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Why do you play Dead by Daylight?

Vulgun
Vulgun Member Posts: 439

Just a good little poll, with a few options to answer with.

Why do you play Dead by Daylight? 104 votes

Because of the Characters
2%
tenoresaxGannTMMrHashtagYT 3 votes
Because of the Licensed Characters
14%
SmilerTheGhostofZgorDr_LoomisSackboy123Sunbreaker7ChurchofPig Antares2332JarolGazgemauchNoTerrorRadiusDBK1playhardThatOneDemoPlayershinobu149TheBigManJoe 15 votes
Because of the Gameplay Loop
18%
FallenRanger0TapeKnotSkeletalEliteChordycepsPennosukeShaped[Deleted User]FilthyLegionMainlandromatYordsBrodieDBDhilapasta_NIGHTMARE_GuiltiiNathan13LeFennecFoxShakeyGamesmatildaLadybird 19 votes
Because of the Story
1%
steponmeadirisPlsfix369 2 votes
Because of the Power that Killers Have
7%
xtr4meFobbogetuy45u4iuAdjathachilibizfcbLord_MallardTHESALMON 8 votes
Because of the Cat-and-Mouse the Survivors Do
14%
kodiakyzacktbhFancyMrBFreddy96DrVeloxcityInsaneCoasterEmealAshInTheTallGrassDhurl421TrickstaaaaaJill_Mainmarios72SmellyGoatTakletThekiller 15 votes
Because I Paid for My Entertainment
6%
InnCognitoRobotfangirl67Awkward_FiendRattiusAnniehereDino7281BreadTube 7 votes
Other (Answer Below)
33%
AdelooSeiko300RescultirVolantConch1719TerrorUnleashedsmappdoodaLeonardo1itaLunar_WingRougualGeneralVTunnelVisionDarkMagikglitchboiMozzieTripleStealHex_LlamaImBrakingBikeWhoisJoeIdontknowtbhViktor1853 35 votes

Comments

  • Vulgun
    Vulgun Member Posts: 439
    edited August 2021

    I want to know why the community feels a certain way about the game, and which reason you have for still investing time into this game. All results are valid, and I will not judge depending on which answer you give me.

    (Unless the answer is raunchy or unnecessary, in which case, I reserve all right to judge you.)

    Addendum: I will clarify option 5 a little. I don't just mean the literal "Power" of every Killer, I also mean the feeling you get when you play a dominating role, that rush of excitement and power you feel from playing the side that takes others down.

  • Hex_Llama
    Hex_Llama Member Posts: 1,838
    Other (Answer Below)

    Honestly, because it's pretty easy to suck me into a loop where I keep trying to unlock the unlockables.

  • Vulgun
    Vulgun Member Posts: 439

    It is. It's unfortunate that many of the unlockables have to be locked behind paywalls. Would've liked the Trickster weapon from the Cut Thru U set, but guess that'll never happen for some reason.

  • GannTM
    GannTM Member Posts: 10,888
    Because of the Characters

    This is the exact reason I can’t leave. I just love some of the characters too much that if I leave the game, I leave them too.

  • Aurelle
    Aurelle Member Posts: 3,611
    Other (Answer Below)

    I'm a completionist, So I mainly play the game for the Rift, to finish achievements, and to finish getting the rest of my characters to P3-50 with all perks.

  • syain
    syain Member Posts: 440
    Other (Answer Below)

    I'm addicted and have nothing better to do with my time

  • Nines
    Nines Member Posts: 26
    Other (Answer Below)

    I have no idea... but i just love it.

  • Jarol
    Jarol Member Posts: 1,985
    Because of the Licensed Characters

    I do not deny it. Because this game is the only crossover where I can play Myers, Freddy, Bubba, GF and now Pinhead like he's in a movie.

  • Vulgun
    Vulgun Member Posts: 439

    Well, bud, the CIA (probably) uses this game as an interrogation tactic, so you're not the only one being tortured.

