Emeal

@Ragna_Rock said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4034649#Comment_4034649
ngl with posts like this we really need to see gameplay as there are just too many variables to consider.
Do you play on steam or a console like ps5?

I fail to see what machine I play the game on has any affect on what happend and my account of the event.

It didnt get recorded, but it still happened and the match details can be pointed out to BHVR if they were skeptical about this.

But BHVR isnt skeptical about this, by random chance this is completely possible and they are fine with that over making changes that eventually got shouted down by the community.

The question this poses is: If a Killer can kill a Survivor all three hookstates within 1.5min is that acceptable and fair game to you?

To me, that is preposterous and it speak either of gross imbalance, ease at which a Killer can do that or that their MMR system needs to be WAY better. And my answer was they should make changes to how easy it is for the Killer to do this, like asking why does the Killer get notified when a Survivor is unhooked. Like a Dinner bell being rung, to me that is only something that helps tunnelers.

My point about that is that tunneling should not get extra help.

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal December 2, 2025

Once again putting features that should be basekit onto perks to limit build freedom.

in Put Silent Unhook Notifications On Slippery Meat Comment by Emeal December 2, 2025

@Elan said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4034703#Comment_4034703
That is not true information. If you look at data on official stats, it counts as escapes and lowers your kill rate.

The developers stats they use for balancing decisions are diffrent from the ones we have.

I believe that was what @ShanoaLegendaryPlz was getting at.

in Abandon = escape making kill rates lower Comment by Emeal December 2, 2025

@CompetitifDBD said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4034460#Comment_4034460
No no, NO KILLER should be getting a kill in a minute and a half. That's 100% you or your teammate's fault. There is no way you couldn't last that long after being unhooked, even if they insta farmed you.

From the people posting here, Clearly the problem is I didnt start running when I was not in a chase and the Killer wasnt near me and I was half healed. Who cares if you are being healed, the Blight is across the map I have to assume he will be back any second even if hes chasing someone else.

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal December 2, 2025

@Balrog said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4034478#Comment_4034478
Except we have attempted to address these issues more than once, so it is not being totally ignored. I understand where you're coming from, though, and understand it's frustrating.

I think the worst part is believing in it, "Oh finally BHVR is gonna do something that is going to make all those bad games we had over the many years to make the game have less bad games in the future" and then getting thoroughly disappointed while "the other side" is currently tunneling to their hearts content. Gleefully that the "survivor mains" could not get any changes through to limit their ability to crush Survivors in any meaningful way.

So we ended up with a rise in bad games, to say this is frustrating is selling it short. You should call it a travesty.

But yes, a fair try at doing it is always appreciated, but even a bandaid fix would have been better than the increase in tunneling. I guess its moderately more difficult to Camp now… I guess.

in December Roadmap (daily login rewards & community stream) Comment by Emeal December 2, 2025

@MashedBroccoli said:
i remember when emeal was a killer main and down played every single survivor complaint. Now it is 2025 and killer mains are downplaying what he’s saying.
calling emeal a liar is crazy talk.

HECK you were around back then, Dont! dont out me like that. HECKY!

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal December 1, 2025

@CompetitifDBD said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4034150#Comment_4034150
Even if you and your teammates are bad, getting killed that fast should not be possible for any killer. If you really did die in a minute and half, you all definitely did smth wrong that game for that to happen.

Blight is called one of the strongest Killers in the game for a reason.

Being able to return to the hook in less than 10 seconds is pretty effective.

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal December 1, 2025

@PetTheDoggo said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4034179#Comment_4034179
You didn't know he is a killer who is capable of doing that?
Also I wonder how long survivors left you on hook, because unhooking early is also definetly a mistake of survivors.

When killer double hooked you, then other survivors should keep you on hook for longer and you should definetly try to hide when unhooked.

This update regarding of tunneling would be fine, if they didn't screw pallets. That's the main issue.

By that logic you cant unhook against the Blight, because he is able to be back at the hook in less time than it takes for scratch marks to disappear. And the running start is going to mean nothing to to a high mobility Killer.

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal December 1, 2025

@SoGo said:
Well, this is what happens when we let AI decide stuff like this.
The Go-Next detection system is a joke.

