Alternate Game Modes

I just came up with another one:

Entity's Eyes: Strange wards appear throughout the map. Anyone (killer or survivor) that passes within 10 meters of a ward will have their aura revealed to everyone on the map. The wards periodically change location.

I'll never understand why players have the impulse to reject something that they would like and would benefit them, but for some reason feel they can't have. If you aren't a game developer that produces DBD, don't say it's impossible. The question you should be asking yourself isn't whether or not this is possible, rather why don't we have it already? Many games produces alternate game modes that rotate. Garden Warfare 2, Killing Floor 2, and League of Legends just to name a few off the top of my head. Quit making excuses for the game developers and start demanding more from them. Frankly, alternate game modes are low hanging fruit. Easy to implement, low upfront cost, but high long term reward.

I think it would be pretty funny to have double trappers. If they shared traps and their add ons worked for all the traps on the map, you could so some pretty hilarious stuff. Like both trappers could have a stitched bag with a different ultra rare...

So I've seen this idea floated around on DBD forums for as long as I've been playing about a killer that can disguise itself as a survivor. This is a terrible idea for a killer in the normal version of the game for numerous reasons. However, I've been brainstorming a way that this would work quite well as an alternate game mode. Please bear with the wall of text as I flesh out the concept.

The Chameleon: Both the survivor and killer votes for a survivor during the lobby once all players are present. All players and the killer will appear as an identical survivor. The killer has 0 terror radius and can attack using The Spirit's weapon. If the killer hits a survivor that is stationary or was performing an action within the last 2 seconds the attack will put the survivor in the dying state. The killer runs at the same speed as the nurse, but vaults the same speed as a survivor. The killer's view is 3rd person. The killer can perform all actions that a normal survivor can, up to and including unhooking a survivor (more on this later).

The killer runs the following perks:

Booby Trap Chest: You can booby trap one chest at a time. When a survivor opens a booby trapped chest, you can see that survivors aura for 60 seconds.

Generator Saboteur: After successfully completing 3 skill checks while working a generator, the next skill check you fail will damage the generator by 50%.

Lack of Empathy: Unlocks potential in one's Aura reading ability. Dying or injured survivor's Auras are revealed to you when within 16 meters.

False Save: You begin the game with 3 tokens. You lose a token by unhooking a survivor. You lose the ability to attack and move at normal survivor run speed for 30 seconds after unhooking a survivor.

The killer also has the following innate traits. When the killer fails a skill check while healing a survivor, it will put the survivor in the dying state. If the killer is standing still and performs a lunge attack, the killer will injure itself. The killer can put itself in the dying state this way, but won't die if the bleedout timer runs out. The killer can heal itself at normal speed.

This game mode can only be played by solo queue. In the game lobby and during the game, player's names are not displayed. The user interface will display 5 survivor icons instead of 4. These icons are randomized every 30 seconds.

Survivors do not get to pick their perks. They have the following perks automatically. Empathy rank 1 (if the killer is injured, survivors will see the killer's aura, but it will appear like a normal survivor's aura), Prove Thyself rank 3 (if the killer is in range, it will trigger the effect), We're Gonna Live Forever rank 3, and No One Left Behind rank 3.

The survivor perks are all picked to encourage cooperative play, but the killer's abilities are all designed to create distrust.

I just had another idea for an alternate game mode.

Garage Sale: Items are scattered all over the map. Generators require toolboxes to repair. Healing requires a medkit (even to heal other survivors).

@Nickenzie said:
chemical_reject said:

I love that lock picking chest instead of generator repair idea. Rewards could be good items or open the chest and get like 10,000bp or somthing.

Ooo, I could use my Plunderer's and Ace in The Hole combo if you get items!

Sure! That would work.

@dbd900bach said:
What about betrayal a game mode where one survivor has to sabotage his teammates to help the killer. Such as messing with gens the exit gates or leaving trails for the killer to follow. Something along the lines of betrayal 

That is a fascinating idea. I think it needs fleshed out more though. Does the killer know who the co-conspirator is? Can the killer see the co-conspirator's aura? Can the co-conspirator unhook survivors (seems broken)? The game balance needs addressed too. It is balanced around the concept of 4 vs 1 not 3 vs 2. What do the 3 "real" survivors get in the way of compensation for being sandbagged by a team mate?

