Changing the way I have fun till further notice

Let me preface this by stating I am very fond of this game. I have spent a large amount of money on it. I have spent into the 4 digits in terms of hours logged on this game. I have gotten numerous friends to not only play this game, but spend their money on it as well. I very much enjoy this game, at times. However, lately, this game has become increasingly frustrating and the developers do nothing about it. I am not here to start another killer vs survivor thread battle. Objectively speaking, this game is far more balanced than people give it credit. Of course it has it's issues. Give me an online PvP game that does not have some sort of balancing issue. I am a survivor main by far and even I can say certain things killers have/can do are just outright fair. Some, if not most killers, could be buffed. Such as a perk like Hex: Ruin could use a buff. Killers such as Trapper and The Shape could use buffs. Not going to name every single killer and every single perk (both survivor and killer) that need rebalancing. That has been discussed ad nauseam and Behaviour either does not care or they are extremely slow at implementing change. I am willing to accept the latter as someone who has played since near the beginning, many things have changed.

Into the issue that has caused me to post for the first time.

Tunneling needs to be addressed. I do not want to hear the "run decisive, run off the record, run this, run that...". Does not address the issue. The absurdity that the killer community is being actively coached by all the big content creators to tunnel out a guy as quick as possible is asinine. Let's spotlight how much "fun" this is. It takes on average 2-4 minutes to get into a lobby and load into a game. Then, very frequently, tunneled out and dead in less than 4 minutes. Taking into consideration solo queue, this is roughly between 33% - 50% of the time playing lobby simulator. How very fun that is. Taking into account the fact (I have no actual data to reflect this, just assuming based of the principle of only 1 way to solo queue and 3 ways to play with friends. That being duos, trios, or quads) most people likely play with a minimum of 1 friend, the percentage of lobby simulator drastically increases. Obviously the math below is not going to reflect every situation.

Let's assume that a match typically lasts anywhere between 10-15 minutes. Given the math already done above, that is 6-11 minutes for the remaining 3 survivors to play the game. I will assume the role of being tunneled out and am now sitting watching and waiting for my friend(s) to die or escape. That means I have gotten to play a total of 4 minutes on average out of a total 10 - 15 (match time) + 2 - 4 (time taken to get into a match). This means I am playing 4 minutes out of a potential 12 - 19 minutes it takes to conduct a single match. This gives the percentage of time I am spent just sitting there twiddling my thumbs of 66% - 79%. This means my amount in game playing time per match is only 21% - 33%. I cannot be the only one who sees a problem with this.

I by no means am insinuating that the only way to have fun as a survivor is to win. I have fun by playing the game. Getting a gen done, unhooking a survivor, cleansing a totem, engaging in a couple of chases with the killer. If I die but have gotten to actually play the game, no issues. I am not the type of player that needs to win in order to have fun. Part of the fun in this game is being caught by the killer. If I never got caught by the killer, that wouldn't be very fun. I merely just want to play the darn game. Win or lose does not determine the amount of fun I have. It is the time actually spent in a game that derives the fun. Prorating the math above over an hours game play would mean I am only playing an average of 12.6 - 19.8 minutes (21% - 33% x 60 minutes). Absolutely ridiculous that this is not an off occurrence, but I would argue is the frequent situation. Prorate that over a span of say, 1000 hours. The amount of time playing would be 210 - 330 hours, and 670 - 790 hours either watching or loading into a game. Absolutely preposterous.

Now to the initiative I have started and will be maintaining until I see change. Spoiler, this is going to get a lot of people upset.

Considering all things above, I have altered how I have fun in this game. Since there is no set rules enforced by the developers, other than hacking the software, it is up to the interpretation of the individual to have/create their own fun. The developers added bots into the game on DC in an attempt to fix the issue of the game immediately becoming a 3v1 and it being unbalance. Kind of weird how that is identified as an issue but the encouraged tactic of hook 1 player 3 times before chasing anyone else isn't. While adding bots on DC is beneficial in some aspects, it has not solved all problems. My typical experience when someone DC's is that the rest of the group gives up because the bot sucks. Now that is a separate issue, one that I truthfully don't care to put much time into evaluating. Bot skill level too high, killers will have an issue. Bot skill level too low, survivors will have an issue. Again, this comes down to a balancing issue that I am choosing to believe Behavoiur will work on, even if it will be slowly.