AI? what?

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal December 1, 2025

@Callahan9116 said:
You were being greedy, healing under hook. If you had the jill perk or he had a lot of heal perks you'd have been fine. But you cant expect to heal under hook unless Blight is in a chase. He knows 2 people are there, and chances are decent you are trying that.

He was chasing someone else, crossed the entire map to tunnel me out. How is that greed on my part???

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal November 30, 2025

@Royval said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4034101#Comment_4034101
I’ve never had it come up in any circumstance of any match I’ve played for both sides. Until I see video proof I will never believe what’s being said.

So you dont believe its possible to tunnel a Survivor out in less than 2min? Honestly I think that is the more extraordinary claim.

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal November 30, 2025

@Royval @VibranToucan @OnryosTapeRentals

Well I didn't expect to have a bad game worth complain about on to BHVR so the recording software was off, but I can point out the game via stats and then BHVR can take a look at it. Even so, I have two friends as witnesses, if you would like to question them if you really find this so outlandish.

in I never thought I would get one... but I was tunneled out in less than 1.5 minute. wow Comment by Emeal November 30, 2025

I think 2v8 is fine as it is, but it could benefit from more classes with more defined roles/playstyles.

in Stagnation of 2v8 Comment by Emeal November 29, 2025

Whats the future going to hold for changes to actually do something about tunneling?

in 9.3.0 | Mid-Chapter Comment by Emeal November 25, 2025

Why guess when you can read the postgame chat to see???

in Guess the perk. Comment by Emeal November 25, 2025

@Wezqu said:
Its part of the game and if they call you tunneler in that situation they are either trying to rile you up or they totally clueless what tunneling is.

My thoughts exactly, but I cant help but think the game would be better if Survivors didnt have the option to use it offensively against the Killer. As I explain: To discourage bad plays.

in Why is the Unhooked able to use their off-hook endurance to take a hit for another Unhooker? Comment by Emeal November 23, 2025

If enough players blocked a killer for it to become a big problem, maybe BHVR should make funner killers?

You assume people will ban a killer because they are unfun, not that the Survivor is bad against them.

in Feature Request: Set Killer Preferences\Exclusions Comment by Emeal November 23, 2025

You forget that we and BHVR had to go through this process to see if we could stomach some core gameplay changes.
Turns out we really cant.

But BHVR isn't out yet, there are other things they can and will do.
They will get to work on MMR changes and start up better ways to teach players to play.

All what this means is that the Slugging/ Tunneling parts wont get to live, but it does not mean they are shelved completely.

in Are we gonna ignore the fact we got our chapter delayed for a failed health update Comment by Emeal November 22, 2025

@turksmall236 said:
Us casual players love 2v8, there's no perks to worry about and I hope it becomes a permanent mode at some point
(I'm prepared for all the downvotes, but I don't care as these forums are only a very small minority that hate it)

hehehe you are right, better be careful there are some why really hate it cause it makes the normal queue go real slow.

in Thank you for extending 2v8! Comment by Emeal November 21, 2025

@moputopia said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4029800#Comment_4029800
I think the results from the survey might be a bit biased, for example personally I didn't fill the survey because 2v8 is not a game mode I enjoy much. So I haven't been playing the game much to interact with the survey while that mode is active, and wasn't really interested in giving feedback. So I think people who love that game mode were more likely to fill it out.

would the survey being outside of 2v8 event not be biased in the opposite way then?

counterpoint: BHVR gave us full knowledge of the survey's exitance on social media.

in Please be honest about 2v8 end date from the start Comment by Emeal November 20, 2025

@Mandy said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4029791#Comment_4029791
we take the results of the survey that was in the game

What did the good people on Bluesky say??? ;)

in Please be honest about 2v8 end date from the start Comment by Emeal November 20, 2025

@MadDragon said:
A killer seeing a notification on a gen is not going to assume anything besides a blown skillcheck, or one of their perks activating. A killer seeing a random noise notification away from gens is going to assume you're trying to waste their time and ignore it, more so if it keeps happening. And if they see it was on a locker they're just know it was Red Herring.

