Feedback on PROPOSAL for Object of Obsession

Mandy
Mandy Administrator, Dev, Community Manager Posts: 23,072
edited February 2021 in Feedback and Suggestions

As shown in the recent Q&A stream, we have a proposed rework for Object of Obsession and we really want to hear the Community's Feedback on this.

Please comment your thoughts, ideas etc onto this thread for us to gain as much information as we can with regard to the above proposal.

Keep it civil please and be as constructive as possible, otherwise your comments will be removed and your feedback then not heard!


{disclaimer - remember this is just a proposal for a change, not a guarantee that it will change or will take this form}

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  • Venusa
    Venusa Member Posts: 1,489

    I like this idea! Looks good and fun. But it could be a better idea to also add a function for when you're not the obsession since other players also use obsession perks. Because if you're not the obsession and the killer doesn't use any perks that reveal your aura, you end up wasting a perk slot for a perk that doesn't do anything. Am I right? 😮

  • Seems fun if you are the obsession, but a bit weak if you are not. I would say maybe make it so non-obsessions have a longer timer for aura reveals, but that's just my opinion.

  • NoOneKnowsNova
    NoOneKnowsNova Member Posts: 2,785

    For the most part, I'm a fan of it! However, I do think that it could use a small buff that occurs if you're not the obsession other than "Whenever your aura is revealed to the killer, the killer's aura becomes revealed to you." I'd like it if maybe every 80 seconds or so when you're not the obsession you see the killer and they see you for 3 seconds. Otherwise I'm satisfied with this change, and I hope the devs do more of these in future ^^

  • ShamelessPigMain
    ShamelessPigMain Member Posts: 1,877
    edited February 2021

    It looks fun. It's not the direction I would have preferred, as in keeping its old functionality but restricting it more, but this seems much more balanced and a wonderful intelligence perk, both in knowing the location of the killer, as well as what perks and addons they are running.

  • Thunderous_670
    Thunderous_670 Member Posts: 137

    I mean, I play killer more and I'm fine with the way the old ooo was, but if I were to say, cut down the recharge times in half so I can kill them faster as well them being able to send out info more often as well.

  • CashelP14
    CashelP14 Member Posts: 5,564

    I really like the look of the new Object of Obsession. It's good for teaching new players what perks a killer has. I had a similar concept wrote down for a chapter so I'm happy to see it here. It's also really good for chases if your a good survivor. Every 30 seconds you can see the killer aura for 3 will help a lot with certain tiles.

    Well done 👍

  • Kind_Lemon
    Kind_Lemon Member Posts: 2,559

    since it seems like this is the desired place to give feedback and since I don't want to write everything I've written over again (and copy-pasting all of the text seems rude), I'm simply linking what I've already written.


  • Psyhel
    Psyhel Member Posts: 21
    edited February 2021

    It would be nice if it also worked the other way around, to enhance the link. "Every time the killer's aura is revealed to you, yours is also revealed to the killer". Or that could be a killer perk.

    I do not like the idea of passive aura read every 30s. It disables stealthy gameplay.

  • Rareware0192
    Rareware0192 Member Posts: 360

    I’m a fan!


    Current OoO is often used in SWF scenarios to bully the killer and breeds unhealthy gameplay because in turn it causes most Killers to camp/tunnel the OoO out of the game.

    This one seems effective and fits thematically what OoO is going for. I could also see myself running this version of OoO since I’m a solo player and it could have some uses in that department.

  • Starr43
    Starr43 Member Posts: 873

    It looks really good on paper. I honestly haven’t sat down to think of every scenario but off the top of my head the pros and cons for both killer and survivor seem rather fair

    Mix of pros and cons:

    • prevents hard countering a Trapper setting traps or potentially calling out the location of a killer on the object users terms
    • takes away the absolute control a survivor has of choosing when it’s convenient for them to use it which balances out the killer maintaining the “power role”
    • The killer is able to recognize that a survivor is using object of obsession if the current obsessions aura is being revealed which opens up situations where the killer can decide if they want to intentionally accept a potential decisive strike from another survivor removing the intermittent aura proc or continue to keep the 30-40 seconds of aura on that specific survivor and plan around it
    • If the obsession happens to switch throughout the trial they lose the ability to see the survivors aura every 30-40 seconds
    • Survivors could plan ahead and hop in a locker every 30-40 seconds to prevent their aura from being revealed
    • Object can be used to verify a variety of killer perks and even act as a makeshift Kindred if the killer is using BBQ for example
    • Survivors can discover the killers perks over time such as a Nurses Calling or I’m all ears.. an example of this benefiting the survivor would be something a nurse, huntress, or Pyramid Head using I’m all ears.. if object were to proc auras against a killer like PH after fast vaulting then the object user has a small window to view the killers positioning and potential next move
    • Very situational but 3 seconds of aura reading suddenly becoming available for a killer could be extremely useful on certain tiles and with certain killers.. even doctor for example could benefit from a convenient aura proc at the 30-40 second point.
    • 3 seconds isn’t a huge amount of time so a preoccupied killer can miss out on the obsessions aura information many times throughout a match so a survivor may not need to worry that their location will be noticed by a killer nearly as much as you might expect
    • Bitter Murmur isn’t that common but can be a minor trump card for a killer. Object notifying you of a relatively underused perk like that could give the survivor a bit of a leg up (these situations all follow the same line of object turning into a very powerful scouting perk)

