Emeal

Yes! bHVR has been testing this for a while, its time they just release it Full.

in Make Your Teammates Perks and Your Own Perks Visible to Each Other At the Start of the Match Comment by Emeal October 3, 2023

The only way bHVR SHOULD show SWF is on the post match screen, showing it before a match will just make Killers not pick a lobby with SWFs in it to gain advantage.

Once bHVR removes Prestige from the Lobby screen, Killers will have LESS reason to lobby dodge which should ensure quality.

in QoL Suggestion. In prematch, show pre-made groups. Comment by Emeal October 3, 2023

What's the Rush?? One might say you were hoping for a LETHAL RUSH, huh?!?! Myeeaaahhsss!!! *laughs in vials*

I think bHVR has a lot of things to do and they will get to it when there is time, they need to finish up Skull merchant first.

in Blight Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

@FilthyLegionRevival said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554735#Comment_3554735
You're playing a game that's full of these flaws. Personally, I would prefer for an option to hold m2 to have a little cutscene play out with the killer giving survivor mercy and sending them down the hatch but I don't think they would be able to pull that off which is why I'm trying to be realistic.

Well even if DbD WAS full of flaws, adding one more with your idea here would not be preferable.

in So why can't we see the hatch's aura as killer when we down the last survivor? Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

@Archol123 said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554684#Comment_3554684
Why 15 seconds of haste and endurance? Isn't it only 10?

Self unhook from AntiFaceCamping mechanic is 15 seconds, instead of the normal 10 seconds.

in Force Deathslinger to swing once we are right up against him when harpooned. Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

bHVR needs to go a fine line between having and keeping a horror experience, but also make sure the game can be played on much normal monitors and by most people. Unfortunately the most horrible, scary environment does not make a good gameplay area.

in PUT FARM MAPS BACK TO DARKNESS! Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

@FilthyLegionRevival said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554705#Comment_3554705
Of course. That's because it isn't solely the games fault that people will use it for ill intent. It's hard for game designers to account for jerks in the playerbase that will abuse a mechanic that was built with good things in mind.

No, that would be bad game design to implement systems jerks could use for ill intent. That would mean the Designer needs to re-evaluate or fix the flaw. You don't just release an obviously flawed and hope players wont be horrible, that would be a mistake.

in So why can't we see the hatch's aura as killer when we down the last survivor? Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

@FilthyLegionRevival said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554698#Comment_3554698
That's the fault of the player and not the game. As you've said, you've shown that you're okay with killers not being nice so... your reasons cancel eachother out.

What.. they cancel each other out? What does that even mean? That's not how Game Design works buddy.

in So why can't we see the hatch's aura as killer when we down the last survivor? Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

Uhm, the game isnt designed for the Killer to be nice. bHVR should not design the game around nice friendly Killers.

But otherwise, If I see a Killer pick me up, look around, drop me down, go kick the hatch, pick me back up, try to put me on hook, fail, we run around for less than a min, down me and hook me. I'm going to complain to bhvr the INSTANT, okay? ok.

I found you two reasons.

in So why can't we see the hatch's aura as killer when we down the last survivor? Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

To nerf deathslinger even more would me him even more irrelevant than he already is, the fact that he cant control a few things that Survivors try to disrespect killers with is fine, however a Killer being able to remove counter play is going to be a problem ofc.

This table here shows tho what the Deathslinger needs to do to pull off the problem strategy as you said,

Deathslinger finds and hooks Survivor.
Deathslinger facecamps during the next patch, over seconds a free self unhook is granted.
Survivor can unhook right away or wait out hook timer.
Survivor unhooks self and is granted 15 seconds of 10%Haste + Endurance.
Deathslinger has to follow you for 9.3 seconds and shoot and hit you with a harpoon to wait out the last 5.7 sec endurance.

You have like 10 seconds to find a loop, this is standard for any tunneling, granted Deathslinger can tunnel 5.7 seconds better than most killers. But so can the Trapper if you walk into a trap too, it just feels better cause trappers is a you mistake, where with deathslinger its more a skill expression from the Killer.