As a Killer, I dont think I would assume Red Herring if I saw a loud noise notification. If I saw it on a locker sure.
But most of the time, structures are in the way. if the Killer is smart they might not fall for it more than twice.

However that is much better than Zarina running from a Gen to a safe place to activate the perk on that gen IMO.

in The Perk Red Herring Works the Wrong Way around. Comment by Emeal November 18, 2025

If a Killer is weak or strong is often different from our personal experience, its not really a question of what is fair.
Rather its a question of what aspects of the Killer do you have difficulty with?

Is it hard to stalk Survivors to exposed?
Is it difficult to get value out of the stealth?
Survivors looping you for days?

in Is it fair to ask for M1 killer buffs? Comment by Emeal November 17, 2025

then I started to run into team after team that were there specifically to bully the Killer with flashlight spam, firecrackers, a exponential boon that just gives them "extra lives"/free hits.

I love teams like this, they are so easy to get to waste the game cause they starve for attention.
You CAN avoid flashlights, flashbangs and you can snuff out the boons, but honestly its not easy and MMR will do this to you. If you win and win, eventually it will give you players who are way better.

I will give you that MMR Ranks currently are not very accurate and BHVR has said they need to work on it.
You can easily feed on noobs for hours and charge up for you MMR until you break up into MMR Hell.

Once BHVR fixes that, what else can there really be done about this?

in Returning player Experience - TL;DR not good.... Comment by Emeal November 16, 2025

Its my fav map, please dont remove it. :C

in Please remove Lery's from the next 2v8 Comment by Emeal November 13, 2025

If they are friendly from the start then that should be bannable, but I quite enjoy arguing with the other Killer with nods or shaking head if we should kill the last one or let them go.

in It should be a bannable offense for killers to be friendly in 2v8 Comment by Emeal November 11, 2025

Agreed! Would be a useful safe environment for people to diagnostic their rigs for errors with the game.

in DbD offline mode Comment by Emeal November 11, 2025

Honestly its just used disrespectfully, once I down the last Survivor they quit before I can mori.
They cant even stay to watch the Mori, but Killers HAVE to watch and push Survivors out of the exit gates??

That just isn't fair, I have to watch their T-bagging to bring the game to a close but they can dip out the second I win.

in Please remove option to abandon after getting downed three times Comment by Emeal November 11, 2025

Cant we have some fun? Does everything have to be super serious?

in I hate this one Orela voice line Comment by Emeal November 10, 2025

How about:

Hand of Vecna's locker transportation mechanic as anti-tunnel PERK ???

Call it "Taa-daah!"

flavor text: "And for my next trick I need a volunteer, You Sir!"

in Hand of Vecna's locker transportation mechanic as anti-tunnel Comment by Emeal November 10, 2025

It solves the problem, but introduces new problems. So its a bad solution, it was the first solution BHVR tried back in the early days and it was SO abusable. Just loop the Killer next to the hooked Survivor and the two other survivors can do gens forever depending on how good the looper is.

in Reduce hook time, facecamp pauses timer. Comment by Emeal November 10, 2025

Good idea

in 2v8 Killer Ready Prompt MUST BE ADDED Comment by Emeal November 10, 2025

2v8 already is based game. its the best game mode I think. 👍️

in 2v8 TEAMS - New Gameplay Idea Comment by Emeal November 10, 2025

@Mandy said:
Our design team is looking at ways in which to make Legion viable in the game mode, so far they're not happy with the things we've internally tested, hence we will kill switch them for the next iteration in November until there's a way which we feel that Legion can be in the mode in a way that works.

Honestly I think Legion's biggest problem is how Deep Wound grew out of their Power and now the gameplay is mending simulator, running fast and wall hacks via Killer Instinct.

I suggest to rework Legion into a Melee Trickster Hybrid, method of downing is Old Legion or That Dirt addon we dont have anymore. Their method of attacks should be many small cuts made in a running frenzy, meaning Legion chases could be more about running than any other Killer, boosting not only the Killer but the Survivor's speed. Once a set amount of cuts are made, damage state is taken. The Killer instinct should have a way shorter range.

