Jay_K

@DNet89 said:
So when a Fog Vial has been used it is suppose to suppress Aura and Scratch Marks but I think the Scratch Marks part is bugged.
https://us.v-cdn.net/6030815/uploads/LLEGJMDTDO4V/screenshot-20260208-142948-544.png

Not gonna lie i didnt know fog vials did anything of use. I don't play survivor so never read what they actually do but as a killer been seeing them a fair bit recently and i must say that when a survivor drops one i don't really notice any aura or scratch mark suppression because i can visibly see the survivor due to the fog vials not obscuring any vision really. However I will look down next time to see if any scratch marks

in Are Fog Vials Bugged? Comment by Jay_K February 8, 2026

@Raimue said:
Perfectly balanced as all things should be;

Change it so when a Killer is blinded in any way, they get 60 seconds of being unable to be blinded by any effects.
Make survivors slow down in tiers, the more bloodlust the killer has the slower the survivor moves.

Allow killers to DC 4 times before getting any DC penalty, alternatively make any DCing put any player on a 5 minute wait and progressively increase it. No more courtesies for anyone.

Make it so when a survivor is within 1 meter of a killer while the killer is in chase, that player is exposed.

If a survivor is unhooking another survivor, make it so no matter the state of the unhooking survivor, they are interrupted if they are hit and do not get the unhook.

Add a delay to survivor dropping pallet animation to match the duration of the stun killers suffer.
Make it so if a killer stands still for 5 seconds or longer, survivor's auras are revealed unless inside a locker.

Also No

@GentlemanFridge said:
No.
Anyway I spotted a goldcrest today. Europe's smallest bird. That was cool
https://us.v-cdn.net/6030815/uploads/9Y739UDXNJE3/image.png
*not my pic. Source is: Goldcrest Nesting (Behaviour, Eggs + Location) | Birdfact

That's a nice Goldcrest

in Thanos Update Comment by Jay_K February 8, 2026

@DeadbyMatchmaking said:
Always the same killers, always the same strategy, always the same perks/loadout, always the same maps, always the same layout, always the same survivors.
Where is the variety? It's so boring seeing the same thing over and over again.

See i was gonna say ive seen a bit more variety recently in regards to survivors and the perks they are running. yeah you see sprint burst or lithe every game but im being hit with perks i didnt even know existed as well.
I don't believe you are going against the same things every game however if you are and you don't like it then maybe its time for a break.
I don't mean that in a mean way or anything but if your truely finding the game boring because you feel like its the same every match maybe its time for a break from DBD and pick up a new game for a bit.
I did that for about 6 months came back with Vecna 2 and its been a real variety im going against

in Where is the variety? Comment by Jay_K February 8, 2026

@Crowman said:
BHVR has done nothing to squash toxicity in the community and behold the community is a toxic wasteland.

aint that the truth. Which is why if I get toxic behaviour post game I just have fun with it now. Shockingly no on wants to add me as a friend after dropping an unsult XD

in Its only game...why you haff to be mad? Comment by Jay_K February 8, 2026

@BongoBoys said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4054344#Comment_4054344
Theres and argument saying since Hold W is strong against the First he needs to be 115% move speed to help against hold W

The issue is if you did this then he would for sure be to over powered. Although its annoying having a suvivor holding W you can counter it with perks such as batteries or other haste perks. Given that his power is really powerful at mid/high level then he does need some drawback else your playing an M1 killer with a kick ass power

in Is The First OP? Comment by Jay_K February 8, 2026

@BongoBoys said:
Enough time has past it's time to discuss if the First is OP or not now what drived me to mskr this post was cause I've seen talk from creators like Otz and Hens saying he's not Op and actually exhaustion perks destroys the First and that exhaustion perks need to be nerfed.
What do you think?

Short answer to this is No.

The long answer is Yes and No

Why I feel he is OP

In the right hands he is OP. I have been playing him since release and honestly put more hours into him than i have played DBD over the last 6 months as i find him extremely fun to play. This means i am getting used to his power and the little tricks needed to get good with him. There are times i down a survivor after 4 perfect hits (2 to get into power then 2 to down them) and i do think sometimes "Man this killer is a tad OP kind of needs a nerf".
However there are times when i play him and miss a hit with his power then have to spend 3 - 5 business days catching back up to the survivor because he is so god damn slow.

I feel like he is similar to Nurse and Blight. In the hands of a new/casual player he is extremely hard to play. If you miss your shot you lose so much distance, have to spend a while catching up and pray you don't miss the next one. But on the flip side those players who put the time to learn his power will start destroying survivor teams.