Looking at these numbers I don't think this is the worst problem the game has, preventing deahslingers from expressing their skill at targeting fast targets isn't a good idea either. 10 seconds grace period is fine, its basically the same with regular endurance IMO.

in Force Deathslinger to swing once we are right up against him when harpooned. Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

@notyarbllewe said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554189#Comment_3554189
Dude, I have over 3K hours. I know the game. Sometimes, though, it is just nice to play more relaxed in Custom Game so I that can DC whenever if I'm not feeling right at the time.

I want to ask about this now: Do you like play a match, make a mistake and then want to DC right away? Is that it? is that what you want?

in Will You Weaken Bot Looping Skill? Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

@CatnipLove said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554469#Comment_3554469
I'm not talking specifically about BHVR, even though they engage in FOMO and use an in-game currency to try and get additional purchases out of you. The person I was responding to said it's down to people to not get caught out by exploitative business practices. I just feel that leaving groups vulnerable to cohersion to the wolves is both selfish and short-sighted.

That depends if they argue for total free for all exploitation or legal exploitation. Either way my points isnt about them rather you arguing in ways that would make owning a store philosophically impossible because in you could argue infinite ways something being sold is an exploitation

I think its way better for the argument you focus of specific practises that are relevant and harmful to kids. So yes / no do you have any evidence that certain practises bHVR does in Dead by Daylight is harmful to kids or cause addiction?

in The real problem: Monetization Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

I would need to know more, what is the average gen speed per match? Are survivors winning more? thats where idd start.

If you mean to ask personally if i think gens go too fast? no

in If nerfing Gen Speed isn't a option, what else would you do instead? Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

@CatnipLove said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554434#Comment_3554434
I'll judge anyone who exploits vulnerable people to make some quick cash. Especially when it does real systemic harm.

You do realize that there are people who are vulnerable to anything right? If we should take what you say seriously and have a Store that never uses any business strategies that exploit vulnerable people to some degree, then the whole concept of a store falls apart. Hell, some people even cant stop collecting plastic figures some cant handle not owning everything, your support for those people seem to dissipate fast, and why? surely you should judge bHVR for making a store that exploits people who cant handle it? people are hurting every day cause of this.

Indeed there is a line for what practise is exploitative when it comes to businesses strategies, this is why we have laws, seasonal FOMO are not illegal, so society already agreed and decided that it can be permitted, if you cant handle that dont use the store.

If you can find a study that says Seasonal FOMO cosmetics cause gambling addiction maybe you have a point for bHVR.

in The real problem: Monetization Comment by Emeal October 2, 2023

Well I agree with this hot take, I think its a lukewarm take. I am personally looking forward to the release, with some luck bHVR might buff her and I hope my strategy would be even stronger.

in Hot take: Skull Merchant Rework is OK Comment by Emeal October 1, 2023

@dgbug said:
Out of every problem in DBD, I can firmly say that the worst ones are monetization-related. BHVR keeps adding new skins that people don't want to DLCs to artificially inflate prices, removes skins from the store when it's not "the season" that they should be in the game despite NOBODY wanting that, and they treat a fully paid game like a Freemium game with a Battle Pass and 10$ cosmetics that take UNHOLY amounts of time to grind for.
BHVR will cite not wanting to use FOMO in their reasoning as to why they won't reward their most dedicated players, and then turn around and use FOMO tactics with new cosmetics! On top of this, they actively link sets that SHOULDN'T be linked (Every RE skin, for example) and wonder why people barely play those characters.
This game's pricing is insane, and Iri Shards should be MUCH easier to acquire so new players can at least play the ORIGINAL CONTENT without grinding nearly 2000 hours to unlock every survivor and killer.
And on top of all of these issues, they actively link sets that DON'T NEED TO BE on characters who desperately need skins (gabriel, haddie) and then wonder why they don't ######### sell well! It genuinely feels wrong that they're actively sabotaging their POC survivors by constantly giving their newer ones linked sets and REFUSING to unlink sets that shouldn't be!
I know that this will be fully ignored which is. Frustrating. But please don't make this game a budget fortnite. Y'all are better than this.

BHVR will cite not wanting to use FOMO in their reasoning as to why they won't reward their most dedicated players, and then turn around and use FOMO tactics with new cosmetics!

