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“Sorry guys, December Optimization Patch screwed things up, but don’t worry, the SPRING Optimization Patch will fix it this time! Promise!”TAG said:
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And so the wait continues.
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Yes, but it’s gotten worse and worse.thesuicidefox said:@ModernFable said:
Console frame rate has been broken since the the game was createdFixed that for you.
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Console frame rate has been broken since the Clown patch 6 months ago.Bravo0413 said:
Right? Like "sound gets busted"........ stays busted for 6 months and is never as good as it once was after they "fixed it"...DwightsLifeMatters said:
Well, we had the best sound back in 2016. After the first engine update the sound got broken and we never could hear footsteps behind walls etc again. They said they gonna fix it but never really did. Maybe this happening again. Wouldn't surprise me thoPapaAndrei said:Those all sound like just new engine issues.
Every time it was brought up, it was shot down saying “shut up, the big optimization is coming in December.”
Guess what? Still broken. -
They broke a lot of things with the new engine update: such as visuals, audio, and general gameplay.
One important thing that broke was scratch marks. They are now much harder to see, depending on the surface and lighting. -
If the selling point of Offerings is to increase game variety to make it feel like less of a grind, then they are unneeded.micsan said:Offerings and items in general make the game more exciting. If all of this was removed, we would not have any variety in fog, chest spawns, hook spawns etc. Every chase would be exactly the same as the last one.
They make the game feel like less of a grind because of variety, makes it so not every game feels the same even though it's the 5th game against a skillbilly.
Just make the fog, chests, hooks, etc. be different every match within a certain range.
I.e. 2-5 chests every match, or from low to moderate fog.
This would accomplish the same effect as those Offerings without cluttering the Blood Web. -
Reduce the Lockers by half, double the Locker search speed, and let the chaos ensue.slingshotsurvivor said:
I like it but I gotta think about it a lil bit. If the lockers remain at the same quantity killers may suffer. If they are cut down survivors may suffer but not as much if it were just halved. Having 3 lockers would stink.... 🤔 I really like it though!!Gorgonia said:@slingshotsurvivor said:
For killers not really much of an upside when looking specifically at mori's except for the previously mentioned points.
Yes, I must include the perverbial disclaimer: Survivor main 🤣😁😜
Edit: spacing and words
Unless killers could grab add-ons from lockers and equip them in game \o/
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I’d like it, I would.
But anything that makes performance worse is a no go for me. -
The timer no longer goes down while in a chase and you can now stop yourself from going down without the use of Self Care.MyNamePete said:@Tsulan said:
MyNamePete said:are you serious?
if you hate BT THAT much, then why not run counters for it? Or maybe just countering it?
Borrowed time activates in the terror radius, run perks that affect this or just get away from the hook.
Just wait out the 15 seconds endurance or just hit them twice.
Not to mention it literally just got nerfed...
It got buffed tho...
So you call decreasing the timer by 5 seconds on each level a buff?
And you never actually lose those “5 seconds.”
When you’re hit with Borrowed Time you’re running and now in a chase.
By the time Dead by Daylight registers that you’re not in a chase, it will be well equal to or well past 5 seconds.
The Borrowed Time change was a sheer buff disguised as a shift. -
Very unlikely, but yes I’d appreciate a big balance and fix patch.
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Correct.Raptorrotas said:Removing offerings would only fill the open bloodweb spots with addons or items, the net wouldnt suddenly get smaller because the pool of possible filler material shrank down.
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You’re correct, but I’d also say it’s safe to assume that Epic and Discord won’t implode overnight.DocOctober said:
I didn't know you were a Seer.ModernFable said:
Steam has also had 15 years to develop its service and gain market dominance.Master said:There is a reason why every gamer prefers the steam platform, its the only one thats working properly.
I admit, the battlenet platform is decent too, but steam is still a lot better.
While these other storefronts may not be up to par yet, given time they’ll be much larger contenders.
Sarcasm aside, there is no way to know how those stores will develop.
I’m not saying they’ll be huge, but they’ll be much larger than what they are right now, which are basically ants to Steam.
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But it’s not optional at all.Gamzello said:@ModernFable said:
Gamzello said:@ModernFable said:
powerbats said:
@ModernFable said: Gamzello said:
So we are gonna complain about offerings too? God how many L’s are we all taking!?!?!?! Yeah some of the offerings suck. But it’s better than nothing in my opinion. How so?
