Survivors should have a ping system
I think survivors having a limited ping system would bridge the gap between solo q and swf a bit more. Mostly just being able to let others know if you're going for an unhook or committing to a gen, needing a heal (being able to tell them to meet you in main building or shack for a heal would be good)
Also being able to tell people if killer is camping or going away, or that you're gonna hit stage 2 soon, would help out with not making people confused with "hook gymnastics". There should be a cooldown of 5 seconds so people aren't just spamming commands non-stop.
The killer role could be properly buffed when needed as well, since the more similar to a swf a solo q player can play, the less worry about making a killer too strong for solo q.
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Yep, a quote wheel like on mobile with simple quotes such us "I'll go unhook", "I'll do the gen" will solve plenty of miscommunications in solo Q. Thanks for being one that understands that first the game needs to be pushed in a way solo gets to the most similar possible level of communication of peoplle on comms, and from there after killer can get properly adjusted too!
Its a good idea but with the amount the game would need to change around it mountain of effort and reworks to keep things balanced
Stealth killers are a lot less stealthy when you constantly call out where they are
Stealth perks are a lot less effective when people can constantly call out where the killer is
Knockout is a lot less effective when you can ping yourself on the ground anyway, and by extension other blindness perks that strip info from survivors, even in groups knowing exactly where they are with a button press instead of a callout is a lot stronger
Pinging where you are takes a lot of the strength out of perks like aftercare, bond, empathy, empathic connection, blood pact, kindred, lucky star, fogwise, alert, situational awareness, open handed.
Killers in general would need to be stronger since you can track where they are going, where they are chasing, you know whos going for the unhook, you know whos closest to the unhook. Where the gens are, what gens people are working on + their percentage, ect
The amount of things and interactions it would change around it would create an immense workload or they would just skimp on it poorly implement it and for the next 2 years can bandaid it together which sounds like a mess, this small change would be a full game overhaul and I don't think they want that
I do want to say you wouldn't be able to give your location visually, like going for an unhook, or committing to a gen, or even calling out if the killer is camping don't need to show your aura to work as info for your team. Things like asking for a heal, and then choosing shack or main building for a healing meet up would simply allow you to organize better with randoms.