Thunder and Lightning

True true; However they implement the T&L fx I feel it would be a pleasant addition to the environment, really intensifying the atmosphere, like watching a horror flick.

Somehow DBD has moved slightly away from those eerie vibes the game once had. Would be nice to see some focus back to the OG DBD slasher flick appeal. T&L would be a good start.

Would be cool, but this game as a history with Frame Rate issues as it is, lets not make it worse.

Now that I'm thinking about it, imagine outdoor maps darkened with slashing rain and blinding lightning that makes it so no one can see squat.

But the storm energizes a killer, greatly increasing their hearing & speed. Be good for customs.

Very good suggestion. It's unsettling things that create a scary atmosphere like thunder and lightning in inclement weather, actual darkness, actual fog and somber/grim lighting. The only thing is that a lot of folks in the community are honestly too sissy for actual horror effects, I mean they fall to pieces and raise hell over the most insignificant things.

These sorts of ideas have got two thumbs up from me and would be quite effective at making DbD scarier, and I hope BHvR realizes that there are times when you have to put your foot down in order to make cool stuff happen.

Look, when a game runs at 20 FPS and looks like a PS2 game, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there's optimization issues.

Adding intense weather effects would only worsen that.

It's not optimization, it's base performance. It's a good strategy because it means most anyone can play it. It's like saying World of Warcraft isn't optimized. It is, but the developers settled for performance that could accommodate most specs. They've already had rainy maps (old Red Forest notably had it and I miss it dearly), they just need to amp that up and add flash effects for lightning.

I distinctly recall it performing well both on PC and console so it's your memory versus mine and I'm going to have to go with mine. The sounds were likely reduced for competitive reasons since sound is a major mechanic that the killer relies on.

I'm definitely going to need a citation.

I would love that but I reckon that might cause performance issues. It would be nice though, if we had an indoor map and had some kind of audible storm on the outside. In general I wish they were a bit more adventurous when it comes to lighting.

The event void looks awesome and I think this could make for a very authentic and unique map. Something entirely different and way more pleasent to look at then Borgo (because identifying 50 shades of red is not really fun).

It would definitely add atmosphere to the maps. I'd still like heavy rain that can impact your ability to see and hear clearly for brief periods of time. There are ways to include things like lightning without them being problematic for people with sensory problems. Placing them in the background, so they have minimal impact on the lighting in the map and having large intervals between them is just one way to accomodate those with specific needs.

By ignoring the inevitable tirade of whining and all manner of disingenuous ploys to get said changes prevented or reverted.

Disengenerous ploys? Ya lost me fam?

If this is implemented, it absolutely should be an on/off button, so that we aren't adding another uncompensated survivor buff to the game.

No. It would absolutely not be cool for killers to need to deal with thunder and lightning, that will make it even more obnoxious to see and hear survivors. That would not be fun, and it's a terrible idea that should never happen as a mandatory feature that killers are forced to suffer through.

That would not be fun, and it's a terrible idea that should never happen as a mandatory feature that killers are forced to suffer through.

The point is, that's why it won't happen. Devs aren't going to put a lot of time into a feature that a lot of the player base might turn off. The merit of the idea, outside of a purely hypothetical discussion, isn't relevant because it just won't happen if it has an on/off feature.

MF WE CANNOT EVEN TALK TO OTHER PLATFORMS

You literally told everyone here that they didn't know ######### about seizures.

They came back with evidence that they, in fact, knew what they were talking about and now you wanna play dumb.

You're completely right about the Borgo map. Following the scratch marks on there is pure pain.

F13 despite its other issues somehow is better built to handle the limitations of last gen hardware.

Weather effects would be alright for maybe three games before losing all aesthetic effect and 20 games until folks start finding the weird ways it can be used as a gameplay advantage because of some weird way it'll be implemented in this game compared to any other game with weather effects.

That's sort of the fate of almost everything added to the game it seems sadly.

What a wonderful idea. I love it, I’m always all for more horror added to the game.