Just a question, legit just want to take a poll.
Just want to see where the community stands on the situation.
Do you really believe the devs favor the survivor player base more than the killers?
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yes
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I don't think the devs hate the killer population, but it does seem like when the chips fall, survivors come out ahead.
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Can you tell me why you think that? I agree with you, I just want to see other people's opinions
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Since the Nurse nerf, and the fact that they nerfed about 4 killers in a very short time span, and about to receive a 5 killer nerf and a perk needed to get momentum started without going full tryhard and playing dirty, while the worst nerf survivors got was just the red instaheal nerf.
I would say, Yes
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Yes?
There has been no legitimate Killer buff since Ghostface’s release. Demo’s change to break pallets isn’t something I would consider a buff either, moreso a QoL change, especially considering the ability to do so was already in the game, it was just an addon. Freddy was reworked, not specifically buffed. There’s a difference between changing a Killer’s entire kit and revamping a Killer’s sole ability, and they were kind of forced to change Freddy anyways.
So, yeah, they’re extremely Survivor sided as of right now. Have you seen Almo’s posts on every single Legion and Pig nerf? It’s ridiculous...
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If you look at the recent update post for the ptb... the wording is very survivor sided... *how was this not checked by the team it sounds horrible* also it's all some pretty crappy nerfs.. but nothing to help out killers...
I mean I understand, I play survivor at red ranks on console and have been playing killer at mid purple ranks it's really hard to keep pressure against swf. Without ruin gens fly, with ruin its found quick... I dunno... I guess I need to get good or go back to player survivor.
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Just look at the way the dev post was worded today. Every single change for both the doctor and ruin was stated from a survivors point of view. I think what angers me the most about this whole situation is that ever since I started playing this game several years ago killers have constantly complained about how quickly gens get done. Now instead of fixing it the devs have started stripping away any tools the killer has to combat it (Freddy, Legion, Dying light to an extent) with Ruin being the straw that's going to break the camels back. It's clear that killer frustration means nothing even after years of voicing it and survivor experience is of utmost priority.
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Yes mostly because of the phrasing of the patch notes. They repeatedly said things like "unfun for survivors" and "not enough risk for killers." It especially baffles me that with how unpopular and weak the doctor is, they wouldn't even consider the killer's side when reworking him. They genuinely gave no effort to make it look like the doctor rework was for the killer's benefit. In fact, it was pretty clear that the doctor rework was for the survivor's benefit. How do you rework a weak, unused killer for the survivor's benefit? And they never even bothered asking WHY over 90% of red rank killers use ruin, they just nerfed it with zero care to the aftermath of the actual game itself.
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Yeah. Every reasoning they give for nerfs and changes lately allude to "survivors don't like it, so we changed it."
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Not to the extent some say, but overall yes.
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most definetly
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Absolutely. This is coming from someone who used to firmly believe the opposite. There is no denying it now
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The thing is we aren't saying survivors never get nerfed they do. But its so far and in between and usually when they "nerf" a survivor perk its still good/strong (for the most part) but when they nerf killers perks/abilities they tend to overnerf it. The ruin change probably would have been a lot less hated if they just didn't make it a totem perk still.
The fact that ruin was nerfed and still continues to be a totem perk which 70-80% of the time survivors see and cleanse in the first few seconds of a game is the problem. Its an end game perk now that can be completely erased in the beginning stages of the game.
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No other way to see it. It's extremely obvious
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Absolutely survivor biased.
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I'd like to believe the devs are well-intentioned. They want to make the best game they possibly can for both sides.
However, they are doing it in some of the most grossly incompetent ways I've seen in a long time. The timing for the recent Designer's Notes change was just not excellent. And it sparks what can only be described as a Great Fire across the forums.
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As much as I would like to believe otherwise, the evidence says when push comes to shove, Survivor's get priority
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‘Some’
Yes, I suppose the 3 developers before the changes do count as ‘some’, don’t they?
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Yes
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Yes.
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No doubt in my mind. They have a Survivor 1st mindset. The Killer experience is a distant 2nd.
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The devs know there are Killers in this game?
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Honestly you can’t even argue they don’t anymore. Their recent changes and today’s designer notes are stone cold proof that the survivor experience is their 1st priority without regard for the killers most of the time.
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Yes i believe they do. They don't neglect killer fully but most issues are shrugged off it seems from anything I have read. We will see if Borrowed and Decisive Strike get touched as they are heavily abused by teams. Doubt it. Also Killer audio bug has been in the game for a month or more and nothing. But if it were survivor audio it would be fixed in a week. I think maps and layouts in general need a look at.
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I love the part where they list the benefits of the new Ruin change and every benefit is for survivor, not Killer.
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I really want to believe they don’t but unfortunately their decisions in the last few months prove otherwise. When the basement glitch happened after the last patch they released a hotfix after only a couple of days. Meanwhile there’s still audio issues with footsteps and dying survivors.
The developer update was the last straw for me. They’re not even trying to hide their bias anymore and I sincerely feel they’re out of touch with the community. If the changes do go live I’m switching to Civilization...or any other game. It’s not like there’s nothing else to play.
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Yes. The main objective is easy and I have a ton of second chances and safe spaces as a survivor, and there's 4 of us with the same amount of second chances and safe spaces.
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The forums have a Polls section, by the way.
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Yes.
The devs have a track record of being biased toward survivors.
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Kinda' difficult to deny it at this point, isn't it?
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