Is Rite of the Demogorgon Broken?

[[BR1] 》Billynair]

I am completely new to Demi, so I didnt even know the difference between white/yellow portals until just a little while ago (just for reference)

I was in a game where I hit EVERYONE about 10 times each using "Charge"+"Hit". Hold Charge for ~1 Sec then click Hit while still holding Charge. This seemed to be doing what I thought was a "Fully Charged" Shred Hit, but after a game of over 40 supposed hits, only 2 registered?!?

His page says: "Press and hold the Power button to fully charge and activate Of the Abyss", and nothing more as to what "Fully Charged" could mean.

I later tested to see if you hold it longer, like a Nurse Blink or Huntress Throw, if there would be an audible "DING" or something to know you are "Fully Charged" vs partially, and didnt see any difference from just a little to like holding it for a minute.

I DID, however, see a Legion like "Red Pentagram" and body glow if they were near a Portal near the end of the round, and I only got a couple with this glow, so, is THIS what it means? Am I completely missing something?

[the_sovjet_sikh]

Only thing you're "charging" is the reach of your LUNGE attack! (M2)

[Undying Zombie]

It has to be a fully charged up pounce. It is kind of a pain to get sadly.
From the wiki though..
https://deadbydaylight.gamepedia.com/The_Demogorgon
The default Shred cool-down lasts for 2.25 seconds.

If Shred hits a Pallet, the cool-down will last for 2 seconds.
If Shred hits a Survivor, the cool-down will last for 3 seconds.
Shred must be charged to at least 65 % to ensue in a pounce, otherwise The Demogorgon will perform a normal Lunge.
Shred increases The Demogorgon's Field of View by 15 ° and boosts his Movement speed to 460 % or 18.4 m/s, for a maximum distance of 11 metres.
Shred will go forward about 8.89 to 11.65 meters over a period of 0.483 to 0.633 seconds.

Hope that helps.

[[BR1] 》Billynair]

Originally posted by PUSH!butSMART:

Only thing you're "charging" is the reach of your LUNGE attack! (M2)

Was I charging the wrong thing? what should I be doing? is there a visual/audio que when you get the "Shred" attack charged vs the Slightly Longer Lunge?

Originally posted by Undying Zombie:

Shred must be charged to at least 65 % to ensue in a pounce, otherwise The Demogorgon will perform a normal Lunge.

How do you know it was 65% vs 100%

I was "Shreding" pallets at the same length of time (M2) I was "Shreding" survivors, but, as I said, only 2 of ~40 hits registered

(I noticed his hands slightly twitch after about 2-3 seconds, but it is so slight vs Dr's fist as to make me think this is just the animation and not a visual que for anything.)

[subhuman filth]

It's not bugged, it's just weird to get because you're never gonna fully charge it if you play normally. Just hold M2 for a few seconds before dashing.

[Undying Zombie]

Originally posted by BillyNair:

Originally posted by PUSH!butSMART:

Only thing you're "charging" is the reach of your LUNGE attack! (M2)

Was I charging the wrong thing? what should I be doing? is there a visual/audio que when you get the "Shred" attack charged vs the Slightly Longer Lunge?

Originally posted by Undying Zombie:

Shred must be charged to at least 65 % to ensue in a pounce, otherwise The Demogorgon will perform a normal Lunge.

How do you know it was 65% vs 100%

I was "Shreding" pallets at the same length of time (M2) I was "Shreding" survivors, but, as I said, only 2 of ~40 hits registered

(I noticed his hands slightly twitch after about 2-3 seconds, but it is so slight vs Dr's fist as to make me think this is just the animation and not a visual que for anything.)

Did you read everything I said and/or read the wiki?

Shred takes 1 second to charge, and can only be released at 65% i.e. 0.65 seconds.

In between the 0.65 seconds and the full 1.00 seconds, the time at which you release will make a small difference, around 1 to 2 meters less lunge the earlier you release.

There is no in-game indicator if its fully charged or not. You will have to time it yourself. This is a thing with the majority of stuff for killer. ( I believe survivor has a few things like that as well but overall they have taken a lot of the guess work away for survivors. While killers still have to do that with some of their stuff. Thankfully that has changed a little with some of the changes fairly recently. )

*EDIT*
Just a BTW/FYI. Sometimes even 1 second does not become a full charge. I am not sure why its like this. But it is.... Hope this information helps you out.

[the_sovjet_sikh]

Originally posted by BillyNair:

... noticed his hands slightly twitch after about 2-3 seconds, but it is so slight vs Dr's fist as to make me think this is just the animation and not a visual que for anything.

Your hands twitching means you're "scanning" the proximity of active portals (>>portals you've already used at least once and thereby "activaterd" them - different colour!) for survivor presence!
If there's targets nearby you'll get the "red pentagram thing" as you said earlier.

[[BR1] 》Billynair]

OK, so, I tried again, this time held it slightly past the time the M1 button comes up, and it worked.

I think this comes down to bad design on the devs side. With Dr, Nurse, Huntress, LF, HillBilly, you are given a visual or audio que to let you know you maxed your charge. Dr's hand sparks, Huntress "PLING", Saws have a visual bar...

You dont have this with the Demi

[Undying Zombie]

Originally posted by BillyNair:

OK, so, I tried again, this time held it slightly past the time the M1 button comes up, and it worked.

I think this comes down to bad design on the devs side. With Dr, Nurse, Huntress, LF, HillBilly, you are given a visual or audio que to let you know you maxed your charge. Dr's hand sparks, Huntress "PLING", Saws have a visual bar...

You dont have this with the Demi

Bad design by the devs? Oh noo! Not these devs..no.. Never!