New features/chase interactions

Some of these wil seem unfair and favouring one side heavily. These are not meant to be implemented solitarily into the game without balancing numbers and giving other stuff for the other side. They are just meant to enrich the chases in DbD generally as we currently only have pallets, vaults and Line of Sight blockers that are really making chases dynamic. I am not really counting breakable walls as they are imo a failed mechanic and just interupt the killer gameplay without real interactivity. Idea is to keep up the general gameloop while incorporating new chase mechanics that thematically fit DbD/horror.

You dont have to like these ideas and can be against the implementation (as they will not be implemented anyways) - but try to stay respectful when giving feedback.

Different Pallet types

We all know DbD pallets, can be dropped to create a block for the killer which they can destroy and survs can still vault. In the right moment, you can stun the killer to get some additional time. They are an essential DbD tool and kinda defining for the game.

Now we already have different interactions for these with perks, namely: pick up dropped pallet (Any means necessary), trap pallet for slowing killer (Chemical trap) and various killer perks to auto destroy pallets, shorter stun or break durations, some killers can vault/ignore pallets with powers (Wesker, Legion, Nurse, Chucky)

we also saw another take in ‚My little Oni‘ survivors were not able to vault dropped pallets.

There is also already different types of pallets based on location/surroundings: god pallets, safe pallets, unsafe pallets.

My suggestion: Different types of pallets for variety

We keep our current pallets but some of them will be replaced with new types for variety.

• Unvaultable pallets: just like in My Little Oni, survivors can’t vault this pallet creating possible dead ends and may be more beneficial for killers - can especially be placed instead of god pallets for the killer to not be forced to destroy them. Can’t be picked up by Any Means Necessary. Could be visually like in the RE trailer where Ada throws a pallet (see
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEFfoaNX34

• Fragile pallets: break upon dropping. Can be used to stun killer but will be destroyed immediately either way - just like the event pallets from anniversary or Spirit Fury

Throwable Objects

Possibly some specific pots/vases (as a hommage to breakable pots in Zelda which became kinda a video game trope). Replacing some pallet spots/occupying empty pallet spots. The pot can be grabbed by the survivor running past it and then be aimed and thrown at the killer to stun them. This stun should be shorter than a pallet stun but may obstruct the vision partly (if aimed at head) so survivor may gain some small distance/lose line of sight but not as much as a pallet

I am thinking about Sam throwing the vase at the psycho in Until Dawn:

Spider Webs

I already made this suggestion before: Spiderwebs

But again, shortly. Some windows/passages may have spiderwebs blocking them. Killers can pass through (and destroy them) without issue. But survivors will scream once passing through and gain the blindness status effect and a spiderweb overlay over their view/hud. Can be repelled just like Artists crows.

Entity’s tentacle

also suggested from me before, here

Again, short description here: during chases based on the duration of the active chase and the luck of the survivor a tentacle may appear on the ground in the way of the survivor. It’s visible and can be circumvented by the survivor if they see it in time. If not they will trip over it (tentacle gets ahold of the foot) and slow the survivor down shortly. Survivors will automatically free themselves quickly and run again.

I think there should be predetermined spots where tentacles can spawn, survivors can avoid them but have to look not only behind them to see the killer but also mind where there are running

Crows attacking survs

Crows, when startled by a survivor that is being chased, have x % chance of attacking the survivor instead of just vanishing. The single crow will act like Artists crows and 'swarm' the survivor and have to be repelled, otherwise will reveal the position of the survivor to the killer by noises.

My other concepts (Feedback and suggestions always welcome):

Killers: The Ice Queen, Hannibal, Charlie(The Darkness), The Blair Witch, The Firebreather, The Photographer

Survivors: Aria Morrison, Lukas Schmidt, Paitoon Saeli

Survivor Items: Piece of Chalk, Pocket Knife, Walkie Talkies, Lighter, Water Bottle, Sling Shot, Spray Paint Cans, Salt Pouch, Smoke Bomb, Voodoo Doll, Smudge Sticks

Game mechanics: Expanded survivor objectives, Exhaustion Rework, Spiderwebs, Cardboard Boxes, Item Rarity Removal, Smaller Chase mechanics, Vending machines