Question for the Dev's.
What happened to the planned "Mid-Chapter chapter reviews."?
Like with patch 4.3.0, the Mid-Chapter after Blight came out, you guys said you would start using the Mid-Chapters for looking at the previous chapter for balance updates. While I think Blight is perfect, (aside from the POV) both Felix and Blight had more perks that could've been looked at. Not only Undying. I would've liked to see Visionary get buffed to do something useful, same thing with Blood Favour.
Was the idea abandoned THAT quickly?
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Was the idea abandoned THAT quickly?
Apparently lol
Definitely seems that way.
Thrown in the pile with console optimization, I guess.
If they are happy with the perks then of course they won't change them and probably why on undying got tweaked.
I don't think its about abandoning things they said but more about what they think needs addressed from the chapter.
That's fair. It's just odd how they made a point in the September Dev update that they were gonna start using the Mid-Chapter for chapter reviews.
With the upcoming Mid-Chapter, we are kicking off a new initiative to review the previously released Chapter (the Killer, their Perks, and the Survivor’s Perks) and make any changes that are needed. The first to receive this treatment is the Silent Hill Chapter.
We feel that it is important to see how new content plays out in a real scenario before committing to balance changes. Something that seems overpowered upon release can end up being a non-issue once people have had a chance to play against it and develop counterplay. Likewise, something that might seem underpowered might find a niche once people have had the time to experiment with new builds and playstyles. Other times, the playstyles that crop up over time can turn out to be frustrating or unfun to play against.
With this in mind, we plan to review the previous Chapter once it has had a few months to simmer and address any issues or imbalances that may have appeared. This period gives us a chance to monitor how the new content is used and get a better understanding of how it is used (and how it can be abused) before tweaking things.
And this Mid-Chapter, it's not mentioned at all. Other than Undying. Visionary and Blood Flavour could really use some love. Hell, every perk (maybe aside from Built to Last and Undying) could use some kind of love.
Personally I don't think they need to state in a mid chapter each time that they will be reviewing the previous patch as that is more of a given due to the info given past year.
Even in mid chapter 4.3.0 they didn't specifically mention they will be making changes to the previous patch due to that in the notes but changed Pyramid head as an example.
The Blights pov they have stated will be addressed which is kind of strange it is not in this patch but that may be two things. Either its not a simple change or they now feel differently which would be nice to know.
We may personally think some things need changed or given some love like the perks you mentioned and give feedback on that but it comes down to if the devs agree with said feedback.
Wouldn't be the first time an idea was abandoned that fast.
*cough Console optimization *cough