Perks that need buffs suggestion thread!

Where monstrous shrine buffed?

I think a cool buff to Territorial Imperative would be to make survivors in the basement oblivious. It would be kinda a niche perk still, but I feel like it would give it more use than it currently has. Sometimes knowing when it's safe to emerge from the basement can be important, and this would make that much more difficult to do.

I never said anything about removing aura reading. What I meant was it doing both of those things.

I want a couple of perks changed but I don't know how I'd buff or rework them.

1. Sole Survivor. I just don't see this perk ever. I'm not sure if it's bad or it's just cause survivors would rather use something else.
2. Visionary. This is just Bond but for generators. This would I guess be a good perk for new players but I'm pretty sure most people will just use Déjà Vu instead since its free and shows up on all survivor bloodwebs.
3. Up the Ante. What does luck even do besides slightly raise the chance to 4%? I'd rather use Slippery Meat then this perk no offense.
4. Left Behind. I see this perk but most of the times I don't see them make it to the hatch in time since it only spawns once everyones dead now and most of the times the Killer can make it their first. Maybe if it removes the aura showing and made it so you can open the hatch like an inbuilt key but it takes like an insane amount of time to open it, like 7 seconds or so?

I don't know how to use proper mentions so just know I'm replying to what you replied to me before.

I think you misunderstood how Territorial Imperative functions. As long as you are a certain distance AWAY from the basement, the aura of a survivor that enters it is shown to you for a few seconds. And the perk also has a cooldown. In your perk buff idea you actually increased both the distance you have to be from the basement for the perk to take effect and the cooldown for how often the perk can function.

A buff would be to decrease the distance you need to be away from basement and decrease the cooldown (which I think shouldn't even be there tbh).

Camaraderie/Kinship should stop the hook timer for each struggle phase, and whether the perk user is the one on the hook or the person getting in range of the hook (if you're hooked and somebody comes in range, your hook timer stops. If somebody else is hooked and you go in range, their hook timer stops), making it a great anti camping perk for team players

I have to agree.

Until the trash perks are uplifted to compete with the Meta, things will always be stale.

S tier perks may overwhelm the game in many instances, but for every S or A tier perk, there are 6 C or D tier options that dilute the content.

I have rework ideas for just about every perk in the game,

I love the creativity! You guys are super insightful!

Here's my personal approaches to these perks:

~ Survivor Perks:

• Poised

Whenever a generator is completed, leave no scratch marks and gain Endurance for 8/10/12 seconds.

• Alert

At the start of the trial, see the aura of the killer and have greatly narrowed scratch marks for 4/6/8 seconds.

This perk reactivates when the killer performs a break action or searches a locker.

Flavor-Text: “Game-sense is a thing, and it isn’t just for videogames.’ – Feng Min”

• No One Left Behind

When the exit gates are powered, this perk activates.

Increases the speed of altruistic actions by 50/75/100%.

While unhooking a survivor, completing an act of altruism, or when another survivor escapes the trial, gain Endurance for 12 seconds.

See the aura of all survivors at all times.

Description: “You’re not going to leave unless everyone else does too.”

Flavor-text: “’Stupid bastard, we’re either getting out with everyone, or not at all’ – Clyde, The Lost Tapes.”

• Hope

Gain a token every time an ally dies in the trial, every time you are hooked, every time you cleanse a totem, and every time you complete a generator - up to a maximum of 5/7/9 tokens.

For each token, this perk grants 1% Haste while active.

This perk becomes active for 15 seconds after gaining a token, and is permanently activated when the exit gates are powered.

Cannot gain tokens while this perk is active.

Description: “Your desperation turns to hope as you draw closer to escape”

Flavor-text: “’No matter what, we always have a chance to escape – let that sink in, because you’ll need it in the end.’ – Nikki, The Lost Tapes”

• Calm Spirit

Crows within 4/8/12 meters of you are calmed, causing them not to react to the presence of you or other survivors.

Coughing and Screaming is suppressed outside of being hooked or damaged.

While within the killer’s terror radius, crouching and staying still for 2 seconds will cause a crow to land nearby.

Description: “Animals reflect the peace within your soul.”

Flavor-text: “’Creatures can sense the fear and disquiet within you. If your thoughts are tranquil, they won’t be afraid anymore.’ – Jake Park”

• Lightweight

Scratch marks are visible for 2/3/4 seconds shorter than normal. Emit no footstep audio while outside of chase.