    I’ll end it there for now.

    ps. New Object on paper has a chance to be considered fair and viable for tournament use. Just maybe.

  • gfed
    gfed Member Posts: 22

    it seems okay but I think the every 3 seconds should either happen between 45 seconds to 60 seconds or happen only outside the terror radius

  • Avarice10
    Avarice10 Member Posts: 482
    edited February 2021

    Personally, I strongly dislike the suggested changes, there's two reasons for this.

    Firstly, OoO is a solo perk that can be used to initiate chases by aggroing the killer, which is fantastic when you want the killer to find you to be chased. It also has synergy with Sole Survivor for the solo survivors who want to use stealth to evade the killer, the proposed changes kills this perk for solo players.

    The second reason why I'm strongly opposed to the changes is because the perk is only an issue in SWF as it allows a team with mics to know where the killer is at all times, but the SWF team already has voip so a 4 man team has access to this information already, OoO just enhances the knowledge unless it's a stealth killer, meaning that OoO was the only perk that gave reliable info to a solo player to help them survive but at a trade off being the killer can see you, making it a high risk/reward perk that SWF unfortunately is able to abuse.

    Point being, solo players are getting shafted again because of SWF, and a good perk is being neutered instead of balanced around SWF.


    My Proposed Changes

    I'd start by reducing the range of OoO so a survivor can't see the killer across the map anymore, thus solving its major problem when regarding SWF, AKA the free information to a squad. The other step I'd take is to remove the mechanic that disables the perk inside the killers terror radius and allow it to see stealth killers. This is done so OoO becomes a short range chase perk. This allows the perk to be closer to how it was originally intended, a chase perk that lets the survivor see the killer and the killer see the survivor without a SWF being able to abuse it.

    The last change I'd make is to Sole Survivor, I would add a secondary ability for when a survivor dies it increases the range of all aura reading abilities (including Object of Obsession). By doing this, OoO would be back to full strength for the last survivor but never at the start of a match. Thus, solving the SWF problem while not harming the solo player experience whatsoever.


    TL;DR

    The changes I'd make to OoO limits its range to the size of the killers terror radius but it is no longer disabled within the Killers terror radius or to stealth killers. As for Sole Survivor it can now increase the range of OoO when people die. Examples below:


    Object of Obsession:

    "A supernatural bond links you to the Killer.

    If you are looking in the Killer's direction, your link will reveal your Auras to each other.


    As the Killer's Obsession, this effect applies to a maximum range of 8/16/24 metres. Otherwise, it applies to a maximum range of 8/12/16 metres.

    Increases the odds of being the Obsession.

    The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time."


    Sole Survivor:

    "As more of your friends fall to the Killer, you become shrouded in isolation and the Killer's Aura-reading abilities towards you are disrupted.

    Your Aura cannot be read by the Killer within a maximum range of 20/22/24 metres for each killed or sacrificed Survivor.

    Increases your Aura reading abilities by 4/8/12 metres for each killed or sacrificed Survivor.

    Increases the odds of being the Obsession.

    The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time."


    Conclusion:

    These proposed changes removes the ability for SWF to abuse OoO and allows for solo players to essentially keep the old OoO should they be the last person alive while running Sole Survivor (a perk SWF don't use)

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  • AVoiceOfReason
    AVoiceOfReason Member Posts: 2,723

    Make it a reversed BBQ and Chili. When someone gets hooked, you can see the killer for 4 seconds and he can't see you unless he has an aura reading perk like BBQ and Chili. It works at any range. It would levigate the hate towards BBQ while also providing a survivor a good perk that can let the person know if the killer is heading their way. Instead of BPs, you get unlimited aura range for 4 seconds like BBQ and Chili. What do you guys think? Would help to know if the killer is coming your way so you can dip. Would combo with Sole Survivor and Distortion so you get all benefit with no real consequence. Might have to remove my post in General since I didn't see this until after it was posted @MandyTalk

