So what's the point of playing this game?

To have fun.

Failing that, you could play to obtain satisfaction from winning.

Failing that, you probably should reconsider the time you spend on this game.

Ultimately, the objective of playing a game is to have an enjoyable time.

Ok. To further address some of your points, yes, this forum is choke full of posts of people who complain constantly about all the things they are dissatisfied about the game.

However it's unsafe to assume they represent the majority of the player base.

The reason for this is because people who are content with the game tend to not be very vocal. DBD enjoyers like myself do come to read the forum, I do so several times a day, but most are not compelled to reply a ton, or make several posts a day about how much fun we are having. Would rather play.

So yeah, what you got here in this post of yours is a small sliver of that inconspicuous player base.

I'm having fun. I play for fun. I think people who play dbd should be having fun. I think dbd is overall pretty good. I don't post to state this on a daily basis. And I think if someone isn't having fun on DBD, they probably should spend their leisure time on anything else that provides that much needed enjoyment.

Failing that, we could always play some matches just for fun. Do be aware, I'm a crappy survivor.

It was? Not for me.

I remember the developer making the statement that DbD is not competitive e-sports, but an interesting e-show.

The skill-based matchmaking system is just like e-sports.

I still have some fun with killer when new content releases. Otherwise, it's SWF for survivor fun gameplay. We can create fun with our own rules, like sandbagging each other while limiting ourselves to dumb perks. We do 2v2v1 all the time.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend because it's the best in its class, hands down. Any gamer should at least try it. This is especially good for people that aren't great at highly competitive games but want that vibe without needing high skill to get there. As long as they feel like they're improving and can get a decent ratio, that's all that matters to most people.

Really, I think this game shines up until the few hundred hour mark. I think more people would be happy with the game if they could just stop at that point, keep the fond memories, and move on. That is, if you can't find fun in the game anymore.

I didn't read the rest of the comments, tl;dr, but here's my take.

First of all (I'm sure this has been said over and over), if you are not having fun AT ALL, there is no point in playing. Take a few days off or quit entirely if you hate the game. All rewards and goals in the world would not make the game worthwhile to you. Use your time in a better way.

THAT SAID, having goals and rewards CAN be what a player needs in the long run even when they are having fun. We want a sense of accomplishment, of advancement.

My goals have included:

• 100% unlocking the rift for lots of free stuff
• getting all killer perks unlocked by P3-ing everyone (was complete, now more killers have popped up, go figure)
• getting better! I always sucked as survivor and seeing myself pull off witty escapes and jukes that I could only dream of in the past is highly rewarding; same goes for killers and learning their specific tactics
• doing difficult challenges from the archives or achievements to see if I can do them

Don't just "farm" or "grind". Don't play on autopilot. All that will happen is a number going up, no matter how good or bad you play. Try to leave each game with a sense of either "well, at least I tried and here's why it didn't work" or "wow, that worked?"

Well this thread took a weird turn didn't it?

Thanks for the entertainment you two.

Honestly, with all the camping and tunneling going on and the same builds and killers over and over the fun aspect of the game is very little. I keep playing for Bloodpoints to prestige my characters and seeing as survivor incentives is always 100% it makes it easier, although I wonder why BHVR isnt doing anything to improve the survivor experience. I keep seeing the same players too which is worrying.

"apparently everyone is playing dbd for fun, and yet there are more complains than players, the toxicity is high as hell, and we are just having FUN, i wanna know the definition of fun in this game, and for people saying im having fun, WOULD U RECOMMEND THIS GAME TO FRIEND?"

Well yeah what else would I play it for? There's plenty of complaints that are just plain stupid and will be in any PvP game, there's plenty of valid complaints because there's plenty of things that could make the game better that are ignored or dealt with at a glacial pace. No I generally don't recommend it to friends because it's a pretty hostile game towards new players and not everyone has the energy or patience to deal with the playerbase this game has either.