  • glitchboi
    glitchboi Member Posts: 6,023
    Other (Answer Below)

    I'm not afraid to admit that I genuinely find the game fun, albeit a bit miserable at times.

  • TacitusKilgore
    TacitusKilgore Member Posts: 1,380
    Other (Answer Below)

    Because there isn't a better game. This game makes me miserable pretty frequently but its the only one of its kind, so im kinda forced to play it if i want to enjoy my favorite genre.

  • Vulgun
    Vulgun Member Posts: 439

    It's definitely unfortunate that there's no other game (that's readily available and has a widespread community) like this, but I'd probably keep that chin up. You never know who's coming up with a game in the same genre.

  • TunnelVision
    TunnelVision Member Posts: 1,375
    Other (Answer Below)

    It's like the lament configuration.

    Pleasure and pain built all in one!

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 537
    edited August 2021
    Other (Answer Below)

    Because the other multiplayer games are all boring and annoying to play, I hate/have no interest in shooters and pixel sandbox games

  • Rougual
    Rougual Member Posts: 526
    Other (Answer Below)

    Depression.

  • Nalusa
    Nalusa Member Posts: 1


    ALL OF THOSE AND MORE! IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND I LOVE SEEING IT GROW! NEW KILLERS CONSTANTLY BEING ADDED WITH NEW MAPS AND SURVIVORS! THERE ARE SO MANY KILLERS TO BRING IN. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS! MAYBE SOME CHUCKY?? LEPRECHAUN? OR THE CREEPER FROM JEEPERS CREEPERS? DEAD SPACE? A BOOGEYMAN, NOSFERATU OR DRACULA, A WEREWOLF, A MINOTAUR, MEDUSA, THE MINER FROM MY BLOODY VALENTINE, THE OMEN OR POSSESSED CHILD LIKE THE EXORCIST, ANY SCPS, SWEENEY TODD OR JACK THE RIPPER. THE LIST JUST KEEPS GOING!!

  • Anniehere
    Anniehere Member Posts: 1,264
    Because I Paid for My Entertainment

    Mixed feelings.

    I spent a lot of money on this game because i enjoy playing, although the game is not perfect and I'm not always happy.

    In this genre, there is no game that compares to Dead by daylight. happy but not 100% satisfied.

  • Viktor1853
    Viktor1853 Member Posts: 943
    Other (Answer Below)

    so i can camp

  • Dr_Loomis
    Dr_Loomis Member Posts: 3,703
    Because of the Licensed Characters

    I may well be packing it in and moving on after I complete the current pass.

  • Vulgun
    Vulgun Member Posts: 439

    At least you're honest about your sins.

    This is honestly my feeling, but I had a far better experience with one other game that didn't have much developer support from the main guys at Capcom. Unfortunately, I came over to DbD long after the whole Resistance game died.

    And when I came in compared to now, it's 100% not satisfactory (especially with how they made pallets too OP against Killers), but until someone makes a game to compete with it in a better way, I paid for it, and I'm paying for it.

  • Anniehere
    Anniehere Member Posts: 1,264
    Because I Paid for My Entertainment

    You played Resistance?

    I really wanted this game but i discovered it too late when it got removed from Steam. every game with a similar idea to DBD doesn't survive long sadly.

    Also i heard about Re:verse but I'm pretty disappointed.

  • Vulgun
    Vulgun Member Posts: 439

    Resistance was never pulled from Steam.

    It was just never ON Steam to begin with because RE3R was tied to it. It came with RE3R, so.

  • Mozzie
    Mozzie Member Posts: 618
    edited August 2021
    Other (Answer Below)

    Because I'm a glutton for punishment and being disappointed. Second choice: Licensed Characters.

  • VolantConch1719
    VolantConch1719 Member Posts: 1,237
    Other (Answer Below)

    I play because I genuinely have fun most of the time. The story and characters may have been my initial draw to the game, but I stayed because I have fun.

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 11,326
    Other (Answer Below)

    I am not playing DBD anymore, but, right before I left, I was playing exclusively because of my eternal love for what this game once was.

