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Well I appreciate the feedback Razer. You are completely right, he is broken and simultaneously underpowered, but I have seen many videos and heard many testimonys against the fun of the Hillbilly. His sound design and animations making any screw up incredibly frustrating (which I tackled in the aesthetic changes section)…

Thank you, but Lexilego has already informed me. Thanks for correcting me though.

I had no idea that's how Jigsaw boxes worked. My thought was to just make sabotaging more helpful in more situations and thought that would be a good way to implement it. Thanks for the heads up!

Hey PigNRun, I should've let you know earlier, but if you were still curious about the Power Outage idea, here it is: https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/141404/dear-dead-by-daylight-new-game-phase-power-outage-excerpt#latest

Well 6yXJI0, I've been trying my best to explain my reasoning in the comments along with on the main document. In addition, people in the community have been helping me correct myself when I get too far out of line. What problems do you have with these suggestions specifically?

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I could have sworn that Doctor and Clown stuff still made you scream, but maybe I was mistaken on that. I still think that Infectious Fright should be nerfed because, as I said in my Hag article, one perk shouldn't be the only counter to something that powerful. Also thanks for the heads up on…

I'm responding to King Frost, but both you and Plant Collector have brought forward some points I would like to address. First, a general point: these changes were made with greater buffs to killers, game times, and bloodpoint gains in mind. Several of the complaints are, at least to an extent, a problem with the game's…

I understand that tomorrow is April Fool's Day, but I would like to make it quite clear that this is not a joke article. These are legitimate suggestions. Though they are meant to be taken into the greater gestalt of the whole article. Within it, I introduce new mechanics and buffs that would hopefully put killers at a…

Oh Jeez, sorry, there is a planned article later that explains plans for a new game phase called the Power Outage. Thanks for pointing that out!

Alright, which ones in particular would cause such a problem?

That's tomorrow. Did you have problems with this or are you a time traveler and don't know when you've landed?

Hey Blazelski, Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I've been implementing some of your ideas since you had some excellent points. I've been rather busy with stuff, both here and elsewhere, so don't always expect rapid fire replies (though I'll try my best). Can't wait to see what you've got to say about the rest!

These are some interesting ideas, but I would like to make a few comments on them. Unnerving would make survivors miss more skill checks like that, but I'm not sure that's the actual purpose of unnerving. In my experience, Unnerving is more like Huntress' Lullaby: it's a distraction to help aid stealth and ranged killers.…

I think you may be right about Monstrous Shrine, maybe removing the totem alert might help clean it up. As for Knockout, it causes exhaustion before being put on the hook. This is meant to make touch and go revivals more difficult since, if the survivor has sprint burst or anything, it will prevent them from being able…

Thank you for the feedback Twin Princes, but are you talking about the initial post or the listed suggestions I recently posted?

Alright, this has all been really helpful. Thanks guys! I get that I'm mistaken on the urban evasion nerf and that there isn't any need to do anything to it. I'm glad that most of you agree with the adrenaline changes and, while I think that the idea to have the speed boost increase depending on the situation would be…

I still stand by my suggestion for changing Bond, but you may be right about using empathy. It does have the massive range of 128 meters. It does have the limitation that it doesn't show when survivors are in "the killer's direct contact". Maybe it should have a range of 44/54/64 and has a cooldown of 15 seconds whenever…

Perhaps I judged Bond too harshly, but I do think it should be changed to at least be a little more interesting. What if Bond had a range of 20/32/44 meters, but you have to have performed a cooperative action for at least 2 seconds with the survivor, then it activates for that survivor. It'd be like Aftercare, but more…

I agree that would be great if everyone meant well in Dead By Daylight, but knowing the player base and the youtubers they look up to, many survivors would happily throw away their chance at being useful if it meant getting taunting the killer at loops or getting that incredible flashlight save. I do see where you're…

Hey Raven, thanks for the feedback. I wanted to walk you through my thought process on your comments and see what you think. While self Care and Object may not be overpowered, but they can be used in toxic manners that I would hope to negate. I also think that Urban gives too much of a boost to crouching speed as it makes…

Predated, Thank you for the responses, I'm glad you brought some of these points up. I did, however, notice some problems with some of your arguments that I would like to address. BBQ and WGLF: Playing a good killer means being willing to chase for a little bit in order to get the down. You can't patrol generators and…

I realize bloodpoint gain can be a problem for survivors, but the solution should not be a perk, similar to how camping is a problem that should not be fixed with a perk. Bloodpoint gain itself should to be reworked and bloodpoint gain modifications should be minimal with a minor backlash at worst or, in the case of perks,…

I appreciate you defending my decision on Vigil, but I don't think BBQ awards you for playing risky, it rewards you for playing fair. I think the idea was that BBQ was added to stop people from camping by offering a ridiculous incentive AND a very good perk wrapped in one. I plan to (hypothetically) nerf BBQ in both power…

These are some great critiques! I'm glad that you, for the most part, like the changes. I do agree with the Cannibal 100% deviousness change since that's how most killers' bloodpoint perks are, as well as the Legion additions (Btw those are incredible and clean up things a lot while keeping the main idea intact, thank…

There are combos that hurt killers infinitely worse, but I do understand your concern. The only thing is that they are both virtually useless right now and wiggle timers are what they focus on. What if Boil over made killers 5% slower while carrying a survivor in addition to the increased effect of wiggling? I know it's…

In killer perk nerf, BBQ gets a massive debuff as well, so don't worry about it.

