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The Consequences of No Second Chance Perks in Endgame

Blazelski Blazelski
in General Discussions

We all know that Decisive Strike won't work in the endgame anymore, and it seems likely that Off The Record will be changed to not work in endgame either, but is everyone aware and approving of the consequences of that? Genuinely asking, not implying it's good or bad.

Right now, survivors really like to go for the save during endgame. This seems to be when a lot of the fun/fooling around/risk-taking happens for survivors, particularly high skill SWFs. With no DS/OTR in endgame, I see two possibilities:

  1. People stop trying to get saves in the endgame against semi-camping killers, because it usually doesn't work out. Upsides: Killers who feel like they've already lost aren't forced to continue playing a miserable match. Downsides: Killers end up with less hooks/kills/bloodpoints due to everyone just leaving.
  2. People still want to get their friends/allies out, so Borrowed Time stays meta (since it still works in endgame). If it isn't enough, people also bring Guardian/No One Left Behind to have the best chance of saving in endgame, making more perks necessary for that purpose. Upsides: Fewer lose-lose situations for killers, and fewer perk options for survivors dedicated to getting endgame saves (from killer perspective). Downsides: BT meta doesn't really change much, and fewer perk options for survivors dedicated to getting endgame saves (from survivor perspective).

How are people feeling about what no DS in endgame will mean for how the endgame plays out? Am I overthinking it, overlooking something, or are either of these outcomes something you welcome?

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