Kaitsja

Boons and Hexes are not the same mechanic, first and foremost. So far, the vast majority of ideas I've seen for nerfing boon totems has been to make them absolutely worthless to use out of spite; which is absolutely not the way to do it.

Blessing needs to be limited to twice per totem, and boons need to have a time limit so that the effect automatically expires. I think 90 seconds feels fair. 60 Seconds feels too short, and 120 seconds feels like it could be too long. This would balance boons in a way that keeps them in a good place while also respecting the killer's time.

in How long are we going to have to wait for Boon nerfs ? Comment by Kaitsja November 9, 2021

As Jester pointed out, Boons and Hexes are not the same mechanic.

Boons being able to be relit does not mean old Undying should return. It wasn't just nerfed because of Ruin. If you remember correctly, you could use Undying with Haunted Ground to have it go off several times. Thus, Undying was the problem.

Boons being strong does not mean the solution is to give killers something even more powerful.

in Bringing back old Undying, as balance for Boons. Comment by Kaitsja November 9, 2021

@lavars said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/292995/disconnect-penalty-punishes-dedicated-players
Survivor main i see....
play killer... for a week. just killer... come back and tell me how it was. you will see why killer "camp" and "tunnel". These arguments are here EVERY day, and i can tell you it's the same on both sides, killer mains cry about survivors, survivors about killers... as long as both sides are like what they are now... don't complain about players who abuse what works, or should we ban survivors as they "only do gens and loop, that is op, it's no fun" (real argument i read). And please don't tell me "i play an equal amount of killer and i never camp or tunnel". Noone does it apparently, and everyone plays always perfect and awesome and it's always the others, except it's the SWF team, then it's the killer too op.

I'd like to throw in my 2 cents and say that I play killer and absolutely refuse to tunnel/camp unless it's EGC or they force my hand. That doesn't necessarily mean it's easy. Usually the only way I walk away with a 4k playing like that is if the survivors end up with a close proximity 3 gen.

in The stacking "Frequent Disconnect" Penalty punishes dedicated players Comment by Kaitsja November 7, 2021

Grades are not used for matchmaking. You have a hidden MMR Value that increases with each kill you get. If you're consistently getting 4ks, then you're going to be matched against survivors with similar MMR.

Their Grade is an indicator of how much they play, but not their skill level.

in Matchmaking is such BS!! Thought they made it more balanced? Clearly Not! Comment by Kaitsja November 7, 2021

They could probably make the skillcheck bar bigger for it, it's not really a big deal unless you tunnel.

in Why does DS need a skill check? Comment by Kaitsja November 5, 2021

Boons should have a cap on how many times they can be placed on an individual totem, and there should be a timer on how long they stay active for.

I feel like a good starting point for the timer is 80 seconds, and you should be able to bless each individual totem a maximum of two times. With five dull totems, this means they can be blessed up to a total of 10 times. This cap would be universal rather than on a per-player basis, so as to discourage stacking boon perks in a SWF scenario.

This allows boons to remain strong while also acknowledging that the killer doesn't have the luxury of protecting gens, securing hooks AND snuffing out boons.

I know I made a post earlier, but I feel like I was a bit too vague and wanted to expand on that now that I have more time.

in Boon totems aren’t OP Comment by Kaitsja November 2, 2021

Idea B combined with a cap on how many times a single totem can be reactivated would be best.

in Boon totems aren’t OP Comment by Kaitsja November 1, 2021

@Mineguy said:
Since we have boon totems now that give the survivors equally strong effects like the hex perks it should also be possible for the killer to reactivate a hex totem in the same time then the boon ones.

Then hex totems need to have a limited area of effect. Do you like that idea? If not, don't compare boons to hexes.

in Killers should be able to reactivate destroyed hex totems Comment by Kaitsja November 1, 2021

@Unifall said:
Nah he's fine. If blight uses techs then that means that they have practiced blight alot. Just because console can't do it doesn't mean pc players should be punished.

