So I had a friend recently ask me if I'd recommend he try dead by daylight. It got me thinking of listing out the pros and cons of this game, which I want to do.

PROS

• Wide variety of different play styles among the killers.
• Surviving is scary and intense when you are new.
• Cool customizations for characters
• Lots of events throughout the year
• Movie icon killers and survivors
• New content throughout the year

CONS

• Balance becomes an obvious issue once you become more experienced in the game.
• More than half the killer roster aren't viable in high ranks.
• Devs don't understand their own game nor listen to community feedback a lot of the time.
• Game is balanced around casual play, so if you are a competitive gamer, this is NOT the game for you.
• Ranking system is awful.
• Cosmetics are absurdly expensive.
• New content tends to be a disappointment.
• Extremely toxic community
• Lots of bugs and technical issues; no patch seems to ever NOT break the game.
• Events are usually the same recycled thing every year.
• For being a horror game, the horror is primarily playing killer once you gain experience. As a survivor, the horror is there when you first start the game. It goes away fast however.
• Meta always seems to stay the same. Ruin is STILL required at red ranks.

I could probably go on with the cons lol. Fact is, there are more negative things about this game than positive. And don't get me wrong, Im not saying it is a bad game. Im just saying it still has lots of issues that continue to get ignored. It of course has lots more potential to get better. My friend is a competitive gamer (mostly fighting games) and after my analysis, he decided to just skip DBD.