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NMCKE NMCKE
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Hey, I'm just gonna list some cool things and see if you guy like the idea! I know some of these things may never happen since it wouldn't fit on the roadmap but I really think that this would be a great feature in DbD!

DEATH HOOK:
When your next hook is your sacrifice hook, you'll have a BT screen the moment you are unhooked.

This will let you know that your on your final life and you'll need to be extremely careful. Additionally it adds an even more intense feeling to being one hook away from being sacrificed. I know that this is unneeded and unnecessary but I think that this would be really cool IMO.

NO STRUGGLE BUTTON:

Instead of pressing "Space" on PC or "A" for console, you'll get a skill check every 5 seconds. These struggle skill checks are immune to all debuffs such as reduced success zones, Huntress Lullaby, madness, and etc. Great success zones will add an additional second to your second phase timer.

I really hate tapping the same button over and over again. Especially on console since it's really hard to look around you during the second phase. Skill checks allow an easier time looking around you and can potentially give you bonus time or sacrifice you instantly since you missed the skill check because you went for a great.

SEPARATE GOOD/GREAT ZONES:

The great success zone will no longer be connected to the good success zones.

This can allow skilled players to risk a great in a all or nothing style! Additionally new players won't be affected by this since they'll go for the good success zones to be safe and because it's easier.

Someone has mentioned this on a thread but I can't find the OT (Original Thread). If you see this, tell me that this was your idea and I'll put your name here as credit!

DYING STATE BLACK OUT:

Your screen will begin to get dark as your getting closer to bleeding out. First the corners, second sides, third center over the 4 minute bleed out timer.

Again, this will add a really tense feeling when in dying state.
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  • Peanits Peanits

    I wouldn't want the full blown BT effect on screen the whole time. It would get pretty annoying very quickly. I would take a look at the way it was handled in Left 4 Dead. On your last down, the colour is drained. It'll gradually return over time, but it'll still look a little washed out.

    The rest sound pretty neat.

  • NMCKE NMCKE
    Peanits said:

    I wouldn't want the full blown BT effect on screen the whole time. It would get pretty annoying very quickly. I would take a look at the way it was handled in Left 4 Dead. On your last down, the colour is drained. It'll gradually return over time, but it'll still look a little washed out.

    The rest sound pretty neat.

    Do you think that the DbD team will do this? I really hope they make these changes but then again they are probably busy with the roadmap!
  • JustSomeGuy JustSomeGuy

    The separate good/great zone idea seems really cool. What would you do with people that miss the struggle phase skillcheck?

  • NMCKE NMCKE
    JustSomeGuy said:

    The separate good/great zone idea seems really cool. What would you do with people that miss the struggle phase skillcheck?

    They instantly get sacrificed as if you stopped hitting the struggle button. You don't wanna miss the struggle phase skill checks!
  • Tsulan Tsulan

    Nice suggestions.
    I don´t like the BT effect, but the rest sounds neat.

  • NMCKE NMCKE
    Tsulan said:

    Nice suggestions.
    I don´t like the BT effect, but the rest sounds neat.

    That's great! :+1: May I ask... Why don't you like the BT effect? Let me guess, it'll be annoying?
  • Delfador Delfador

    Yeah except for BT effect, these are really good suggestions.

    I would like to see my surroundings and enjoy the game. BT effect kills the game's atmosphere.

  • NMCKE NMCKE
    Delfador said:

    Yeah except for BT effect, these are really good suggestions.

    I would like to see my surroundings and enjoy the game. BT effect kills the game's atmosphere.

    Hmm, would you be okay with it starting out like the BT effect but then as time goes on... Your screen regains it's color over time? Your screen won't fully recover from the BT screen but enough that it won't be annoying to have it all game.
  • Delfador Delfador

    @Nickenzie said:
    Delfador said:

    Yeah except for BT effect, these are really good suggestions.

    I would like to see my surroundings and enjoy the game. BT effect kills the game's atmosphere.

    Hmm, would you be okay with it starting out like the BT effect but then as time goes on... Your screen regains it's color over time? Your screen won't fully recover from the BT screen but enough that it won't be annoying to have it all game.

    I am not sure because we don't need BT effect for the last hook. I don't even remember when was the last time I forgot that I had been hooked twice. While BT effect for the last hook doesn't benefit me at all, it also kills the game's atmosphere even if it recovers.

  • AmorePrincess AmorePrincess
    I like it. And the struggle skillchecks are great, because if you get camped, atleast you get something to do and a chance for some points :)


  • Iceman Iceman
    Yeah I would enjoy doing this, it also help the killer with getting sacrifice even faster when survivors miss their skill checks lol. Just to be sure when you hit a good skill check does the sacrifice still goes down normal rate? 
  • NMCKE NMCKE
    Iceman said:
    Yeah I would enjoy doing this, it also help the killer with getting sacrifice even faster when survivors miss their skill checks lol. Just to be sure when you hit a good skill check does the sacrifice still goes down normal rate? 
    Yes but if they land a great, it adds a additional 1 second to the sacrifice timer. However if they miss the great, then they'll immediately miss the skill check and enter the third phase of sacrifice!
  • Iceman Iceman
    Nickenzie said:
    Iceman said:
    Yeah I would enjoy doing this, it also help the killer with getting sacrifice even faster when survivors miss their skill checks lol. Just to be sure when you hit a good skill check does the sacrifice still goes down normal rate? 
    Yes but if they land a great, it adds a additional 1 second to the sacrifice timer. However if they miss the great, then they'll immediately miss the skill check and enter the third phase of sacrifice!
    Cool. And maybe you can have a max of hitting 3-5 great skill checks. The more you hit them the faster they pop up. My only questions is how would this affect trying to attempt  to get off the hook?
  • NMCKE NMCKE
    Iceman said:
    Cool. And maybe you can have a max of hitting 3-5 great skill checks. The more you hit them the faster they pop up. My only questions is how would this affect trying to attempt  to get off the hook?
    The skill checks will only appear during the struggle phase and not the summoning phase lol.
  • Iceman Iceman
    Nickenzie said:
    Iceman said:
    Cool. And maybe you can have a max of hitting 3-5 great skill checks. The more you hit them the faster they pop up. My only questions is how would this affect trying to attempt  to get off the hook?
    The skill checks will only appear during the struggle phase and not the summoning phase lol.
    Oh snap, I forgot we was talking about the struggle phase in this post lol. I need to go get some coffee. I do hope the devs pick this idea. Maybe you can introduce this to their Q&A session they have. I think it would grab their attention faster. 
  • NMCKE NMCKE
    Iceman said:
    Oh snap, I forgot we was talking about the struggle phase in this post lol. I need to go get some coffee. I do hope the devs pick this idea. Maybe you can introduce this to their Q&A session they have. I think it would grab their attention faster. 
    It's all cool fam. I can but I'm not sure if they will pick my question again like they did last time on Q&A 1, I'll try tho!

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