise, your Aura cannot be read by the killer within a maximum range of 16 metres for each token gained.

    Increases your chance to be the Killer's Obsession.**

    These changes eliminate the need for your teammates to be killed in order to benefit from this perk, though there is still risk involved to gain tokens. The new perk adds a separate benefit for the obsession that is not present in the current perk. The new values at 4 tokens will hide a survivor using Aura Link (name pending), both being at 80 meters if you are the obsession. If you are not the obsession, you are still protected at 4 tokens, with both ranges being 64 meters.

    I wouldn't mind this but it would need to be tested to make sure that it's not OP.
  • DocOctober
    DocOctober Member Posts: 2,230
    The Perk is fine. It's a challenge Perk like No Mither. 
  • Master
    Master Member Posts: 10,200

    I still see it from time to time.
    Usually a SWF will abuse it this way that the best looper takes OoO. If I try to kill him, I will lose lots of time and eventually get genrushed. If I ignore the obession, he can provide his whole team with my precise location via voice comms and I cant do anything about that

  • friendlykillermain
    friendlykillermain Member Posts: 3,162

    @Master said:
    I still see it from time to time.
    Usually a SWF will abuse it this way that the best looper takes OoO. If I try to kill him, I will lose lots of time and eventually get genrushed. If I ignore the obession, he can provide his whole team with my precise location via voice comms and I cant do anything about that

    i hate object of obsession purley for this reason constant killer location is annoying i cant ever run jump scare myers which sucks because he is literally my favorite killer for that build.

  • Master
    Master Member Posts: 10,200

    @friendlykillermain said:

    @Master said:
    I still see it from time to time.
    Usually a SWF will abuse it this way that the best looper takes OoO. If I try to kill him, I will lose lots of time and eventually get genrushed. If I ignore the obession, he can provide his whole team with my precise location via voice comms and I cant do anything about that

    i hate object of obsession purley for this reason constant killer location is annoying i cant ever run jump scare myers which sucks because he is literally my favorite killer for that build.

    Yeah you can basically DC with a jumpscare build, its sad

  • friendlykillermain
    friendlykillermain Member Posts: 3,162

    @Master said:

    @friendlykillermain said:

    @Master said:
    I still see it from time to time.
    Usually a SWF will abuse it this way that the best looper takes OoO. If I try to kill him, I will lose lots of time and eventually get genrushed. If I ignore the obession, he can provide his whole team with my precise location via voice comms and I cant do anything about that

    i hate object of obsession purley for this reason constant killer location is annoying i cant ever run jump scare myers which sucks because he is literally my favorite killer for that build.

    Yeah you can basically DC with a jumpscare build, its sad

    also spinechill ruins the biuld but only in kill your freinds games would love too see an option to individually ban perks in kill your freinds.

  • brokedownpalace
    brokedownpalace Member Posts: 8,813
    I really like the idea of crouching being part of the trigger. And only deactivating when in a chase. I don't think it should reveal survivors too, though. 
  • Entità
    Entità Member Posts: 1,583
    edited October 2018
    I suggest an intermediate solution for both perks.

    TWINNING (former Object of Obsession): You and the killer are connected by a supernatural link, under the complacent gaze of the Entity. If you press the Activate Ability button, you and the killer will reveal to each other the respective Auras within 64/80/96 meters, if you are the killer's obsession, otherwise within 48/64/80 meters.

    ESTRANGEMENT (former Sole Survivor): Your meditation skills allow you to estrange yourself from worldly events. Darken the killer's ability to read your Aura within 6/8/10 meters for every minute of survival in the trial.

    Now the survivor can use Twinning whenever they want, but always at their own risk, while Estrangement rewards the survivor's ability to stay alive for a long time during the trial.

  • alivebydeadight
    alivebydeadight Member Posts: 1,559

    @Nickenzie said:
    The perk is almost dead, like the only time that you would use it is if you are combining it with Sole Survivor or going for a 5 generator run. Please developers, consider the following ideas for supporting this perk. Quality of Life Change

    Can you developers add a easy condition to trigger the perk instead of looking in the killer's direction? Maybe when you are crouching and looking in the killer's direction within X meters, each other's auras are revealed to one and another? Additionally can we make it where the perk only gets disabled when in a chase instead of being in the killer's terror radius?

    It's just so annoying when you have to look at a wall for you to avoid giving away your location. Object of Obsession Buff

    A supernatural bond with the Entity links you and the killer. Whenever you're crouching and looking in the direction of the killer within a 48/60/72 meters from you, reveal each other's auras to one and another. Object of Obsession is disabled whenever you are in a chase. Whenever you're looking in the direction of a survivor within a 24/36/48 meters from you, reveal each other's auras to one and another.

    I know this is a lot and would probably make bond even more worse but this perk has draw backs unlike bond. If you ONLY use it for seeing your teammates, only one survivor can be revealed at a time, not multiple and you're the obsession for using this perk.

    Overall, I like this idea of Object of Obsession since it's more dynamic. Hopefully the developers will give this idea a chance.

    (Mod, feel free to move this to the balance discussions. I thought that this thread was selected to be posted there.)

    or remove the ability to have the killer see you too

  • alivebydeadight
    alivebydeadight Member Posts: 1,559

    @Nickenzie also can you explain the meaning of "quality of life"

  • NMCKE
    NMCKE Member Posts: 8,243

    @Nickenzie also can you explain the meaning of "quality of life"

    Easier to use or control, to make easier.
  • No_Cluie_Louis
    No_Cluie_Louis Member Posts: 1,093

    i'm pretty sure you can't see the aura of tier 1 myers