Survivor update - 1st person generator repairs?

Hi all,

So I have been thinking for a while - as I am sure many people have for years - that most of the entertainment playing as a survivor comes from the chases and the thrill of potentially escaping, having to use your chosen perks to the best of your ability and developing varying load-outs to mix it up every so often. But how about that one particular element of the game....generator repairs...

This is a part of the game whereby players invest quite a significant amount of time, just as much as being chased arguably (maybe depending on your play style). But more and more people attempt to be part of the chase as opposed to doing generators purely due to the lack of entertainment that comes from gen repairs. Fantastic developments have gone ahead with adding variety to the game in terms of perks, characters and maps e.t.c, but as mentioned, players spend a lot of time sitting on generators too. So that begs the question, how can this element of the game be a little spicier.....or a lot spicier?

Suggestion:

I keep returning back to the same idea, each time I brainstorm for different suggestive ideas...

Bringing 1st person (just like playing killer) to the survivor only when performing the generator repair action.

As you press repair, the camera style transitions from the initial 3rd to 1st, providing players with perhaps a much more intense, exciting and more thrilling experience.

How? When preparing a generator, the player's vision is significantly restricted, as the camera angle (the eyes of the survivor) is concentrated and almost fixated on the generator alone, providing little room or inability to consistently search around the area seeking any sign of the killers attempt to interrupt the repair or chase you. You may be able to look from left to right to check your peripheral but that's it.

Or...

Perhaps by activating the generator repair function, and 1st person activates also, the survivor may be completely restricted from sight of their surroundings, as repairing the generator means the character has to, in a sense, place their heads under the protective shielding of the generator in order to access the wiring. In this scenario, the survivors hearing may also be impeded, meaning the heartbeat (signifying the killers approach) is significantly harder to hear or identify, again adding the suspense and thrill of repairing the generator. As a result, the survivor must stop preparing the generator in order to take a quick check on the surrounding area.

Maintaining the skill checks could still be an option in this case, at least additional excitement can be found from a new take/style on repairing generators.

A change in viewing (camera style - 1st person)

Sight restriction (unable to check the surrounding area as effectively when performing the action)

Auditry disorientation (heartbeat reduced when performing the action)

I realise that such a drastic change in a major element of the game can not be implemented over night....of course not. But I really do believe, from a personal level, that if this were to be introduced in the future, it would do wonders for your survivor players

Food for thought.

Sam