Who is your #1 favorite character in dead by daylight?
Mine would have to be Dracula.
Its kind of a big deal to be able to play as Dracula from Castlevania as he is only playing in 1 game out of over 25 ( not counting lords of shadow as thats an entirely different reboot Dracula) They also added the voice actor of Alucard from Hellsing, and his best version True form from circle of the moon, complete with one of the most brutal mori's in the game. And has more than 1 way to be played.
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Trevor Belmont, the lore and his perks.
Design-wise Krasue, gameplay-wise First.
Do i have to tell you?
Gameplay-wise it's billy. That killer is a marvel of design, truly peak over all the years.
Honestly if there was a way to see chase time statistics, he would probably be my longest and shortest loop time records as survivor lol
I like to think i got pretty good at billeh but get humbled by a 360 chainsaw into quanton crouching in a corner from time to time.
It's insane how high the skill ceiling with this chainsaw bro goes. And how high his skill floor is too!
And i recall you said you exclusively played Kate for a while. I'd say the first survivor i exclusively played for a long time was Cybil Bennett (I even remember not liking when they changed her voice lol)
The Xenomorph !!!
I love the tunnels so much and most of my problems are with the core game more than the Xenomorph's kit itself. The game itself does not set up enough "horror base" to really allow the killer to play around, it's a cat and mouses game at the end of the day. I am really expecting the graphics and weather changes to have an impact on the atmosphere of the game. I don't mind the tail, love the turrets, move the animations and sound design, adore the tunnels, it's awesome.
I am excited for shenanigans with the new insidious as it can longer out of tunnels and create some interesting mind games.
As for Dracula, i agree, he is also one of my favorite, probably :
1 - Xenomorph
2 - Springtrap
3 - Pyramid Head
4 - Dracula
5 - Nemesis
I prefer the original "True Form", the big greenish monster bat, over the version of CotM but to each their own.
Ace obviously
Cybil, a true hero
I remember i was kinda shocked as a way too young kid after playing the game
As a huge Aliens / Predator fan myself, probably my biggest fanbase, and xeno being my first big tattoo on the back, having played every game, seen all the movies, read about 60% of the comics, atleast 4 or 5 novels, Xeno would be my number 1 pick if it werent for the turrets lol. I just dislike how they are either 100% in the killer's favor (they do nothing and you break them with ease never getting kicked out of power) or 100% in the survivor's favor (swf teams setting up entire multi turret safe zones they all pre run to the same area - which is rare but quite annoying when it happens).
And did you mean this one?
Cuz thats the first true form im not sure if you meant that by original.
Probably this one when u mention green. Which was also blue at one point
As my only P100, Legion is obviously up there. The most fun I ever had playing DBD was the handful of trials I got to play as 2V8 Legion, especially in their first iteration. Send a few down votes my way for old times sake for saying so, but they were the ultimate adrenaline rush in that mode and nothing else really comes close. I'll never forgive BHVR for removing them.
Other than Legion, I've got soft spots for Dwight (who was my first main), pre-rework Myers (RIP) and of course Meg, who has been my main for nearly half the total hours that I've put into playing this game.
Other honorable mentions: Chucky/Tiffany (for favourite voice acting), Feng (for favourite cosmetic with her bunny hoodie), Xeno (favourite to verse because I love the Alien films and enjoy the turret mechanic), Trickster (favourite overall sound design) and Clown (for favourite horror design. He's truly disgusting and makes my skin crawl).
Ill admit after myers/freddy/ghostface/leatherface/pig all not having much for voiceacting, chuck/tiffany having their original voice actors to come and do all the lines was mind blowing and brought so much more life to the characters in the game 👌
I've also played a decent amount of legion being a fan of the silent hill Lost Mascot suits. I just tend to avoid playing too much of the killers that players tend to openly dislike, otherwise I would be playing a ton of Rize being shes my favorite character from tokyo ghoul lol
Maurice, best character in the game.
Honestly, I don't worry too much about being hated for my choice of Killer. There's almost always going to be somebody in your lobby that isn't a fan whoever you choose to play. And anyway, I did ready up to play the bad guy after all!
So go play some Rize games. As long as you're not going out of your way to give anyone a bad time, I think it's all good.
