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@White_Owl said:
I just played a few matches on that map and I didn't find a single pallet or window that wasn't super safe, and the new breakable wall are just terrible (never been a fan of them)... A pity, it was one of my favourite maps because of how balanced it felt.
I will try a few more matches to see if I've just been unlucky, but till now I'm not pleased with the gameplay change (the aesthetic is awsome btw).

No it's just you

in Is it me or Father Campbell's Chapel has become completely survivor-sided? Comment by XayahXRakanFTW February 11, 2021

@TheClownIsKing said:
Support only please.
There’s already enough Negative Nancy posts elsewhere, so take it there instead if you don’t like something about this patch.
I personally love EVERYTHING that came in this update. If you love it too, say so. If you love just specific things, tell us about them.

Same here people can have their opinions but screaming at the devs because they implemented a few changes the UI (which were needed for the sake of QoL) is just ridiculous.

in If you believe The Devs deserve praise for 4.5.0, show your support here! Comment by XayahXRakanFTW February 11, 2021

You guys probably don't get a lot of good feedback so.. I really love this new HUD it's a lot better compared to the old UI where all the information just gets crammed into the bottom corner and it looked really messy for both sides thanks so much.

in Feedback for UI & Animation Comment by XayahXRakanFTW February 11, 2021

@TWiXT said:
I disagree, as Franklin's Demise has strategic value to it in multiple ways. Survivors tend to value the items they bring in more than any they can collect from a chest in the trial/match (more on the chests later), be it a simple medkit or an ultra rare key/map, FD dropping it creates urgency to retrieve it, and that's something the killer can rely on. This was made all the more urgent with the addition of the 90 second timer before the item gets destroyed for good, and some killers can perfectly take advantage of this such as Hag, Trapper, and Pyramid Head, who can trap the fallen item(s) and force the survivors to give away their position when they try to retrieve it. In PH's case this is particularly cruel since he can cover the item with one of his trails of torment, giving survivors the sadistic choice of either retrieving it and getting tormented or letting it disappear, essentially though all 3 of these killers not only knock the item out of the survivors hands, they take them hostage.
Currently the most broken item in the game is Keys, which have the potential to reward one or more survivors with a 5k BP escape no matter how poorly they played. Being that the only ways of preventing this escape are:
knocking the survivor to the ground so they can't use the key,
knocking the key out of their hand with Franklin's Demise,
or shocking them with doc to prevent interactions with the hatch...
The easiest and most universal choice to all killers should be obvious. Killers who bring in this perk against survivor teams with items do so because survivors who bring in items often have a build and a plan to go with them. It's unfair to believe that a killer who uses FD isn't good at the game, without also criticizing the survivors in the same ilk for feeling they can't win a match without bringing in said items in the first place. Playing around flashlights can be tricky enough as it is, but how exactly does a killer play around 6 second healing time medkit builds, Brand new part, or a map that shows the hatches location? I've already mentioned the only methods for beating a key, and surmised that FD is the easiest and most universal way, but while the killers have other perks like Overwhelming Presence, Coulrophobia and Lightborn to deal with the other items, those all rely on the conditions of either the Terror Radius's size, or the survivor using the item against them in their presence. They do nothing unless those conditions are met, and survivors can very easily play around all of the anti-item perks, including FD.
What are the weaknesses to FD you ask? Simple:
You can always replace a lost item by collecting another from a chest at any time during a match
Jump in a locker before the killer can hit you.
Dropping your item.
The first is a no-brainer. Unlike killers, survivors don't actually have to rely on the bloodweb at all to gain items. They can pickup items dropped by teammates, or they can search chests for new ones. While the Chest searching option is more random than the bloodweb, It's recently become a lot less so with the buffs to perks like Plunderers Instinct, Ace in the Hole, and even the newly added Appraisal, which increase the odds of getting really good items. So if the killer destroys your item with FD, you have a plethora of tools at your disposal to counter this and possibly gain something better than what you had/brought in.
The second is a simple method that forces the killer to grab you instead of making you drop your item with a hardy slap, but this is conditional. If you aren't on death hook, and are 1 hit away from being downed, still have your item, and in a chase... by all means, hop in the nearest locker to keep your item. Otherwise it's basically a surrender to the killer, and unless you brought in a white ward, it won't allow you to keep your item anyway.
The third weakness is so laughably over powered against FD, I'm still shocked it hasn't caught on. If you're confused, don't worry...You read it correctly: Dropping your item. If you do this, then the item will not get devoured by FD, and you can pick it back up at any time to use when you need it. This weakness to FD renders it as a COMPLETLY WASTED perk slot for the killer. Sure, with FD's tertiary effect, the killer can see the items aura, and possibly take advantage of it if they are Hag, Trapper, or PH, but otherwise it's completely safe from FD's Destructive Secondary effect. Some examples of how to use this:
You bring in a key, but get it knocked out of your hand with FD/or see another survivor drop their item after getting struck? Well then... stash it somewhere you trust to leave it, and return to get it when the hatch spawns.
See the killer hit one of your buddies, and their flashlight hits the floor? Drop your own item, pick their flashlight up and drop it again where they left it.
Killer swiftly approaching your gen? drop your item at the gen before getting chased, and return for it if they chase someone else, or after your chase ends and you either juked them successfully, or get unhooked.
So OP... Knowing this, where does that leave your Opinion regarding Franklin's Demise?
Do you Still believe that it needs to be "Nerfed" by adding a cooldown?
I'd really like to know, Because from where I'm standing, it's a simple strategic perk that provides a decent counter to most items that survivors feel they need in order to achieve a win, but it's far from being worthy of your or anyone's complaints. Honestly, the counter play to FD is so ridiculously in the survivors favor... I cringe whenever I see posts like this. The only thing Idiotic about FD is how easily it's rendered a wasted slot.

Counterpoints to those weaknesses you mention

It's always going to be a brown med kit/toolbox with little charges to make a difference.
Jump in a locker so the killer can grab when I jump back out I won't lose the item but I'm not giving the killer hook states no thanks.
Like I said been there done that didn't work not doing it again