The fixed amount of cakes per bloodweb went from 14 to...

Maybe it's cause I only play for around two hours a day, but I really haven't had any problems with cakes.

Comparison is the thief of joy. Most of us remember how flush prior years events were so although the change that dropped today is good it pales in comparison to how many we got with basically zero effort in prior events. It was such a good feeling to stock up on a couple thousand or more cakes and see who you'll be playing in the coming year. Now, I'll be super lucky if I can get 700 total in the next 3 weeks.

@Wezqu is right its really not that big a deal imo. Even if BHVR wants to protect BP economy I don't mind its not like it effects the actual gameplay in any meaningful way. I would much rather have a better anniversary event for both sides than have a few more cakes

Note: I've played the previous 5 anniversary events if you want my credentials for some reason. I have like 350 leftover on Dwight from two years ago its genuinely outrageous.

I was cautiously optimistic BHVR would have returned the cake drop rate to what we saw prior to year 9.


Guess I was wise to lean into the cautious part of that. The fact they made no meaningful increase to the drop rate, kept the rarity to the absurd "Very Rare" level, and did nothing to address the fact that Survivor bloodwebs are more impacted because the cakes compete with the event items, is frankly insulting to players time and dedication to their game.

Is the 5 million BP compensation nice? It would have been if the cake spawn rate had actually been reverted to previous years. But with the spawn rates barely increased, it reads more like a distraction to shut people up.

Overall, this feels pretty tone deaf. Whoever it was in management that made the call to change the anniversary cake spawn rates last year and this year needs to reevaluate how much of a PR blunder this was and either revert the spawn rates or own up to this and explain to the community like we're 5 why the change was made in the first place. Then we can see if the decision was done for overall positive reasons for the games health or not. I'm doubtful.

I mean. The distance between EA and BHVR, or EA and virtually any other studio these days, is a very fine line now. You give BHVR the amount of income, funding, and publishing power that EA enjoys? You’d watch them become the exact same company in like 4 months flat. Just look at Bungie, they made Halo for crying out loud. They claimed that Activision was the problem, signed on with Sony instead who then gave them more direct control to self-manage. They killed off over half their playerbase with like, two bad minor decisions during seasonal content and one bad DLC (out of the 10 that the game had) and now Sony canned them for good, laid off half of the entire studio, including the execs who mismanaged it. Lot of people blaming Sony, the publisher, just like EA gets blamed. They’re the most money driven so they’re the obvious scapegoat. But what many fail to realize is that the lower level decisions, between the average developer and the publishing executive, create the real power moves. They are the ones that determine what happens and when, on the level that affects players the most. In my opinion, BHVR has proven that they can thrive well enough off of little success, it’s the little wins that keep them going. Power is all-corrupting, as they say. I think BHVR would be best to keep their focus on the little things, keep players engaged and prioritize fun for everyone over raw balancing. Put the enjoyment of well-made events and content rather than rushing deadlines or over-engineering. What’s been going on, stuff like being cheap and stingy with anniversary offerings, is not a good sign for longevity. No amount of cosmetic, engine, or graphical upgrades will compensate for core changes to what makes the game fun.

I made a separate post regarding it, but the actual cake numbers per prestige are 27 for killer and 18-27 for survivor.

Survivor gets 18 guaranteed and potentially 9 more from the random boxes.

And that is after the buff and only if you manually spend.

Really out here thanking BHVR for giving us 5 more cakes per prestige. You are FASCINATING. Is there a corporation out there that you don't enjoy defending?

I am not defending anyone just disagreing with your viewpoint. Last time I checked I have right to my own opinions and right to disagree with yours.

Thanks for the bird its nice have another?

I request to see your least favorite bird.

Well said. In that case I request a pink bird that isn't a flamingo.

I'm seeing far more than day 1 numbers. Also noticed survivor event items skyrocket.