2v8 should probably be 2v6 (less lag, less queue)
The more I think of it, the more obvious it seems to be the ideal solution to improve this mode.
There isn't a clear "fun" upside having so many survivors, either as killer or survivor. The only reason why we need 8 survivors is to maintain balance, but that could be adjusted differently.
If the game was 2v6 instead, it would lead to massive upsides for both sides:
- Reduce killer queue times drastically (due to less survivors required).
- Reduce server lag. Unfortunately as much as I like 2v8, the servers are clearly not able to handle it.
- Make the game more interactive for both sides: 4 people on gens instead of 6.
And yes of course balance would need some adjustment to compensate for less survivors, but that can be easily tuned eg. with less gens to complete, let's not make it a survivor-sided vs. killer-sided discussion please that is not the point.
Queue times for killer would be almost ~50% shorter in 2v6 (10 min match, 15 min queue → 10 min match, 8 min queue).
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These are literally my thoughts 2vs6 will reduce queues + allow survivors and killers to act more tactfully, just make survivors 4 hooks stages instead of 3 and then 6 survivors will have 24 hooks like in 2vs8
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What makes this mode fun is that theres more people. I hope they wont reduce it
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