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Should Dark Theory be buffed?
We all know Dark Theory is the worst boon out of the 4. So does it need a buff? This perk is very tricky to change because you can never tamper with survivors MS without making it busted. This perk can either be weak or strong as #########. Heres what I would do
When within the Boons 24 meter radius. Gain 2% Haste status effect. Gain 2% speed to vaulting and dropping pallets. This effect lingers for 2/3/4 seconds when leaving the boons radius.
All this perk needed is a secondary effect. I think this works just fine. But still do you think it needs a buff or no?
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Should it is different from can it.
Should it be buffed? Yes, it's a weak perk.
Can it be buffed? Not by a number change.
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I'd argue that Exponential is the worst, but that's from personal experience.
A secondary effect would definitely make Dark Theory more impactful. Just like a similar post, I'd agree that vault speed would be pretty good.
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yes no one uses It
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I think boon: Exponential is the worst out of the 4.
As to your suggestions I think this is a good change
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Maybe just also make it have a windows of opportunity effect within its area (auras of all windows and pallets within the boons range is revealed while under effects of the boon), its a boon about running and speed, why not also give it some support for knowing whats around you so you can also run smarter while running faster
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I do agree that Dark Theory does need something
A number change isn't what it is I'm glad someone was able to notice that
I do like the change as well
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Giving it a second effect would be a way to buff it. Because you cannot buff the initial effect (the Movement Speed-Increase).
However, I dont think that 2% extra vault speed would make the Perk better. If you want Vault Speed, you have Resilience and Spine Chill, both dont require Setup Time (even tho, Resilience needs a Setup aka you being injured), both work map-wide and both grant more Vault Speed.
Then it is questionable if you want to run Resilience OR Spine Chill with Dark Theory. Because you would only gain an additional 2% Vault Speed. And if you want to dedicate two Perk Slots to get more Vault Speed, you can run Spine Chill AND Resilience to gain way more than Dark Theory with either of them.
And you will most likely not dedicate 3 Perk Slots to Vault Speed...
So, yeah. Adding another effect which does not make the Movement Speed-Increase broken would be an option, but giving it another weak effect which is outclassed by other Perks is not helpful I guess.
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I honestly would support it being reworked to vault speed and then getting a big numbers buff like 8% or something
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Just give it a different effect already. Haste is such a difficult thing to balance as is. Maybe something like 20% vault speed instead would make it actually usable.
The boons we have currently are a very mixed bag in general, in all honesty.
Dark Theory is useless.
Shadow Step and Exponential are situational (inb4 people complain that Shadow Step doesn't let them use their BBQ or smth).
Circle of Healing was genuinely broken, and still is going to definitely be very good after the new nerf.
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Thank you this compliment means a lot to me actually.
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It Is a really good idea I love windows It Is super underrated your buff idea would help teammates In chase last longer potentially
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I just don't get what "Dark Theory" has to do with going faster lol
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It 100% needs a secondary effect. Either faster vaulting speed or showing you the Aura of Totems within 48 Meter (idk about this one)
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It should be Boon: Resilience when you get hurt you get extra 1 percent haste(now 3%) + 5% vaulting speed.
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I haven't come across it much but it did my head in as killer on RPD.
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Maybe dark theory should also increase status effect recovery, like a weaker vigil?
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That's good but probably OP lol
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Boons need to be destroyed and removed from the trial when snuffed by the killer. Their benefits SHOULD be broken and OP - but not too heavily handed. Something very strong that will give survivors an edge... something worth taking 14 seconds out of the match and losing your perk slot over once it's gone.
Increasing movement speed by 2/3/4% would be pretty massive. 2/4/6% if you're daring.
I'd rather Dark Theory had a massive benefit that made it worth risking your perk slot over. Going into a chase with 4% or 6% is both powerful and fun. Honestly, if that were the case - I may bring it on survivor, and I wouldn't even be mad when I play against it as killer, because I know that once I snuff it out - it's gone for good.
That 6% boost might let survivors wind me around loops for a little bit and waste my time, but not only can I still mind-game them, I can find the boon totem and snuff it out, removing 1 of 16 survivor perks from the game.
It would be worth it, in that case.
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Here’s the deal though, if boons were destroyed on 1 hit then I would be ok with it. But boons can be relit infinitely. So increasing movement speed would never work. Making survivors faster is very hard to balance
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In it's current state it will be either - OP or Bad. I would rather keep it bad than OP. However buffing it by adding some special not crazy effect to it would be good way to buff it I quess.
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Delete it. Messing with run speed is a stupid thing to do.
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Perk can’t be buffed unless boon mechanic is changed.
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Because survivors don't have it easy enough already lol
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more haste like 5-7% would make the perk better.
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That would be so busted. Not to mention, it ain't stopping people from combining it with other perks to go even faster...
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The other haste perks are not used anyway. no one equipping Hope over Borrow time or dead hard etc.
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I suppose, but you never know. I wouldn't want to run against a SWF that places this version of DT in a good main building with Blood Pact or Dead Hards. I'm good.
The 2% speed is fine since speed is something that needs to be carefully touched. It just needs a secondary effect.
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Yes, it definitely needs a change. Can't really up the numbers on the Haste effect it gives without it getting out of hand, but maybe give it a secondary effect.
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Yes it does. All Yoichi perks need a buff. And we need a Yoichi portrait avatar on dbd forums
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Exponential is not the worst boon. It saved my life against a noed blight. Kate knew my boon was exponential and she crawled to it then she saved me. She couldn't escape tho, but it's better 1 escape than 0.
And in another match it saved my teammate from death hook. I died on second hook though because I took the killer's attention and he was a camper from beginning.
Dark Theory is the worst boon perk 100%.
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Agreed - but that's kind of my point.
If boons were designed HEALTHY then this wouldn't be a problem.
However, because the developers screwed up this bad - we're stuck in this awkward space of either having too much or too little to deal with.
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