I'm split between Knight and Unknown. Love their design so much that both are two of my most played characters in this game.
It is a tough choice between Freddy, Skull Merchant, and Mikaela.
The crown goes to Freddy, but the other two aren't far behind.
Have you felt much of a difference since the nerf to minions going around pallets?
I do not have a tatoo, as i am not fond of them, but i do have novels, the RPGs, comics and other items in my Alien collection. Did you read Phalanx ?
The turrets do not really bother me, they aren't that big of a deal gameplay wise (hot take i know) and they feel really thematic for the Alien which i really love. The killer would be absolute perfection if it had more access/exit points to the tunnels to really enhance the Alien Isolation formula (alongside some tweaks here and there).
It would enhance cutoffs, reduce turrets impact, allow more ambushes, more stealth, more mobility, it would be all around amazing.
My biggest gripe with Alien in DbD is the tail because it isn't that interesting. It does not have orbital or the tiny hitbox of deathslinger, no grab, no side mechanic attached to it, it's painfully basic. I know there are techs and slingshots etc. But they are also really basic. Having only 4.8 meters to play is really bad.
You exit the cool part of your power, then you get pre runned to turrets, then after breaking the turrets, you can play but survivors almost can't do anything about it (let's be honest, you miss more than they dodge, most of the time, we blame collision or other things but we just missed, it's copium).
I would have loved to be a pure stealth killer, even with some turrets shenanigans. Still, the power design is faithfull, can't argue with that and i do love the killer, but i wished for something a bit more ... immersive.
That's the only part of the Isolation that is lacking, we have the vents, the motion tracker, the flamethrower and the lethality. But the lethality isn't really interesting so the killer feels repetitive very fast. Many people love Wesker because "you can do cool moves",yet you have a very basic power "dash" but it allows you to do x or y. The lethality of the Xenomorph could have been a bit more like that, because the tail is too simple for it's own good.
For the tweaks, something like that :
I still worry about survivors counterplay because the tail is very lethal and survivors just drop like flies. I don't see how to nerf it in a healthy way tho ...
As for the OG Dracula form, yes, it's this one ! I know that a lot of people were first introduced to it with Smash Bros and Dead Cell so the green is the new default, but you are right, it was blue in the original.
I really hope we can see a modern take on this Dracula boss one day. Nothing to lose in base dracula into Black night for the true form was super cool. We have it in Smash but it's not the same.
Have you played V Rising ? If not, you could like it.
Mechanically:
Springtrap. He feels the right amount of forgiving with the right amount of skill expression available.
Survivors all play the same so no choice there.
Aesthetically:
It'd probably be Unknown. That thing is so cool.
For survivor is Mikaela, who is my main, as if I'm gonna look at a specific player model the most, might as well be the one that has a cool hat and large-frame glasses, the latter being a character design trope I'm a total sucker for.
Lore:
Unknown again. I like that it kills you for trying to figure it out. I like how its physical appearance in trial is not necessarily truly what it is. I like that it's a combination of cryptid, mad axe murderer, and Area 51 escapee. It's kind of like the survivor only sees what they can comprehend about it, not what it even is.
Survivor is Dwight. His story is basic as it comes, so hardly 'lore' but it's just my favourite. He's a complete failure and I just want him to succeed in spite of that. If a Dwight is using cute tech for hatch I just… I just can't kill them.
Without a doubt for me it's Springtrap
I feel like mine is pretty obvious.
I'm just gonna be completely honest and say Jeryl; my stats still have Cheryl as my overwhelmingly most played survivor all these years later simply because I never played as much survivor as when Jeryl existed.
I've never seen so much toxicity and funny moments than when I played Jeryl. A lot of killers would hook me, walk away, then turn around and go "what the heck?" and admire me for a couple seconds. Jeryl brought me tons of joy.
Onto killers, from the survivor perspective nothing beats Animatronic and Cenobite for me. Always a good time. And Springtraps model is so handsome.
Playing as The Bark Lord is something I'll always enjoy. Can I get an awoo?
