Active Action Icons will be Dbd's downfall
Now that soloq is going to be on par with SWF (Free info for all), killers will have to deal with the non-survivor-RNG elements of the game. Killrates will plummet whilst escape rates skyrocket. A lot of people in soloq will also abuse this to troll and harass teammates, most likely in end game chat for 'not doing x' and falsely accuse or report players.
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I can’t tell if this a serious post if I’m honest
It's as serious as it can get. This is the last nail to the coffin for Dead by Daylight.
Now that soloq is going to be on par with SWF (Free info for all)
are you serious??
A lot of people in soloq will also abuse this to troll and harass teammates, most likely in end game chat for 'not doing x' and falsely accuse or report players.
already happening all the time..
are we talking about the same game?
Lol wut
With players on a more clear playing field killers can be rebalanced and made stronger if necessary. That has been the issue with balancing, because there is such a difference between potential skill levels of SWF and soloQ DBD is a very hard game to balance. Narrow those down and then we can talk balance issues (though SWF will still have substantial advantages).
It might resort in more trolling, but I doubt it. It's not like trolls need evidence to be trolls.
Thats great for you. Now that you know that in advance, you can already leave.
I like the change.
DBD has been dying for five years now, didn't you know? Any day now it'll finally have the last gasp!!!
OT: Others have already stated but all this is going to do is make Solo a bit more of a level playing field. That will make it far easier to balance now since BHVR has a far smaller gap between solos and SWFs to deal with
This is either bait or a really bad take.
I think this is a great change for DbD and will not factor into its downfall.
It's kind of like tossing a single ice cube into a raging dumpster fire at this point.
Uuuuuhhhh what?
Again?
ah i can't wait!! Been looking for a way to identify what my teammates are up to without wasting a perk slot on bond. If i see u wasn't productive the whole match I'm may never play with u again. I don't mean come off as a a$$ hole but the strong players shouldn't be match with the weak/new players. Sadly that all match making do these days.
Give killers a perk to see the icons
So instead of blaming Killers they will blame each other... sounds good IMO
Also saying that it's the last nail in the coffin sounds pessimistic
I for one am all for it... it gives Solo Survivors a tool to use to get better
This barely replaces Kindred.
It's still up to survivors to use that information. And I can tell you, other survivors don't use the info from Kindred as it is.
I was hanging on the hook earlier with Kindred, and I could see two survivors on the other side of the map hiding in the basement.
Edit: oh it happened again. I had Kindred and I was hooked. We have 1 gen left to repair, and all three other survivors were repairing separate gens!
Source:
I made it up
Reminder: this is the same guy that made the other recent questionable threads.
according to some, this game has been dying since the creation of the unreal engine 4 project
As much as this is a huge step in the right direction, thinking solo is going to be on par with swf now is farfetched to say the least
Those little icons won't tell you when your teammate is about to go down so you can avoid eruption
Seeing that a survivor is in chase doesn't tell you where in chase
Etc...
Okay this one actually made me laugh good job lol.
I love running Kindred and 1 teammate will obviously be in a chase far away. Another teammate will finish a gen and instead of coming to unhook me they use the aura reading from Kindred to hop on a gen with someone else. Then I die on first hook because no one comes to unhook me. Good times.
Or the killer is camping and instead of focusing on gens then they all come hang out by the hook wasting time. I still die on first hook and they guarantee no one else will escape.
The icons are great for solo q but theres alot of survivors in this game that won't use the information to make good decisions.
Yeah soloq will now be absolutely on par with:
- Voice chat (telling killer perks, trap locations, etc)
- Coordinating for saves/strategies.
- Knowing each other's perk for combos.
Still won't adress: Afk, DC, ppl hiding in a corner, suiciding on hook, hard tunnel and camp...the bane of soloQ. Nice info, but you can't do anything about it.
Definately on par with swf. A good addition tho.
I actually agree completely. It's going to turn the game into a slog for killer and a sterile experience for survivors playing with friends. Incredibly unpopular opinion but I don't think many have thought it out.
I feel you on the possible harassment from other teammates. I can already see myself getting left on hook for running a chest build or something. I'm willing to accept this possible downside for more consistent experiences on both sides though.
Let's be real here- it's not going to stop the killer from rolling teams. Icons won't do much for hopeless survivors.