Why I feel he isn't OP

Firstly he is a slow killer. His slower movement speed means a survivor just has to hold W and you will have such a long chase. He is shut down fairly easily in a chase by any haste perk, if you don't run aura read then your just shooting blind especially on indoor maps where survivors can break line of sight all the time.

Secondly he is shut down by anything with elevation. I'm not talking about multi level maps like the game or RPD im talking about parts of the map that has temporary elevation. As an example the hills on the outdoor maps. You can't shoot thru them which means you have no choice but to either run around them or leave chase.
When your trying to get quick hits with your power if a survivor is near a staircase, The hill, even things like the railings on dead dog saloon then your power will end up hitting something completely different.

I've been testing various counter plays with him with my wife in customs and there are a fair few things that you can do to shut him down.

Firstly Deception. Because he is a slower movement speed killer I personally find that deception is messing me up, You hear a locker and think the survivor is just hiding from your power. by time u get there you have no visual on the survivor because of the distance they have gained and i would say 7/10 times I have just completely lost the survivor.
Any sort of haste perk. Be it temp haste like sprint burst or lithe or a more perm haste like boon this really messes with the killer. Normally if you can light up the circle so the survivor is dead center then you are guaranteed a hit. But if survivor has any haste then that is no longer the case.
And simply Holding W. This won't let you escape but holding W and not taking a weird side to side path to lose distance will ensure that the chase with Vecna lasts longer than it should.

in Is The First OP? Comment by Jay_K February 8, 2026

@Shodan79 said:
You get a bot to play with, whats the problem?

So as a survivor you would be happy if killers disconnected getting a bot to play against? My issue is if i wanted to play against bots i would do customer.

@UnicornMedal said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4050781#Comment_4050781
It's something you can't quantify. If you make giving up or DCing wrong across the board, you end up with harsh penalties for situations where maybe the power went out or maybe you get a string of hackers (which are becoming more common). Even if it prevents pettiness, it starts to affect everyone eventually in a game this unstable. Alternatively, you get a system like the Abandon system we've gotten instead which spares your time in some scenarios but it doesn't prevent many of the reasons players DC or the source of their fatigue.
Essentially you have to let it happen for the health of the game, but improve things so players are less prone to do it. When morale boosts enough, players will adapt.

I dont overly agree. If your power is dropping that often its causing huge dc penalty then the game is the least of your issues

As for string of hackers how often are you really going against them? And if you say all the time then i want the proof. Over the last 8 or so years of playi g this game ive not gone against a single hacker that has made it obvious or held hostage. Lilely hood is just subtle ones thats it.

So yeah i stand by harsher dc penalties

in Please survivors STOP Disconnecting Comment by Jay_K January 30, 2026

Thats interesting. When i view my stats tracker it shows as an escape for the survivor.
This game was 3 dc then a abandon (1 hook and 1 gen done not sure why teh rage quit)

but its good to know it it doesn't for the survivor at least

in Questions about the Abandon Feature Comment by Jay_K January 29, 2026

Just saying this was a rant post yet this descended into chaos XD.
I think overall the bottom line is players on both sides are salty when things don't go their way. Honestly i think there should be no reason to DC other than being held hostage by a hacker.
Again today I had someone rage quit but this time they DCed right on final down. Like they were dead and all they had to do is wait 2 seconds to be hooked. I had even picked up before they DCed so clear i wasn't gonna slug but no rather take a time out and rage quit than wait 2 seconds.
Another game a survivor run up to me and just DCed without even a chase. Just doesn't like the new killer.

Honestly I'm with those who say harsher DC penalties. Still have the first one being fairly free because honest disconnects happen like power outage and such but after the first DC need to start doing something more as clearly the current system doesn't discourage it.
I like the idea of having anyone who DCs being only qued with others that DC. Its sort of a soft ban. Longer que time and the game likely is gonna be a bad one however this would then punish the killer potentially if they get into a game with players who just rage quit.

in Please survivors STOP Disconnecting Comment by Jay_K January 29, 2026

@catfam05 said:
PPL that I play with only DC when the killer is tunneling, proxi camping, all for that precious mori. When a new killer is released that is all we get because that is all they want to do. Not worth playing it isnt even a match. For us we do not DC because things do not go our way it is because they do and the killer cant handle it so they slug and or tunnel. Which we can take chase but when you are the only one not being slugged it doesnt last forever. No one wants to lay on the ground forever while three ppl are on hook, not being able to take their chances to get off hook , because ya know why would we be able to, going next. There will never be a game balance they change things way too much and do not include all the changes in the patch notes. Like why do surv only get a slight decrease hook offering now, why did they just nerf anti-tunnel perks for an anti slug move that they tabled again. But did they reverse the perks they nerfed for it nope. The game is the game. One person mentioned play with bots. We as surv (not all I am sure) would love to be able to just play with a bot killer with different levels of skill, as I am sure killers do not care either if they have bots or not. I am not saying anyone is right or wrong I am just saying it is the game, it is a toxic game in nature. It has become my not so played game, easier to just walk away than get pelted down with nasty comments or lame game play (by either side).