  • coley_219
    coley_219 Member Posts: 325
    edited February 2021

    It doesn't seem to keep in the spirit of typical perk designs...usually there is something that people have to do to get the benefit of the perk,,,,so like hook someone and you can pop a gen....or take a protection hit and get bonus bloodpoints. I'm not seeing work put in here....the only stipulation seems to be that you are the obsession. what if it was more like, if you fail a skill check or a survivor isn't saved, or when you are interrupted, or you assist or distract....then your aura is revealed to the killer in those cases. On the flip side, maybe as long as one survivor is in the dying state you get see the killer. No matter what is decided, I think it should keep the spirit and balance you guys typically implement with perks.

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  • DestinyHiro
    DestinyHiro Member Posts: 1

    Honestly, this perk change is great and makes it a tool for solo que and not just SWFs. The only concern would be how it works with Mettle of Man, since once it works you can technically get something like the old OoO, I don't mind it since it's honestly one of the harder perk combo's to pull off with a good reward.

  • Shirokinukatsukami
    Shirokinukatsukami Member Posts: 1,624

    I do not like the new OOO.

    First, it removes all sort of skillful play on the part of the Survivor. There are many ways to use OOO and some of them require skill to pull off, like using it in a stealth build.

    Turning it into a perk that just automatically fires off every 30 seconds removes all skill from it. It just happens. Unless you are the type to get into a locker every 30 seconds (I know Dwight is already getting a hardon for this perk) basically this perk is just going to keep going off forever until someone else DS's the killer, and that removes all manner of skillful decision making when managing the killer's knowledge of your whereabouts.

    Worse, the new version cedes all control to the killer. The killer is the one that determines which aura reading perks he has and basically now that the perk activates whenever your aura is revealed, now the power to activate the perk comes from the killer rather than from you. I get that after scouting the killer's perks (like figuring out he has Nurse's calling for instance) gives you the card to heal while in TR to see where the killer is, but overall it just feels bad that you are losing most of your control over the perk. This just feels too much like a gifthorse for the killer, which should never be the case for a perk. A perk is supposed to be an advantage for you, not for your opponent.

    This also just makes it plain unsuitable for Stealth builds, which weren't even the problem. OOO is problematic due to SWF comm abuse; its usage as a stealth perk in Solo Q has never been an issue, but this change completely guts the non-problematic usage while still allowing for SWF abuse.



    My recommendation:

    * Take the current iteration but keep the "you must be looking at the killer to reveal aura" for the 30 second reveal. This way stealth player can still make use of the perk and have control of when it activates. It'll still be significantly weaker than the current version and will still remove the problem of SWF abuse.

  • Shirokinukatsukami
    Shirokinukatsukami Member Posts: 1,624

    Why do people still think OOO is strong against Stealth Killers? It isn't. OOO was nerfed a long time ago so you can't see stealth killers with it.

  • Shirokinukatsukami
    Shirokinukatsukami Member Posts: 1,624

    I must quote and stress this, as it is very important.

    OOO as written right now does not work with Sole Survivor. If Sole Survivor hides your aura then OOO will never trigger. So basically you just turned Laurie into a crappy survivor whose perks don't even work with each other. Since you are nerfing both OOO and DS that makes Laurie a pile of junk, just like Ash.

    Would like to see a buff to Sole Survivor at least. Maybe increase the range per dead teammate to 30m instead of 24m, so that it's useful at least even with just one teammate dead. And please let Sole Survivor work with OOO if you're going that far. It makes no sense for two of her perks not to work with each other.

  • Rydog
    Rydog Member Posts: 3,275
    edited February 2021

    EDIT: Oops, I'll post other feedback here later. What I had said here before, was based on a misunderstood read of part of this perk's functionality. Nothing to see here!

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  • Slashstreetboy
    Slashstreetboy Member Posts: 1,811

    It´s because unlike spine chill, object always tells you which direction they are coming from. It also gives away that it is an undetectable Killer at the start.

  • MrPenguin
    MrPenguin Member Posts: 2,426
    edited February 2021

    Its better than current OoO, without a doubt. The obsession effect is much more balanced imo.

    I think the first general effect needs a tweak or to be changed.

    The killers aura being revealed absolutely anytime the killer can see the survivors is a bit much, especially unlimited use with no restrictions or drawbacks. It'd work against way too much and give way too much info for 1 survivor perk imo.

