How About a Sliding Scale for Gen Times?

It’s a common argument. Longer gen times vs they are fine. Personally, I feel like they are too fast, but I also understand the issue from both sides.

As survivor, staring at a gen bar gets boring. As killer, having 2-3 gens pop during your first chase is discouraging at best.

So If we were to Increase repair times, we need to address both of these concerns to keep everyone happy.

Here’s a possible solution, but please read it all before reacting, because it starts with:

• Increase base gen time to 2 minutes and 20 seconds, ie 140 seconds. (I know, I know! Just hold out and read on)
• Once the 1st gen pops, remove 20 seconds from base gen time (think of it as shortening the progress bar).
• Rinse and repeat for all gens.

Why do I like this idea?

• It increases total base gen time by 100 seconds. Yes, a similar result could be achieved by adding a 6th gen, but this would be more dynamic since it changes after each completion. As a result, the added time is delivered in more bite-size chunks, decreasing the “boring” factor for survivors. (Current: 80+80+80+80+80=400. Proposed: 140+120+100+80+60=500)
• It gives killers a chance to actually do something in the early game. It also prevents the “whatever, no point in trying” mentality when they feel defeated before they’ve even crossed the map. This alone improves the game for all players, because both sides remain fully engaged.
• Survivors don’t have to simply stare at longer gens all game, because only the first 3 are longer than current.
• This regressing time requirement is fair to survivors as the game progresses, because there should typically be fewer survivors remaining when the final gens are being worked on. The last gen would actually be 20 faster than current. the final 1-2 survivors actually have a better survival chance as a result.
• Survivors can enjoy the snowball effect of increasing repair speeds each gen. They can also sometimes chain-pop multiple gens when a completed gen reduces the gauge of a nearly completed gen, so it pops by default (even if nobody’s there working on it!) Imagine memeing a 5-pop chain!
• Toolboxes are generally used on the first gen anyway, and then just carried for the rest of the match. With this, that toolbox effect is applied to the gen that really matters: the longest one! This idea also buffs BNP significantly since it is based on percentages.

So? What do you think? For what it’s worth, I’m trying to propose fair adjustments, not start killer vs survivor arguments.