Players thoughts on the current state of dbd

There's a lot that an be said…

It's Gen progression VS. Gen regression… the whole 1.0-2.2 charges per second VS. .25 charges per second at base (I know that Killer's get an extra 5% (maybe more now) and only having 8 Gen regression actions per Gen

It's Maps…. them being seeded offers more variation but comes at the cost of them being RNG dependent

It's perks, Items and addons mistuning

It's having to deal with 5 90 charge Gens either close together or far apart…

MMR oughta do something besides just keeping the "Baby" and "Competitive" player populations in containment within their respective brackets. A respectable amount of general population in between these two brackets are suffering simply because of how matchmaking reaches for far more/less skilled players if it can't find others with a similar (invisible) skill number.

Map offerings should be much more limited/rare/costly relative to how accessible they are. Perhaps even done away with completely in favor of "map voting." The morale drop of knowing you're going to a "bad map" (in either role) BEFORE the game even starts loading can be awful. I'd be willing to bet it also contributes to disconnects almost as much as getting tunneled does.

Sacrificial Ward is my favorite item in the game, bar hecking none. The odds of seeing the same four map offerings AND having them counter my Ward? Practically Null. It keeps me sane some days. I don't even dislike Eyrie to any malicious extent— What I DO dislike is constantly being exposed to it over rarer maps because so many players somehow garnered the misconception that pretty much EVERY killer is so bad on Eyrie that it's worth burning over "risking" a random map.

Otherwise? Besides the nice people who develop my favorite spooky game not knowing what version of some of my favorite Killers they should settle on to make the game enjoyable/compelling for both sides (Skully/Sadako/Twins/Knight)—

Besides the usage statistics on a LOT of survivor perks being downright embarrassing because they're difficult to use "correctly" (Blood Rush is actually nuts with a Syringe if you hate being tunneled and are willing to try something new)—

The game definitely isn't the worst its ever been on either side. The matchmaking experience is just way too volatile before you're even in-game to keep enjoyment very high for very long, or even to keep it very consistent.

In terms of balance I think the game's better than it's ever been. In terms of my enjoyment of it, it's not quite an all time low but it's not what it used to be.

My issue isn't really specific perks or anything, it's just the aggressively competitive mindset everyone goes in with these days. In the days where there was more busted stuff readily available, somehow it was actually less common to see killers stacking every good regression perk or 4 man SWFs using all the hard meta perk combos all the time. Now it feels like the norm.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with playing the game however you wish to play it, but I think people in this game tend to care way too much about the end result of the match that they often forget to actually have a little fun in the match. People are sometimes racing for the most uninteractive gameplay they possibly can (i.e. gen rush builds, hardcore tunneling, etc.) and you lose all opportunity for interesting chases.

Unfortunately there's nothing BHVR can do to fix the playerbase; that's up to everyone as individuals to decide what is most fun for them. Some people find winning the most fun. Personally I just like to have an interesting match.

Honestly, I have a hard time figuring out how I feel about dbd. I have been playing it less and less over last few months. I used to play it every night, using random killers and I looked forward to it playing. Now tho I have to make myself play it. I don't even know what killer to play anymore. Like I don't mind the metas of the game or anything(tho I HATE buckle up + FTP) but I will say matches are not really fun. I think one thing I'm tired of is my match quality. Almost all my matches are either me getting my a** handed to me or I completely dominating the survivors and getting a 3k or 4k at 4 gens. Very rarely I get matches that feel balanced and rewarding. I was hoping the unknown would help me get back into DBD but he actually did the opposite. My first week on them was a nightmare and I just wasn't having fun with them. The upcoming changes dont really excite me either.

I think the game is in a very bad state. The pace of the game has gotten way too fast. Solo queue is bad but not as bad for me as other people. I get competent teammates about 60% of the time give or take. On killer nearly every game has been miserable. Survivors are really good at looping tiles and pumping out gens. I have no time to generate any pressure. I'm very close to just quitting killer altogether. Survivor has been mostly autopilot for me. Just do gens, open door and leave. It's really boring, but its better than getting beaten senseless every game on killer side.

i would love to see some data on the average match time and how many gens get done per match. My games on both roles 5 gens get done and gates are opened in like less than 10 min a majority of the time.

Anyone else think the game has gotten really fast? Cause I certainly feel like games are too fast nowadays.

I am not impressed with the current state. Not impressed at all.

It's mostly fine. Some things could be changed (like tunneling) but we have seen way worse. The killer meta has become similar to the old survivor in that you see the same 4-6 perks on all killers but since there are some small changes every once in a while I consider it more bearable.

It feels like it's currently in one of the healthiest states it has ever been in. The devs are listening much more to feedback and communication is far better. The new modes being introduced are fun additions. The game in general is being altered to try to make it fairer to both sides. Whilst there will still be people fighting against change, it has resulted in better gameplay.

Things which still need looking at would be ever-changing the meta, since it's becoming predictable as to what perks are coming in. Players need incentives to try new things out, and when I randomize my set-ups, I swear I do better because people aren't prepared for it. There's still some map-balancing issues, but stuff has been done, from putting hooks on the top floor of Ormond, or adjusting the beneath-bridge loops of the swamps.

Overall, I'm very much enjoying the game, with breaks being taken from time to time only to play other games and keep it varied. This may be unpopular for some (popular to others), but this is a really good game.

Even though the game is more balanced than ever before, I don't feel like playing it for more than the tome challenges anymore (if even that). Gameplay is repetitive on both sides, killer is only playable during the daytime cause sweaty groups creep out at night and the latest patches and events were disappointing to say the least (except for my little Oni, that one is awesome). Player count is constantly decreasing for a reason.

every match feels the same and i dont think i need to elaborate too much on this. there's a meta and you must play like meta slaves to win. the game does not reward you for picking underused perks or playing for fun. you have to optimize your gameplay as much as possible.

bhvr needs to add something ACTUALLY interesting to the game. the blood moon event this year was one of the most boring events ever. if it wasnt for the stupid amounts of BP, this event would've been considered a failure. they should add a new gamemode like one of those they had in the survey a while back, and not something that gets boring quickly like lights out. something that doesnt change the base gameplay but still freshens it up: a team vs team mode (kill the survivors faster than the other team's killer), play with random loadouts, down a survivor to make them the killer, no addons/items, etc.

Things get worse for killers with every update.

DbD has never been in a good place;

The game started out awkward and weird…Now it's awkward, weird and full of cheesy super-armor features.