Then crossplay should be between consoles only, because blight techs are clearly an unintended unfair advantage one platform has over another.

in Should Blight techs be removed? Comment by Kaitsja November 1, 2021

@JohnWeak said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/291726/should-blight-techs-be-removed
They were not intended so they should not exist
Killer is unplayable without those techs
Killer is unplayable against good survivors even with those techs
Only 0,0001% of the killer playerbase are able to play Blight properly to win against average++ survivors
So Blight needs a complete rework, without the techs he is a pathetic M1 killer. With the techs, he is buggy but can be strong if mastered but as i have said, there are only 1 or 2 good Blight players in the whole community... it means a lot of how clunky and unplayable this killer is.

Then he should be reworked. I understand that this upsets people, but it's hard enough being a console player with all of the performance issues while also having to deal with Tech Blights.

in Should Blight techs be removed? Comment by Kaitsja November 1, 2021

@PandaChris said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2606143#Comment_2606143
Ya, it's almost like when they added even more healing to the game that survivor bouncing and leaving them in an injured state punishes the killer even more because everyone heals up so fast now.
Just like how the game made it so that one of the best ways survivors can win is to gen rush, one of the best ways killers can get ahead in the healing meta is to get a survivor out of the game asap now.
But ya, let's keep buffing healing in the game cause I'm sure that will promote killers to leave survivors in an injured state and will fix camping and tunneling.

I'm merely pointing out that boons won't be seen as a problem if kill rates against survivors running them are significantly higher than escape rates with that perk.

in So how fast will circle of healing get nerfed do you reckon? Comment by Kaitsja November 1, 2021

It'll probably get buffed with the way killers are camping and tunneling their way to a 4k every match.

in So how fast will circle of healing get nerfed do you reckon? Comment by Kaitsja November 1, 2021

@Haddix said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2604094#Comment_2604094
The only counterplay versus a good Nurse is making her misblink with LOS breaks and distance making/double backing. Good Nurses misblink against good Survivors at least a few times. No Nurse is always hitting both blinks every single time. You see it in competitive matches. What makes counterplay possible is the fact that she has 2 shots at you. A 3rd can patch up those mistakes completely and will shut down counterplay in most scenarios.
It also gives you a faster recharge if you have all 3 up and only use 1-2. EVEN faster with recharge addons.
If you're facing average survivors, sure, you probably don't need it. But anyone who knows how to face Nurse will likely make her ######### up at least once or twice, and the extra blink makes that far less possible.

You're not wrong, but that doesn't necessarily make the add-on a problem since balancing decisions are not made around "good" survivors. They're made around average survivors.

in Those who have faced 3 blink Nurse: How would you rate your experience? Comment by Kaitsja November 1, 2021

I'd just like to point out that if you want a perk nerfed, the answer isn't to tunnel/camp survivors to death. Especially since the survivors aren't at fault here.

For simplicity's sake, let's say there's x2 CoH and Shadowstep in every game. Now, let's say you tunnel or camp your way to a 4k every game.

From a data standpoint, this is going to show that these perks aren't a problem. But if you let them escape, it's going to show that these perks are potentially overperforming.

in Calling All Killers Comment by Kaitsja October 31, 2021

Honestly, while I haven't personally played against 3-blink Nurse, I don't see it as a problem.

People who suck as Nurse or are still learning her aren't going to fare any better than they would with two blinks and those who are already good at Nurse don't really need it.

I'd consider myself somewhat good as Nurse, and I've used triple blink for a few games. Found myself not really needing it most of the time.

in Those who have faced 3 blink Nurse: How would you rate your experience? Comment by Kaitsja October 31, 2021

NOED isn't really a problem. Just make it so there's no surprise after the final gen pops by having the "Exposed" status effect pop up after the final gen is done.

in Alright, I'm On-Board With A NOED Change. Comment by Kaitsja October 29, 2021

When you lose 3 gens in less than a minute, it makes sense as to why killers camp and tunnel.

in What’s up with All the Camping and Tunneling? Comment by Kaitsja October 29, 2021

Mother-Daughter Ring could use a rework that isn't a net nerf, but other than that I'd say Spirit's in a really good spot right now.

