5.7.0 Changes Discussion, More Legion Buffs, No More Power Drain On M1 / Releasing on... Wednesday?

As the release of the 5.7.0 update approaches, we want to share some changes we’ve made between the Public Test Build (PTB) and the full release thanks to your feedback. We gave you a lot to read on the matchmaking tests earlier this week , so we’ll keep this one short.

STALK & REVEAL

In 5.7.0, we gave the stalk and reveal mechanics a technical overhaul to make them work more consistently. This fixes a number of bugs, making both stalking and revealing more consistent. In the PTB, there were a few issues with the new system that could make them feel different (such as max range). These were not intended and have been adjusted to match what they were before.

HEMORRHAGE

During the PTB, a Survivor’s recovery progress would decrease whenever they weren’t holding the recovery button. This caused some weirdness where players had to hold the button the entire time they were downed, and also makes it very punishing on dying Survivors. Since recovery is treated different from healing (and doesn’t interact with perks that affect healing, like A Nurse’s Calling), we’ve decided to keep things consistent and remove regression from recovery.

SLOPPY BUTCHER

We’ve updated Sloppy Butcher’s description to note the increased bleeding frequency. This mechanic hasn’t gone anywhere, and was even present in the PTB, but it was mistakenly removed from the description.

LEGION TWEAK & ADD-ONS

Upon further review, we decided to remove the power drain on basic attack from The Legion’s base kit. Ultimately this mechanic felt a little unnecessary to a lot of people, and we agree, so we felt that it was better to remove it entirely.

We’ve received a lot of great feedback for add-ons from the PTB, and we’ve spotted a few we’d like to change before the update goes live. They are:

• Frank’s Mix Tape – We’ve combined the PTB effects of Julie’s Mix Tape with this add-on. Frank’s Mix Tape will now pause the Feral Frenzy meter when breaking walls or generators, as well as increasing the speed.
• Julie’s Mix Tape – This add-on was inconsistent since not all maps had breakable walls, so the effect was merged into Frank’s Mix Tape. To replace it, we’ve created a new effect: If The Legion is stunned during Feral Frenzy, their power gauge is refilled.
• Stolen Sketchbook – Since the power drain was removed from The Legion’s base kit, this add-on needed a new effect: During Feral Frenzy, from the second chained hit onwards, hit Survivors will drop their items.
• Stab Wounds Study – This one was missed in our first pass. This add-on isn’t too useful as is, and buffing the numbers would lead to some very unsavory gameplay, so we came up with a new effect: The aura of Survivors who self-mend a Deep Wound from Feral Frenzy are shown for 4 seconds.
• BFFs – The required tokens were a little steep compared to the reward in the PTB, so we’ve lowered it to 15. This will make activating it more consistent.
• Etched Ruler – We’ve changed the conditions on this one to make it easier to catch a mending Survivor off-guard: Hit Survivors during Feral Frenzy are now inflicted with Oblivious for 60 seconds.

All of the changes mentioned above will be ready for the 5.7.0 update, releasing next Wednesday. As a reminder, this update will include a restructuring of the game files. This will improve future update speeds but will require an almost full redownload this one time. Be sure to let us know what you think about these changes, we’ll be watching!

The Dead by Daylight team