I've been posting hot takes on killers and, soon, other stuff for about 2 months now. It's called Dear Dead By Daylight, you should check it out. Here's the most recent post: https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/139772/dear-dead-by-daylight-survivor-perk-changes-buffs-excerpt#latest #Shamelessplug…

I made this particular part of the document a while ago, so it may be a tad outdated. I hadn't faced many Spirits recently, so I hadn't realized there was such a problem, but I'm beginning to think she needs a buff more than a nerf. I do think what the developers have done to her so far was reasonable, but there needs to…

Upon further inspection, I had made Spirit's changes a while ago and they may be outdated. I haven't seen many Spirits in recent games, so I hadn't known if she was balanced or not. I think that she might need a buff, but I think the existing changes to her have been warranted. I do stand by my idea to make the sound…

First, I am very much impressed with how fast you read this. Second, thank you on the Doctor one. Third, what part of the spirit changes would kill her off specifically and why do you think it would?

I mean, quentin is addicted to adrenaline, Claudette's all about those herbs, Ace has probably smoked his fair share of doobies at the casinos, Nea looks like a meth addict, and Bill won't stop smoking that cigarrette even when he's getting shot through the mouth, so... I think between all of them, we have the equivalent…

Thank you, someone else gave me a recommendation, but I wasn't entirely sure where/how to get to the right section. Also, that's hilarious.

Well, I have stated above why her gameplay is off, but you brought up an interesting point about teleport distance SquidFacedMan, thus I have just ran some numbers, not only to support my claims here, but also my claim about changing Barbecue and Chili (separate document pending). According to a new chart I have put on the…

Sorry, I kept you waiting, but here it is: https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/136674/dear-dead-by-daylight-clown-changes-excerpt#latest Go ahead and tell me what you think over there.

The reason none of the killers are intimidating is because they're underpowered and aren't given the proper tools or graphics to be legitimately scary to experienced players, but I still kinda see your point.

If you play it right, you can get some nasty plays with it on Wraith. You know, given it isn't taken out in the first 5 seconds. If they're focus is on the skill check and you have the ghost, bone clapper, or coxcombed clapper addons, you can get some easy grabs or at least some pretty decent hits.

Hey everyone, I understand I've been dormant for a while, but that's partially due to an unrelated project to this as well as attempting to workshop these changes as well as a new set of changes to Huntress, but before I tried to come up with anything in detail, I was hoping I could pitch some of the possible ideas and…

Hey everyone, I understand I've been dormant for a while, but that's partially due to an unrelated project to this as well as attempting to workshop these changes as well as a new set of changes to Hag, but before I tried to come up with anything in detail, I was hoping I could pitch some of the possible ideas and what…

Thanks for the feedback TTVfbYTigTW, Part of the reason I think these changes would help is to keep chases fun and interesting. Early game iridescent downs are most likely why I put Iridescent head in the spotlight, but AhoyWolf had simply brought up the topic of frustrating addons in general. Do you have any opinions on…

I do think there's a problem with Huntress at base that I discuss with Onyx_Blue just above this (which, if you have ideas, I'm All Ears), but I hadn't thought about changing up her addons. Only Iridescent Head comes to mind as a problem, but are there any others that tend to be overly problematic?

I understand that the Hag changes were a little much and have been trying to figure out how I can modify the existing ability with people in the comments, but I haven't been successful in deriving the boons of Hag's power so that I can amplify those while removing what many survivors hate about hag. In general, my ideas…

Those are some interesting points Archimedes, but I do still think there are some issues with being able to put these theories into practice. Firstly and probably most importantly is visibility. While it would be strategically sound to run through the map and disable all the traps as if you were playing against trapper,…

Thank you Archimedes and others for bringing up the convoluted nature of the new trap system. I still don't understand why you would ever trigger a trap on purpose though. If you are in a chase, perhaps its possible to get her to go to the wrong side of a loop, but in every other case it seems pointless, you either bring…

Don't you worry Rezblaze, there's a clown buff on the main document and I'll probably be posting his buffs separate from the rest in a couple of weeks.

Could you perhaps elaborate on why you enjoy about playing as and against Hag so I can better understand the community's view of her?

What do you mean with the whole replacement and add-on destruction ideas? I'm not sure I completely understand what you're getting at.

I'm going to keep comments on the document itself disabled so that it doesn't become too clustered. Feel free to make any and all suggestions here in these comments.

Upon further investigation, You're probably right. I'll leave a new list of change suggestions in this comment. My goal was to make him more scary since his slow approach is not very intimidating. Instead of preventing the walk, it would probably be a good idea to change his walking animation during stalking so it doesn't…

Hello, I've added my reasoning behind each of the suggested changes in the document as a whole for those who are wondering where I'm coming from. The Killer and gameplay changes have a brief synopsis paragraph before the actual changes and the perks have comments as to not fill up too much more room on the page. I have…

I'm really confused, what do you mean? I too care alot about game balance, I just don't have a perfect understanding of it. I generally know what I'm doing, but I just wanted to say that it probably isn't all perfect as the rest of the kind folk here have been bringing to my awareness. I would like to hear your input if…