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How many killer perks is BHVR going to release that are completely busted?
Ultimate Weapon is free information for doing nothing but opening a locker, you don't even have to do anything in your objective, on small maps it's GGs since it hits everyone.
Now we have friend's till the end and again, spoon-feeds killers a free down, has so many negative effects that it's stronger than most 2 perks combined.
when is BHVR going to start looking at Solo queue survivors and ask themselves...wow are really making their experience just downright awful. your 60% kill rate means nothing when 50% of your solo queue are the ones actually dying every match.
these last two years have been absolutely awful for solo queue, you've given massive buffs to deal with SWFs, and what did we get? status icons? while simultaneously buffing killers to the point that playing solo queue now is one of the hardest experiences in gaming now?
I don't even know why I play this game anymore, I've been playing for so long holding out in hopes that BHVR will actually pay attention to the players that makes up the majority of their entire playerbase....but nope...just continued punches in the face....it's like BHVR is actively trying to send the message to these players that they don't want them playing their game.
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Killer's only objective is to find and hook survivors.
So by checking the locker they are literally working on their objective.
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not a single killer is opening a locker using this perk to find a survivor inside a locker. they just spam it the whole match to have constant wallhacks
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Friends 'Til The End isn't a busted perk- It's the same Exposed duration as Hubris and it can only reveal a max of ONE survivor at any given time and it's ultimate counter is simply called "lockers" because you can't scream nor have your aura revealed if you're in a locker. And if that's too much work for you then that isn't anyone else's problem because you legit don't need any perks to counter this perk.
As for Ultimate Weapon I don't even have a clue as to why you're still crying about it being busted- BHVR already said that Ultimate Weapon is planned to receive some changes so you shouldn't really be getting upset about the perk when you haven't even seen the changes for it yet. It just doesn't make any sense to me-
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You could bring Calm Spirit if facing Ultimate Weapon bothers you that much.
But scream notifications are less accurate than auras and lockers are not always in the most convenient spots either.
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Best counter for Friends Til The End is to stay injured and just smash gens. If you're not the Obsession, then chances are the killer isn't going for you. If you are the Obsession, then being injured you're already a one hit down so being Exposed means little. Definitely harder for solo players as people need to pay attention to the changing Obsession, but everything will be harder for us than for swfs unfortunately.
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maybe get better at survivor instead of complaining about killer perks? alternatively, run calm spirit if UB bothers you that much.
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They are opening the locker to find a survivor though which is point though even if they aren't looking for anyone inside the locker.
You said folks are using Ultimate Weapon are getting a benefit for doing nothing to advance their objective. Ultimate Weapon's only function is to help the killer advance their objective and to activate it they have to take an action that falls squarely into doing something that advances their objective.
There is a case to be made that the perk is slightly overtuned, but it isn't a free win. Survivors have things on par with it's level of power and ease of use as well. Solo survivor has never been a great experience and it isn't ever going to be a great experience, but that isn't because killers have busted perks which by and large they really don't. It's because this game is almost ten years old with very little mechanical changes to the way game can be played. Power creep's a factor dragging down the game for all parties, but the fact that this game is for the most part "solved" is a much bigger culprit. Communication between players is such a huge boon that no change other than making it a feature of the game can measure up to it.
They've tried to bridge the gap by updating the hud with more info, QoL features, and even making targeted perk changes to basically circumvent specific degenerate playstyles until more substantial adjustments can be made. Killers aren't really getting buffed to deal with SWF either they are just getting buffs because they need changes to feel better to play and push more variety into trials. In a lot of cases killers have been taking a lot of L's in terms of getting reworked, buffed, or bugfixed.
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I ran calm spirit for months straight and my overall opinion is that in solo q, it’s basically useless unless other people have it too. With easy mode tracking enable, your other teammates will most likely die because of UW.
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If you get downed by "Friends Till The End" that is a skill issue my friend, that perk is weak so you get downed my it that's on you.
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any of chucky's perks being op... is a take i guess? obviously bait post but biting it whatever.
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Friends till the end: It is actually a great anti tunnel perk when you think about it. It motivates the killer to go for other survivors and spread hooks. It is a strong perk, no doubt and it might need some tweaks. For now i like it how it is. Better a anti tunnel perk that is strong then another meh perk that does not change anything.
Ultimate Weapon: Personally I dont have a problem with this perk. Chase me, dear killer! Thats all i want from the game. But i can see why many people think it is a busted perk, because the effect for the effort it takes to get it is extremly strong. And it completly removes a for some beloved aspect of the game: Stealth.
Solo players: Yep, cant deny that. Solo players have the by far hardest game. I dont know if base kit Kindred would do the job, since the HUD should actually tell everything whats going on and what to do. I have no good solution to that problem. In the end we have to accept that we play "hard mode".
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"Wallhacks"... You do not see the survivor's aura. You only see their position. That is a huge difference because as soon as you move even an inch, the information is already outdated. Also, what is so bad about the killer finding survivors? That is something that would happen anyway. A killer can never afford to run around the map and look for survivors because it wastes time that they don't have.
The best part about UW is the blindness effect. Blindness is what really kills survivors at the moment because it counters Crutch of Opportunity.
I also like the part: "your 60% kill rate means nothing when 50% of your solo queue are the ones actually dying every match." If only 50% of solo queue die and SWFs are even stronger, then we should probably buff killers again.
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Friends till the end literally warns the survivor the killer can see them and the killer has to walk to them and m1. If the perk goes off literally just make distance away from the killer and run somewhere safe.
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Both sides have busted perks and their own set of meta perks.
And while I feel like pointing out the issues and criticizing them are completely valid, there are better ways to approach the topic that does not lead to an "Us VS Them" argument.
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I agree ultimate weapon is a bit overwhelming but I don't get all the feedback on it. Because strange as it is it isn't a top 10 pick rate(why?) But that being said while it could use a change strong perks on both sides are good....if BHVR is afraid to release strong perks and good killers then why would anyone buy new DLC? New and fun stuff is annoying sometimes but look at huntress...she is awesome and popular but how much would people complain if they released a killer like her now? Ranged damage states? 5 hatchets!!? Downs from halfway across the map?!? She could never be released in current DBD but she is my favorite killer to verse....BHVR please keep releasing "broken" perks and killers. It keeps DBD fun and if the community can't handle it then it can be changed...but keep the fun coming please 🙏
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