Ability to Disable Maps
Hey there!
Recently got a dear friend of mine into playing DBD. Unfortunately, he has a terrible trigger of hearing sirens from living in Hawaii. This makes getting a match on the Silent Hill map very difficult for him to play from the beginning sound to the siren sounds once the exit gates are open.
I really appreciate the accessibility changes Behavior has made recently, but stuff like this would be so helpful outside of KYF. Thanks for your time :)
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To add on: I know map offerings are a thing, but we still run into the map on occasion.
It would indeed be helpful. But it would also be next to impossible to add an option for every little thing that some poor soul has a trigger for.
Imagine having to make an option for things like individual sounds, like the sirens, or the sound of getting stunned by a pallet. Or the disorienting effect of getting stunned by a pallet, or even the low FOV...
Visuals like flashbangs or blastmine. The static visual and sound effects of Doctor. The tier-up sound of Nemesis' tentacle... (It is loud as hell...).
It would be hell to add these things... but that is just my opinion...
Accessibility is important. This feature is already available in KYF. The work is already done.
The issue with doing this in pubs is that many, many players would ban maps they don't like or maps that disadvantage them, not for accessibility reasons. Virtually every killer would block Badham, Haddonfield, and Cowshed. Survivors would block Shelter Woods, Wrecker's Yard, and Midwich. If you're running Balanced Landing, block every map that lacks drops. If you're playing Hillbilly, block every indoor map. Et cetera.
I think a better solution in this case would be a setting to disable the air raid siren sound effect (along with tackling the problem with flashlights, Plague's vomiting sounds, and other common triggers.)