Currently not a fan of their gameplay as Survivor nor Killer. And I know Legion is hated for thier mending simulator gameplay.

in Other Solutions to Legion in 2v8 Comment by Emeal October 31, 2025

I also think we should have offerings that increase the totem count on the map, this offering should not be hidden.

in Hexes QOL Comment by Emeal October 31, 2025

@SoGo said:
I'll give you one better.
Hexes now light up only once their effects take place for the first time or after 60 seconds of the match starting.

Now this would be great.

in Hexes QOL Comment by Emeal October 31, 2025

This guy is complaining that BHVR is listening to other Killers who said It felt very hand-holding and instead of realizing this he says BHVR cant read their own data. MY GUY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE OPINIONS.

That being said I agree, I AM SAD to SEE basekit BBQ gone, ####ing hold my hand, I dont care I think its super usefull to have.
and it pushes the game along.

in Devs take notes, players, validate if you agree or disagree Comment by Emeal October 31, 2025

Of the problems new players face, not having all the perk is not an issue. There are already far more issues with their general gameplay etc, than them not having any of the best perks. You say its a struggle for experienced players to guide new ones, but as one who have done that multiple times I can say it isnt a problem.

Good perks are only good in the right hands.

in Full Perk Access for New Players During Their First 100 Hours Comment by Emeal October 29, 2025

@fussy said:
I actually super glad it's gone, because it was not "basekit bbq" at all. Unlike BBQ, it just showed survivors with low hook states. And this info could really be harmful to me as killer, misleading me into chases I don't want or don't need to take.
BBQ is great, because after unhook I can collect info about map and make decision based on that, PTB form is just taking your hand and saying "oh now you are going here, don't make decisions, just follow". And it's awful way to play the game. Left alone the fact it just keeps me away from my goals as killer.
So I hope they will never reintroduce this mechanic, unless it will be actual BBQ instead.

Im sorry to hear that you disliked the feature because it let you into chases you didnt want or need.
But im proposing that this time, you can just chose to not act on it. See if that works for you.

in Im sad that the Basekit BBQ feature of the last PTB is going away. Comment by Emeal October 28, 2025

@nikodemo said:
Why not make it so the person last hooked cannot gain a hook state until they perform a conspicuous action?
Wouldn't that ensure that tunneling is not optimal?

But you see the problem then is Bully Squad like play, the person who cant gain a hookstate then have infinite chance to get in the Killer's way and annoy them and waste their time without any risk. One system that a poor player need is something a good player can take a bloody the eye of the Killer with.

If you see this problem, it makes sense why BHVR decided they are only gonna make tunneling much harder to do instead of making it impossible.

in Question on anti-tunnel solution Comment by Emeal October 28, 2025

@Xord said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4020345#Comment_4020345
I mean, we can clearly see that Behavior doesn't care about that since they refused to release the good anti tunnel PTB and instead made a joke of an anti tunnel system.

If they actually cared about those goals they would have released the last PTB live.

That is untrue, because the that PTB's anti tunnel system goes against goal 3.

in The devs are bias, they can hand hold survivors with basekit perks yet basekit pop is too much Comment by Emeal October 28, 2025

There is no hand holding in ensuring all players get a chance to play other things than being chased and on hook for 4 minutes.

There are the goals they have, if you have a problem with their solution you gotta show why the goals or the solution wont follow.

in The devs are bias, they can hand hold survivors with basekit perks yet basekit pop is too much Comment by Emeal October 27, 2025

It would be better if someone is downed in the void for more than 10 seconds, they fall back into the map.

in The void is a death trap and needs changes Comment by Emeal October 26, 2025

Honestly blur at long distance would be a good way to hide and obscure things.

in Please consider bringing back Depth of Field to the maps Comment by Emeal October 25, 2025

@runningguy said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4019233#Comment_4019233
yes your partly to blame for that….i mean if the killer is tunneling 1 person out, what are the other 3 doing? it should be gens. if the killer can tunnel out 1 person and only 1 gen get done then thats serious misplay by the survivors. when all else fails, there's always the hatch as an escape option. did you go for hatch?
so when I'm killer and i hard tunnel at 5 gens, how are some people somehow getting gens done and escaping? they have to be doing it somehow.

Yes, Im doing Gens.