Should Survivors be able to see the killer

No. But we should be able to see the name of the killer too, if they're going to show survivor names and profiles.

I think the way the killer watches the survivors before they go into the game is very fitting for the game, story wise and mechanically.

I think the players name makes sense. But the killer should always be a surprise, that’s part of what adds excitement to the game. Keep the myster, and interface that is very telling story wise.

^ that’s honestly how I feel. I feel that giving a survivor the power to sense the killer takes away a lot of the threat of him, which removes the survival horror vibe to a certain degree.

I don’t view it as a solid and long term benefit to add Kindred as a permanent passive effect. Yes it would make things easier, but I already know I’m gonna die sometimes, and it’s fun when you finally do get that win you’ve been holding out for.

it doesn’t fix camping and tunneling directly, and some people will always want to use those tactics unfortunately.

Yeah, I don't feel like dealing with survivors being able to see the killer in order to equip the perfect tools to negate the killer's power. If they see a trapper, then they will equip sabo and toolboxes...if they see a Nurse, they dodge...so then you will get the killers doing last second switching, which will just make lobby times longer. I hate sitting there waiting for people to ready up enough already...if that happened then it would become every lobby. It was bad enough when a survivor could check out the killer's profile when in lobby to see achievements.

Coming from the same person that thinks Freddy can face camp...

So no, it´s a terrible idea that would only be abused by survivors which would dodge, when they see a killer they dislike, or use the exact build they need to bully that specific killer.

Survivors have power in numbers, Killers in turn need power in other ways.
This counts for the lobby as well: While the Killer can see them, the Survivors can talk during the lobby, make a plan, tell eachother what to bring to sync them better with your Perks or Item etc.

@Master said:

@Boss said:
Survivors have power in numbers, Killers in turn need power in other ways.
This counts for the lobby as well: While the Killer can see them, the Survivors can talk during the lobby, make a plan, tell eachother what to bring to sync them better with your Perks or Item etc.

All the solo survivors I play with are afk in lobby, no chance to communicate with them
But then there are SWF, they can easily communicate all the time and can completely counter whole killer strategies

The solo Survivors are wasting a chance.
Not the Killer's fault they don't plan ahead.

@feffrey said:
So basically the killers get a free hand out and to counter all survivors for a easy win
Then they cry all day when they can't catch anybody

Seeing what Item a Survivor holds doesn't mean that Item is then disabled.
You speak as if it works like: See it? Win it!

@feffrey said:
Boss said:

@feffrey said:

So basically the killers get a free hand out and to counter all survivors for a easy win

Then they cry all day when they can't catch anybody

Seeing what Item a Survivor holds doesn't mean that Item is then disabled.

You speak as if it works like: See it? Win it!

Franklin's Demis Item is gone forever so might as Well be unusable 

Gone forever? Just pick it back up.

Wait so killers can see the survivors and not vie versa?! Almost like its... an asymmetrical game?!

@Master said:

@Boss said:
Survivors have power in numbers, Killers in turn need power in other ways.
This counts for the lobby as well: While the Killer can see them, the Survivors can talk during the lobby, make a plan, tell eachother what to bring to sync them better with your Perks or Item etc.

All the solo survivors I play with are afk in lobby, no chance to communicate with them
But then there are SWF, they can easily communicate all the time and can completely counter whole killer strategies

Well, honestly. What´s there to discuss? I play mostly solo and never get an answer when i write something. Usually people beg for party streamers, claiming they are using one (they don´t). But that´s about it.

@Tsulan said:

@Master said:

@Boss said:
Survivors have power in numbers, Killers in turn need power in other ways.
This counts for the lobby as well: While the Killer can see them, the Survivors can talk during the lobby, make a plan, tell eachother what to bring to sync them better with your Perks or Item etc.

All the solo survivors I play with are afk in lobby, no chance to communicate with them
But then there are SWF, they can easily communicate all the time and can completely counter whole killer strategies

Well, honestly. What´s there to discuss? I play mostly solo and never get an answer when i write something. Usually people beg for party streamers, claiming they are using one (they don´t). But that´s about it.

