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POV: You Feel Like Going Easy on the Survivors
The Survivors:
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What Ever Happened to Hit Validation?
It's probably been over a year since I've succesfully pallet-stunned a Wesker, Bubba, or Billy while they were using their power, and not for a lack of trying. Worse yet, this feels like a Survivor-exclusive problem. When I play Killer, I hit Survivors through pallets all the time. Have Killers been given priority on the…
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Unforeseen Overstepped
Hard to justify playing a Killer with basekit stealth, when Unforeseen turns mobility and instadown into the best stealth killers in the game.
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Endorsements-Based Matchmaking
This recent post from Riot Games got me thinking… What if player endorsements had an influence on matchmaking? To avoid negatively impacting queue times, there would be a weighted system that places priority on matchmaking players of equal reputation. Why? I feel like we’ve beat the dead horse of incentivizing healthy…
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How many 4 K's at 5 Gens will it take to move the needle?
There is "playing the game," and there is "trying to be the only one having a good time." Surely it doesn't take a 20-minute player satisfaction survey, which won't even reach the thousands of dissatisfied players who have abandoned the game, to identify the numerous design choices that have made this game an attractive…
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Just me or does new gen regression feel like a hard nerf to survivor?
Maybe I misread the intention behind the mechanic?
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What is Public Opinion on Skull Merchant?
Just played against her for the first time since her release week. Jeff instantly sent himself to second stage. I take it she is still hated by Survivors? Her power seems extremely mindless--borderline rivaling the likes of Cookie Clicker.
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Why are the bots programmed to instantly open exit gates?
I feel like this question doesn't even warrant explanation. Opening the exit gates while a survivor is on hook or in chase is just disrespectful.
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Gimmicks, Specialists, and the Jack-of-All-Trades
Which one are you most often? Jack-of-All-Trades 4 Perks that buff you for different tasks (synergy is tangential or non-existent) Specialist 4 Perks that buff you for the same task, and are guaranteed to get value (synergy likely, but not required) Gimmick 4 Perks that provide a significant advantage, but do not reliably…
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Jake Wesley Rogers
Just thought I'd share a rising artist, whom many in the community might resonate with.
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Some Parting Observations
Before I uninstalled DBD for the last time, I logged my last 20 Survivor games I was looking to see if my actual experience was matching my perceived experience, or if my opinion of the game was largely being influenced by the wave of negativity surrounding the recent update. I don't want to provide too much commentary…
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Myers the Biggest Loser in 6.7.0?
Myers' kit seems wholly unprepared to handle the priority Survivors are placing on gen completion. Compounding the issue appears to be the fact that the perks complimenting Myers most are B-tier at best (except for Corrupt Intervention). Meanwhile, perks like Sloppy Butcher, Jolt, and Deadlock (all strong after 6.7.0) are…
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This Community is Walking Uphill Both Ways
Survivors feel like escaping is nigh impossible. Killers feel like gens are flying at record pace. How did we get here, and do these two realities truly coexist?
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PC - Hysteria Not Making Survivors Oblivious
Step 1: Boot the game Step 2: Play as a killer in public game Step 3: Injure a healthy Survivor Step 4: Find a way to prove that Survivors are not Oblivious Characters Played As: Billy, Plague, Doctor Perks Played: Hysteria, Hex: Face the Darkness, Hex: Third Seal, Hex: Plaything, Hex: Pentimento, Discordance, Distressing,…
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Hysteria broken?
I recently faced a streamer, and upon watching back the VOD I noticed that they weren't Oblivious at any point in the game. I was running Hysteria, and had injured multiple healthy survivors at different stages of the trial. Edit: Apologies, I suppose this belongs in Bug Reporting. I forgot that category existed. Feel free…
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I Need Killer Repeat Prevention
Wesker. Nemesis. Wesker. Nemesis. Wesker. Wesker. Wesker. Nemesis. Are there any other Killers in the game? It's getting really redundant, and it doesn't help that both killers have nasty reputations for tunneling--which my opponents seem more than happy to live up to. The other day I faced Wesker 5 games in a row. These…
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Should Blindness Be Reworked?
I don't believe anyone has ever considered Blindness to be particularly oppressive, but of the features that disproportionately hurt Solo Queue more than SWF, Blindness is right there at the top. Therefore, in an effort to bridge that gap, should Blindness be reworked?
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Is There Any One Killer That Camps and/or Tunnels the Most?
Do you even experience camping & tunneling all that often? I feel as though I don't see camping/tunneling discussed all that often, since rejoining the forums this past month. I'm curious what everyone's experiences are. I'm specifically interested in camping/tunneling right out the gate, not at ≤1 gens left, when the…
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If you're complaining about the PTB...
Start counting the time you spend not doing a generator. Start thinking about how long your chases are vs. how long it takes to complete a generator. Start noting safe zones next to gens that you can run to, rather than hiding behind a rock and hoping the killer doesn't see you. So many of you are complaining about how…
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Outbreak Breakout Achievement
Why does this achievement require the survivor to open the exit gate? Are 20 escapes on RPD not enough, in and of itself? This might be the single worst achievement. No one wants to play this map. You get players disconnecting while the game loads, if not killing themself on first hook or disconnecting the moment they get…
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3 Loadouts to Get You Through the Mid-Chapter Update
You can forget about healing. ..or unhooking. ..or getting unhooked. You'll need to sit on those gens if you want to escape, so don't even think about doing anything else. Your fellow survivors are going to think they need to quadruple stack healing perks, and I'm here to tell you they are wrong. The winds are changing,…
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Skull Merchant + Overcharge = Least Engaging Gameplay Of All Time
I stopped playing DBD in October, then reinstalled this week... I never want to play another Skull Merchant again (or Knight, for that matter). Each time I've played against them they've run Overcharge and locked down a 3-gen. There were no chases--just constant waiting... I'm surprised, because I heard the Knight was…
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Hardcore Perk Roulette
As an homage to the Hardcore Survivor series, I've created a set of rules for a similar "hardcore" challenge that I believe is much more accessible to the average player. Warning: Bookkeeping Required! GOAL: Collect all perks AND win your Final Trial How to Play: Step 1: Clear all 3 loadout slots on the character of your…
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Like Lambs to the Slaughter...