Since bots are now replacing people who DC, remove the DC penalty for survivors. I understand the notion of not wanting to reward someone for DC'ing. However, where is the penalty for a killer holding a survivor hostage in a game? If it is a match that I do not want to play in, I should be able to express the right to move onto the next match. For a time, killers accepted this. Whether it be a bot being the issue or the killer itself (more on this later), when running towards a killer they should just kill me. Not slug me on the ground and wait till I either bleed out or refuse to hook me and end up giving me hatch. It appears to me that the majority of killers only have fun when they kill someone, always striving for the 4K. So just kill me. If the chase/hunt aspect of the game is not what you are after, just kill me. Stop wasting my time. If the chase/hunt aspect of the game is what appealed to more killers, I have to believe the encouraged strategy of tunnel 1 survivor out as fast as possible would not be the go to. For reference, whenever I play killer it is not the killing that entertains me. How much fun is it really to pick up a survivor on the ground and walk over to a hook? Rather, it is the chase/hunt itself that brings enjoyment. Using whatever killer I have chosen (sidebar, I really love playing The Shape, Ghostface, The Pig, The Hague, The Trapper, and The Wraith. I am a big stealth killer guy. I own all the DLC's, but I have not played all the killers at this time. As previously stated, I main survivor) and using their power is what is fun. Scaring the crap out of survivors by sneaking up on them or tactically placing bear traps while engaging in the hunt for a survivor is where I get my pleasure as a killer. I honestly do not see how the process of killing survivors is fun in any way. If I could get a 8 hook game (2 per survivor) and all 4 get away, I am happy. I got to play the game and I got to, most likely, engage in a lot of fun chases with my killer's specific power. As stated previously, the act of winning is not what determines my enjoyment. It is the journey along the way. Of course I have fun when I kill all the survivors, but that is not what determines it. However, if I had to tunnel a survivor out, I honestly did not have fun that game because it feels like I am exploiting the game.

Now onto what I am doing to have fun now. As a rule, if you are playing Wesker or Skull Merchant I am running around and dropping all the pallets until you kill me. I tried to be nice and just follow the killer in hopes of them killing me immediately. However, some killers have taken to just slugging me on the ground. I cannot do anything about this. I am playing this game to have fun and those 2 specific killers I mentioned simply are not fun to play against. If you will not allow me to move onto my next game, then my next goal is to force you to kill me. This brings me enjoyment. I am tired of the community telling me that killers aren't their to make the game fun for a survivor. You are absolutely right. That coin has two sides. I am not there to make ANYONE ELSE'S game fun. I am there for myself to have fun. Call me entitled all you want, but I am merely exercising the same right to enjoy a game that I am a paying customer for. I am breaking no rules.

Skull Merchant I have tried and I am done trying. It ends the same way every single time. Gen patrol and make the match last an unbearable amount of time. I do not care to try. I will not have the mindset of "maybe this time it will be different" because every single time it ends the same way.

Wesker. The fact that Wesker can miss his double dash and still just catch up to me is crazy. Give him a fatigue similar to Nurse or something! My personal record for most times played against Wesker in a row is 5. 5! I honestly do not recall ever playing a killer more than twice in a row. Maybe 3 when the roster was much smaller, and I have been around near the beginning. I understand people love Wesker and want to play him. Cool, I don't mind playing a Wesker here and there. When I log on and play 7 matches and 4 are Wesker, it is redundant. Part of the fun of this game is that it has such a diverse amount of killers. Always having to adapt and change how to play the game based on the killer is exhilarating. Such as not knowing your up against a Hag, Ghostface, or Michael. I personally have nearly made a mess in my pants due to Hag and Michael. I have no suggestions on how to make killers chose someone other than Wesker, as they are a paying customer and are entitled to play who they want. But it is ridiculous that this game has become Dead by Wesker. Perhaps implement a similar screening on maps to killers. Since killers are chosen prior to entering a lobby, make the match making not pair you up against a killer that you have played recently.

My new method of having fun is catching on. I currently have a discord of 100+ people that are now taking part in the strategy. This number is growing by the day. I cannot wait till we hit 1000. For every killer main who is going to respond, I simply do not care. Either kill me immediately or I will proceed to do what makes me have fun that match.

In conclusion, get rid of the DC penalty now that bots are there. As well as fix Skull Merchant. Simply not fun to play against. Nothing more needs to be said, there are enough community posts on how this killer is not fun. Fix the fact that this game is no longer Dead by Daylight and has become more Dead by Wesker than anything. If that means giving him a slight nerf by making him have a fatigue for missing his dashes, then so be it. I do not see why that is an unreasonable request. If that means implementing a match making screening to pair up survivors with a killer they have not played within the last, say 3 matches, then so be it.