    Something like the Oni add-on would essentially let survivors see the Oni all the time while injured. People are already thinking of pairing the perk with MoM. BBQ now shows the survivors which direction you're heading in.

    If new OoO becomes widely used, every killer aura perk/add-on will, in practice, be heavily nerfed as a result.

    Maybe a different effect such as always being able to see the obsessions aura would be better as that has a much less likelihood to be volatile since its not revealing the killer. If you are the obsession you get to see the killer instead as a trade for not being able to see a teammate, and use the current purposed iteration for that aspect. Alternatively we could also limit the first effect in some way to not be so powerful such as a cooldown or something.

    Or maybe it'll be fine. All in all I'd be ok with this version going live and adjusting from there if need be.

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  • Yords
    Yords Member Posts: 5,781

    I love it and it seems like a very good change. It also doesn't destroy it completely since it still works, just differently. It is more of a high-risk high-reward perk now. I really think that this was an amazing change. I really appreciate how they showed us a work in progress and asked for feedback before making the decision final.

  • SasukeKun
    SasukeKun Member Posts: 1,858

    I think this is much better than what it is currently. Timed is better than at all times and when you turn your camera, it kills stealth killers.

  • ManyAchievables
    ManyAchievables Member Posts: 667

    Very good. Much healthier for the game compared to the current Object Of Obsession.

  • JawsIsTheNextKiller
    JawsIsTheNextKiller Member Posts: 3,366

    RIP: My "I'm All Ears" builds.

    I love the idea of the proposed perk changes though! It's well designed and I can't think of a way for SWFs to abuse it.

  • DeftDaemon
    DeftDaemon Member Posts: 21

    If an undying totem is in a loop does this mean that both sides could see each other?

  • jrinkwater
    jrinkwater Member Posts: 314

    Yes but it comes with its risks. Sure, eveey aura reading add on now reveals the killer, but again... he can see you. And its rng based that you get in a game with that.

    Sure the perk is still strong and a nuisance in some ways... but my god is it better. And maybe more tweaks will be added

  • Nossy
    Nossy Member Posts: 118

    Honestly I prefer the way OoO works rn (even if it can be a pain) cause at leat its not working inside the TR... With this changes, OoO will become meta cause most killer run at least BBQ, and this will make using perks like NC, Bitter murmur, I'm all ears, etc.. and Add on like middle finger, mirror shard and scratched/vanity mirror, etc... a nightmare cause it will not only counter them but make a killer perk/add on turning into a survivor perk.

    Exemple : One of my classic build on myers is Tinkerer, Pop, NC, I'm all ears, now imagine I face 1 or multiple survivors with this proposed new OoO, Its like the survivors have 6 perks, his own (counting OoO, wich give him the power to see me 3s every 30s) + being able to see me from 28m everytime they heal or being heal + being able to see me by speed vaulting every 40s for 6s...

    Also you can say goodbye to meme build like BK Myers...

    More than this, new Undying (wich I think is more a slight buff/balanced change) will become the worst perk ever and will be abused by good survivors. Rignt now, OoO will let you see the killers between an average of 32m to 74/64m (being the obsession or not), but now if they apply change like this, survivors just have to found a dull totem and they will be able to see the killer indefinitly in the WHOLE MAP (so 0m to infinite).

    Hope they think of this and made some tweaks before releasing it (like not working inside TR).

  • Nix_24
    Nix_24 Member Posts: 1

    Hello just a though i wanted to give a little feedback into the game, I play both sides killer and survivor based, im seeing a big issuses with slugging. To me this is holding the game as hostage, now hear me out.


    As a survivor on the floor you are helpless and you can't do anything you either et help or bleed out, survivors could go a whole game with doing the generators but having a good chase with the killer aswell but at the end if the killer slugs 3 and chases the 4th ultimately survivors have lost the game because the 4th would end up switching places.

    I know survivors have the unbreakable perk but this is a perk very much based on the what if factor, what if the killer doesn't slug well then you have a useless perk taking up a perk slot. My proposal is build in the uunbreakable perk into the survivors, make it so survivors can get them selves up but of course balance it out for us killer and make their recovery bar a little longer maybe, let me know your thoughts I'd be intrested to hear, thanks.