I started playing Darkest Dungeon, to help wean me off of DBD. I'll be honest, I've been meaning to quit for weeks now, but I'm really wrestling with this addiction. Anyway, I completed an achievement titled Like lambs to the slaughter... and I thought, "that... perfectly sums up my solo survivor experience." So of course,…
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Mori Offering Alternatives
Personally, I'd prefer the Mori Offerings lean into the thematic nature of the game, rather than hold any mechanical purpose. As such, I find the proposed Mori Offering changes to be a tad underhwelming. I would like to propose a few ideas (that would require significantly more work by the dev team) for the Mori Offerings,…
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Riveting Gameplay
Thanks BHVR.
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Low Profile - Vague Perk Description
Platform: PC Perk does not describe the conditions in which it activates, leaving it incredibly vague to anyone who didn't see the patch notes when it was updated from its PTB release.
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Nurse Archive Challenges are Compounding Current Problems
The last thing I want to do when I queue up for solo survivor is run into a Nurse 4 games in a row. When Level 3 of the current Tome unlocked, I ran into Nurse 7 games in a row. I'm really starting to resent the design of these Tomes. BHVR, I don't know if you've done a post-mortem of the Archive Challenges in-house, but…
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Camping & Tunneling After a Survivor Disconnects
If you do it, I want to know why. Does it not behoove you to play with more dignity, once it has become clear that you've won the game? Do you feel empowered by beating someone when they are already down? Or do you genuinely believe that you are still on the backfoot in a 3v1 with 3-4 generators remaining? "BHVR needs to…
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Unironically the Hardest Archive Challenge
You're either not getting hooked, dying on first hook, or dying before anyone else in the trial is hooked. I don't see how this is supposed to be possible.
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Dear John
Sorry you had to die on second hook. Rescuing you just wasn't convenient for my archive. I hope you understand. If you would like to file a complaint, please do so below. Thank you.
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It is 2022
Why are my teammates all cleansing less than 30 seconds into a match? Like... what is the excuse here? There is no Thana, and two of you aren't even Broken yet. How is common sense so hard to come by in this game?
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DS Nerf = Less Slugs?
Anyone still running (and getting value) out of slug builds since the DS nerf? I don't think I've seen a single killer respect DS post-patch 6.1.0. Seems like slug builds are dead for all but a few coordinated SWFs who want to brute force value out of it.
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POV: You're a solo survivor after Patch 6.1.0
Nurse couldn't fathom the idea of a 0k. Shocker.
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Why'd You Pick Your Current Profile Pic on this Forum?
Genuinely curious...
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If Reassurance becomes meta...
I'm running Slippery Meat, Up the Ante, and Vigo's Jar every game. Only having 1 hook state really doesn't sound too bad if I know my teammates can make that hook state last for several minutes. Worth the risk, imo.
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I Played 5 Games With the New Mettle of Man
I ran into 4 nurses, and 1 Clown who had STBFL so they didn't want to hit me (I was obsession). FML.
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Left Behind, and Sole Survivor are Bad Perk Design
it cannot be understated. Perks that promote a self-serving playstyle, in which the optimal strategy is to hide and wait for your teammates to die, is horrible perk design. Left Behind and Sole Survivor serve only to drive a bigger wedge between solo queue and SWF. Perks Should Promote Teamwork Survivors need to be given…
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The Only Solo Escape Build You'll Ever Need
I'd always had an issue with the design choice of hatch. Before Patch 5.3.0, 2v1 scenarios always devolved into one or both survivors neglecting the objective in favor of escaping through hatch, EVEN IF... The last generator was over 60% complete The last 3 generators were incredibly spread out (i.e. either end of Hawkins…
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DS Stun Duration Needs to be Determined by Killer
JK, JUST FIND A REAL SOLUTION TO CAMPING AND TUNNELING
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8 Games. 8 Survivors Camped & Tunneled Out at 5 Gens
In my last 8 games, the killer has proxy camped, hook farmed and/or tunneled the first 2 survivors off hook. In all 8 games, not a single gen was complete when the killer decided to throw the first survivor on their second hook, and only 1 gen was complete when the killer decided to throw the first survivor on their death…
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Call of Checkmate
Anyone end up in a 3v1 against Call of Brine and live to tell the tale? It feels like this perk forces a stalemate/checkmate condition once the first survivor has died. The killer doesn't even need the perfect 3-gen. As long as all 3 gens are on the same side of the map, the killer can apply enough pressure to keep every…
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Why does Dead Hard still prevent the Vault or Pallet Drop Action?
Serious question... Every killer I've come up against is laughing at me, because I Dead Hard to the window/pallet, but can't use it, so they just down me. I'd love to use the perk as a reaction, but network latency and my 190ms (0.2s) reaction time make that wildly impractical. The lunge animation is 0.3 seconds, therefore…
