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Could a member of the team please clarify a recent bug thread answer r.e. Artist and crouching

Ramitdown Ramitdown
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Another member recently posted in the Bug Reporting forum that when a survivor is crouched, The Artist's crows will not trigger killer instinct.

I, like the OP, thought this was a bug. However, the thread has been updated to say that this is not a bug and is working as intended by design - that crouching precludes the proc'ing of killer instinct when a crow passes close enough to a survivor without becoming a swarm.

Would it be possible for someone to clarify whether this is intended by design? It would be interesting to know the rationale. The Artist's crows will trigger killer instinct when passing close enough to a survivor without becoming a swarm when they are: standing, repairing a generator, healing, vaulting, hiding in a locker, on a different floor/elevation (within the limit of distance, of course), blessing/cleansing a totem, opening a chest and whilst in the dying state. Literally every interaction/state except when a survivor is actively hooked it will proc killer instinct but crouching is exempt?

This doesn't make sense when you list everything else it procs with combined with the remit of her power (emphasis on the torment).

Any thoughts other players would like to share about this i.e. it should/should not be exempt, would be interesting to know!

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  • TheSingleQuentinMain TheSingleQuentinMain

    @Ramitdown said:

    Another member recently posted in the Bug Reporting forum that when a survivor is crouched, The Artist's crows will not trigger killer instinct.

    I, like the OP, thought this was a bug. However, the thread has been updated to say that this is not a bug and is working as intended by design - that crouching precludes the proc'ing of killer instinct when a crow passes close enough to a survivor without becoming a swarm.

    Would it be possible for someone to clarify whether this is intended by design? It would be interesting to know the rationale. The Artist's crows will trigger killer instinct when passing close enough to a survivor without becoming a swarm when they are: standing, repairing a generator, healing, vaulting, hiding in a locker, on a different floor/elevation (within the limit of distance, of course), blessing/cleansing a totem, opening a chest and whilst in the dying state. Literally every interaction/state except when a survivor is actively hooked it will proc killer instinct but crouching is exempt?

    This doesn't make sense when you list everything else it procs with combined with the remit of her power (emphasis on the torment).

    Thoughts?

    Not A DEV, and not providing any information, just making a comment here. I'm all for making it more clear that a killer sees your location for the sake of new players. When killer instinct goes off for Wesker/Nemesis infection removal, or Slipstream spreading, or being near Artist's crows, I think the game should give a little notification, similar to that of 2v8 modes reveal warning system. That said, I don't think they should make it so crouching hides you from the crow detection.

  • Ramitdown Ramitdown

    @TheSingleQuentinMain said:

    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/454433/could-a-member-of-the-team-please-clarify-a-recent-bug-thread-answer-r-e-artist-and-crouching

    Not A DEV, and not providing any information, just making a comment here. I'm all for making it more clear that a killer sees your location for the sake of new players. When killer instinct goes off for Wesker/Nemesis infection removal, or Slipstream spreading, or being near Artist's crows, I think the game should give a little notification, similar to that of 2v8 modes reveal warning system. That said, I don't think they should make it so crouching hides you from the crow detection.

    I agree with your wider point that a little notification when your location is revealed would be good (maybe as a toggle system, specifically for killer instinct, which isn't aura as we know).

    Regarding your comment about the topic - it already is on live servers that crouching hides you from crow detection (apparently intended) - good to know you agree it should not prevent killer instinct.

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