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Visual Terror Radius confusion
So, Visual Terror Radius is finally here. Great accessibility feature. I have 0 qualms with its existence.
However, I'm a bit confused by some choices.
Okay, so Sadako, a stealth killer, is revealed by the VTR. This is because she has a 24m lullaby which really calls to question what's the point if it's the same as her TR, but whatever. Fine. It's a lullaby so it's revealed.
But, why isn't Victor? Victor's "shriek" radius around him is probably your only indicator he's close due to his infantile appearance/height. Despite the fact that this is an outright lethal power, Victor's shrieks are not considered a lullaby. You don't get any warning.
Let's say that's more of the Twins' weirdness then, shall we? They are getting changes so maybe we can overlook it. What about Spirit? If she's phasing from outside her TR and approaching you, you can still hear a warning but the VTR won't pick it up, since again, not classified as a lullaby.
I just don't get it. Why do you get a warning against Sadako and not Victor? What's the point of Sadako's stealth if there's not even stealth? Can someone explain this to me? Please?
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i've always wanted a warning for victor. i'm hard of hearing and having no indicator of him unless he's like 4m away from me ######### sucks.
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Victor’s shriek should definitely count as a lullaby and be shown.
Sadako's lullaby should probably be adjusted directly. This is the one case where I’d actually argue that the visual is an advantage and not just QoL because her lullaby is very subtle from far away and can easily be masked by other sounds. If she was meant to be stealthy before with a difficult-to-notice lullaby, it's anything but that now.
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My guess is because Victor is technically not a killer. He's the power so he doesn't follow the normal rules for killers.
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My lawyers advised me to emphasize that Victor is not a baby. Now go Kick the Vic
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Victor's sound is more a growl than a shriek. Unless you are talking about this jumping.
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Victor is a full grown man!
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I mean... he's technically a zombie, so does it really matter? Just pint the little gremlin and be done with it.
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This is a good point. If the point of having the killers make all kinds of sounds when they don't have TR is that you are supposed to know they're approaching, then that seems like something that should be included in accessibility.
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This is correct. However, there would be zero harm done in making his shrieks count as a lullaby for accessibility purposes. No game mechanic would be broken.
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