  • LeThougLiphe
    LeThougLiphe Member Posts: 7

    I can't understand all the people saying they agree with the change and I won't bother to. It's a nerf to a perk that doesn't need a nerf cause it's a high risk high reward perk to begin with. If a "rank 20" player runs it, he simply gonna die in first 5 mins. If a skilled player runs it, the "entitled killer main" should avoid tunneling him cause he's mad lmao. The perk is fine as it is and I don't mind survivors using it against me when I play scratch mirror Myers, Ghostface or Pig, and at the same time I don't care if they know where I placed my trap as a Trapper. The rework makes the perk useless for everyone that runs it and isn't the Obsession, and fundamentally makes the perk worse than distortion. It should be left alone and devs should focus on changing/ removing other perks from the game. Should I remind you that NOED is still a thing? I suppose since you still haven't removed it. The general direction the game is taking is further and further away from it's community and the things that matter to its playerbase, and that proposal undoubtedly proves it.

  • JoaoVanBlizzard
    JoaoVanBlizzard Member Posts: 556
    edited February 2021
    I liked this idea for future perks,
    but in the case of the "object of obsession" the change I would make was: the perk would have a time limit
    as long as it used (45 seconds for example) that would consume one second when looking at the aura of the killer ,
    however, if the killer had "undetectable" the perk would not spend his time using it, this would make players use 
    the perk wisely and not all the time.
    


  • REL1_C
    REL1_C Member Posts: 619

    I agree, the new OoO seems so balanced now, I'm excited that the devs finally understand perks "In this game" that shouldn't exist. I also like the fact "Like soul guard" that if the killer isn't running any "Aura reading" perks then the perk wouldn't work. It's a gamble perk and I love it....Great design DEVS.

  • AceInTheKate
    AceInTheKate Member Posts: 100
    edited February 2021

    I would make it that the killer can see you I they look at you and you can see them if you look at them. That would fit with the name. The killer sees you If he looks your way and you do too. Perk would still be strong but the killer being able to see you if he looks your way makes it weaker. I'll do a thingy

    Tier one

    After 3/2/1 seconds looking in the direction of the killer the killer is revealed to you for 10 seconds. If you reveal the killer the killer is unable to use object. Survivors get a audio que when revealed.

    When the killer looks in your direction for 1 second your revealed to killer for 10 seconds. The survivor is unable to use object till recharge. The killer also gets a audio que if they are revealed

    Recharge is 30 seconds


    Overall I'm happy with the nerf. As someone who uses OoO I know how OP it is and this is the step in the right direction.

  • FFirebrandd
    FFirebrandd Member Posts: 2,445
    edited February 2021

    Its not a nerf. Its a rework for a perk that has multiple very problematic use cases. Seeing where Trapper puts every single trap is way too good. Knowing where the Killer is at will (unless stealth) is also way too good. The fact that that information can be passed to your 3 teammates makes it even more broken.

    Also upper floor of Midwich. If you have current OoO and the Killer doesn't have hyper mobility, you can just loop him around the giant square in the middle and he basically can't get you.

    Edit: Also whining about NOED? Really? Firstly, NOED isn't that bad and Secondly, NOED has a very important purpose that it is fulfilling quite well. Which is more than I can say for current OoO.

  • SnakeSound222
    SnakeSound222 Member Posts: 4,467

    It’s a great idea! It’s not a massive problem for setup and stealth Killers as a Survivor can’t constantly provide updates on them or their traps (this was a problem for all Killers, but it hurt some more than others).

  • Arachobia
    Arachobia Member Posts: 4

    I think that the rework is heading in the right direction, but might need some fiddling.

    Currently, what gets to Killers about OoO is its use in SWF groups. A solo survivor running OoO is not much of a threat, but a survivor acting as a SWF's dedicated 'spotter' and constantly notifying their team of who the Killer is and what they are doing on coms is a massive advantage for the team.

    This change addresses that problem, but it also brings up a new one - a SWF with an OoO or two will now be able to identify exactly what aura reading perks a Killer is using. This is still providing a massive amount of information - perhaps not as much as original OoO but an experienced team could effectively 'turn-off' all a Killers aura-reading perks - and aura reading perks are pretty common.

    This is probably not going to affect more experienced killers who have learned to track via crows or map awareness, but it is going to affect newer Killers who are still learning those skill and are relying more on Aura Reading - especially Killers like Huntress, Nurse and Hillbilly who already have a pretty steep learning curve and where the ability to track Survivors is a big part of playing them effectively.

    My tentative suggestion would be to perhaps put a cooldown on the mutual aura reading effect - the first part of the perk. This means if a Killer is running multiple aura reading abilities, there is less chance they will all be revealed as soon as the trigger. I'm not sure if this is a good suggestion, but I am more concerned here with raising the issue of swapping one powerful, possibly game breaking effect for another.

    I still think some work is needed on OoO and I reading what people have said it would be nice if the perk had some way to interact with Sole Survivor or Distortion.

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