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Different modes

exDbd
exDbd Member Posts: 87
edited December 2025 in General Discussions

we definitely need two different modes.

1- mode for ranked players (comp, sweaty)

2- solo, average player

I loved this game. But these players have made it so horrible and unbearable, look at your stats, we have lost so many players, and I wonder why. lol the anti tunnel / slug idea was just abandoned. Survivors have no resources, aka you all just getting rid of pallets, making maps much much smaller. Must be nice loading up as killer and having no knowledge of the game or skill and obliterating everyone. This game is not what it once was. You all just cater to killer players and say F THE SURVIVORS. The game is not balanced at all. Fix your game, make an update, make survivor bearable again, most of the killers that are trolling are just mad survivor players. We need to get rid of the trolls. This game is not fun at all on survivor side. You all say you play your game but most nerfs are because you all load up and play killer and go against comp teams. Then nerf everything survivor related. Us SURVIVORS HAVE HAD ENOUGH. make the game better again by making two modes. Ranked and just regular. It’s so sad most players are like oh I play like this , tunnel like this because of my previous match. Idgaf what happened in your previous matches. I am a solo queue player and this game isn’t even worth playing anymore. Killers that have less than 100 hours on the game can just load up and demolish everyone, and for record, I have 2500 hours, this game has become complete trash. I only play to get rewards nowadays. Miss where I can just play and unwind from a long days of work. But not anymore - we have to gen rush to prevent tunneling etc. BUT tunneling update was just scrapped bc too many killer players complained, come on now, ITS YOUR GAME. Stop listening to streamers / comp people. Some of us just play to have a bit of fun, but the games right now are so unbearable sometimes I even wonder why I even load up. Games have been so atrocious I don’t even know how you all call this a dang game.

Now watch- bc I spoke the TRUTH I’m going to be banned.

SMH, a game I once loved has become the reason i choose different games to play and so did 12k others.

LOAD up some survivor matches and see how FUN they are to you. Getting tunneled at 5 gens or getting teammates that DO NOTHING is not fun at all. Be responsible- get rid of the trolls and people not trying to progress the game.

Where are the dev stats? Are you all going to release that? Highly doubt bc most are killer mains. PLAY your game as survivor. See how you like it. Let me know how you(the devs) are liking the game


do better dbd

Comments

  • bazarama
    bazarama Member Posts: 424

    The game is not killer sided nor survivor sided.

    I've played against bad survivors, good survivors and really really good survivors.

    You only have a 25% chance of being tunneled and the other 3 survivors should be doing gens when you're on the hook and team body blocking your unhook after some gens have been completed.

    Tunnelling is a strategy that fails against competent survivors.

    Bad teammates does not make a game killer sided especially against m1 killers.

  • saym
    saym Member Posts: 116

    Yes, this game absolutely needs both a Ranked mode and a Casual mode.

    And when Event Matches are running, it’s fine to remove the Ranked mode.

    I’ve said this many times, but this is absolutely necessary. It will resolve many different issues.

  • saym
    saym Member Posts: 116

    I’ve heard those concerns over and over again, but they wouldn’t be a major issue if rewards were added to Ranked mode.

    Also, that problem is still happening even now, when the queues aren’t separated.

  • runningguy
    runningguy Member Posts: 1,004

    they would need to be pretty big rewards. a lot of vet players dont want or need BP, they have several characters at p100 and thousands of item/add ons. maybe throw in ranked exclusive skins, possibly shards….maybe, But even then, when they got the rewards they want its straight back to the casual mode to stomp

  • Deadman7600
    Deadman7600 Member Posts: 433

    For Honour did exactly what this person is saying and you're absolutely right. The ranked duel mode has a monster queue time and you only really play it to get cool season unique auras and such. I wouldn't say it really negatively effected that game tho. Maybe because it's just 1v1. Although, nobody plays it so obviously its not an issue.

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 7,003

    This is the main issue, and most of the veteran players would dip right back into the casual area looking to pillage and stream roll. Also it's very unlikely this game has the overall playerbase to permanently support two full time queues.

  • exDbd
    exDbd Member Posts: 87
    edited December 2025

    I would rather they make modes so the ones playing sweaty can play sweaty and the ones that just play for fun, or just to relax after a long day of work it won’t be as bad. And if killers are slugging and tunneling intentionally on the anti sweat mode- they get penalized. Dbd isn’t fun anymore - they just make it so killers don’t have to have any skill. It’s sad having 2500 hours and killers with less than 100 hours get on and get to troll etc etc. anti slug and anti tunnel perks are basically useless also don’t understand why that’s everyone’s thought process. Survivors have to all run anti builds for troll killers while killers get the fun to choose whatever perks they want as most of them are way too overpowered..


    catering this game to comp people/streamers is kinda silly when most of your players are not streamers or comp players. This game needs a MAJOR overhaul

  • exDbd
    exDbd Member Posts: 87

    Actually no- I play tons of dbd and every single match I’ve played and I’ve been playing a lot lately- has been nothing but tunneling and slugging. So to each their own, you must not be on America servers bc lord have mercy it’s crazy! Survivors are pissed thus making more and more unbearable killer players. They need to make it where everyone has to play a certain amount of both roles. I play both! Killer is basically so easy I can get a 4k with no perks. And that’s with higher MMR killers as well. But love the comment and discussion. Killer players unite when survivors complain 🤣🤣🤣👏🙄

  • exDbd
    exDbd Member Posts: 87

    thank you for understanding and agreeing! I feel like this is just what dbd needs

  • exDbd
    exDbd Member Posts: 87

    yeah stomp the survivors that have been nerfed 🙄👏🤣 thank you for clarifying my issue at hand

  • exDbd
    exDbd Member Posts: 87
    edited December 2025

    “.For Honour did exactly what this person is saying and you're absolutely right. The ranked duel mode has a monster queue time and you only really play it to get cool season unique auras and such. I wouldn't say it really negatively effected that game tho. Maybe because it's just 1v1. Although, nobody plays it so obviously its not an issue. “

    well the player base is just going to keep dwindling if they don’t do anything about these players that make the game so unfun/unfair - VPN issues- cheaters - teammates hiding not doing anything - tunneling and slugging at 5 gens even tho it’s a “valid strategy” yeah if you have almost all gens done not off the rip at all then survivors get Little to no points and no fun

  • SAWII
    SAWII Member Posts: 343

    This suggestion of ranked/unranked play modes gets brought up constantly, but not once have I seen a person suggest HOW that would be enforced. How would you actually get people to ease up and not sweat in the unranked mode? Because until you can do that, all you’re doing is splitting up the player base and making queues longer.

  • exDbd
    exDbd Member Posts: 87

    that’s not our job to figure out now is it? It’s the devs lol

  • SAWII
    SAWII Member Posts: 343

    And the devs have decided that two modes won't work. Great post, OP.

  • exDbd
    exDbd Member Posts: 87

    I would like to see “where” the devs have decided this won’t work or what stream they stated that in. Making things up? 🤣 and yes it is a great post!

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 7,003

    It would probably end up being a lighter version of the comp rules, restricting load outs and maps and killers even. I bet after a short time such players would tire of it and wish to run what they like again.

    I agree what would really be needed is a different mindset in either mode, and that cannot be regulated.

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