So, about SWF. [SUGGESTION]

Currently game is mainly balanced around solo players and decreasing their gap between SWF. So i suggest to completely remove solo queueing and allow survivors to form full SWF group before starting searching for killer`s lobby.

How do I see this change: Survivors can search for incomplete SWF group or create their own. They can choose whether it is public or private, so they can invite their friends if they want to. If they don`t have friends, they can create public lobby to start waiting for another survivors. When 3 other survivors join, they can finally start searching killers' lobby. They have access to voice chat, so 3rd party programmes will no longer be someone's privilege. You can search for SWF groups within a region of your choice. You can mute players if they are too annoying.

You may ask me know: "Hey, JawsBDSM, your suggestion is completely against lore, logic and killers themselves" But wait to roast me, let me explain how it can be implemented in the game.

Firstly, lore is flexible. It allows survivors dress like clowns and killers to be clowns. Even though it was told, that The Entity made survivors voiceless, so they have to use emotes to communicate, Ash Williams is able to speak somehow. So why others cannot?

Secondly, my suggestion can sound too radical and uncompromising, but it will only make the game better and even more balanced. Here are the reasons:

1. It will allows devs to concentrate on balancing only SWF, without having to waste resources on solo players.
2. It will partly (not completely, because human factor) eliminate the problem of survivors "not playing in team", because now they can better communicate with each other and coordinate their moves.
3. It will become a good basis for future changes, that I`m now going to explain.

So, let me show you are few changes, to make new SWFs more balanced. Because now survivors can cooperate even better I think that a few things must be changed.

1. Distribution of roles. Earlier, survivors could take same perks and this could be a bit frustrating experience to killers. I suggest that every perk in the game cannot be taken by more than one survivors. So there cannot be any copies of any perk. That is why survivors will be forced to distribute roles among themselves and plan their tactics more carefully. One will have to distract killer, others will focus on healing, repairing, rescuing or sabotaging. Same works for items and offerings.
2. Hexes. As now survivors can cooperate to find totems more effectively, all hex totems lit after 60 seconds from the beginning of the trial OR when they first come into effect. (for example Huntress`s lullaby will lit only after 1 hook and Devour hope will lit only after 2 tokens are gained). This will not affect NOED, it remains the same.
3. Generators. For same reasons, generators take 40 seconds longer to repair. This penalty decreases by 10 seconds for each generator done, so last gen will take 40 seconds less. To compensate this change, survivors will have secondary objective to help them do gens quicker. All across the map, there are 5 hidden stashes with special item "lubricated part". It works same as Brand new part: skillcheck game. Installing this part in 2 seconds will add 20% to repairing progress. So they are more effective at the beginning of the game. Killers do not see auras of stashes, although they can find them and trap, if their power allows them to do that.
4. Object of obsession. I put this perk in separate paragraph, because of it being extremely OP when used in parties with communication. Because of this, its bonuses are changed: A supernatural bond links you to the killer. If you are looking in the killer`s direction, your link will reveal your aura to the killer. This effect works only outside 24 meter range from the killer. As the killer's obsession you go through 3/4/5 different phases on the hook. Only last one includes struggling. Each phase lasts 40 seconds. You can attempt to escape in first 2/3/4 phases. Otherwise each phase lasts 30 seconds. Increases your chances of becoming killer's obsession. This perk can still be useful now, as it gives you WAY more chances to fail and be hooked (you can be hooked up to 5 times, and you die only on 6th hook).
5. Some killers` powers. I will not be touching nurse, spirit or hillbilly, though, because I don't think I can change them without making them crippled legion's relatives. However, some killers need to be changes.