In what way exactly do Offerings benefit the game? For survivors and killers there's the bonus offerings to bp for categories say you've got a chase daily, well the boldness for survivors will help with that. Got a repair 3 total gens well objective offerings make that one great. If you've got heal/unhook ones well combine that with an Altruism offering and take wGLF and hit the BP jackpot. If you're the killer and you get a sac daily well that sacrifice offering is sure nice, playing Trapper well use a Deviousness offering and wrack up that bonus bp. Want the survivors to be separated well then use a shroud, want to be together use a shroud and start furthest away use a shroud. Want more chests, use that offering less chests use that one, more or less hooks well you get the picture. Okay, now tell me how most of that couldn’t be solved better, by simply increasing how much Blood Points everything gives and removing the BP Offerings.
And tell me why it’s better to give players situational control of those gameplay elements like chest spawns and hooks, instead of naturally changing those numbers to a point that’s ideal.
Well blood points do affect your game for better items, add ons, and perks. BPs are kinda revolved around both killers and survivors as equal. Survivors get a lot less bps than killer tbh; unless the match was extended for reasons.
Dead by daylight...is an asymmetrical game. It will never be truly 100% balanced. Another chest spawn or two doesn't hurt. Besides killers also have that offering where they can literally remove 2 from even spawning in. Offerings don't do much of a play but it's more like a "slight head start" kind of thing depending on both sides.
Yes but that’s my point.
Blood Points are important and affect a lot of a player's long term experience. Yet the rate that you gain Blood Points is heavily swayed by these Offerings that you may or may not have.
So why not remove them, and adjust the Blood Points everyone gains normally?
Some Offerings are relatively weak and some are wildly powerful, but they’re situational.
Why should one game have there be three less hooks and incredibly dense fog.
While another game gives the Killer the ability to remove a Survivor after just one hook.I don’t see how this is possibly more fun or balanced in any regard, it’s more random if anything.
You say it’s asymmetrical and it’ll never be truly balanced. Yes that’s abundantly clear.
However, that doesn’t justify unnecessary features that serve little purpose other than to add another layer of randomness to the game.
It's completely optional though (offerings for extra hooks, chests, etc). I only started playing this game in August so I'm not sure if offerings even existed back then.I only like the fog offerings but that's it. It's easier to hide lmao.
I guess it's just a bit more extra into game play? Idk it depends on how the players play the game. It is pretty random but I think the only useful offers have to be the extra BP offerings.
Devs removing offerings...to add up all of the BPs in total...OOF...that ain't gonna happen chief I'm starting to realize what kind of devs these are.
I do agree with you about offerings being situational. Nobody really thinks about "oh hey my one hook got removed out of my other 8 hooks." or "oh man 2 chests were removed!". It doesn't affect BPs or game play as much.
If I use an Ebony Mori on my Killer, the four Survivors I’m about to play with don’t have a choice.
Nor can I stop those same four Survivors from using Shrouds, Map, or Fog Offerings.
Gameplay affecting Offerings are unnecessary and often involuntary randomness.
Blood Point Offerings are unnecessary filler for Blood Webs to increase the grind.
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The Blood Web would still be the same size.Gorgonia said:If you remove offerings and you increase the bps rewarded within the game you would progress way too fast throughout the bloodweb. I don’t know if that’s what is expected or intended.
There are 3 scenarios:
1) current bp rewards + offerings
2) current bp rewards + no offerings = the bloodweb would require half the bps to level
3) improved bp rewards + no offerings = give or take, 150% to 200% faster progression depending on how much they improved the bp rewards.
It just would be filled with actual items and add-ons instead of filler.
Moreover, even if that wasn’t the case, the grind in Dead by Daylight is atrocious and should be lessened.
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I believe you’re correct, although I doubt it would solely moved to those stores. At least not anytime soon.theArashi said:DBD can even switch to that store.
It doesn't use steam services for it's online play as far as I remember so it should be fine. -
Sometimes it feels like certain maps just don’t show up as often as others (without Offerings).Poweas said:My [BAD WORD] The Game offering keeps getting cucked by some offering for another map. I just want ONE game as Spirit on The Game but these little shits keep blocking it. I am very mad over this.
