Havent played since 2019 how is DbD?

[Your Hero]

I was just curious what the state of the game is now. I've taken a long break from games and was curious how the game is doing and if I should get back into it.

[Onichan]

it's much better balanced than it used to be, while community is in the worst state it has ever been. So choose your fighter lol

[chleb]

A little bit better, but not much

[Antik]

Uninstalled it finally, the game has not changed at all. The biggest change i remember to mechanics is end game collapse and i'm not even sure if it already was in the game in 2019. Sure we get new characters, maps and balance changes, but that's it. That's literally it.

Nothing new that is actually interesting has been added for a while. If you ask me, the game is just boring and unless you're super hooked like a crack addict to crack to the base mechanics, you're better off finding other games to play. Oh yeah, not to mention playing this game is as healthy to you as is crack (it's not).

[ໂ‧͡‧̫ໃ]

If it's since 2019, then not good. Esp if you had fun playing killer in 2019, then it won't be as challenging. But if you found it too annoying on killer back then, you'll have more fun now in lower to mid sbmm (mmr). On survivor it's about the same in swf, but on solo q it's the worst it's ever been. Loops have been shattered and maps have mostly changed. The QoL changes are great like the graphics are gorgeous compared to before, animations have had an overhaul and the in-game HUD is handy so you might wanna take a peek cos it looks way different now. Several killers have new chase music and sound design that are baller. But overall, getting used to all the new perks and metas from over the years may make your head spin. A LOT has been changed and tweaked so you'll have to learn over again. If you wanna return, I strongly suggest a full group of friends in customs (kyf) just so you're having a laugh no matter what and see if you like it still.

[Jah'Raksha]

Same 50/50, but more boring coz meta staling too long. Same killers, same perks, same map offerings

[SimpingFor2DGirls]

There was probably a good reason you deinstalled it and whatever that reason was, it most certainly is still in the game.

[Salty McCry]

Terrible.

[Mushuδa ⭐]

u should totally try the new and 1st mode they revealed !!! its for 1 more day i think

soo some changes that i didnt like in the past few years and some of them might lead me to play rarely now(main survivor who likes fun+fair+challenge)
- no more moris the way u knew; after 3 hooks u can (get) mori
- borrow time is a thing now in the game as a passive ability
- no more full team escapes with key for hatch. its only for the last person

in the pros
- new killers u can try out (or vs) even on training(they have added bots for practice etc)
- head on survivor's perk
- the new event !
- community is actually much much better cuz cross play is on and console players cant see the chat or write (idk if they changed it lately) so its chill af on endgame chat
- endgame collapse (Timer after opening gate annd..u ll see! )

i dont recall which year these changes have been done, but maybe 1 or 2 u didnt know.
these came to my mind now, if u play u might discover more good&bad changes.

have fun, cya in the fog !

[Mr. Spear Your Girl]

It changed more between 2016-2019 than it has from 2019-2024

The killers feel more like skins every patch. The meta is still just as atrocious, there are even more terrible maps, there are more perks but killer meta is either 4 Hexes, or Stall with bamb or Lightborn.

Survivor meta consists of Release BT but for downed people (FTP BU)
Flashbang perk that if timed and placed perfectly is completely unavoidable as killer (Lightborn is unironically meta)
And the same exhuastion perks that were meta in 2016 are still meta today. SB, Lithe, Adren, DH. Your pick.

Killer meta has devolved into being forced to run Lightborn to secure pickups against good Flashbang users, being forced to run bamboozle so you can actually stop structures and mindgame people for hits at windows, being forced to run Pop/Pain Res so that hooking people can actually slow the game down somewhat. Implying you don't main a top tier.

Tunneling is still the most efficient way to gain pressure
Slugging has been nerfed dozens of times
Hit and Run isn't consistently viable and obliterated by medkits as most killers
Camping has many counters + more ways to prevent hooks/coordinate rescues from hooks
3-gen Has been nerfed many times

Overall, the game hasn't improved much at all and you're better off investing your time into literally anything else.

[Mushuδa ⭐]

Originally posted by Mr. Spear Your Girl:

And the same exhuastion perks that were meta in 2016 are still meta today. SB, Lithe, Adren, DH. Your pick.

thats not bad. free and first perks are and have to be the most powerful perks and it should remain that way!

[San Dark Sun]

the game has become more balanced.
But balance doesn't equal fun

[Obscura]

Originally posted by Your Hero:

I was just curious what the state of the game is now. I've taken a long break from games and was curious how the game is doing and if I should get back into it.

Dbd is camping, tunneling, slugging and genrush. Have fun.

[Korgjin]

dbd ist bad, tunneling, camping, blight, nurse, perma blocking gens have fun

[World Guardian of Guthix]

It's even worse than 2019...Survivors keep having easier and easier time to win games, they have several 3rd chance perks to tank all the hits they want and make mistakes without any punishment...They even use perks Resilence to be rewarded for being injured and do gens even faster

[Danzan]

Yes, the balance is better, especially against good swfs, but it's more killer sided, before survs won more often (2019). And the latest killer reworks are too unpleasant to play against, especially the new Hillbilly, which now has two in one without penalties and cooldowns/recharges (one-shot and mobility, as well as a strong proxy camp)