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The Obsession perks are the wort mechanic

Killers have 4 and all of them can't work together.
Dying Light promotes tunneling and in order to work the Obsession must die as fast as possible.
Remember Me it's the same with the DL but only helps you if you have at least 4 tokens.
Save The Best For Last it's the opposite of DL and you want to avoid the Obsession as must as you can do.
Play With Your Food same with STBFL but only can work with few builds and you can lose you tokens very fast.
Survivors have 3 and only two work well together.
Object Of Obsession it's a common perk for SWF (and same time solos) that give too much info to survivors.
Sole Survivor counters the aura perks and has very good synergy with the Object Of Obsession.
Decisive Strike it's just a free escape for the jail for no reason.
The problems
1) The Obsession has no penalty even when it's using her on perks.
2) Killers can only use 2 of them at best, but survivors all of them and have so much power.
3) A not Obsession survivor can have the same perks and have a weaker effect of all of them.

For all this reason i think Devs should rework the hole mechanic of the Obsession and change the perk accordingly.

Comments

  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @anarchy753 said:
    You missed Rancor which is just a blatantly bad perk, though it works nicely with STBFL, seeing as you can avoid the obessession all match and build STBFL stacks, then deal with them cleanly at the end.

    yes sorry my bad still it's a perk to balance a mechanic that is not working very good for both sides ( when a killer use them )

  • Poweas
    Poweas Member Posts: 5,873

    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

  • The_Crusader
    The_Crusader Member Posts: 3,688
    edited December 2018
    DS, OOO and Dying Light ruined the game.

    I'd love to know how such bad ideas ever made it into the game.
  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @Poweas said:
    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

    yes

  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @The_Crusader said:
    DS, OOO and Dying Light ruined the game.

    I'd love to know how such bad ideas ever made it into the game.

    The survivors want ways to keep playing after the killer down them and the DLC it's has good way to put in

  • antgnstea
    antgnstea Member Posts: 869
    Would it be bad if killers had a perk or an offering that not to have an obsession? Like you don’t become obsessed with any of the survivors in the next trial.
  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @antgnstea said:
    Would it be bad if killers had a perk or an offering that not to have an obsession? Like you don’t become obsessed with any of the survivors in the next trial.

    it will be perfect but killer never get good perks without a huge downside

  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @powerbats said:
    Good grief just stop with the victim mentality here, you've got perks that can be really strong if used right so of course they have to have a weakness. You were never supposed to be able to use all 4 obsession perks together so that's a really bad argument to use.

    I use Rancor all the time and it's not a bandaid fix and if use right works wonders even against someone running OoO. Instead of making excuses or complaining about something how about learn how to actually counter the things you complain and make excuses about.

    Ok good point what is the weakness of the perks for the survivors?

  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @powerbats said:

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @powerbats said:
    Good grief just stop with the victim mentality here, you've got perks that can be really strong if used right so of course they have to have a weakness. You were never supposed to be able to use all 4 obsession perks together so that's a really bad argument to use.

    I use Rancor all the time and it's not a bandaid fix and if use right works wonders even against someone running OoO. Instead of making excuses or complaining about something how about learn how to actually counter the things you complain and make excuses about.

    Ok good point what is the weakness of the perks for the survivors?

    That's just sad that you instantly go that tired old excuse, so here's just a few examples.

    Self Care:
    1. It takes forever to heal now.
    2. Sloppy Butcher can make it take forever

    No Mither:
    1. You start in the injured state so you're a 1 hit down.
    2. The killer knows you're running it on the icon screen right at the start of the game.
    3. You moan loudly and you run in an injured state.

    Adrenaline:
    1. It's only going to work if you manage to live until all 5 gens are done.
    2. You could be one the hook and your teammates are either all dead, potatoes or they all run out the exit gate the moment they hear a killer's heartbeat.

    All aura perks:
    1. The killer could be running knockout
    2. The killer could be running a hex perk.
    3. The killer could be mind gaming your aura perks.
    4. The killer could simply follow someone using say bond to other survivors.

    Autodiadact:
    1. You actually have to find someone to heal.
    2. You actually have them let you heal them.
    3. You actually have to have a skill check come up and hopefully not before the killer comes and interrupts your healing party.

