Perks working with non-basic attacks
We all know that the devs have been trying to standardize perk interactions and what does or does not interact with powers vs basic attacks.
Perks have been using the "hit" keyword to signify basic attacks. That's well and good, but there is no Keyword to signify perks that trigger on all attacks including power based attacks.
I propose the "damage" keyword, which triggers any time a Survivor is hit by an offensive action. Being instant downed only triggers this once.
Specific events that trigger this keyword:
- Successful Basic Attacks
- Demogorgon Shred
- Pig Ambush
- Legion Frenzy attacks
- Oni Demon Strikes
- Hillbilly chainsaw hits
- Leatherface chainsaw hits (multiple procs if he hits multiple Survivors)
- Plague Corrupt Purge hits (multiple procs if she hits multiple Survivors)
- Huntress Hatchets
Perks that should use this keyword:
- Dark Devotion
- Save The Best For Last
- Play With Your Food
Comments
To be fair, only things that need a special treatment is Huntress hatchet with exposed (write it so exposed is effective only on melee hits), and STBFL (should only work with non-special attack). That's it, not a single one of any other abilities need restrictions. Is Dark Devotion op with ranged attacks? One shots? Ambush? Eh?
Basically, Exposed is problematic when it works with special attacks.
Frenzy, Hatchets, ect.
Sloppy Butcher and 3rd Seal both COULD work with special attacks, but a case could be made either way so it's whatever.
Dark Devotion I put on the list for a reason.
STBFL should work with special attacks as well, since the whole point is that you are attacking non-obsessions and focusing them before the Obsession.
PWYF basically already works like this.
Surge couldn't work like this. It doesn't proc on injuring a Survivor so this keyword wouldn't work for it. If we were to remove the basic attack requirement it would instead be by wording it like infectious fright.
I'm probably forgetting a bunch of on-hit effect perks but you get the idea.
Frenzy can't down, so exposed doesn't do anything anyway. STBFL shouldn't make special attacks faster, therefore it shouldn't trigger tokens as well, just to make it clear it doesn't work with special attacks.
Yeah, surge is another perk that could relly benefit from MELEE attack restriction, not just basic. It has too many restriction already :(
I will never understand why Surge has to be a basic M1 down but infectious fright doesn't.
Play With Your Food
I believe PWYF's stacks are removed during M2 attacks such as chainsaws and shreds.
Using the keyword would mean those attacks have to actually hit the Survivor.
If thats what you're advocating for then more power to you.
But currently even missed swings remove tokens.
Indeed. The difference is an explicit balance change suggestion.