can we playtest a 5th perk slot for killers?
going against swf with survivors that have over 4000 hours, have the advantage over killers
16 perks vs 4
i think adding 1 more to balance this out isnt too bad, and gen regression has been weakened, so that cant be a counter argument.
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Maybe you're just in a higher MMR bracket than you should be, considering 4man swfs are a minority so you're likely not facing them every round like you think you are. Rather than ask for the game to be made easier for you so you can compete at a level you probably shouldn't be at, maybe just cop some losses and hope you drop down in MMR enough that you get some opponents more on your level.
You constantly play against swf? Wow.
So you want to stack 5 slowdown / regression perks then I take it?
No. This is a bad idea. Just because pain res got nerfed by 5% does not rectify a buff like this.
Let's be real, most people would not use a 5th perk slot for something like genetic limits.
Making the game even more monotonous and unfun should be the last objective of the devs before the servers get shut down.
i mean it is not a bad idea, the issue is that dbd for killer has had 4 perks slots for 6+ years, so it is difficult to change something that has been a stable for so long.
It wouldn't be very balanced. Look at it like this: With four perk slots, you have to really consider what your four perks are going to be. Adding even just one more perk slot means that you can take three regression perks plus two perks of your choice.
If we go by Nightlight, that would be Pop, Pain Res, Lethal, BBQ, and Corrupt. With four perk slots, you have to weigh your options more carefully. Do you bring Corrupt for the early game slowdown, or do you bring BBQ to determine survivors' locations after hooking someone?
As a modifier or something? Go nuts. For regular play? That'd majorly ruin game balance.
Pretty sure 5 perks or 4 perks nothing would really change, just certain niche combos goes slightly stronger and a little more slowdown stacking (little because each of the slowdown perks do jackshit nowadays)