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PTB Vecna Changes 9.0.0 Potion of Speed

RefinedZero
RefinedZero Member Posts: 7
in Feedback and Suggestions

I am making this post to state that the changes to Vecna (The Lich) are awesome. They feel very good in game and provide some great QOL.

That said, there is one thing I would say that needs or I feel should remain the same, and that is the Potion of Speed addon.

Considering Vecna has his attack delayed after using Fly which now in the PTB has been made even longer, I feel the Potion of Speed addon should be left the way it is currently in the game (8.7.2)!

Making the addon basically worthless isn't the best way to work Vecna, his addons should help him feel stronger in certain areas, its what offers The Lich versatility and provides good variation for survivors throughout multiple different encounters with this killer.

I would prefer if all of the changes in this PTB came to the live game but the time to wait before attacking after using Fly was completely left untouched.. if this cannot happen, even though I feel it is fair and offers different Vecna players more choices on what builds to run (more fly oriented builds with addond, mage hand build, skeleton etc) then I understand.

At the very least, I believe with all of the changes taken into consideration, the one thing that could do with being left alone and untouched before these changes make it to the live game is the Potion of Speed addon, so that the addon still has some genuine value.

TLDR: I believe all of the changes are amazing and offer awesome quality of life, the only thing I would keep the same as of the live game right now (8.7.2) is the Potion of Speed addon which reduces the interaction cool-down time after casting Fly by -0.35 seconds.

Comments

  • ZephyraX3
    ZephyraX3 Member Posts: 3

    Totally agree!

  • denyikill
    denyikill Member Posts: 4

    Agree

  • ad19970
    ad19970 Member Posts: 6,759

    Fly has received a noticeable buff. It's duration is increased by 1 second, and the movement speed is now much smoother, fly seems to accelerate much faster. The nerf to his cooldown after fly is absolutely necessary in my opinion to counter balance that, so that Vecna can't just fly up to a survivor too easily and then M1 them. That's why I also think it's good that the addon was nerfed, even though admittedily it might not be worth running now. So maybe they could increase it to 0.2 seconds, or 0.25 seconds.

  • RefinedZero
    RefinedZero Member Posts: 7
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3933866#Comment_3933866

    I would like them to keep potion of speed as it were honestly to add to versatility in addon choosing, but yes, if not then slightly faster like you say around 0.25 seems very fair!

    Thank you!

  • ksignum
    ksignum Member Posts: 5

    I'd second that!

    Both Potion of Speed and the basekit lockout after flying being nerfed makes it so flying in chase becomes significantly worse and transforms Fly into a pure map traversal tool (if we're talking consistency). In this, it significantly limits one of the more fun Vecna plays such as window walks.

    If the goal of these changes are to decrease the relative strength of Fly without hard limiting its use cases then the nerf should go to either the basekit lockout OR Potion of Speed but not both of them.

  • RefinedZero
    RefinedZero Member Posts: 7
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3934848#Comment_3934848

    100% agree! I hope the devs can see this and understand, a base kit nerf which he is getting meaning it takes longer to attack after coming out of fly should mean that the Potion of Speed is unaffected. This way the addon doesn't lose its value, at least then if you want to use the shorter time to attack after fly you will have to take up an addon slot!

    BHVR please, one of the best parts about Vecna in this whole game is his creativity and versality in his kit, addons offer such different way to play him, nerfing Potion of Speed is just taking away creative options and more diversity.

    Everything about these changes in the PTB are great and beautiful QOL updates for Vecna, but the one thing that honestly should remain untouched is the Potion of Speed, so that at the very least, if you want to use it to explore diverse builds, it still comes at a cost of an addon slot.