An alternative/rework to the Diminishing Returns update
I agree with the idea but it's a little too extreme. This would kill like every niche build in the game. This effects low MMR even harder than it does high MMR which it's targeted at. There exists multiple categories of perks for a reason, you are supposed to make a build with them/stack them. I feel this "universal" solution does a lot more harm then good. It would be better to nerf perks individually. You guys already nerf things individually which is good but nerfing vs gutting is a different story.
The update is said to work by reducing total modifiers in each game by the amount of said modifier stacked from perks. The formula being used takes each additional identical modifier and makes it contribute less than the previous one.
For example:
Prove Thyself with 2 people on a gen → +10% repair speed
Resilience → 9% repair speed
Diminishing Returns:
10% → 100% = 10%
9% → 50% = 4.5%
14.5% repair speed for you
This is (1/2)^(modifierIndex - 1) with >4 modifierIndex being set at a flat 5% of modifier. This var being how many modifiers in, counting from the strongest one first.
It should instead work by checking perks themselves. If survivors are running the same exact perk it will decrease all modifiers on those said perks for both survivors.
Then do it like this:
1 Perk - 100% of total modifiers on said perk
2 Perks - 90% of total modifiers on each said perks
3 Perks - 75% of total modifiers on each said perks
4 Perks - 50% of total modifiers on each said perks
For example:
If I have Resilience I get 9% repair speed but, if me and my teammate have it, we'd both be repairing at 8.1% instead of both at 9%.
I think that you should be allowed to run multiple perks specialized to a certain something, that's like the point of making builds. Just punish people for running the same perks to destroy meta teams. This will not hurt low MMR but fix all the problems for the pro players.
In my change, modifiers from the killer will not be effected. Though, it will take effect on 2v8 mode for killers with their perks.
Edit: For 2v8, killers running the same perks will count as the effect from there being 4 of the same Perk on survivors aka the 50%.
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