They literally qualified the use of FOMO in their statement, using qualifying sentences. You would have to ignore 35% of the message to come away with the conclusion you have given here. Allow me to highlight the sentences in red for you, these are called qualifying sentences, they add context and change the meaning of other sentences. This is pretty normal for English Speech.

Furthermore the 2nd qualifying sentence literally says what the purpose of prestige is, its a thing for players who have completed everything to have something more. Dedicated players have already been rewarded, that is what the normal prestige outfit is and the charms. Even further FOMO is a perfectly legitimate strategy to use to sell product, human-kind have used this method among others for a long time because it works and its been proven to work.

Just saying if you want to bHVR to change their methods, it helps being accurate about what they are saying and not ignore the parts where they tell you how and why they do the things they do. Civility goes longer than false accusations. 100%.

in The real problem: Monetization Comment by Emeal October 1, 2023

@notyarbllewe said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554166#Comment_3554166
It's nice to play the game more relaxing at times; it's not rare to face tryhards.

Not possible, you are playing Dead by Daylight. its a Dog Eat Dog World. And besides if the bots don't teach your the real thing anyway, you will be playing with them forever. I recommend you get out there champion.

in Will You Weaken Bot Looping Skill? Comment by Emeal October 1, 2023

@notyarbllewe said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3554037#Comment_3554037
My whole point is that it would be nice to be able to practice mind-gaming.

Right but you already like have real living survivors to do that with.

in Will You Weaken Bot Looping Skill? Comment by Emeal October 1, 2023

I agree that bots ARE the best loops, but they are predictable in other ways. You always know how they will run a tile, aka the best way. So to face a bot is not a mindgame challenge. its a knowledge challenge, which happens with non bots too.

I dont think bHVR needs necessarily to nerf bots, rather maybe consider not going for the bot. You know its gonna run optimal so you know how long it could take, maybe check on gens instead, take out the rest of the Living Survivors?

in Will You Weaken Bot Looping Skill? Comment by Emeal October 1, 2023

I think what you mean is they are very time wasting, Yes I hope bHVR removes those when it comes to a Swamp Rework.

To call them infinite is inaccurate.

in Infinite Loops Blackwater Swamp Comment by Emeal October 1, 2023

Cool idea but...

I don't think bHVR has SAVED the lobbys from the past. So idk if they COULD find them all.
If they can find them, the lobby probably needs to be repaired and updated first.
As lobbies are a thing they throw together in the moment, then they would also have to maintain ALL the lobbies forever.

Its a huge amount of work, which we then have to ask THE HARD QUESTIONS about it.

Is the happiness gained from this idea worth the extra work load? Would it be worth the effort?
Would it be worth it if some lobbys can be found but others not, Does bHVR need to reconstruct old ones? New assets?
How many players are interested in this vs not?
Does it matter much what the lobby looks like as you are supposed to be in game anyway?
Is there alternative ways to improve lobby happiness without a extra work load?

Personally this isn't an idea for me, even though its undeniably cool it will come at a cost. I am not the sorta player who approves much of improvements that are not about in game- gameplay. I would prefer bHVR press efforts on gameplay instead of fluff, I mean to me that side, your side, the fluff side already got charms, prestige icons and now soon player cards. I have a huge list of things I rather see bHVR work on, best I can do is shrug, ignore it and fighting the urge to pull a whataboutism card on it. 👿

"wow curated lobbies??? and you still have not nerfed Made for This OR BLIGHT ADDONS *engine sounds* *gif of animegirl crying*"

in Ok this concept sounds abit stupid but hear me out! Comment by Emeal October 1, 2023

@KaTo1337 said:
Its time for Anti-Hooking and Anti-Injuring too.
Finally, we need an Anti-Chase-Mechanic.

anti- unhooking mechanic pls

in It's about time to add anti-tunnel and anti-slugging too Comment by Emeal September 30, 2023

@Venusa said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3553466#Comment_3553466
You get shards when you Level up. Not when your Devotion goes up.
Please show me what the rewards are for going up from Devotion 1 to 2 and so on. :)

I know, but its still part of the Devotion System.