in Does Spirit need another nerf? Specifically her addon movement speed Comment by Kaitsja October 29, 2021

@Nayru said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2594357#Comment_2594357
there is no time to find a totem if you have about 1000+ hours experience with spawns
i bother because perma we'll make it + self-heal medkit speed in the outskirts of the map where killer will never patrol is obscene for 1 perk slot

And survivors will have to travel to that area every time, which means they aren't on gens. Survivors not on gens are survivors that aren't a problem.

in Why boons are bad, and why it's not what you think Comment by Kaitsja October 27, 2021

Boons aren't that big a deal. They're strong, sure but the fact that you have to take the time to find a totem, then bless it, then use its effects means that there are so many reasons to not bother.

in Why boons are bad, and why it's not what you think Comment by Kaitsja October 27, 2021

Yes, just recently actually. I was playing Ghostface, and the survivors bullied the crap out of me. I lost 3 gens in under a minute, with the other two being at least 50%, there were two people running prove thyself, and of course they all had sprint burst. The survivors constantly revealed me and only used strong loops.

After two games like that I swapped to triple blink nurse with the purple range add-on. Needless to say, I stopped getting bullied.

in Killer mains… Have you ever been bullied by Survivors? Comment by Kaitsja October 26, 2021

@JacksonWise said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2592328#Comment_2592328
You missed my point entirely. Most of the time when you shock a survivor and it SHOULD prevent them from vaulting, they still vault anyway.

That's more of a timing thing. If they get the vault prompt before your shock hits them, then the shock won't prevent their vault.

in Now that pallet drops and DH are server sided, can we take a look at vaults too? Comment by Kaitsja October 26, 2021

No. Their lack of care proves they aren't deserving of any slack.

in Disregard this post now you guys won. Comment by Kaitsja October 26, 2021

@slendermansmoom said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2591776#Comment_2591776
MWAHAHA "laughs in restraint carters notes" how about his shocks reveal your aura for 5 seconds and your fake doctors auras point towards you giving you away every 7 seconds

Honestly, I'd be fine with that so long as shocks didn't prevent actions.

in Survivors: Which Killer Do You *Hate* Playing Against? Comment by Kaitsja October 26, 2021

Boons would have to be buffed massively in order to compensate for that.

in Mikaela should only be able to bless a totem once Comment by Kaitsja October 26, 2021

This is a list of killers I hate playing against because they're simply unfun to play against. I don't think all of them could use changes, some of them I think are fine but just boring to play against.

Trickster because he's blatantly overpowered.

Blight because almost every blight I've played against tunnels off-hook due to how fast he moves and pinballs off everything.

Doctor because his shocks prevent you from vaulting/throwing pallets, ontop of revealing your position, ontop of making it so you can't use items while in Madness 3. I'd find him considerably more fun to play against if his shocks only revealed your location.

Hag because of the camera snapping to her phantasms.

Legion because mending simulator is boring.

Bubba because chainsaw go brr.

in Survivors: Which Killer Do You *Hate* Playing Against? Comment by Kaitsja October 26, 2021

You don't need to use her Iri. It just takes a little bit more creativity and skill now, rather than just fake phasing and putting survivors into coin-toss situations.

in I'm really quite annoyed by the Spirit nerf Comment by Kaitsja October 24, 2021

More evidence of the game being absolutely broken. I understand that it is hard to fix the plethora of issues with this game, but can we please make game performance a priority instead of pushing out new content constantly? It's hard to enjoy said content when faced with this plethora of performance issues.

https://youtu.be/dSBcsj_xWg8

in The Continued Ignorance of Performance Issues Continues to Hamper Player Fun Comment by Kaitsja October 24, 2021

If you see a ghost face who locks you into a 3-gen stalemate for 30+ minutes, know that that's me and I'm not sorry.

in Hope you will face alot of Spirit in the event. Comment by Kaitsja October 22, 2021

@anarchy753 said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2578590#Comment_2578590
Yeah, because you know what's not confusing? Running Surveillance and Trail of Torment, then working out what a yellow generator means. How about adding in Discordance too.
Or for survivors, that gen just lit up yellow. Now is that because my teammate's working on it with whatever they renamed Better Together? Is it a gen someone just got off with Blast Mine so I probably shouldn't head over there? Or did the killer use Trail of Torment and I should be aware that they're undetectable until I touch it? Hell, it could be the gen I put Red Herring on and then forgot.