I almost feel like in order for this to work it needs 2 things. 5 survivors instead of 4 and some way for the real survivors to punish the fake survivor. It would be pretty awesome if 2 survivors could capture the fake one and put him/her on a hook =p

@Bravo0413 said:
Dreamnomad said:

@dbd900bach said:

What about betrayal a game mode where one survivor has to sabotage his teammates to help the killer. Such as messing with gens the exit gates or leaving trails for the killer to follow. Something along the lines of betrayal 

That is a fascinating idea. I think it needs fleshed out more though. Does the killer know who the co-conspirator is? Can the killer see the co-conspirator's aura? Can the co-conspirator unhook survivors (seems broken)? The game balance needs addressed too. It is balanced around the concept of 4 vs 1 not 3 vs 2. What do the 3 "real" survivors get in the way of compensation for being sandbagged by a team mate?

I almost feel like in order for this to work it needs 2 things. 5 survivors instead of 4 and some way for the real survivors to punish the fake survivor. It would be pretty awesome if 2 survivors could capture the fake one and put him/her on a hook =p

Yeah like 2 reg survs are able to tie the sabo but the killer can save em and interrupt the 2 reg... the killer doesnt know and can kill the sabo survivor at the start of the match and will need the sabo survivor to build a bond with the killer

I think there needs to be some kind of forced cooperation between the killer and his co-conspirator. If the killer doesn't know who the conspirator is, the killer will definitely kill him/her. I think the co-conspirator should have some unique perks to help accomplish this. Something like:

Feign Death: Playing dead is a great way to bait other survivors into a trap. You can't die due to bleeding out. Grants the ability to fully recover from the dying state. Increases dying recovery by 30 %.

But I'm Your Ally: Sometimes an ally just needs to be reminded they are an ally. Wiggle free from the killer's grasp 100% faster than normal. The killer is unable to hook you and does not gain bloodpoints from harming you.

Killer's Aid: The killer only does superficial damage to help you blend in with survivors. Unlocks the ability to heal yourself from injuries caused by the killer without a Med-Kit at 150 % the normal healing speed.

Survivor Saboteur: Failed skill checks on generators regress the generator by 15%. Unlocks the ability to repair the killer's hooks without a toolbox.

This would allow the co-conspirator immunity from being killed by the killer and dissuades the killer from even trying due to gaining no bloodpoints. But if the co-conspirator betrays the killer and attempts to body block for survivors, the killer has the ability to at least get him out of his hair for a while. To help motivate the co-conspirator to help the killer, the co-conspirator gains 50% of bloodpoints earned by the killer. The co-conspirator also earns bonus bloodpoints for regressing generators, repairing broken hooks, pointing out survivors locations, and body blocking survivors being chased.

@Utna said:

@dbd900bach said:
What about betrayal a game mode where one survivor has to sabotage his teammates to help the killer. Such as messing with gens the exit gates or leaving trails for the killer to follow. Something along the lines of betrayal 

Interesting idea indeed, but this will likely never happen because of players using voice communication, and telling each other who the betrayer is ... unless you make it as a KYF mode, where everyone's got to be invited ; or for solo survivors only.

Alternate game modes can play by alternate rules. Such as restricting SWF from playing.

@Utna said:

@Dreamnomad said:

@Utna said:

@dbd900bach said:
What about betrayal a game mode where one survivor has to sabotage his teammates to help the killer. Such as messing with gens the exit gates or leaving trails for the killer to follow. Something along the lines of betrayal 

Interesting idea indeed, but this will likely never happen because of players using voice communication, and telling each other who the betrayer is ... unless you make it as a KYF mode, where everyone's got to be invited ; or for solo survivors only.

Alternate game modes can play by alternate rules. Such as restricting SWF from playing.

I bet the devs are designing game modes where group of friends can play ... There are so many SWF players right now ; I bet that's how people want to play the game.

And there is nothing wrong with that. But there are certain fun and creative alternate game ideas that might require restricting SWF.

New Game Mode:

Shopping Spree- Survivors are restricted from bringing items into the match and there are no chests to loot. However, there are 2 zombie vendors that spawn in the match. As survivors perform actions that earn bloodpoints, they also earn another form of currency. They can go to the zombie vendors to purchase items and add ons of their choice. Killers are restricted from bringing Mori's to the match, but can also purchase Ivory Mori's from the zombie vendors.

Totally Random: All Perks, Items, Add Ons, and Offerings are randomly chosen. Perks are chosen from all possible perks and are at rank 3 (regardless whether the player has unlocked the perk or what rank the player's perks are currently at). Items, Add Ons, and Offerings are chosen from all possible options minus event specific offerings. These Items, Add Ons, and Offerings do not consume the player's resources. They are provided by the entity.