Please Change Tomes Instead of Deleting Them

TragicSolitude
TragicSolitude Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 7,980
edited October 29 in Feedback and Suggestions

I know the Tome Challenges can't stay as they are: currently, Tome Challenges are an outdated legacy mechanic that require way too much upkeep for something that's been replaced by Quests. However, one of the main pros of Quests is also a shortcoming: current unfinished Quests are always active, and multiple Quests are active at the same time.

That's great for Quests that involve actions, perks, killer powers, etc. However, things like Glyphs, Memory Shards, and Visceral Cankers are a lot of fun and having multiples of those active at the same time would not work. I really miss getting those types of Challenges.

There's no reason to try to force selectable Quests into the Quest list. The coding for the Tomes already exists. The little web of Challenges that are selected one at a time is great as-is. The Tomes are a unique element of Dead by Daylight that would be a shame to lose.

Tomes don't need to be connected to the Rift. In fact, they shouldn't be. Tome Challenges can be for unlocking Lore, only. And they don't need to be on a rigid schedule.

If the Tome Challenges are kept to a small number of types of challenges, just Glyphs, Memory Shards, and Visceral Cankers, then the Challenges wouldn't need a lot of upkeep. There wouldn't be a bunch of singular unique challenges that could break and need to be fixed one by one. I don't think players would mind if the Tomes were filled with the same few challenges over and over: challenges would be completely voluntary, they wouldn't be connected to the Rift, they would just be something fun for people who enjoy those types of challenges or who want to unlock Lore.

Please, consider keeping the framework of the Tomes and just replacing the Challenges. The Tomes are one of the last few bits of original personality in DbD. Going through and doing some of the old Tome Challenges I didn't get to, I'm reminded how much I love the Glyphs and Visceral Cankers. (I like Memory Shards, but not as much as the other two types.)

I have always preferred Tomes Challenges to Quests. Please, please, don't take away one of the last few things I like in this game. Update the Tome Challenges so they're all Glyphs, Visceral Cankers, and Memory Shards. Release new Tomes in the future for unlocking more Lore.

Bonus: Doesn't it just seem appropriate that interacting with those elements (portal-like Glyphs, Visceral Cankers, and Memory Shards) unlocks Lore? That feels right.

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  • TragicSolitude
    TragicSolitude Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 7,980
    edited October 29

    I'm curious what the other idea for saving the Tomes is. The Tomes are outright being deleted because of the upkeep requirements, there's no chance of getting to keep the Tome Challenges as they are. It's either an update that minimizes the types of Challenges or no Tomes whatsoever. I mean, we're almost certainly losing the Tomes, BHVR seems determined to delete things (the Tomes, the forums), but brainstorming some ideas just in case seems worthwhile. (If I do I quit the game completely for the Tomes being gone I'll at least know I tried. I really am losing any interest in the game as they remove the few things I enjoy.)

    Unless you hate the Tomes, in which case this doesn't really affect you at all since I'm proposing a change where the Tomes would only be for fun and Lore. Anyway, just curious what the dislike for the idea is.