I seen somebody use Repressed Alliance once while I was playing survivor, and was quite surprise by the aura colour being white. I then immediately questioned why we couldn't use that for blast mine/better together (I'm not learning the new name) instead of yellow.

in Why do we only have 3 aura colors?!?! Comment by Kaitsja October 21, 2021

In terms of how I play, though..

As Ghostface I'll put you in a three-gen and hold it for 45 minutes. That's not a joke. With range add-ons, I'm really good as Nurse but otherwise terrible. With Plague, it's very much map dependent but I can usually 4k by EGC.

The rest is fairly self-explanatory.

in Your personal killer tier list: Comment by Kaitsja October 18, 2021

This is how I view each of the killers without add-ons in relation to their current/soon to-be power and potential. It's not quite as simple as Best to Worst, but it's nothing too complex either.

C Tier doesn't mean they're bad, just woefully average. They neither excel nor underperform in any particular area.

D Tier means most survivors make a mockery of these killers, and aren't really phased by them. They're simply not particularly suited to the current meta.

S and A Tier should speak for themselves.

B Tier means these particular killers have either decenr anti-loop potential or decent map pressure.

in Your personal killer tier list: Comment by Kaitsja October 18, 2021

@Rhoska said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2563349#Comment_2563349
This forum exists as a communication interface between customers/players/clients amongst themselves, and to Devs, as moderated by a designated staff.
Its not rocket science, and all game forums since the internet has existed have been in the same format.
What part of that are you not understanding?

I understand perfectly well what a forum is, and what it's purpose is. What I don't understand is the point of your questions directed at me, specifically.

in Why do mods respond to random stuff but not discussions with good feedback? Comment by Kaitsja October 18, 2021

@R2k said:
Those who complain about tunneling are [Bad word] players who don't care about anything and most likely don't play killer.
Complaining about tunneling is probably a babie mindset. It's not Survivors who should decide how are they going to die. And if such players expect killer be nice and friendly and follow survivors rule book then they are delusional.

The whole rulebook argument is stupid. Not every survivor is the "evil 4,000 hours knows every loop and will run you for 5 gens" type.

Being tunneled isn't fun, and complaining about tunneling isn't a "babies mindset"; survivors who just want to play casually and not worry about meta perks or how long they can run the killer for get tunneled off-hook because the killer's afraid they'll get genrushed if they don't.

in Survivors that complain about tunnelling, what do you think about this? Comment by Kaitsja October 18, 2021

Healing is a part of the game's base mechanics. Being tunneled isn't fun. It's a tactic that requires absolutely no skill and unfairly punishes the unhooked survivor.

in Survivors that complain about tunnelling, what do you think about this? Comment by Kaitsja October 18, 2021

Paying money for a character doesn't exempt them from being nerfed. M&A Slinger was frustrating to play against because his terror radius was so tiny, and quickscoping created a lose-lose scenario for survivors where nothing they do will matter.

in The nerf to the deathslinger was the last nail in the coffin to play killer for me. Comment by Kaitsja October 17, 2021

No.

People thought other dbd-esque clones would provide competition but in the end, they never really capture the essence of what makes dbd special.

in Between VHS and Propnight. Comment by Kaitsja October 17, 2021

@Zozzy said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2564044#Comment_2564044
that was a bug that was still present after the nerf for a day. tell me you don't play killer without telling me you don't play killer.
They gutted her addons. aka they gutted her speed.

I'm gonna make it real simple for you my dude. She's already faster than survivors while phasing, so it's not a big loss. If you can only get kills by using speed and duration add-ons, you're not as good as you think you are.

I read patch notes, I don't pay attention to bugs.