    Balanced Landing:
    1. You have to hope you actually get a map where it's useful.
    2. It causes EXHAUSTION
    3. See # 1 above.

    Borrowed Time:
    1. Better hope you're not being unhooked at a bad time.
    2. Better hope that you're not facing a smart killer that just waits out the timer like usual.

    Calm Spirit:
    1. Better hope it's a Doctor since it's pretty much worthless otherwise.
    2. Don't give me the Clown excuse because while you don't cough they still get a hit notification.
    3. Any Doctor worth their salt will tunnel you to the hook and probably camp you the moment they realize you're running said perk.
    4. It doesn't stop you from progressing in madness tiers.
    5. It doesn't stop you from standing up and quietly screaming usually in full view of said doctor.
    6. It doesn't stop the Doctor from getting a visual notification that hey someone's over here.
    7. It doesn't stop illusions from spawning let alone doing #6 above.

    Dead Hard:
    1. It doesn't stop smart killer from just baiting you into using it and then downing you shortly afterwards.
    2. It causes EXHAUSTION.

    Deliverance:
    1. You have to be able to get a safe unhook done.
    2. The person you just safely unhooked can't decide to be a noob and run right into the killer and get downed.
    3. You have to hoe the killer doesn't camp you since otherwise the perk is useless.
    4. You have to hope some noob doesn't run in and unhook you right in front of the killer and waste it.
    5. It causes the broken effect meaning you can't heal or be healed for 60 seconds and ths are fresh meat for any smart killer.

    All movement speed perks:
    1. They all cause EXHAUSTION.
    2. Smart killer will bait out the uses and then simply down the survivor.

    I could go down the entire list but you get the point and the fact your arguments are just an excuse looking for something to blame your own poor gameplay on.

    .

    Very nice but where are the Obsession perks you the reason of this post?

  • powerbats
    powerbats Member Posts: 7,068
    edited December 2018

    @DarkGGhost said:

    Ok good point what is the weakness of the perks for the survivors?

    **> > All aura perks:

    1. The killer could be running knockout
    2. The killer could be running a hex perk.
    3. The killer could be mind gaming your aura perks.
    4. The killer could simply follow someone using say bond to other survivors.**

    .

    Very nice but where are the Obsession perks you the reason of this post?

    Would you look at that I gave 4 right there but so you want specific perks as well here.

    DS: Which isn't a pure obsession perk, it just increases the chance that you'll be the obsession.
    1.One time us and it's only going to be worth it if the killer actually chases you and downs you.
    2.You can be dribbled.
    3.You can be slugged.
    4.They can be running Rancor and just mori you.
    5.They can just mori you after you've been unhooked if you didn't use it before 1st hook.

    Object of Obsession: The only true obsession perk.
    1.The killer could be running knockout
    2.The killer could be running a hex perk.
    3.The smarter killers could be mind gaming your perk.
    4.The killer could simply follow someone using it badly to other survivors, especially if the obsession is injured. Since they always want the killer to go after someone else.
    5.The killer could be a Myers or a Freddy in which case you're screwed since you can't see Freddy's aura outside the dream world. You also can't see a Evil Within I Myers and if it's a Scratched Mirror MYers well sucks to be you.
    6.Then there's these little gems called Tinkerer, M&A, and Granma's Heart.

    Sole Survivor: Also not a pure Obsession perk.
    1.Only works if you're not on the hook or dead.
    2.Only works if others are actually dying.
    3.Only works if the killer isn't smart and doesn't realize you're running said perk.
    4.Only works within that radius because if you're outside that radius of the killer you can be seen so if outside BBQ radius you're getting seen. If you pop a gen while the killers outside that radius you're being seen.

    Now imagine that I gave lots of weaknesses for the perks and survivors only have 1 true obsession perk and 2 that increase the chances of you becoming the obsession.

    So your stocking stuffer has been a note that you've just run out of excuses to use. 😜

    The killers on the other hand have 5 obsession perks that're directly gameplay and they affect all the survivors alive in the trial.

  • GodDamn_Angela
    GodDamn_Angela Member Posts: 2,213
    edited December 2018

    Sole Survivor is literal trash by itself, your allies need to be killed for it to get any use and the more Survivors killed the higher chance that you won't survive (unless you are only ever going for the Hatch which makes you a bad team player.) How is this NOT a weakness?