Description: “You’re light on your feet and won’t be caught flat-footed.”

• Sole Survivor

More likely to become the Obsession. Become the Obsession whenever another survivor dies.

While the Obsession, any time another survivor dies, your aura is revealed to the killer for 6 seconds.

When you are the final survivor alive in the trial, this perk activates.

Upon activation:

You are instantly healed for a health state

The killer can no longer see your aura by any means.

You leave no scratch marks.

You can open the hatch by hand with a 32/24/16 second animation.

Description: “You can mourn their deaths soon enough. Right now, the only important thing is getting out of this alive.”

• Visionary

Generators within 16/24/32 meters have their aura revealed to you.

The generator with the most progress is always revealed to you with a yellow aura.

The Killer’s aura is revealed to you when they are within 4m of a generator with a yellow aura.

Description: “You’re not weighed down by the present –you have a plan, and you know how to accomplish it”

Flavor-text: “’Picture it in your mind – and hold that thought. Think about that picture whenever you can and do everything you can to make it a reality. Once you can do that, nothing can stop you.’ – Felix Richter”

• Up The Ante

For each Dying or Hooked survivor, gain 1/1.5/2% movement speed and action speed.

For each deceased teammate increase luck by 8%

(Change art to incorporate Ace)

Description: “When things go south, you don’t fold – you double down.”

Flavor-text: “’Luck isn’t worth much until you start acting like it’s on your side.’ – Ace Visconti”

• Left Behind

This perk becomes active when you are the only survivor remaining in the match, or the End Game Collapse has begun.

See the aura of the Killer and the Hatch when they are within 16/24/32 meters.

When another survivor leaves the match or dies, you are instantly healed for a health state.

• This Is Not Happening

For every Dying, Hooked, or Deceased survivor, increase Repair speed by 2/4/6% and increase the bonus progress granted by Great Skill Checks by 1%

Description: “When everything around you falls apart, you find comfort in focusing on the task at hand”

Flavor-text: “Denial is the best medicine”

• Off The Record

When unhooking another survivor, or being unhooked - the audio cue of the unhook action is delayed for 3/6/9 seconds.

During this time, you and your unhooking partner do not cause loud noise notifications, make grunts of pain, your auras are concealed to all, and neither have audible footsteps.

Description: “You’ve learned that it’s safer for some stories to be buried.”

Flavor-text: “’Sometimes, what the public doesn’t know can’t hurt them as badly.’ – Zarina Kassir”

• Saboteur

Unlocks the sabotage action without the assistance of a toolkit.

After finishing an unassisted sabotage, this perk has a 90/60/30 second cooldown.

When a survivor is being carried by the killer, the aura of all hooks are revealed to you.

Sabotaging a hook that is revealed by this perk increases the time it remains broken by 10/20/30% (10 seconds) and grants Endurance for 8 seconds.

Item efficiency when Sabotaging is increased by 10/20/30%

Description: “You resented such contraptions long before you were introduced to such fiendish constructs”

Flavor-text: “’We can get along just fine without such things – but they can’t.’ – Jake Park”

~ Killer Perks:

• Trail Of Torment

Upon damaging a generator, this perk activates and survivors see this generator’s aura in yellow.

Until you damage a survivor, or a survivor repairs the generator that you have damaged, you become Undetectable.

This perk has a cooldown of 60/50/40 seconds.

Flavor-text: “’I needed someone to punish me for my sins…’ – James Sunderland”

• Blood Echo

Upon hooking a survivor, injured survivors scream and suffer from Hemorrhage and Exhausted for 10/20/30 seconds.

When the duration ends, survivors that are affected by this perk and are still injured scream, revealing their location.

This effect can stack.

• Forced Penance

Upon taking a protection hit, a survivor is broken for 20/30/40 seconds, they do not gain a speed boost from this hit, and they do not ignore collision.

 Flavor-text: “’People believing in me tend to end up badly’ – Murphy Pendleton”

• Coup De Grace

Each time a generator is completed, gain 2 tokens.

When you reach your maximum lunge distance, a token is burned to extend it by 30/40/50%

Flavor-text: “’The closer we get to the end, the closer she gets to ending us’ - Unknown”

• Cruel Limits / Claustrophobia

When a generator is completed, all vaults and pallets within 32 meters are blocked to the Survivors for 30/45/60 seconds.

