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What would happen if the Skull Merchant was removed from the game entirely?

Boons123
Boons123 Member Posts: 857

Well, this is the most hated killer in the game and perhaps in the history of the entire game

I see many people asking for this killer to be removed from the game and they consider it a miserable failure even though it is in fairly good condition.

Let's be realistic, and as the question is written in the title of the post, how will it affect the entire game in the near and long term?

I think that once they are removed, the door will open to demand the removal of other things from the game, whether they are killers, survivors, perks, or the removal of entire content.

Comments

  • WolfyWood
    WolfyWood Member Posts: 472

    When Huntress exists?

  • humanbeing1704
    humanbeing1704 Member Posts: 8,999

    Thwack wouldn’t exist sadly considering it’s the most unintentionally funny perk name in the game

  • イエローミント
    イエローミント Member Posts: 200

    I love her as a unique Killer character.I feel deeply hurt every time I see such posts. It's very sad😔

  • Yatol
    Yatol Member Posts: 1,960

    The last thing a game company is going to do is remove content that cost dev time.

  • H2H
    H2H Member Posts: 753

    I’d be happier playing survivor, that’s for sure.

  • Nun_So_Vile
    Nun_So_Vile Member Posts: 2,424

    World peace

  • Boons123
    Boons123 Member Posts: 857

    And what did I say?🙄

    I see many people asking for this killer to be removed from the game and they consider it a miserable failure even though it is in fairly good condition.


  • Hex_Ignored
    Hex_Ignored Member Posts: 1,922
    edited February 6

    EULA:

    "BHVR has the absolute right to regulate, discontinue, update, modify or eliminate any Virtual Goods at any time in its sole discretion and BHVR shall have no liability to you or anyone else for these actions."

    Theoretically, they could remove her without refunding anyone.

  • Thusly_Boned
    Thusly_Boned Member Posts: 2,967

    As much as it would be deserved, you can't just delete a character that people have paid for and invested time in. If it were even feasible, Demo, Steve, and Nancy would have been removed when Netlfix pulled the ST license. I mean it could in theory, but in practice it simply isn't going to happen.

    If you set a precedent of content removal, people are going to be less confident in buying, and BHVR would lose a ton in future sales.

    I don't think adaptation has anything do do with it. She's an irredeemable, POS killer, and there's no degree of adaptation that is going to make her anything less than painfully tedious to face. You can adapt the difficult killers with new mechanics, but there's no way to make anything fun out of the dumpster fire that is the SM.

    But yeah, removal is a non-starter. People are just going to have to accept the here and there they'll have to tolerate her, like a root canal or prostate exam.

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 11,328

    Well, to be fair, some players seem to no longer have a problem with Legion, and they were just as bad as Skull Merchant on their initial release.

    It is likely that the sheer hatred towards Skull Merchant will dissipate at some point.

  • UndeddJester
    UndeddJester Member Posts: 3,379

    You know, fair point, you are correct. I did totally forget about that clause in EULA, so my point is factually wrong.

    Though... that in of itself would be a PR disaster regarding anyone who did pay for the content. Like if a developer shows they will readily remove the content you've paid for... would you be inclined to buy future content? I would certainly think twice.... and like it or not, it's the players who buy the content that you really don't want to hack off.

  • Dreamnomad
    Dreamnomad Member Posts: 3,951

    It's pointless to even ask the question. She is a part of the game now. It doesn't matter if you like her or not. Good news is that like 98% of the games you play as a survivor won't see her. I think you can deal with running across her in one out of every 50 games.

  • Boons123
    Boons123 Member Posts: 857

    Your response sounds as if I asked for it to be removed from the game

    My post is about what will happen or what if and not "Please remove her from the game, please."

  • Smoe
    Smoe Member Posts: 2,922
    edited February 7

    The only objective answer for what would happen is that the game would lose content.

    Anything beyond that is purely subjective.

  • pseudechis
    pseudechis Member Posts: 3,904

    There'd be less whining about it on the forum and a few smug whiners who celebrate without realizing that loss of content is never a good thing, even if that content isn't the best, it can always be tweaked and improved.

  • Nazzzak
    Nazzzak Member Posts: 5,671
  • Xendritch
    Xendritch Member Posts: 1,842

    I'll be honest whenever delete anything requests I assume they're from angry teenagers who don't have the slightest clue how game development works.

    It's such an unserious thing to post.