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Why I take breaks from this game.

Jplanas98
Jplanas98 Member Posts: 532
in General Discussions

I'm sorry, but I have to rant about this. I always take a month or two break from this game and when I come back I ask myself why, then I remember why, it's because I truly believe these devs are terrible when it comes to fixing the game. I already know I'm gonna get hate for saying that but oh well, it's the consequence I have to deal with for speaking my mind.

I'm not gonna get into the whole balancing argument because whether you feel like it favors killers or survivors I think most of us can agree that it isn't the best. But my issue is with the amount of bugs that this game has and continues to gain as updates arrive, as well as some gameplay mechanics.

There have been bugs that have been issues for years in this game and somehow have not had a patch. For instance, the grabbing bug for killers. It's been around ever since the Spirit was released which was well over a year ago, by now there Should've been some fix to this since it affects the game. Many players have been robbed of hooks simply because of this bug, sometimes costing them gens or a match.

And as of recent there has been the matchmaking bug which I know they are aware of and are working on fixing it. But come on, it's ridiculous. The game has been out for years and has had multiple large updates, there shouldn't be multiple game breaking bugs or bugs that just ruin the fun for the players. Visual bugs aren't an issue though since they don't normally affect gameplay, such as the bug where survivors appeared to be sliding after throwing down a pallet. And these are just few of the many, many bugs that plague the game.

I also have issue with mechanics such as the Auto lock system. I play on console so I can't say how bad it is on PC but my personal experience is that it's horrendous. The fact that the game automatically tracks healthy survivors over injured survivors is dumb. Auto lock should be a gameplay option that players are allowed to toggle on or of. I'm tired of going for an attack just to have my character do a 180 spin by itself causing me to lose track of the survivor. If I miss an attack I would rather I be due to the fact that I actually missed the attack (which I do sometimes, I acknowledge those moments) rather than it being the to a game mechanic.

Then there's the issues with the hitboxes. There are so many times as both killer and survivor where an attack that clearly missed somehow lands, and attacks from point blank range somehow miss. It wouldn't be as big of an issue if it only happened occasionally, but it's a constant issue and it ruins the fun of the game. I know once live servers go up they're expected to get better but it's only going to fix the issues with latency, not the hitboxes themselves.

Maybe these just sound like some insignificant, petty complaints, but they're honestly ruining the fun of the game for me. I want the game to to well of course, but these issues seemingly get worse over time.

Thank you for reading this rant.

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