    DS can only be used once. Is this also somehow, not, a weakness?

    OOO reveals your aura to the Killer and only works when you are looking at them, making it possible for you to be seen, which usually happens if the Killer is looking around. SWF already has a bunch of advantages, saying this is too strong solely because of SWF, and thus has no weakness, is silly.

  • Poweas
    Poweas Member Posts: 5,873

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @Poweas said:
    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

    yes

    YES. TY MATE.

  • Milo
    Milo Member Posts: 7,383

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @Poweas said:
    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

    yes

    Actually kinda no. Let's say 2 people die so on rank 3 you have 48 meters of not being shown. BBQ aura at rank 3 starts at 40 meters to infinity. So basically you just make BBQ rank 2 :chuffed:

  • Raptorrotas
    Raptorrotas Member Posts: 3,258

    Just being designated obsession and having those claws around your hud spot should have negative effects on that survivor. Even if the killer isnt running any obsession perks

  • Poweas
    Poweas Member Posts: 5,873

    @Milo said:

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @Poweas said:
    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

    yes

    Actually kinda no. Let's say 2 people die so on rank 3 you have 48 meters of not being shown. BBQ aura at rank 3 starts at 40 meters to infinity. So basically you just make BBQ rank 2 :chuffed:

    I thought on rank 3 if one guy dies thats 20m not being shown. So wouldn't you make it 60m if 1 guy dies?

  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @powerbats said:

    @DarkGGhost said:

    Ok good point what is the weakness of the perks for the survivors?

    **> > All aura perks:

    1. The killer could be running knockout
    2. The killer could be running a hex perk.
    3. The killer could be mind gaming your aura perks.
    4. The killer could simply follow someone using say bond to other survivors.**

    .

    Very nice but where are the Obsession perks you the reason of this post?

    Would you look at that I gave 4 right there but so you want specific perks as well here.

    DS: Which isn't a pure obsession perk, it just increases the chance that you'll be the obsession.
    1.One time us and it's only going to be worth it if the killer actually chases you and downs you.
    2.You can be dribbled.
    3.You can be slugged.
    4.They can be running Rancor and just mori you.
    5.They can just mori you after you've been unhooked if you didn't use it before 1st hook.

    Object of Obsession: The only true obsession perk.
    1.The killer could be running knockout
    2.The killer could be running a hex perk.
    3.The smarter killers could be mind gaming your perk.
    4.The killer could simply follow someone using it badly to other survivors, especially if the obsession is injured. Since they always want the killer to go after someone else.
    5.The killer could be a Myers or a Freddy in which case you're screwed since you can't see Freddy's aura outside the dream world. You also can't see a Evil Within I Myers and if it's a Scratched Mirror MYers well sucks to be you.
    6.Then there's these little gems called Tinkerer, M&A, and Granma's Heart.

    Sole Survivor: Also not a pure Obsession perk.
    1.Only works if you're not on the hook or dead.
    2.Only works if others are actually dying.
    3.Only works if the killer isn't smart and doesn't realize you're running said perk.
    4.Only works within that radius because if you're outside that radius of the killer you can be seen so if outside BBQ radius you're getting seen. If you pop a gen while the killers outside that radius you're being seen.

    Now imagine that I gave lots of weaknesses for the perks and survivors only have 1 true obsession perk and 2 that increase the chances of you becoming the obsession.

    So your stocking stuffer has been a note that you've just run out of excuses to use. 😜

    The killers on the other hand have 5 obsession perks that're directly gameplay and they affect all the survivors alive in the trial.

    I like who you use so many IF he/she has this can be "counter". But yes if the killer has this perks can make them weaker not useless but just weaker, ( is not like the perk you just say counter have a wort weakness).
    DC if the killer use slugged you sill have the perk and you can use it later. and yes they can mori you if they have one.
    OOO can be mind game both way you know and normally a survivor can win it.

  • redsopine01
    redsopine01 Member Posts: 1,269
    I vote obsession perks should only make femal characters in a group a definate obssion to go with there character lore and that of the two obsession killers as there targets are female
  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823

    @redsopine01 said:
    I vote obsession perks should only make femal characters in a group a definate obssion to go with there character lore and that of the two obsession killers as there targets are female

  • redsopine01
    redsopine01 Member Posts: 1,269
    Michel and Freddy both hunt girls Lori and Nancy so if a female character meg Claudette lori nea gens kate (am I missing any) are in the lobby they have a higer chance to be the obsession over male characters
  • redsopine01
    redsopine01 Member Posts: 1,269
    Ment feng not gens
  • Raziel
    Raziel Member Posts: 100

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @The_Crusader said:
    DS, OOO and Dying Light ruined the game.