• Remember Me

Upon hitting the Obsession with a basic attack, gain a token up to 8.

For each token, add 2/3/4 seconds to the total time to open an exit gate. (Additional charges)

Passive Regression of exit gates begins immediately and is increased by 100%. (1c/2s)

(This perk is revealed to survivors interacting with the exit gate)

Description: “The terror that you’ve instilled will come back to haunt them later.”

 Flavor-text: “’You don’t remember me? You must. You’re my number one.’ – Freddy Kruger”

• Territorial Imperative

While within 8 Meters of the basement, gain bloodlust points passively and never lose them.

Gain maximum Bloodlust while in the Basement.

See the auras of survivors in the basement at all times.

 Description: “After a lifetime of protecting your home, you’ve awakened instincts that none would have imagined”

 Flavor-text: “If you go down that ramp, you’re as good as dead!”

• Hex: Huntress' Lullaby

This perk starts with 1 token.

Gain an additional token for each unique survivor that’s been hooked.

For each token, decrease the audio cue for skill checks by 20%. At max tokens, there is no audio cue.

Survivors suffer a 1/2/3% additional regression penalty on a failed skill check per token.

Each token reduces the size of the great skill check zone by 20% (Eroding the total success area)

For each token, survivors hear the killer’s lullaby and the sounds of their breathing at 20% volume at all times.

(This affects ALL skill checks. Survivors become cursed once they encounter their first skill check)

 Flavor-text: “Make it stop! I’ll do anything, just make the singing stop!”

• Overcharge

After damaging a generator with a break action, it is affected by this perk.

The generator visibly seems to be 20% more completed to survivors. (Max 99%)

The next time a survivor attempts to repair the generator, they trigger a skill check with a large success zone.

This success zone is decreased by 10% for each 10% progress the generator had when damaged. (Becoming more challenging than a difficult skill check past 80%)

Failing the skill check results in a 2/4/6% additional regression penalty

 Description: “You love to surprise others by shattering their ambitions in the most painful way possible.”

• Hex: The Third Seal

Hitting a unique survivor with an attack grants a token up to 2/3/4 and afflicts them with this Curse.

1 token – Survivors are blinded

2 tokens – Survivors cannot see progress bars or any HUD element other than skill checks.

3 tokens – The killer becomes Undetectable and has no lullaby.

4 tokens – All affected survivors become Helpless (Their Perks are completely disabled)

 Description: “A hex that roots itself in the instincts of survivors. You exploit your prey’s reliance on intuition and insight – rendering them stupefied before you.”

 Flavor-text: “She touched your skin, it’s too late for you now!”

• Predator

Running Survivors leave footprints in the world that last for 4/6/8 seconds.

These footprints are visible only to you and begin white, but fade to yellow and then to red before fading away altogether.

Footstep Audio from Survivors is 32% louder.

(Change art to incorporate the Wraith)

• Insidious

At the beginning of the match, the killer is rendered Undetectable for 20/25/30 seconds.

When a survivor is unhooked, this perk regains 15 seconds.

The expenditure of this perk is paused while stationary.

 Description: “While others chase after their prey, you choose to wait for the perfect time to take them by surprise.”

 Flavor-text: “’Watch your back, man! That monster could be anywhere right now!”

• Unnerving Presence

When a survivor fails a skill check, they become Paranoid for 30/45/60 seconds

(Parainoid causes survivors within your terror radius to hear maximum heartbeat over the course of 3 seconds, this remains until they leave. Upon leaving the killer’s terror radius, maximum heartbeat remains for 3 seconds and then it slowly fades away once more.)

Skill checks within your terror radius are 20% faster. (The needle speed)

 Description: “All who are around you easily falter and make foolish mistakes as they succumb to terror”

 Flavor-text: “Everything’s going to hell in a handbasket real quick!”

• Brutal Strength

Break actions, Grab, Pickup, Locker Search, and Drop animations are 15/20/25% faster. Breakable walls are broken 30/40/50% faster.

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In my opinion, just about every perk in the game should be tweaked, but these would be pretty good places to start.

Other perks that need reworks include Buckle Up, Furtive Chase, Hangman's Trick, Corrective Action, and many more. I just ran out of room to type everything!

I think any of these changes would be welcome.

I'd rather tune down an aggressive change than have these perks languish away without attention.