Kill Switch update: We have temporarily Kill Switched the Forgotten Ruins Map due to an issue that causes players to become stuck in place. The Map will remain out of rotation until this is resolved.

http://dbd.game/killswitch

In preparation for the influx of new players coming:

NotAnotherDoctor
NotAnotherDoctor Member Posts: 329
edited May 2025 in Feedback and Suggestions

We all know Five Night At Freddy's is gonna bring in an insane amount of new players, hence all these changes.

What you really need to do in preparation for these players coming is REMOVE end game chat and give anonymous mode to everyone. I don't know why you leave Xbox out I took a 4 month break from dbd, I came back and had just one match and I was met with abuse right away and turned the game back off

You know you have a hostile community, this will be the reason so many of these new players won't stick around and it's why you need put some focus on this, too

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Comments

  • NotAnotherDoctor
    NotAnotherDoctor Member Posts: 329

    Couldn't agree with this anymore without shouting it from the top of a building, myself.

    Unfortunately though, not everyone shares this sentiment

  • jayoshi
    jayoshi Member Posts: 391

    They have an option to turn off endgame chat. It's what I do. They can be toxic all they want, I just won't be there to read it. But I think console players should have the option to have anon mode. My friend gets so many toxic messages on his xbox, it's insane.

  • MarbleThrone
    MarbleThrone Member Posts: 964

    There is a button that lets you close it and it won't open until you click on it again.

  • BrightWolf
    BrightWolf Member Posts: 602

    Yeah, I'm aware it's not a sentiment shared by everyone. But it needs to be said, and quite often repeated.

  • Roco45
    Roco45 Member Posts: 347

    New players that are just going to leave and it's not because of the optional chat that can be turned off, it's because the game balance is dogshit. They also definitely clog up player numbers with bots to inflate it, I see the same accounts every time that I play, hell I'm getting matched in 2v8 with the same Killer teammate half the time.

  • thrive2survive
    thrive2survive Member Posts: 323

    I agree. Get rid of it. Or disable it by default. Too many people that play this game are overly emotional and have very fragile egos.

  • I_Cant_Loop
    I_Cant_Loop Member Posts: 2,276

    I fully agree that BHVR doesn’t take chat harassment seriously enough. I really don’t care what people say to me, but people shouldn’t be allowed to say the most vile things consequence-free. I’ve reported racial slurs, harm wished up me or my family, etc, and nothing ever happens to the offenders as far as I know. New players are going to discover a very toxic and unwelcoming environment because BHVR won’t take action to ban people who are saying vile things to others.

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 7,004
    edited May 2025

    Xbox players cannot use their Anonymous Mode because the way it was they implemented it violated several Microsoft guidelines. Something about not being allowed to prevent clicking on profiles and seeing Gamertags I believe.

    When they first rolled out Anonymous Mode to the consoles Xbox did have it for like two weeks, then it was removed and they stated it won't be back.

  • NotAnotherDoctor
    NotAnotherDoctor Member Posts: 329

    Well if this if the case then anon mode should just be a default thing

  • NotAnotherDoctor
    NotAnotherDoctor Member Posts: 329

    Sorry I fast replied to that,

    What I mean to say is, if that's the case, they should just have anon mode inside their own game be its own thing

  • Akumakaji
    Akumakaji Member Posts: 5,619

    I fricking love end game chat, though

  • thrive2survive
    thrive2survive Member Posts: 323
    edited May 2025

    The end game chat in DBD reminds me of reality tv, which I would erase from all timelines if I could..

  • OnryosTapeRentals
    OnryosTapeRentals Member Posts: 1,787

    It doesn't seem to work all the time though.

    Sometimes after restarting my game chat is open and visible again, even though I know I didn't open it before closing the game.

  • Marc_123
    Marc_123 Member Posts: 4,038

    Will be interesting to see if there are really coming that many new players to the game.

    Everybody says it but that doesn´t mean it will be the case.

    I guess there will be a spike and then it falls off to normal regions.

    There hasn´t been anything done to the horrible grind new players have to go through.

  • MechWarrior3
    MechWarrior3 Member Posts: 5,412
  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 7,004
    edited May 2025

    I agree, but for Xbox players must always be able to see who they last played with, through a game or not. Kinda defeats the purpose of Anonymous Mode.

  • Khastrx
    Khastrx Member Posts: 250

    You sound like this is unique to DBD, trash talk in chat can literally happen in any game. If new players don't stick around it definitely is not because of chat, but probably other aspects of the game like balance, bugs, player progression etc. Now if chat was turned off by default and you had to manually activate it to join then sure, but it should be accessible to all regardless of platform, because let's be real you can also vibe and be chill in chat with just as many people that are toxic.

  • ShanoaLegendaryPlz
    ShanoaLegendaryPlz Member Posts: 1,288

    At the best of times the end game chat is used by 2 people talking about something they like in common. But these days even saying gg is enough to set people off, like a killer tunneling people out of the game then saying gg after, its allot more likely to cause arguements then have someone agree and say gg in return.

    At the worst of times you have people that use the end game chat to cause arguements deliberately with things as simple as "ggez" etc after slugging everyone or a bully squad taking advantage of thr killer player etc. There is almost no possitive reason left to keep the end game chat.

  • NotAnotherDoctor
    NotAnotherDoctor Member Posts: 329

    Except a lot of it is exclusive to dbd

    Dbd is the only gaming community I've ever seen where there's been stalking, genuine death threats, and worse.

    I've had my own experience where people tracked me down, and I've never had this in any other community

  • TieBreaker
    TieBreaker Member Posts: 1,314

    Why does everyone assume that loads of new players will turn up for the FNAF release?

    Last time I checked, most FNAF fans don't actually play the games. They just watch gameplay on YT lmao.

  • Kaitri
    Kaitri Member Posts: 108

    as someone who played league of legends for 13 years and at times where they had absolutely 0 moderation: some ppl just have a thicker skin.

    and yeah im claiming it just like that. the amount of times ppl told me to kms or get cancer, i cant even count anymore. but i just laugh at it. their rage is funny to me.

    if you cant stomach that then yes either turn off chat, or turn off the game. its that simple.