  • MrCalac123
    MrCalac123 Member Posts: 1,147
    Other (Answer Below)

    It's fun. Broken as all hell but fun.

  • VioletCrimes
    VioletCrimes Member Posts: 878
    Other (Answer Below)

    Because I hate myself.

  • Bennett_They1Them
    Bennett_They1Them Member Posts: 2,513
    Other (Answer Below)

    All of the above.

  • Adeloo
    Adeloo Member Posts: 1,448
    Other (Answer Below)

    Because of all of the possible answers and the amazing community experience you can get and the amazing artwork/cosplay community.

  • Idontknowtbh
    Idontknowtbh Member Posts: 467
    Other (Answer Below)

    I sometimes wonder this myself.

    I don't know anymore.

    I mean, it's the first game I have ever invested time in, watching videos, trying to learn and improve.

    I still get absolutely rinsed if the killer finds me out in the open and I don't know how to chain tiles, so I still have a lot to learn. I think that's what keeps me going.

  • Viktor1853
    Viktor1853 Member Posts: 943
    edited August 2021
    Other (Answer Below)

    so i can camp

  • TerrorUnleashed
    TerrorUnleashed Member Posts: 497
    Other (Answer Below)

    Like many here have stated, I'd have to say a combination of them all, really.





    But if I was to be brutally honest, it'd be undoubtedly because I inadvertently like to torture myself. Because this community can be a hellhole lol :D

  • Eleo
    Eleo Member Posts: 25
    Other (Answer Below)

    I think I just hate people so simulating maiming and murdering them and generally making them feel miserable and hopeless gives me a strange sense of glee. In fact the thing that makes me the absolute happiest in this game is when people disconnect; to be honest I'd sooner see a player disconnect than get sacrificed.

  • Vulgun
    Vulgun Member Posts: 439

    Go play Call of Duty, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or something if you like camping.

  • Sunbreaker7
    Sunbreaker7 Member Posts: 651
    Because of the Licensed Characters

    Licensed characters are a big part of why I enjoy DBD but I began playing in 2016 when there were no licensed characters I had no idea what DBD would build into. Today I play in great anticipation and excitement of what the next licensed killer will be, but in general I love the gameplay loop. I love to play as a powerful killer showing who's the boss, and I also love escaping from a powerful killer, showing who's the more clever one. There is something magical about the game that you cannot find anywhere else.

    Oh, and also because I freaking love horror! I only wish DBD would step up their graphics, lighting, sound effects, music, and make the game really scary. I want BHVR to really make me jump from my chair when the killer ambushes from a corner. Make the environment look gruesome and horrifying. But that does not seem to be something BHVR is interested in, what a shame.

  • WhoisJoe
    WhoisJoe Member Posts: 21
    Other (Answer Below)

    because I'm a masochist whole likes to feel like horrible

  • Viktor1853
    Viktor1853 Member Posts: 943
    edited August 2021
    Other (Answer Below)

    Nah i like to camp in dead by daylight is more fun

  • Leon_S_Kennedy
    Leon_S_Kennedy Member Posts: 66
    Other (Answer Below)

    I just get bored and I think it is fun

  • TheBigGopher
    TheBigGopher Member Posts: 122
    Other (Answer Below)

    Masochism

  • Tr1nity
    Tr1nity Member Posts: 5,047
    Other (Answer Below)

    Sometimes I want play dead by daylight

  • ImBrakingBike
    ImBrakingBike Member Posts: 454
    Other (Answer Below)

    I want to get all my killers to P3-lvl50

    I'm a survivor main btw

  • DredgenWar237
    DredgenWar237 Member Posts: 85

    All of the above. Also because I like to torture myself.

  • smappdooda
    smappdooda Member Posts: 546
    Other (Answer Below)

    I don't play anymore. I just lurk around to see what's going on. The game has become far too stale in it's current state.

  • Leonardo1ita
    Leonardo1ita Member Posts: 2,309
    Other (Answer Below)

    There's no other game like Dbd, with its way of being.