On the issue of zero balancing changes tomorrow

Kupega · January 27

When the Stranger Things PTB was originally delayed, we were told that the new content would be merged with the mid-chapter that was scheduled for this month. However, there were no balance changes in sight; not even for Demo who has been severely power crept over time AND is a part of the same license.

The only reason I can possibly imagine for this is that they spent all the time polishing the new content rather than the old, which is great and all but if it takes delays and zero balancing for a chapter to come out while leaving the game stale and riddled with the same bugs, how is that meant to spark confidence in players?

Edit: Got our answer folks, you get nothing despite the longer wait if you aren't buying the chapter. Fun.

[Deleted User] · January 27

That was the ptb patch notes, maybe tomorrow we will see some surprise actual changes in the live notes. But if really it ships with no changes to shake up the meta or at least give some attention to the underused stuff, that'll be very disappointing indeed

Junylar · January 27

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049321#Comment_4049321

Surprise actual changes: anti-slug and anti-camping returned in the initial design, anti-go-next reverted to the original June version, pallet density is reworked once again, the QoL Initiative chapter is closed as successful.

Elan · January 27

Demo needs portals overhaul. His Shred is fine as is.

Memesis · January 27

No balance changes sucks. Especially when this new content is packed with gen perks on both sides. It screams "balance with bandaid perks" while also forcing you to spend money. Guess my 2 month break will continue

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ONSAN · January 27

There have been many changes, but has anything really changed? It is the lack of change that allows us to notice change.

If you get tired of games, just go out and have fun with friends, family, or your partner.

Langweilig · January 27

I want behavior to balance the game like apex legends is balanced. They barely release any new characters anymore but do significant great updates to old ones.

Abbzy · January 27

I think they will maybe buff demo in like weak or two after this update drops where they make their balance changes to new things like killer,perks, I would be very surprised if they would forget about demo who is part of this licence and his portals are super outdated plus his addons are dog trash except like 4 (2 of them are for shread and they are only addons for shread too).

Elan · January 27

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049448#Comment_4049448

No they won't. Demo received big overhaul and add on pass about one year ago. He's not bad killer, just other have kit that powercreeps him.

Rokku_Rorru · January 27

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049439#Comment_4049439

Honestly this game could benefit massively from this lol, that was what the midchapters were for but IDK last year's QoL push felt it did worse for the game than any of the midchapters usually fo.

The_Count · January 27

I only play using full Hex builds these days and now that Eleven has a perk that a surv can crouch and basically see EVERYTHING in HALF of the map including totems… no reason to play as killer for me for now.
Could change my build to something around Vecna's Secret Project. That could be fun, but I don't want to give even a dime more to BHVR.

Abbzy · January 27

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049480#Comment_4049480

Demo is very bad killer (c-tier at best to be specific) only quality that he has is his shread thats only good thing he has (and funnily enough it can be crouch teched or easily doged sometimes), his teleports recieved some buffs but they are still worst killer teleport and probably mobility in the entire game (even sadako has better mobility or houndmaster) and his tp addons were butchered and nerfed without any valid reasons (some were only good on hex oriented buildss and that was it) so no demo is very outdated and weak killer by todays standarts and his kill rates are one of lowest too so his teleports and addons need change.

Mandy · January 27

There is no current plans to adjust Demo in the short term - this chapter is focusing on new content.

Kupega · January 27

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049657#Comment_4049657

ok i guess i'll just uninstall until some changes do come

saym · January 28

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049657#Comment_4049657

So, is it safe to look forward to the next chapter?

Since this patch focuses on new content, I see that although it claims to have fixed the Nurse and Ghoul bugs, they haven’t actually been fixed. Understood.

ONSAN · January 28

I forgot something important.

Distorted matchmaking, distorted match results, distorted adjustments based on those results.

Is that the right thing?

I can see what needs to be corrected.

MechWarrior3 · January 28

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049480#Comment_4049480

Umm…big overhaul? No…small minor buff to his shred? Sure? I guess.

They barely touched his addons.

Elan · January 28

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4050084#Comment_4050084

He received buffs to shred, setting portals, teleport speed, teleport cooldown etc. A lot of big changes. Add on pass wasn't completely reworked, but lot of add ons been reworked and tweaked.

BongoBoys · January 28

I think if they just make it so Demo can look at a exit portal he setup earlier and start burrowing into the ground without needing to place a portal he'd be in a better spot

Kupega · January 28

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4050146#Comment_4050146

no you will deadzone and shred only and you will enjoy it apparently

Dinadin · January 28

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4049657#Comment_4049657

And thats the problem. After all the thigns that happened lately, you cannot bring a chapter with just new content. Youre basically just fanservicing for years now and lack any serious intent of getting proper gameplay to work.