Questions from the Dead by Daylight Community answered by members of the Dead by Daylight team.

Hosts

not_Queen - Community Manager
Louis McLean - Gameplay Programmer
Stefan Horvath - Gameplay Designer

Questions

1:01 : Wraith quality of life adjustments - Discussion
8:46 : When will the huge perk rework come out?
15:56 : Any plans on reworking Hex perks and Totem mechanics in general?
20:38 : Will it ever be possible to get rid of items / addons?
22:49 : What are the plans to improve lobby functionality?
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Question from Mr-Hands

Console patch the same day of the pc release?

Answer

Because this patch bring a lot of new content and changes to game, the process is slower. For this patch, it is very unlikely that will happen.

Question from Belial91

Are there any plans on giving us a type of minimap or birds-eye view of the match at the end screen where we can see the paths each survivor and the killer took in that match?

It would be really cool to see how close you were to the survivors as the killer without realizing and in general it would be a fun feature.

Answer

Design team answer
This is a cool idea!

Question from AELGamer

What changes are being considered for Freddy?

Answer

Design team answer
Those are ideas we want to try out: Improving the base power, modifiying the dream world vision, preventing actions while transitionning in the dream world (generator repair, totem breaking, healing), missed Self Care skill checks do not wake the survivor up anymore.

Question from Arcieth

With more cosmetics coming to the game soon, and cosmetics for licensed characters not being confirmed, is it safe to assume that it's a bad idea to ''main'' a certain licensed character? Because you'll most likely enjoy an original character far more due to more customization options for them.

Answer

No licensed cosmetics are planned for now. We are in contact with licensors but cannot promise anything on the outcome of the discussions.

Question from thatmugshot

Would you ever consider changing the 'press to struggle' button which seems to punish players who experience a dip in connection with their death. A possible change could be 'hold to give up'. That would also avoid the people who spam the button before finding out about the change.

Answer

There is different opinions about this in the Design team. It's not planned to be changed soon.

Question from ms_claymore

In the Emblems PTB # 2 Patch Notes, you listed a large amount of bug fixes and QoL improvements. Do we have to wait for them until the Emblems are ready to be released or is there a chance you'll release a small bug fix & QoL patch prior to that?

Answer

Production team answer
The changes listed in the PTB are coming with the Emblem patch. Some of them are interdependent with the Emblem system and we think it is best to have one patch that has been thoroughly tested than two separated smaller patches.

Question from SundoWave

Are you planning to bring back the old dailies with larger BP rewards? If not, then why?

Answer

Design team answer
We have no plans to bring back the old rewards to the daily rituals. Since the progression has been changed, the high rewards for daily rituals were too high and this is why they got lowered.

Question from leapofdeath

Currently, survivors are able to see killers perks, items, etc. once they are sacrificed. This means they are able to tell the rest of their team what the killer is using, effectively giving a huge advantage over end game perks. Would you consider changing this, so that all perks/add-ons/etc are only visible to players once the match has ended?

Answer

Design team answer
This is something we've wanted to do for a long time. It's in the task list but we don't know when we are going to be able to get to it.

Question from saturos47

Why are you hesitant to toss out small buffs to the worst perks frequently? What harm is there in, for example, buffing the numbers on Prove Thyself a bit?

Answer

There is larger issues that require some fixes and balance before we review the low tier perks. Once we have a good foundation, there will be place for something like a PERK REHAUL and low tier perks will get some attention.

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Question from El_Barto_227

Lore questions! I love the lore of this game.

1. We know that the Survivors have the campfire (btw it would be neat to see the campfire area slowly evolve into something more like a lived-in camp over time), but what happens to the Killers between trials?
2. Are the killers aware of/have met each other?
3. Why do survivors know how to fix the generators? Is it just a case of initial trial and error + instructions from more experienced survivors, or is the knowledge gifted to them by the Entity in some way?
4. What's it like at the campfire, now that there's a fairly big group of survivors there. How are they all getting along, any rivalries or animosity growing? Does Ace get on Nea's nerve, or David pick on Dwight etc?
5. Can Feng Min speak english? If not, I imagine that the other survivors would have a hard time communicating with her, though she is supposedly a loner according to the benedict quote ...