Why do nerfs cause people to stop playing the game?

theonryo123

alot has happened over the years with the community itself especially both sides of killlers and survivors. The game is more survivor sided for sure but also it depends on the type of killer that makes survivors go against which makes situations killer sided. Also think about map layouts which can be really bad for killer that makes survivor have the advantage. Also the perks on each side when there’s a thing called meta and both sides want a nerf just because it is getting used too often but reality the whole community use the same perks and tried to deny that they don’t when they do. The community is very hypocritical and also I want to blame content creators as far as pc content creators. They have a way of playing the new chapters for the ptb before live releases and the perks and killer powers sometimes either get buffed or nerfed to the ground way before console players be able to have the chance to test it out. But yes content creators do help the community when they notice a lot going on but at the same time it’s not fair at all for how toxic and hypocritical the community is. Also I want to point out there’s certain things you can’t do on console as much as you do on pc like the movements and how easily it can be on pc but not console gamers.

CautionaryMary

@ponzukun said:

Whenever a survivor is matched with a killer they don't like, they immediately start screaming on the forums to nerf it.
Why don't they think of countermeasures or find new ways to counter them by combining different perks?

Even as Killer hones his skills and counteracts Survivor's powerful perk, a group of survivors on the forum say, 'Nerf it! Save the Solo Q!"
the killer's efforts will soon be for naught!

I would argue that it is not the nurses, the brights, or the hard hits that are breaking this game, but the group of survivors that inhabit this forum!

That and the solo Q's who often whine about it should join a community where they can make game friends.

You could say the same for the other side, especially with the new perk Shoulder The Burden (where people complain that it's hard to counter).

You can't even use it functionally with how predominate Thrill of the Hunt builds are, if you wanted to pair it with Calm Spirit to make it more sneaky to pull off.

Both sides contribute to the nerfing (and Behavior's overnerfing/overbuffing of perks).

The issue is primarily a person playing one side and not taking in consideration of playing both sides for a more nuanced take.

Sometimes people enjoy playing solo-queue (I'm one of them) for the challenge that it comes with, especially with a lack of having comms. Blaming the player for randomly joining a session and then seeing other solo-queue teammates doing absurd things and coming onto the forums (where you're able to voice your opinion) to vent, just like you're venting now is a bit hypocritical, yes?

You make it seem like the killer side is more skill-based, when both have skilled required. The whole remark that killers hone their own skills to counteract a survivor perk can be flipped equally on the side for a survivor? Many times I've had killers DC either due to popping a gen in their face or through looping them for a couple minutes.

On the topic: People quit this game because of how tedious the grind can become (especially for newer players), leaving the people with thousands of hours left contributing to the competitive nature that we call DBD today. 😊 Couple that with those same players who group up and SWF (what you call for), resulting in killers who come into the forums to complain about people playing with friends.