DEMOGORGON DEMOGORGON DEMOGORGON
Playing demo is what got me into dbd. I spent a couple weeks reading up on perks, killers and survivor abilities and backstories. Was super excited to play demogorgon in particular. Then found out it wasn't in the game anymore. I did a deepdive and found out that the physical nightmare edition for xbox (my preferred platform) came preloaded with the stranger things content so would allow me to access demo. I immediately got involved in a bidding war on ebay for a physical copy and ended up winning. Got my copy and immediately started playing tf out of my beloved demo. Still my absolute favourite killer and definitely the one I'm best with.
For dbd characters it's Felix, for no reason other than that I randomly picked him when I started playing survivor and he became my personal main character. I'm just so used to looking at him that he's the survivor for me.
For killer, even though Wesker is one of my favorite all time characters and I came to dbd for him—and even with a lot of hours in him—I don't love his kit. Gameplay-wise I guess it's become Henry. He immediately became my main when he dropped and I've barely played anyone else since. He's also the only ranged killer I play. I never understood how characters like Wesker had dbd-specific fans who'd never played an RE game before but now I have a toy of this guy on my desk and I've never seen Stranger Things so I guess I get it now.
I have not read Phalanx, but I did just finnish one called Bishop - which brings him back to life lol. And that got me wondering if there was a novel which continues where Analee Call and Clone Ripley left off in Alien Ressurection, sure enough there is a novel continuing off that too called Original Sin. So i'm ordering that one as Bishop and Analee Call were my 2 favorite characters from the aliens movies.
As for V rising I know of it, its been in my wishlist on steam since before it came out, not sure why i've hesitated to get it though.
I have enjoyed playing as The First as well. Infact out of the whole roster I find him to be the most comfortable and stress free to play as. Hes even capable of making bully squads go "oh its him.. I guess we should do gens" lol @cogsturning
My favorite killer is the krasue, i just wish she got more cosmetics :(
This isnt in order of which ones I like to play the most/least BUT in order of ones are arguably some of my favorites in DBD
I actually kinda feel the opposite because if I get a bad map I'm immediately angry. If it's Trickster's Delusion I'm getting like 2 hooks and then breaking my TV. No killer has made me rage like Henry.
claire Redfield, I love her
People don't like him very much and that's fine, but I still really like Blight and adore his design ever since his release. He's mechanically the most fun killer for me and when I'd played him it always felt like I would learn new ways to hit survivors every game.
Oh he was certainly painful to play during the anniversary with all the invisibility and portals lol it seemed like 90% of the time i always ended up against portals, Which would drag the match on and on
The Birkin skin was quite the unexpected but awsome legendary lol i'm not sure if I've even switched outfits since it came out. @glitchboi
Yes, I loved the William Birkin skin! Those voice lines are straight gas. If I'm not using it I'm using the Biting Gaze head (which I vaguely recall looking a bit like Rick Sanchez so I used it for the haha funny) from one of those Twitch Prime reward specials.
Yeah I suffered through three matches with him and then switched to Clown and Dracula for the duration.
Gameplay wise first…. Is this just to play or also to play against?
Anyone that isn't a killer.
I love plaing as First, but my most favourite killer visually and by lore is Krasue who's the true theme of monster hunter that just got designed to be not very interactive on both sides.
Who do you like playing against the most
I main R6 skin Felix so maybe him like that.
My favorite from R6 siege was Thatcher. I stopped playing it after coop terrorist hunt mode shut down lol
Ahah, see I barely played the game - I just got the Felix skin because I thought it was cool as heck
Who I "main" always changes but I'll always have strong memories tied to Dredge and Mikaela.
Xeno and Twins
the mst fun killers ive ever played, i rally enjoy playing them.
for survivor? James Sunderland.
Jeff.
Oni ofcourse and I really like murderous grizzly skin his cats are cute too ❤️.
My top 5 killers:
5. Trapper. This one shocks me honestly as I never thought I would like him. He is just super fun and has lots of room for personality. He is the literal poster boy and I still enjoy him.
4. Unknown. One of the creepyiest killers with an unsettling design great lore and cosmetics.
3. Dredge. Honestly same exact reasons as above.
2. Hag. Same as above again. She is genuinely creepy, the base lore is so good (we do not speak about the tomes) and sick cosmetics including the only one I spent real money on (family knowledge)
Top 3 Survivors: Dwight, Ash, Nic Cage
you play much 2v8 xeno? I'm happy to eat my hat in regards to their effectiveness.