Is it time that Behaviour stops adding new killer and focuses on mini games instead?

Not mini games but balance for good players.

We need more I will always want more killers amd maps

I must disagree.

The content is in the game - it's just no good.

For every good survivor perk, there are six bad ones that NOBODY uses.

You always see Dead Hard, Decisive Strike, Unbreakable, Circle Of Healing... when's the last time, honest to goodness, you saw someone take No One Left behind, Appraisal, Dark Sense, Rookie Spirit, Repressed Alliance, Slippery Meat, Aftercare, Left Behind, Empathy, Open Handed, Visionary, Deja Vu, Hope, Buckle Up, Red Herring, Sole Survivor, Up The Ante, Corrective Action, This Is Not Happening, Lightweight, Poised, Wake Up, Premonition, Calm Spirit, or Solidarity?

Rarely, and even at that, what gives? Why don't you see it more than once every 40-50 matches? Why do survivor players hate these perks??

It's the same sad story for Killers too, almost 100 perks and using the same 10-12.

Why do some killers get a lot of screen time while others don't? Why get a NEW killer, when the Twins is seen every 100 matches or so on average?

Why get more killers with useless perks, and more survivors with useless perks - when you can get the same exact effect on something already in the game?

Would you rather have gotten Saduko Rising as it was, or would you rather have the 'Cosmic Inheritor' update (or something like that)

• New and improved Twins, actually fun to play as and against! New Twins skin and minor lore update!
• All twins perks reworked - they're good, fair, and killer's actually take them.
• Elodie gets a new skin, lore touchups, and a new charm.
• All Elodie perks reworked - they're good, fair, and survivors actually take them.
• New Map! Paris France map in the Crotus Prenn realm! Feature for the Twins.
• Monstrous Shrine rework - fair, good, and actually useful!
• Keys rework - they are good again, without being broken!
• Prestiging a character now makes their Bloodweb slightly cheaper!
• Incapacitated tweaks and updates
• Multiple bug fixes!

Is this more attractive than the Saduko chapter, or less - and why?

Because, for my money and - I bet for many people's money, this update is a more attractive prospect than another poorly implemented and rushed DLC.

You know what I mean?

I wouldn't necessarily say mini games, but they definitely need to work on the quality of the game, the random crashes people get, the map designs, maybe even add new maps.

The last thing the game needs at the moment is new survivors or killers. The game has too many perks as is. There's over 200 something perks in the game (survivor and killer combined) and maybe 20 of those get used on a consistent basis. Rebalance some perks and work on other things. We don't need 2 or 3 characters a year anymore

Yes it does ?

I mean - it doesn't push nearly as much sales revenue as a new product on a hot market like a good DLC release, but it absolutely makes money.

It's the same debate as building a new house to sell, or flipping a junker.

You can get a lot more money for the new house, but flipping a house is a lot cheaper and much lower risk.

If they made one of their lowest performing killers viable, people may actually buy her.

If they gave her some good cosmetics, people may actually buy it.

If they gave Elodie good cosmetics, people may actually buy it.

When the game releases with a major update - such as a new map - sales and retention usually go up.

Retention is a massively important sales figure because it's correlated with microtransactions.

The more engaged, the more fun a player is having - the higher their retention. The higher a player's retention, the more microtransaction sales are made.

A game fix not only spreads good will to the players, but in the long run it has the capability of increasing a game's profitability for a very low internal cost.

Instead of having to create new assets, new powers, bug test new features, generate new terrain, make new perk art for 6 new perks, do tons of balance and bug tests... you just tweak what's already there and add a couple of new skins - which sell themselves separately.

You don't charge players for QoL updates like a DLC. You give it away for free and make an event out of it. Make it a fiesta. A Party.

Last year's Resident Evil chapter was an absolute party. We need more things like that where the changes are celebrated and emphasized - new or old. Updating 7 perks to be meta or even near meta is worth the fanfare alone.

If they do this, they will gain money - and they will save a lot of money while making it.

That being said, I still didn't get an answer for my question:

What would you rather have seen released in march: The Saduko Rising chapter we got, or this fictional 'Cosmic Inheritor' update - and why?

Silly, nobody would be paying for the update, it's a free event.

The company gets money by moving more DLC units.

I.E. Massive free update for all players, with the spotlight on the Twins and Elodie.

Players can buy the new cosmetics.

Players may actually buy the twins DLC now that it's better and more attractive.

Players will get online - pumping up the CPC on all platforms.

Player Retention for newcomers will improve.

So, no, you're not charging for QoL changes.

QoL changes make the content more appealing, which drives sales of what's already on the shelf.

I.E. No Man's Sky bombed and didn't move a lot of copies when it first came out.

With multiple FREE updates, they moved more units and were able to INCREASE THEIR SALES!

Do you see what I mean? Nobody has to PAY for the update.

Everyone gets the update, your Twins - better, your perks are better.

But now all of the holdouts who didn't buy the DLC because it was garbage are going to have a lightbulb moment where they say. "Wait, the Twins are FUN now? And all 6 perks in the DLC are awesome?? I should pick it up!"

You don't have to re-purchase the content, the devs get their money from the people who didn't already have it.

And releasing some sweet skins will also make a pretty penny as players log on and have fun with the new keys and everyone tries out the new content.

The event would be free, but the devs would get revenue from separate DLC and shop sales that accompany such an event.

The primary benefit is that creating the event would be much, much cheaper than constructing a new chapter, meaning the increased velocity of units can be relatively mild and still see ROI.

Dude, what do I have to do to get an MMR and regional matchup like yours?

These perks have some of the lowest pickrates in the entire game!

(Also, the perks you are describing are Borrowed Time, Left Behind, Unbreakable, and Deliverance - which is from Adam Francis ;D)

Thank you for giving your feedback, your opinions are valid and it's always nice to hear a different perspective on things. I'm glad that you and your boyfriend are enjoying the new chapter, and I hope to see you out in the fog someday :)

The right time to add alternate game modes would've been right before the Nemesis release. That would've given the patch team more time to actually get the Resident Evil patch WORKING instead of release it as a bug-filled mess that broke the game for months. AND having more play options for the tens of thousands of new players would've kept interest and possibly halted the immediate attrition of players experiencing the gameplay loop, getting bored, and bailing.

But whatever.

They should focus more on QOL in my opinion. Removing SBMM / MMR for example. ;)