This is fine for you but in my experience no matter how the killer plays survivors are DCing. I think you missunderstand my issue. You say multiple slugs and 4 abandons isn't the issue here. the issue is first down instant DC. outplayed at a loop instant DC. Majority of the time a DC comes after a survivor gives me the bags, gets rolled then cries and DCs.
I get that killers play in an unfun way (nicest way i can say it) with slugging and tunnelling but at the end of the day you que for a match play the match. If you can't handle a bad game every now and then maybe its best you don't play this game because no matter if you play killer or survivor your gonna have games that are bad be it either thru getting destroyed as the other team out skills you or just toxic behaviour from either side.

@ImWinston said:
Perhaps we should understand the reasons that lead DC to some survivors... for years I've heard (and experienced) the same story. If I were Devs, I'd try to understand why, instead of simply punishing with a ban. If this problem is really as serious as we all claim, it's time to ask ourselves some questions.

I think the reason a lot of the time is the player is just unhappy playing the game but plays it anyway. So much burn out leads to rage, toxicicity and eventually DCing if its not a free/easy win.

in Please survivors STOP Disconnecting Comment by Jay_K January 28, 2026

@BlackRabies said:
Goes to show just how weak the survivor mind set is when they refuse to play the moment the game doesn't go there way. No balancing changes can fix the players behavior.

100%. like i don't play tunnel or camp (unless survivor hands it to me by insisting on body blocking off hook) and i try to 3 hook everyone but no matter what it seems like a lot of the people I'm going against just want either a free easy win or they rage quit. I just thank the devs that after 4 disconnects im able to abandon so im not stuck playing with bots

in Please survivors STOP Disconnecting Comment by Jay_K January 28, 2026

@Chrarcq said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/4047293#Comment_4047293
Not if it were accompanied by meaningful and positive balance changes to the game. Something that we barely did get in 2025.

Even then just because its balanced doesn't mean its fun. No new content means rehashing the same thing and although some have their dedicated mains they go back to a lot will want new content to try to keep them interested in the game.

in The votes are in from the Community! Comment by Jay_K January 19, 2026

@[Deleted User] said:
This is not a hate post against any winstreakers, and I'm not talking about cool stuff like 50 winstreak challenge, copycat challenge, or no perk challenge.
I'm talking about the tryhard comp guys who go in each match fully loaded on their blight, nurse, etc., or a 4 man team and absolutely demolish every single match as if they are in a tourney with cash prizes. These guys make maybe 1% or 2% of the entire player base probably. The majority of their matches are stomps with absolutely no chance for the unprepared average gamer to win. Even a relatively good player will often get smothered by these comp guys. If you ever had the misfortune of playing against one, my condolences to you. I had too and it's just a miserable experience. Dead by Daylight truly at its worst. if every match was like this, i might've actually quit the game long ago. Thankfully they are very rare, but my point stands. These guys should never be allowed to match against the average player.
This post is essentially just another post complaining about the trash matchmaking, which seemingly the devs dont care about, so whatever I guess. ==

So i get where your coming from but i don't agree. How would this work. What survivor is ever going to queue for a game that is guaranteed going against a player like this. What your suggesting might as well just be a perm ban from the game as they will never get a game again anyway.
As a killer I've been against survivor SWF that have destroyed me doing gens super efficient, destroying me in chase then all escaping with 1 or 2 hooks only and honestly its fine. If these games do come up so what you have a game you lose then you move on. I would 100% rather go against this than a toxic bully squad or a killer that wants to slug all players and wait for a 4 player bleed out. (although not as popular now with the abandon)
At the end of the day players can play this game however they want and if you have a game against one of these players who are super try hard then you play the game, likely get a loss and you move on.
With all the toxicity in the game these days having a game that is over quickly with no toxicity from the other side is a blessing

in Winstreakers should not be allowed to play with the rest of the playerbase Comment by Jay_K January 19, 2026

@Renegade707 said:
Genuine question as someone who doesn't play survivor very much anymore, I had a chaos shuffle match where I played springtrap and rolled a team. I'm talking I had 10 hooks by the time 2 gens got done. I clearly won, but then I decided to relax and try to learn how to trickshot and they ended up getting out due to a genuinely long chase and an aggressive use of DS. I proceeded to get T-bagged in the exit gate they wouldn't have gotten had I not literally given it to them and they got 4 man out (which again, I wasn't really trying to win at this point.) What made them cocky there? What's with the toxicity? Did they think they got a comeback or something?