• The Trapper. He now carries all his traps with him, and "bag" type of addons increase the amount of traps he can carry by 2/3/4. Survivors who try to disarm the trap will face tremendously difficult skillcheck. If they fail it, they will be injured or put into the dying state, if they were injured before. The trap will be disarmed.
• The Wraith. Is now fully invisible while in spirit world even when walking. His sounds like footsteps or grunting are completely silenced.
• The Shape. Stalking multiple survivors will build EW faster (I don`t know if it worked like that before, so I'll ad this just in case). One survivor is always chosen as obsession. He can kill this survivor with EW tier 3, IF all other survivors are dead (can be altered with hair bow, lock of hair, fragrant tuft of hair addons: 2/1/0 dead survivors required).
• The Doctor. Madness Tier 3 blocks survivor's ability to use voice chat (we`ll hope everyone is too lazy to use 3rd party programmes now and plays fair. When Tier 3 madness survivor tries to use voice chat, other hear sound interference, instead of this player's voice). Survivors hit by shock therapy are affected by its debuff (which blocks their interaction with pallets and windows) 0.3 seconds longer for each madness tier (tier 1: 2.7 seconds, tier 2: 3 seconds, tier 3: 3.3 seconds). Moldy electrode is base kit.
• The Cannibal. Gains secondary ability. Use secondary power button to completely suppress your terror radius and red stain. Lasts for 20 seconds and has a cooldown of 40 seconds. (You still can be heard, but you will be able to ambush survivors with your ability. in texas chainsaw massacre bubba ambushed his victims despite him being fat and noisy, so why not xD). Chainsaw slowdown now applies only when you use it while in your ability. You regain your terror radius after you: get stunned/use your power/main attack.
• The Pig. RBTs don`t require generator to be done to be activated. Survivors will face 2 moderately difficult skillchecks while searching for the key. Each failed skillcheck decreases time left before RBT explodes by 10 seconds (can be increased by 5/10 seconds using workshop grease or interlocking razor addons). Survivors will face 2 skillchecks in every box. They will not face the same skillcheck twice (so if survivor failed one skillcheck, he will not have to go through it once again).After all gens are done and EGC has begun, RTB pause EGC timer until removed. Rules set No. 2 is changed: Not all games have the same rules. If survivor has removed his RBT on the first try, decrease death timer by 60 seconds on next RBT put on him. Crate of gears is changed: Considerably increases time it takes survivor to search a Jigsaw bos. Moderately decrease time it takes to put the RBT on survivor. Survivor will face only 1 skillcheck while searching a Jigsaw box. Amanda's secret is changed: Decreases the amount of RBT carried by 4. Your ambush attacks deal double damage. Amanda's letter is changed: Successful ambush attack allows to put RBT on survivor without putting him in dying stage (so you land an ambush attack and RBT is already on survivor). Put RBT is already active.
• The Clown. Stays the same. I can`t imagine anything that would make him stronger in the face of 4 survivors who are able to communicate and coordinate themselves. Let's just say redhead's pinky finger is his basekit. (I'm opened to your suggestions).
• The Plague: After survivor is broken with her power, the second, 60 seconds timer start. It doesn't go while in chase. If survivor fails to cleanse before it goes off, he will be put into dying stage and his aura will be highlighted for The Plague for 5 seconds.
• The Legion. Nyo-HO-HO. I wrote another post about my view on the Legion. Basically: Kill with Friends. https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/72611/kill-with-friends-the-legion.
• The Ghostface. While in Night Shroud can use secondary power button(default R) to teleport into any locker on the map. Use Stalk button to carefully peak from locker and stalk survivors. You can instantly leave locker pressing interactions button (default space) to instantly leave locker. You will make quiet sound while doing this. Take 3 seconds to complete. If you teleport into the locker, where survivor has hid, you will immediately grab him and leave locker. Has no cooldown. Crouch ability is binded to CTRL as default and can be changed in settings.

Well, I don`t think I have covered every aspect that should be changed to suit that change, so add your thought and suggestions. I know you can disagree with my view on game's balance and I understand it. As for Killers' changes, I tryied to make them feel better when facing coordinated groups of survivors. Some of this changes are extremely OP or not enough to help that certain killer to adapt to new circumstances. Feel free to critizise my suggestion, but please give any arguments. I hoped you enjoyed reading my post.

P.S. I will complement this post if I remember anything important.

P.P.S If it matter, I`m the Killer main. I rarely play survivors, but I have achieved Rank 1 for both sides at least once.