Some of this is due to map variants, but even so. -
So long as they’re not public, I don’t mind.
I would like to see all of my stats. Since currently the only stats I can see are the ones on Xbox. -
The perk is quite strong, one of the few new perks in a while to become meta.
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Suicide Rates are worse in places like Greenland and Ukraine than the United States.GinnyPopperMD said:Compared to some other games I’ve played, like WoW, Hearthsone, or Destiny, the grind in DbD is pie.
But that doesn’t mean it can’t or shouldn’t be improved in the U.S.
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I’d rather a Evil Within Chapter with Sebastion and The Keeper.
However, with a Outlast Chapter I’d want Miles and Chris.
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Why?GinnyPopperMD said:@ModernFable said:
I think it would be better to improve how perks appear on the Blood Web.At the moment, only 1 perk shows up for the early webs, and then 2 later on.
I’d rather it be 3 perks the whole way through.
This way, even with the ever increasing amount of perks, it’s still relatively easy to get what you want.
I wouldn’t mind seeing 3 perks in the web when you hit lvl 50, but at early levels, that might be a bit much.
Dead by Daylight is a huge grind regardless. -
I think it would be better to improve how perks appear on the Blood Web.
At the moment, only 1 perk shows up for the early webs, and then 2 later on.
I’d rather it be 3 perks the whole way through.
This way, even with the ever increasing amount of perks, it’s still relatively easy to get what you want. -
Yes but that’s my point.Gamzello said:@ModernFable said:
powerbats said:@ModernFable said:
Gamzello said:
So we are gonna complain about offerings too? God how many L’s are we all taking!?!?!?! Yeah some of the offerings suck. But it’s better than nothing in my opinion. How so?
In what way exactly do Offerings benefit the game?
For survivors and killers there's the bonus offerings to bp for categories say you've got a chase daily, well the boldness for survivors will help with that. Got a repair 3 total gens well objective offerings make that one great. If you've got heal/unhook ones well combine that with an Altruism offering and take wGLF and hit the BP jackpot.
If you're the killer and you get a sac daily well that sacrifice offering is sure nice, playing Trapper well use a Deviousness offering and wrack up that bonus bp.
Want the survivors to be separated well then use a shroud, want to be together use a shroud and start furthest away use a shroud. Want more chests, use that offering less chests use that one, more or less hooks well you get the picture.
Okay, now tell me how most of that couldn’t be solved better, by simply increasing how much Blood Points everything gives and removing the BP Offerings.
And tell me why it’s better to give players situational control of those gameplay elements like chest spawns and hooks, instead of naturally changing those numbers to a point that’s ideal.
Well blood points do affect your game for better items, add ons, and perks. BPs are kinda revolved around both killers and survivors as equal. Survivors get a lot less bps than killer tbh; unless the match was extended for reasons.
Dead by daylight...is an asymmetrical game. It will never be truly 100% balanced. Another chest spawn or two doesn't hurt. Besides killers also have that offering where they can literally remove 2 from even spawning in. Offerings don't do much of a play but it's more like a "slight head start" kind of thing depending on both sides.
Blood Points are important and affect a lot of a player's long term experience. Yet the rate that you gain Blood Points is heavily swayed by these Offerings that you may or may not have.
So why not remove them, and adjust the Blood Points everyone gains normally?
Some Offerings are relatively weak and some are wildly powerful, but they’re situational.
Why should one game have there be three less hooks and incredibly dense fog.
While another game gives the Killer the ability to remove a Survivor after just one hook.
I don’t see how this is possibly more fun or balanced in any regard, it’s more random if anything.
You say it’s asymmetrical and it’ll never be truly balanced. Yes that’s abundantly clear.
However, that doesn’t justify unnecessary features that serve little purpose other than to add another layer of randomness to the game.
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Okay, now tell me how most of that couldn’t be solved better, by simply increasing how much Blood Points everything gives and removing the BP Offerings.powerbats said:@ModernFable said:
Gamzello said:So we are gonna complain about offerings too? God how many L’s are we all taking!?!?!?!
Yeah some of the offerings suck. But it’s better than nothing in my opinion.
How so?
In what way exactly do Offerings benefit the game?
