Mechanic Idea: Killer-Specific Obsession Effects
Being the Obsession doesn't do much unless specific perks (or, in the case of the Shape, addons) come into play. With that in mind, I wondered if there might not be a way to make the Obsession more risky to be. The idea was inspired by something I thought I saw in a video featuring Skull Merchant, though I don't think is actually a thing, where the Obsession's square on her radar was bigger than other Survivors'.
The idea is simple enough. Killers gain a benefit to their power when up against the Obsession. Nothing huge, but noticeable nonetheless. For killers with 'buildup' powers like Plague, Mastermind, Shape, or Ghost Face, you can build up your sickness/stalk/etc faster vs the Obsession. Shape already has an addon that does exactly this.
Some examples for the more particular Killers:
Trapper: Obsessions in bear traps have a reduced chance for escaping the trap and/or increased time making escape attempts
Hillbilly: When in chase with the Obsession, the chainsaw revs faster. Not-quite-Instasaw, but quicker nonetheless.
Cannibal: When in chase with the Obsession, the Cannibal gains an extra sweep or moves slightly faster
Nurse: Obsessions hit with a Blink Attack incur a penalty to generator progress until healed (a pocket Thanatophobia)
Pig: The Obsession is more likely to have higher number of Jigsaw boxes to search. Alternatively, the Obsessiond oes not hear the Pig's roar when she lunges. I also thought of traps put on the Obsession are immediately active, but that seems too abusable from the Killer side.
Clown: Intoxication/Invigoration lasts slightly longer.
Spirit: The Obsessions' sounds are louder when phasing
Skull Merchant: The radar shows the Obsession's dot as bigger than other survivors.
This could add some risk-reward to Obsession perks on the Survivor side, maybe enough to re-add those lost couple stun seconds to Decisive if you're the Obsession when you use it.
Alternatively, it can be used to buff Obsession swapping perks. For instance Furtive Chase, when the Obsession changes via Unhooking, the Obsession effect will linger on the unhooked survivor for so many seconds seconds. Or its effect on the new Obsession is increased for so many seconds.
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