Their fault for not using the function what they could use it for.

@feffrey said:
Boss said:

@feffrey said:

Boss said:

@feffrey said:

So basically the killers get a free hand out and to counter all survivors for a easy win

Then they cry all day when they can't catch anybody



Seeing what Item a Survivor holds doesn't mean that Item is then disabled.

You speak as if it works like: See it? Win it!

Franklin's Demis Item is gone forever so might as Well be unusable 

Gone forever? Just pick it back up.

What person will go back for a item while being chased? And spens time searching for a dropped item when they could be doing Gens

You´d be surprised how many survivors go back to get their item.

@feffrey said:
Boss said:

@feffrey said:

Boss said:

@feffrey said:

So basically the killers get a free hand out and to counter all survivors for a easy win

Then they cry all day when they can't catch anybody



Seeing what Item a Survivor holds doesn't mean that Item is then disabled.

You speak as if it works like: See it? Win it!

Franklin's Demis Item is gone forever so might as Well be unusable 

Gone forever? Just pick it back up.

What person will go back for a item while being chased? And spens time searching for a dropped item when they could be doing Gens

Who said you NEED to pick it up during a chase? Just pick it up later

And who said you NEED to go back for your Item? You can just leave it. Newsflash: It's just an Item with just some Add-ons optionally.

@Tsulan said:

@Boss said:

@Tsulan said:

@Master said:

@Boss said:
Survivors have power in numbers, Killers in turn need power in other ways.
This counts for the lobby as well: While the Killer can see them, the Survivors can talk during the lobby, make a plan, tell eachother what to bring to sync them better with your Perks or Item etc.

All the solo survivors I play with are afk in lobby, no chance to communicate with them
But then there are SWF, they can easily communicate all the time and can completely counter whole killer strategies

Well, honestly. What´s there to discuss? I play mostly solo and never get an answer when i write something. Usually people beg for party streamers, claiming they are using one (they don´t). But that´s about it.

Their fault for not using the function what they could use it for.

Yeah, but what do you want to discuss? Unless you use an offering for a certain map, you don´t know where you go. Coordinating the sabotage of hooks is also difficult. Maybe perks like We´ll make it. But they also get a tooltip.

Even if i play in SWF, i rarely discuss a tactic. I play SWF just for the laughs.

Coordinating sabotaging Hooks actually ain't difficul at all, randoms or SWF.
Perks like We'll Make It, Borrowed Time, Obsession Perks, heck, even Resilience can be talked about to use certain tactics.

Good for you that you don't talk tactics, no one's gonna say you should.
Just saying that those who don't use it are not using something of value that's there to use.

@feffrey said:
Do you think the survivors should be able to see who the killer is during the lobby screen?
     Killers are able to see who the survivors are and plan ahead if they do not dodge
 But do you think it should be the same for survivors?

I would like to know if I could plan ahead against certain killers and switch my perks out to face that killer.

no. thats a stupid idea. yeah and then no killer would play and it would ruin the thing of oh which killer is it. your not supposed to know that as an easy counter survivor is easy enough as it is

feffrey said:

Boss said:

@feffrey said:
Boss said:

@feffrey said:

Boss said:

@feffrey said:

So basically the killers get a free hand out and to counter all survivors for a easy win

Then they cry all day when they can't catch anybody



Seeing what Item a Survivor holds doesn't mean that Item is then disabled.

You speak as if it works like: See it? Win it!

Franklin's Demis Item is gone forever so might as Well be unusable 

Gone forever? Just pick it back up.

What person will go back for a item while being chased? And spens time searching for a dropped item when they could be doing Gens

Who said you NEED to pick it up during a chase? Just pick it up later

And who said you NEED to go back for your Item? You can just leave it. Newsflash: It's just an Item with just some Add-ons optionally.

Hence gone forever because likely they're not going back for it