For survivors and killers there's the bonus offerings to bp for categories say you've got a chase daily, well the boldness for survivors will help with that. Got a repair 3 total gens well objective offerings make that one great. If you've got heal/unhook ones well combine that with an Altruism offering and take wGLF and hit the BP jackpot.
If you're the killer and you get a sac daily well that sacrifice offering is sure nice, playing Trapper well use a Deviousness offering and wrack up that bonus bp.
Want the survivors to be separated well then use a shroud, want to be together use a shroud and start furthest away use a shroud. Want more chests, use that offering less chests use that one, more or less hooks well you get the picture.
And tell me why it’s better to give players situational control of those gameplay elements like chest spawns and hooks, instead of naturally changing those numbers to a point that’s ideal. -
I don’t know.se05239 said:@ModernFable said:
se05239 said:
Can players across different stores even play with each-other?
This is how it’s always been in the past and it shouldn’t be different now.
For instance Steam players can play with GoG players and vice versa. It’s all on the same platform after all.
Good to know.
Hm, I didn't get notified for this reply?
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I understand that, but why do you want Offerings in the first place?Boss said:@ModernFable said:
Boss said:I like to increase fog as Wraith, i can truly get some surprises, even though i b-line it.
The fog is an interesting mechanic, but it can be adjusted separately.
I prefer to give the fog Offerings actual meaning for me to use.
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What platform do you play on?alivebydeadight said:@HellDescent said:
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Map offerings should feel strong, reason why is because that some maps are awful for both survivor and killer cough the game Coughs louderThe game is one of the best maps for a lot of killers
nurse, hag, trapper, 3 of the of which I never find or play
On console, Nurses are rare because of the terrible frame rate and controls.
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That would be one of the easiest problems to solve.Sel said:Would fragment the community unless they found a way to have crossplay with people on Steam.. Even then I don't see how that could happen due to the aforementioned Bill. I hope it doesn't happen, but we'll see.
Crossplay with different PC platforms already exist as mentioned earlier in this discussion.
As far as Bill is concerned, it would remain a Steam Exclusive. Players from other store launchers would still be able to see players using Bill, however they just wouldn’t be to unlock him.
If you’ve ever played a fighting game with purchasable outfits it’s the same concept.
You can see their outfits, but you can’t use them until you buy them. Only difference in this case would be that you couldn’t get Bill unless you’re on Steam. -
I would also like to know this.lasombra1979 said:Before I offer opinions to your suggestions, I would like to inquiry about what rank you have progressed to playing killer. The reason I ask is playing killer at the lower ranks is much different than games against more experienced killers. The same I would like to ask of what rank you have made it to as survivor.
The difference of environments between rank 20 and rank 1 is staggering.
At the beginner ranks for instance, Freddy is one of the most intimidating killers in the game, due to the lack of player knowledge and skill.
At the more experienced ranks, Freddy is outstandingly terrible, easy to loop and abuse.
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The fog is an interesting mechanic, but it can be adjusted separately.Boss said:I like to increase fog as Wraith, i can truly get some surprises, even though i b-line it.
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This is true, however I have also seen how much faster they work when it involves their bottom line.Darktronik said:@ModernFable said:
I’m also curious to see if Behavior will at least add Dead by Daylight to the Epic Games and Discord store.
It problably wont happen cause DbD still uses a lot of steam's APIs. It is a steamwork game. Unless they are willing to create a new version without it, which would result in more work and we all know how efficient to fix and add new features they are.
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This is true, but the console versions of Dead by Daylight don’t have Bill either, we just have all of his perks automatically unlocked.MasonHugsCats said:
Bill. Bill will be unavailable to play if the store changes from Steam. As he is a liscenced character from Valve, the owners of steam.theArashi said:DBD can even switch to that store.
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That’s an inherent problem with the game and should be resolved separately.MegaWaffle said:@ModernFable said:
alivebydeadight said:Map offerings should feel strong, reason why is because that some maps are awful for both survivor and killer cough the game Coughs louder
I’d argue there shouldn’t be map Offerings at all.
Considering the game has a way of taking you to the same map several games in a row I'd argue map offering are the only way to keep your sanity at times.
