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@RaSavage42 said:
There are 2 parts to this
BHVR releasing Anti-Loop Killers back to back
And adding in Killers/Survivors playstyles given at the time
So it was unavoidable to have it turn to this
Plus nerfing tiles in general to be more 50-50ish. I mean I get it from a balanced point but losing a continuous coin flip because the killer refuse to destroy the pallet is kinda eh lol
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@Lexilogo said:
I do appreciate there's a lot of fun times to look back on then, but the reality is games can't be casual forever. The average skill of the playerbase improves over time, the playerbase develops the ability to identify & exploit specific tactics (Looping is an amazing case of players essentially developing the game themselves by finding these strategies) and people running fun/weak stuff will always feel the temptation to equip more meta things. Casual multiplayer craziness is really fun, but it has no longevity- Balance is a fun preservative.
I'm certainly nostalgic for those wilder days as well, but I think all that nostalgia would vanish if I saw 4 generators insta-repaired with Brand New Parts again.
On the bright side, I actually think DbD has actually kept more of its casual spirit than most other PvP games. I still run into a lot of goofy situations, and it's incredible that still happens 9 years in.
I actually don't think the average skill has improved if it did it was done artificially and not organically. There's been a lot of hardcoded in buffs like Free aura read on hex you couldn't find, Game telling you what is happening via hud or the built in borrowed time. I think what kept this game alive wasn't the balance and more so the licensed characters that routinely kept getting updated into the game every 3-6 months.
Yeah 4 BnP was wild but I wasn't really fond of the items getting nerfed to the ground haha. I was using chest builds for years prior to that and when the item reworked happened I really see no point in using that build ever again. I think recently they also touched haste builds too? A incredibly niche build was poofed.
True although I can't say the same for the community took a nose dive when it came to it. There's a lot of balancing discussions going on what's fair and unfair. Not that it's inherently wrong but it feels like it's been overzealous in scrutinizing mechanics.