New Idea for Custom Modes
So, I've been thinking about this for a while. Came up with a little something that I think would help players get better with certain Survivors or Killers. So, the tutorials in the beginning of the game have you practice playing the Survivor with A.I. Survivors against an A.I. Killer, and you playing the Killer against A.I. Survivors. What if in Custom Modes, you could do just that, to practice with Killers and Survivors? I personally think this would be a great way for players to test out their new Survivor or Killer without having to deal with actual players.
It would certainly be a lot of work, but it would be great for people who want to test new builds or in general, new characters. It would also be good practice for new players, because they would get more of a general idea of what to do with other killers as opposed to the Killer you play in the tutorial (The Trapper). There would, of course, be no way of earning achievements or currency in these games, and would be no actual progression made, as with Custom Mode with your friends. But I seriously do think it would be great for new players, or for people who want to test out new Killers or Survivors.
Here's an example for a Survivor; you could choose any Survivor, for this we'll think of playing... Detective David Tapp from the Saw expansion. The player has just bought this character and would like to test him out, and see just how his perks work and how he plays compared to a standard Survivor. They would get to run with a preset team, or maybe the player is allowed to choose their teammates. For now, let's assume that we can't choose our Survivor teammates. So, we end up with Claudette, Jake, and Meg as teammates, similarly to the tutorial. You would go in on a map that you choose, and play the game as normal; fix generators, avoid the Killer, save your teammates, escape. This would be a good learning exercise for the player, because they get to test out David Tapp and see how he plays.
Similarly, you could assume the player would like to play the corresponding Killer, The Pig. Again, preset or chosen A.I. survivors, but for now, the Survivors are Dwight, Meg, Claudette and Jake. You would get to go in and learn the kit of The Pig outside of playing with players.
Now, there are, of course, issues with this specific example, with the A.I. probably having issues registering that they have the reverse bear trap on them, or not knowing what to do to get it off. They would end up dead because of this. However, I think that it would still be good, with a few workarounds to make up for the issues with the A.I. Another example is with The Cenobite, the newest addition to the Killers. Obviously, the A.I. might have some problems trying to get to the Lament Configuration once the Chain Hunt has begun, especially due to how repetitive the chains can be. But maybe there are some modifications that could be made to fix this. Please consider this. I think it would make a great addition to the game as it is now.
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