Saying that map Offerings fix that, that’s one of the worst bandaid solutions I’ve ever heard. -
Coming from other games with bi-weekly updates or every 3 weeks, I think Dead by Daylight’s update schedule is absurd.MegaWaffle said:@ModernFable said:
Can? Yes.Will it? I don’t know.
After the dedicated servers arrive and the game is well optimized, then I really hope that Behavior will invest into many more employees.
Because the current rate of updates for the game is unacceptable to me personally.
I think the amount of updates are fine its just the quality of the updates isn't always what the community wants or the game needs. I feel like sometimes they get it right but in the next patch they take 3 steps backwards.
Lets also not forget the insane amount of bugs...I think Bethesda would be proud.
A month or so for a big content patch and then a whole ‘nother month for a balance patch.
In other games I play, every update is a content and balance patch, and yet they still come out much much faster than what Behavior’s team manages to do. -
I’d argue there shouldn’t be map Offerings at all.alivebydeadight said:Map offerings should feel strong, reason why is because that some maps are awful for both survivor and killer cough the game Coughs louder
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Why do you want it on GoG over the other two?Justicar said:I'm all for getting the game on some other stores, but I'd much rather see it come to GOG than either Epic or Discord.
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Can? Yes.
Will it? I don’t know.
After the dedicated servers arrive and the game is well optimized, then I really hope that Behavior will invest into many more employees.
Because the current rate of updates for the game is unacceptable to me personally. -
I’d suggest Linus Tech Tips, they’re a YouTube channel that give especially useful information on how to build a PC and what is worth your dollar.Unicorn said:
Got it. Thank you :chuffed:Orion said:@Unicorn said:
I also asked if you could inform me on some Gaming PC brands I could look into that are cheap.My bad, I missed it.
If you want a cheap PC, you don't buy a pre-built one. You get parts and put them together yourself. It's not as complicated as it looks. If you can read (manuals), aren't colorblind (this is not a joke; some cables are color-coded), and have played with blocks in kindergarten, you can assemble a computer.
There are many others, but this is the first one that comes to mind. -
I hope so too.TranquiBoy said:
Maybe need more or less time, but i think its very necesary for both sides. This game, at least for me, needs to be more strict in that aspect.ModernFable said:I’m not particularly opposed to a time limit.
Something in place to avoid 30+ minutes games would be nice.
Although I don’t know if I agree with those numbers specifically.
But you can say what would be the ideal time that should be added, or the mechanics that counter should have.I really hope that the dev's paid attention to this, and that they will implement it in the future not so far away. -
I’m pretty sure someone being injured or within 36m isn’t all that situational, for Empathy or Bond.Warlock_2020 said:Survivor aura reading perks are highly situational. To spend a perk on something that is so situational is risky. Killer perks are for seek and destroy and care trigged by either the killer's actions, or actions you are guaranteed to see in a match, such as gens being done or healing. Killer perks are much more useful and are guaranteed to trigger in each match, aiding the killer in seeking out survivors. Survivor perks, not so much. Alert is probably the best of them. Pretty sure the killer will kick a gen or break a pallet in a match. The rest, very situational.
And I’m also quite certain that being hooked and unhooked are fairly common too, for Kindred and Breakdown.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I see these these things happen regularly in all my games. And being able to group up with teammates to work on Gens or Heal is something that help Survivors reach their goals, no?
These really aren’t very situational at all, wouldn’t you agree? Or they situational because you can’t always run them while also having Decisive Strike, Self Care, And Sprint Burst? -
Well that is the case with all things, not just technology.Orion said:@ModernFable said:
While there is some truth to what you both are saying, I’d say the main draw that consoles have over PC is convenience.That's probably it. Explains Apple as well. It's amazing how consumers would rather get shafted than learn about the things they're using.
And in the case of consoles, it’s not all for convenience.
After all, you’re not gonna be able to play newest Zelda or Smash on a PC unless you participate in some unsavory practices.
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You’re welcome.Unicorn said:
Nice! Thank you :chuffed: 💜ModernFable said:Puddings and Streamers are easiest to explain. Take however many Blood Points you earned in the match, and add the same amount again (100%).
So if you earned 10,000 BP, you get an extra 10,000 BP.
In the case of Blood Point Offerings stating a specific category will only give extra Blood Points from what you earned in that category.