I see this a lot as a killer main myself but at the end of the day its not survivors that are toxic. its a minority of the community that are toxic. These sorts of players will be toxic to the other side no matter if they play survivor or if they play killer and i do see this a lot. I've checked profiles of toxic players in end game chat and their wall is filled with posts claiming they are toxic when they play survivor and when they play killer.

This topic is brought up a lot and you get people defending both sides justifying the behaviour of one side because "the other side is worse" but truthfully these toxic players are bad on both sides.

Now I will say if you play both sides equally you will find that more survivors are toxic than killers are and this isn't because there are more toxic players playing survivor this is because you see 4 times as many survivors as you do killers which means you are always going to find more toxicity from the survivor side and that's just math.

in Why are survivors toxic? Comment by Jay_K January 19, 2026

I understand no mither as you said it ruins games (although is very funny when someone gets it with a self heal perk ngl)

for Boon Exponential and Unbreakable i wouldn't know. My best guess would be that in a swf any self recovery can lead to very long games if a swf wants to as all it takes is players going down in a boon while others with a flashlight show themselves meaning killer can't pick up but thats a very out there theory

As for A Nurses Calling my best guess is because chaos shuffle you can't guarantee anything having killers pull A Nurses calling means potentially no healing for survivors which would make the game kinda unfun especially if its a mobile killer

in why are self recovery anti-slug perks not available in chaos shuffle? Comment by Jay_K January 19, 2026

@SoGo said:
I think that they should continue with a reduced release schedule. 3 full chapters per year are enough.

3 releases per year the player base would get bored.

in The votes are in from the Community! Comment by Jay_K January 19, 2026

What do you all expect. I'm honestly shocked we got anything at all. Ill take the 250k but its a bit insulting to the player base but unfortunately it will never change. If they gave everyone 2 million blood points for example with a new killer release coming next week then it would let every player actually get a couple of prestige levels for free and we don't want that now do we XD

in Strode Realty Map Offerings Compensation Comment by Jay_K January 19, 2026

@Lodosslight said:
https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3988957#Comment_3988957
I don't agree with Mandy's statement and view of how the feature "PLAY WHILE YOU WAIT" partially resolve the problem for Killer queue time and Survivor players are low. There are more Survivor mains, than there are Killer mains and that is a proven fact.
Besides, the community itself made that clear of how this is a "Survivor sided game" Matthew made that reason clear to Otdzarva's response as well.
Additionally, lack of players does not really cut it because why not have Killers do a custom match while waiting for a queue? So, much thought could have been put into this for Killers to freshen up.

I like the idea of a custom 2v8 match while you wait. Be able to play the mode with a friend against bots while waiting for a real game.

My main complaint about the "Play while you wait" and the reasoning behind it is I don't want to play survivor. Survivor is kinda boring and 2v8 increases that a little because now you have even more solo que team mates to let you down.

in 2v8 Killer queue times are ridiculous Comment by Jay_K September 4, 2025

A lot of comments so gonna give my overall final thoughts.

Firstly I did miss read the second part which is regards to no gen kicks after kill. After reading comments and re-reading the line I believe it works so as long as the first kill isn't the last person you hooked (basically hook, down, hook) then you won't get the debuff of not being able to kick gens or block them.

Now saying that it does mean that it is Incredibly easy to cheese this mechanic by hard tunnel first survivor for 2 hooks, hook someone else then go for the kill. you will trigger the gen progression for survivors but should not trigger the no kick/block gen debuff.

Overall a lot of the changes I like. The anti slugging is fine however I can see it being abused like crazy by SWFs feel free to ask how if u want. the buffs you get for unique hooks is great especially as a clown main who already goes fast that extra haste is gonna be amazing after hooking someone so incoming super speed clown :)
I'm very worried however about the numbers. Over doing the buffs or over doing the de buffs is going to make or break these changes and honestly my faith in them getting it right isn't high based on previous updates but I have some hope that they will at least fix any issues after PTB.