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Reverting the way survivors scream when struck by The Doctor’s abilities.
I would like to mention that since patch 8.1.0 (lara croft’s release), the way survivors scream when they get struck by the doctor’s ability (specifically when they get tiered up by madness from static blast or shock therapy) got changed. Before the changes, i personally loved playing against doctor because he was the only killer that made you scream the long scream, and it felt that he is actually making you go crazy and torturing you with his experiments (which ties up well with his story). Playing as the doctor, the old screams were satisfying to listen to whenever you manage to hit all 4 survivors with the static blast, striking fear and madness in all. I also loved the fact that the short screams showed that you were simply getting shocked, while the long screams showed that you’ve tiered up on the madness scale. Now, on the other hand, survivor’s scream caused by the doctor’s ability sound like all the survivor/killer perks, removing its uniqueness. The animation of survivors looking up and screaming got removed as well. It isn’t as fun to listen to as before.
I’m not sure if this change was intentional or if it's just a bug, but either way I’m really hoping for the screams to get reverted to the old ones. Please, and thank you.
I will also be providing four videos to compare for anyone who wants to see the difference (Two videos from before the change and two from after the change).
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Yes, I have noticed this before and I am so happy someone saw this as well. I hope they change it back.
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I’ve noticed a change in the Doctor’s scream mechanic after Patch 8.1.0, and I personally feel that it disrupts the gameplay experience in a way that doesn’t feel intentional. Has anyone else felt this way? I’d like to hear your thoughts on whether this change should be reverted or adjusted.
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Maybe they thought people are getting annoyed by the screams, but now it just sounds like any screaming perk, which is more annoying personally :(
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honestly I thought it was a bug tied with the snapping out of it skill check bug.
Weird that it turned out it was an intentional change. I just assumed they would fix it eventually. The old screams were way better imo5 -
I also assumed it was a bug since i recently went back to the patch notes of 8.1.0 and nowhere is it mentioned that there will be changes to the screams animation and audio cues. I don’t think this was an intentional change tho cuz many people submitted a ticket and the devs were surprised about the change and said they will try to fix it at a future timeline. Preferably soon.
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I did report this a while back using the “submit a request” method, but up until now, i never saw anyone complaining about it. Nice to know there are others who prefer the old unique screams. Hopefully they listen and change it back to how it was. it feels like a waste to only have those screams for getting hooked or missing a snapping out of it skill check from doctor.
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As someone who runs harden as base kit or calm spirit( i keep switching between the two) I didnt notice much difference but one funny thing if your in madness 3 and keep failing your skill checks you pretty much have infinite scene partner on doc lol.
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Lmao thats a fun trick
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Yeah the new screams really annoy me too. They feel basic like you’re simply getting stung by a mosquito rather than actually going crazy with electricity. I mean why change something that was perfect and fit the the theme of the killer. I miss the old screams soo much. Without them, playing against and as the doctor feels way less fun.
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I knew something fishy was going on! Bring back harmonized longer screams!!
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Yeah even in the 2024 trailer for the twisted masquerade, they used the old long screams to advertise how crazy the event is going to be (with the survivors screaming in unison), which was right by their part because it was fun and crazy event
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An unnecessary change in my opinion, i also enjoyed the old version too. I hope they give us feedback whether it was a bug or not. Btw that patch was also the same patch the skill check bug and snapping out of it bug happened with doctor. Could be tied to that too.
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PLEAAAAASE bring it back BHVR
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