For this you look at the category, like Objective. If you earned 4,000 Objective BP and you have a 50% booster. Then you will earn an extra 2,000 BP.
Lastly it should be noted Blood Point Offerings do not stack with things like We’re Gonna Live Forever or Barbecue and Chili.
So if you earn 10,000 Blood Points, then have BBQ and a Streamer. Then you will earn 30,000 Blood Points.
10,000 from your original score
10,000 from BBQ (if fully stacked for 100%)
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While there is some truth to what you both are saying, I’d say the main draw that consoles have over PC is convenience.Orion said:@Unicorn said:
I understand that, but as I said earlier some people literally CANNOT afford to get a PC. You know nothing of someone elses living situations and if money is tight, it's not a myth.Here's the thing, though: a gaming computer, if you build one yourself and don't "shoot for the moon", can cost as little as a console. Furthermore, keep in mind that even if you buy a console, you will still need a computer for personal use, whereas if you buy a computer, you kill two birds with one stone.
If consoles really were better, don't you think people who know this stuff would buy them instead of spending a ton more money on a top-tier PC?
There’s very little learning curve when it comes to console. Buy a console, buy a game, play a game. Maybe buy a membership if what you’re playing requires it.
However on the PC side, things are immediately more complicated. What GPU and CPU do I need for the games I want to play? Is the motherboard I bought compatible with my CPU? What about my memory? Where should I buy parts? What is the difference between AMD and Nvidia? What about AMD and Intel?
There’s a plethora of questions a person has to ask when building a PC, especially for the first time. And even if we are to remove that from the equation then a whole new set of problems arise.
How much should I pay for a premade PC? Will it have everything I need? What if it has a problem?
Once you get into PC gaming and understand the basics of parts and their importance, as well as learning about necessary programs, etc. everything smooths out.
However at the very start there’s no contest which is easier to understand. Additionally while a PC may very well save you more down the line, a consoles upfront cost is definitely cheaper.
You buy a console, by default you know it can play everything available on the store without a second thought. Now some games play worse than others, but the same is for PC. -
Puddings and Streamers are easiest to explain. Take however many Blood Points you earned in the match, and add the same amount again (100%).
So if you earned 10,000 BP, you get an extra 10,000 BP.
In the case of Blood Point Offerings stating a specific category will only give extra Blood Points from what you earned in that category.
For this you look at the category, like Objective. If you earned 4,000 Objective BP and you have a 50% booster. Then you will earn an extra 2,000 BP.
Lastly it should be noted Blood Point Offerings do not stack with things like We’re Gonna Live Forever or Barbecue and Chili.
So if you earn 10,000 Blood Points, then have BBQ and a Streamer. Then you will earn 30,000 Blood Points.
10,000 from your original score
10,000 from BBQ (if fully stacked for 100%)
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The Deep Wound timer keeps going down while Mending up till it hits 0.michaelmyers87 said:does it stop when you are mending?
Once it hits 0 it will stop until you finish Mending or stop Mending and fall into the Dying state. -
Breakdown and Dark Sense to keep track of the Killer during very pivotal moments.
Bond and Kindred to easily find teammates and see if the Killer is camping.
I could go on, but point is there’s all kinds of powerful Survivor Auras. -
Do something cheesy like Agitation, Iron Grasp, Insidious, and Mad GritPoweas said:I'm just going to level up my Leatherface and get a basement camping build ^^
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I’d rather it come to Discord and Epic, to further pressure other stores better their splits.Justicar said:I'm all for getting the game on some other stores, but I'd much rather see it come to GOG than either Epic or Discord.
Then come to places like GoG, Humble, etc. after the fact. -
Or PigPatchNoir said:camping wraith inspires ~~ NANI!!
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I’m glad that the market is really starting to move once again, and I’m hoping it kicks Valve into action some time soon.
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Neat.Orion said:@ModernFable said:
Where’d you hear that?Because if that’s true then that’s awesome.
From Peanits.
Report systems only stop working if people don't use them. Mods are not omniscient; they don't know what goes on in every trial ever. Also, just because you don't get a message saying "Thanks to your report, player X was banned" doesn't mean they don't work. Inversely, just because you do get such a message doesn't mean they do work. Having an automated system in place for those messages is far too simple.
Although it would still be nice to get feedback knowing that my reports are actual doing something.