    I'd love to know how such bad ideas ever made it into the game.

    The survivors want ways to keep playing after the killer down them and the DLC it's has good way to put in

    Instead of asking for ways to prevent being downed, such as stealthier animations, better rewards for stealth play, more actual chase breakers not chase extenders etc.

  • powerbats
    powerbats Member Posts: 7,068

    @DarkGGhost said:

    I like who you use so many IF he/she has this can be "counter". But yes if the killer has this perks can make them weaker not useless but just weaker, ( is not like the perk you just say counter have a wort weakness).
    DC if the killer use slugged you sill have the perk and you can use it later. and yes they can mori you if they have one.
    OOO can be mind game both way you know and normally a survivor can win it.

    I like how I give you weaknesses and you resort to the same old excuse making every time you're given answers.

    The smart killers know how to counter and use obsession perks against survivors, the bad killer simply make up more and more excuses. There isn't a perk in the game that makes another perk useless, they're all about making things better for you and weaker for the other side.

    Also really bad logical fallacy usage there since you knew it was a failed argument before you even typed it but hoped it'd work.

    Well gee you're on the ground dying and if in a solo game guess what it's worthless since you're teammates if they're not running bond or empathy won't come for you. Oh and Knockout says hi along with Myers Evil within I, and hex perks and oh you get the idea. You were given information and chose to completely ignore it because it just shows you're the issue not the perk.

    So now you admit it can be mindgamed so now your story is changing and sure a can win it, it doesn't mean they will or that they normally do. If a survivor uses it better they outplayed that killer, and if a killer does it the same is true.

    Bottom line STOP MAKING EXCUSES UP FOR EVERYTHING.

    If you can't counter what the survivors do or adapt to it and play better then the common denominator in all your losses is YOU.

    As some of the killer mains like to say when survivor mains make up as many excuses as you do al you have to do is.

    See there's the answer to all your problems, do that and all your excuse making will magically vanish.

  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    @powerbats said:

    @DarkGGhost said:

    I like who you use so many IF he/she has this can be "counter". But yes if the killer has this perks can make them weaker not useless but just weaker, ( is not like the perk you just say counter have a wort weakness).
    DC if the killer use slugged you sill have the perk and you can use it later. and yes they can mori you if they have one.
    OOO can be mind game both way you know and normally a survivor can win it.

    I like how I give you weaknesses and you resort to the same old excuse making every time you're given answers.

    The smart killers know how to counter and use obsession perks against survivors, the bad killer simply make up more and more excuses. There isn't a perk in the game that makes another perk useless, they're all about making things better for you and weaker for the other side.

    Also really bad logical fallacy usage there since you knew it was a failed argument before you even typed it but hoped it'd work.

    Well gee you're on the ground dying and if in a solo game guess what it's worthless since you're teammates if they're not running bond or empathy won't come for you. Oh and Knockout says hi along with Myers Evil within I, and hex perks and oh you get the idea. You were given information and chose to completely ignore it because it just shows you're the issue not the perk.

    So now you admit it can be mindgamed so now your story is changing and sure a can win it, it doesn't mean they will or that they normally do. If a survivor uses it better they outplayed that killer, and if a killer does it the same is true.

    Bottom line STOP MAKING EXCUSES UP FOR EVERYTHING.

    If you can't counter what the survivors do or adapt to it and play better then the common denominator in all your losses is YOU.

    As some of the killer mains like to say when survivor mains make up as many excuses as you do al you have to do is.

    See there's the answer to all your problems, do that and all your excuse making will magically vanish.

    You maybe be right after all the are perks you can use to counder ( if you can use it you build ), but an eazy way to end this problem will be only killer have obsession perk, then make it so OOO work for all but with very lower range and DS can use if and only a killer have an obsession perk in he/she build.

