Spies From the Shadows Nerf

Delfador
Delfador Member Posts: 2,552
in General Discussions

Devs, come on, really?

  • Spies From The Shadows: Added a 5 second cooldown when the perk triggers. 

Now, as far as I understand, it is not going to trigger every time a crow flies, rather, there is going to be 5 seconds cooldown to trigger the perk once again.

The perk is not used that much right now, why nerf it?

Comments

  • Larcz
    Larcz Member Posts: 531

    Mayby in case if survs run in few places and scare crows at that same time.That can be confusion.

  • Orion
    Orion Member Posts: 21,675
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/50243/spies-from-the-shadows-nerf

    I see this as a QoL change, since you could very easily get multiple explosions that would leave you disoriented.

  • Tzeentchling9
    Tzeentchling9 Member Posts: 1,796

    I think it's more so your eardrums aren't destroyed when a Survivor runs past a group of two or three birds.

  • SlothGirly
    SlothGirly Member Posts: 1,146
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/50243/spies-from-the-shadows-nerf

    This is for sure a QoL change, not sure you ever had spies equipped while in a chase, it's not fun for the killers eyes or ears, this is far from a nerf.

  • Delfador
    Delfador Member Posts: 2,552

    Yeah guys I kinda understand it but if another survivor alerts crows, I won't be able to hear them.

    I was using this on my spirit and it really gave me good amount of information and allowed me to know nearby survivors. The survivor I am chasing will alert the crows and put the perk in a constant timer, not giving me a chance to know whether there are other survivors nearby.

    I guess I won't be able to use it now if the change is as bad as I expect it to be.

  • Mat_Sella
    Mat_Sella Member Posts: 3,588

    you're damned if you do, damned if you dont. If the range of Spies was 128 meters, you'd literally have too much information to deal with...its just not a good perk man

  • Tzeentchling9
    Tzeentchling9 Member Posts: 1,796
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/350834#Comment_350834

    Fair enough, but I do think it's supposed to be a QoL change. Maybe provide feedback from the PTB if you feel that is too long. Maybe the devs could drop it to a 3 second cooldown.

  • NuclearBurrito
    NuclearBurrito Member Posts: 6,807

    I hate this change. As spirit I often take advantage of having multiple crows in order to get a feel for where a survivor is running rather than just where they are at that moment

  • Bravo0413
    Bravo0413 Member Posts: 3,647

    Not really a nerf imo... it's mainly a QoL change... rather then having crows going off like crazy during a chase

  • DarkWo1f997
    DarkWo1f997 Member Posts: 1,532
    edited March 2019

    If they’re gunna nerf spies then they better nerf calm spirit too. Those two directly correlate with each other.