Dead by Daylight, Worth the buy?

[Ape Overlord]

As the title states, is the current version of Dead by Daylight worth the $20 purchase + possible dlcs? I played during the free weekend and had a great time, but not the money to buy.

[Ragnoraok]

Do you want to play as the Killer or survivor? If you are expecting to play as the Killer, prepare to get constantly trolled and confounded at every step, because the core game mechanics actively hinder the Killer experience. Classic Killers like Freddy, Leatherface, and Michael Myers are absolute trash and among the most likely to get ♥♥♥♥♥ed on. In the current state of the game, it is incredibly frustrating to play as the Killer; if you are prone to gamer rages, struggling with the horrendous game mechanics will unleash a fury within you as never experienced before.

However, if you want to play as the survivor, then the game is pretty chill. No matter what you are guaranteed to have a good time. The game is especially fun if you are able to play in a party, during which the Killer is especially helpless to challenge you. Be aware that the survivor experience is one of schadenfreude at the expense of the Killer.

Other than that, the game is buggy as hell, meaningful updates are infrequent (once a month if lucky), and the community is toxic. Servers are NOT dedicated; they are peer-to-peer with the Killer as the host so you will frequently suffer from laggy matches if the Killer is laggy.

BTW, if you do not have a solid graphics card and processor, then you will suffer severe performance issues. I suggest that you play a demo of the game if possible.

Lastly, in order to truly enjoy the game and be competitive, you need to buy the content dlc. This totals ~$40 or $60 including the base game. Keep in mind that future premium dlc will continue to release perks and characters that may be meta, so the price tag will continue to inflate. Otherwise, you will have to grind hundreds of hours and still be nowhere near acquiring the necessary perks to perform at a high level. This includes survivors and killers.

You have been warned.

[eW.MonitorZero]

I wouldn't recommend it. It looks good from the start but after you really get into it you will slowly turn to resenting it and just wishing it was good.

[Big Kev]

Game is fun, that dude is tilted. Its well worth it for the amount of hours you will get back, even if every game isnt perfect

[Ragnoraok]

Originally posted by Big Kev:

Game is fun, that dude is tilted. Its well worth it for the amount of hours you will get back, even if every game isnt perfect

Unless TC is willing to pay money for every content dlc, then this game is certainly not worth ~$60.

[Big Kev]

Originally posted by Ragnoraok:

Originally posted by Big Kev:

Game is fun, that dude is tilted. Its well worth it for the amount of hours you will get back, even if every game isnt perfect

Unless TC is willing to pay money for every content dlc, then this game is certainly not worth ~$60.

Averaged played hours for this game is higher than most AAA games that release on steam and it's still a fraction of the price on sale

[Ragnoraok]

Originally posted by Big Kev:

Originally posted by Ragnoraok:

Unless TC is willing to pay money for every content dlc, then this game is certainly not worth ~$60.

Averaged played hours for this game is higher than most AAA games that release on steam and it's still a fraction of the price on sale

WTF? The average hours played for ANY online only multiplayer game is more than a typical AAA title. All MOBAs, MMOS, and free-to-play games have way higher player count and player retention than DbD.

[Jon]

Originally posted by Ragnoraok:

Do you want to play as the Killer or survivor? If you are expecting to play as the Killer, prepare to get constantly trolled and confounded at every step, because the core game mechanics actively hinder the Killer experience. Classic Killers like Freddy, Leatherface, and Michael Myers are absolute trash and among the most likely to get ♥♥♥♥♥ed on. In the current state of the game, it is incredibly frustrating to play as the Killer; if you are prone to gamer rages, struggling with the horrendous game mechanics will unleash a fury within you as never experienced before.

However, if you want to play as the survivor, then the game is pretty chill. No matter what you are guaranteed to have a good time. The game is especially fun if you are able to play in a party, during which the Killer is especially helpless to challenge you. Be aware that the survivor experience is one of schadenfreude at the expense of the Killer.

Other than that, the game is buggy as hell, meaningful updates are infrequent (once a month if lucky), and the community is toxic. Servers are NOT dedicated; they are peer-to-peer with the Killer as the host so you will frequently suffer from laggy matches if the Killer is laggy.

BTW, if you do not have a solid graphics card and processor, then you will suffer severe performance issues. I suggest that you play a demo of the game if possible.

Lastly, in order to truly enjoy the game and be competitive, you need to buy the content dlc. This totals ~$40 or $60 including the base game. Keep in mind that future premium dlc will continue to release perks and characters that may be meta, so the price tag will continue to inflate. Otherwise, you will have to grind hundreds of hours and still be nowhere near acquiring the necessary perks to perform at a high level. This includes survivors and killers.

You have been warned.

what he said is true but I still recommend you to buy it. I have played 1000+ hours and still having fun every day.

[Farinha de rosca]

The game worth it, i have 500 hours and all the old DLCs, i don't know the price in dollars, but in Brazillian curency i spent least than 5 cents per hour that i played.
The game has deffects, bugs, toxic people, but the game by itself is incredibly fun.

[Clown Meg]

I have 1000+ hours with all dlc's and i play both killer and survivor. With the newest update, game got lot more balanced. Now if you have a little bit of brain (unlike first comment), you will easily be able to kill all survivors.

Totally worth buying it!

[Mez Koo]

If you had a great time during the free weekend then yes buy it. Steam summer sale is coming up in a couple weeks so you can probably get the the game for 50% off and dlc for 33% off. You can't expect every game to go your way though, you need to take the good with the bad and just try to have the most fun you can. For example, I can get a 4 kill mori one round, but then get stomped and get no hooks the next round, you win some and lose some.

[Tony Twist's Thunderous Right]

For all of it's faults (and there are quite a few) the game is absolutely value for money. I find it scratches an itch that no other game in my library reaches.

That said, Steam's Summer sale is set to kick off next week (I think it's the 21st), so you might want to hold off and see if you can pick it up on sale. I snagged it during the Winter sale at 50% off and it's been worth every penny.

[Mez Koo]

It is half off now, go get it! :D

[DogeIsSandvich]

no

[Mr. KitKat]

Originally posted by Big Kev:

Game is fun, that dude is tilted. Its well worth it for the amount of hours you will get back, even if every game isnt perfect

He his a doctor main who camps like theres no tomorrow, allways crying about gen rush (like survivors have more to do. If we do gens, we rush, if we loop, we are exploiting), so yeah

[Vampirish Dracula]

You should get it, It's absolutely worth the money.