  • XxAtomicAlfiexX
    XxAtomicAlfiexX Member Posts: 395

    @powerbats said:
    Good grief just stop with the victim mentality here, you've got perks that can be really strong if used right so of course they have to have a weakness. You were never supposed to be able to use all 4 obsession perks together so that's a really bad argument to use.

    I use Rancor all the time and it's not a bandaid fix and if use right works wonders even against someone running OoO. Instead of making excuses or complaining about something how about learn how to actually counter the things you complain and make excuses about.

    i just dont like how mikes perks dont go well together.

  • Milo
    Milo Member Posts: 7,383

    @Poweas said:

    @Milo said:

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @Poweas said:
    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

    yes

    Actually kinda no. Let's say 2 people die so on rank 3 you have 48 meters of not being shown. BBQ aura at rank 3 starts at 40 meters to infinity. So basically you just make BBQ rank 2 :chuffed:

    I thought on rank 3 if one guy dies thats 20m not being shown. So wouldn't you make it 60m if 1 guy dies?

    Nope cause BBQ procs when the person on the hook (that is meant to die) when he is still alive. And you gain Sole Survivor stack when said person is fully dead

  • Poweas
    Poweas Member Posts: 5,873

    @Milo said:

    @Poweas said:

    @Milo said:

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @Poweas said:
    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

    yes

    Actually kinda no. Let's say 2 people die so on rank 3 you have 48 meters of not being shown. BBQ aura at rank 3 starts at 40 meters to infinity. So basically you just make BBQ rank 2 :chuffed:

    I thought on rank 3 if one guy dies thats 20m not being shown. So wouldn't you make it 60m if 1 guy dies?

    Nope cause BBQ procs when the person on the hook (that is meant to die) when he is still alive. And you gain Sole Survivor stack when said person is fully dead

    Ohhhh now I get it. Then this perk is wortless to run without OoO distortion is a much better pick.

  • Milo
    Milo Member Posts: 7,383

    @Poweas said:

    @Milo said:

    @Poweas said:

    @Milo said:

    @DarkGGhost said:

    @Poweas said:
    Does sole survivor block bbq and chilli?

    yes

    Actually kinda no. Let's say 2 people die so on rank 3 you have 48 meters of not being shown. BBQ aura at rank 3 starts at 40 meters to infinity. So basically you just make BBQ rank 2 :chuffed:

    I thought on rank 3 if one guy dies thats 20m not being shown. So wouldn't you make it 60m if 1 guy dies?

    Nope cause BBQ procs when the person on the hook (that is meant to die) when he is still alive. And you gain Sole Survivor stack when said person is fully dead

    Ohhhh now I get it. Then this perk is wortless to run without OoO distortion is a much better pick.

    To counter BBQ yep it is

  • DarkGGhost
    DarkGGhost Member Posts: 1,072

    In my opinion the Obsession perks gives too much on the survivors and take too much from the killer

  • powerbats
    powerbats Member Posts: 7,068
    edited December 2018

    @DarkGGhost said:

    You maybe be right after all the are perks you can use to counder ( if you can use it you build ), but an eazy way to end this problem will be only killer have obsession perk, then make it so OOO work for all but with very lower range and DS can use if and only a killer have an obsession perk in he/she build.

    Well you would have to do run those but you don't know if the persons running said perks like Bond, Plunderers Instinct and Ace In The Hole combo. Since if you knew what perks people are using that'd be broken since oh that person is a chest fiend gotta tunnel them.

    Well that one is running the medic build they need to die 1st so tunnel them, that ones going a sabo build well I'll run Hangman's Trick and ignore them.

    Which therein lies the problem with complaining about the meta since you know the perks most likely to be used. That means you can choose the best perk layout and addons with changes depending on what you see in lobby.

    I think changing perhaps survivors perks to not have an increased chance of being the obsession is a good idea. That way it's only OoO for survivors and other than that only killers perks choose and if the persons running DS they get chosen if OoO isn't in play.

    If multiple people are running it there should be some restrictions on it perhaps change it to be similar to Doctors screams where it shows the last known location. This way other users don't get a completely accurate location only a general 5-10 meter location while the Obsession does.

    For DS I prefer just a flat stun time which if the killers running Enduring reduces it and the carry time gets reduced on struggle by say 3,4,5 seconds at each rank.

    Edit: working on a better version of the wigle timer reduction atm that works for both sides.