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At this point, I’m definitely wary of the Freddy Rework

pemberley
pemberley Member Posts: 1,510
in General Discussions

I mean before I was scared because I have been burned by rework/overhauls before that essentially didn’t change a damn thing about that character’s reputation and actually made them WORSE to play because they didn’t even take the players into consideration and only the people who hated them (thanks, Overwatch.)

But now I’m wary that you don’t have Freddy’s best interest at heart and the rework is going to be a joke. I’m half expecting Freddy not to be able to see awake survivors and that being asleep actually INCREASES gen repair speed - you know, because survivors need their hands held even more.

Comments

  • Bongbingbing
    Bongbingbing Member Posts: 1,423

    I'm hoping he'll at least be mid tier after the rework.

    I've given up hope on them making him viable in red ranks with all the changes lately, It was a stretch before but now with how they see balance, I doubt there will be another killer or killer buff to make them viable in red ranks/against SWF.

  • tehshadowman33
    tehshadowman33 Member Posts: 939

    This is going to be a roaring dumpster fire that makes Freddy's canonical death look like you're roasting S'Mores.

  • cetruzzo
    cetruzzo Member Posts: 323

    I hope they cancel the rework at this point. Leave the game as 2.6 and stop updating it please.

  • xmidnitejokerx
    xmidnitejokerx Member Posts: 26

    He doesn’t need to be a top tier killer, the main reason for the rework is going to be the fun factor of the game. I think ppl will be disappointed when they find out he won’t be some S tier killer they’re expecting.

  • pemberley
    pemberley Member Posts: 1,510
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/437437#Comment_437437

    Fun for who though? I think Freddy is fun to play as and against.

    It’s not “fun” for the killers to be run around and gen rushed and bmed by dirty survivors who are very much aware of how much power they have.

  • TrueKn1ghtmar3
    TrueKn1ghtmar3 Member Posts: 1,143

    Lol freddy is so much fun I even let survs rush gens as I run around smacking healthy survs and wait for them to heal back up then completely merc them if they get boring (working gens while injured) or they get down to the last 1-2 gens

  • thrawn3054
    thrawn3054 Member Posts: 5,897

    I recently thought about the rework and came to the conclusion that it was unnecessary. I had an idea for a simple change that I think would help Freddy immensely without changing his fundamental game play. I thought why not have the survivors half awake half asleep while facing Freddy. By this I mean Freddy can hit survivors without putting them into the dream world fully. He can interact like any other killer. The trade off here being he's no longer fully invisible. He would phase in and out of sight like he does during the dream transition currently. His Dream Demon power would still function in the same way. You'd still be able to sleep survivors with all the negatives that being in the dream world entails. I think this simple change would drastically change Freddy for the better, while keeping the same core game play.

  • ItsYourBoyGuzma
    ItsYourBoyGuzma Member Posts: 797
    edited May 2019
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/437415#Comment_437415

    After this fiasco? You should've lost faith after they nerfed Freddy within the same week of his release lol

  • GenSim12345
    GenSim12345 Member Posts: 182

    Good. Be wary and stay that way until they earn your trust back. And don't give them another penny until then.

  • Perelie
    Perelie Member Posts: 433

    With the dev's survivor bias, I wouldn't at all be surprised to see him nerfed..