So... The Generator Update... Thoughts?

[Winterwolf]

So... what do both sides of the Aisle think about this generator update coming up?

How killers can only kick a gen 8x before it can no longer be kicked and how survivors can no longer gen tap?

[Null Winter]

It's not just kicks; perks are also affected and count against the 8 regression limit.

[Onichan]

it's a very healthy change for both sides, since 60min matches are definitely not possible anymore. Not to mention that it's basically impossible to reach 8x regression events on a single gens with the meta regression perks (Pop and Pain Res)

[R-Theme]

As a killer that mostly uses Corrupt/Lethal pursuer - Deadlock- No way out - Grim embrace/Iron maiden/NOED - nothing changes for me, I don't bother kicking gens that much to exceed 8 events limit.
As a survivor - maybe Gens merchants finally will start play as Chase merchants and games vs them and other 3 gen setupers won't last 40 minutes.

[Timedye]

I wouldn't know: I haven't had a chance to actually do any generator work, because these one-shot stealth-Billies aren't giving anyone a chance to do anything in-game before they tunnel all four players into the down state and then hook everyone one right after the other.

Much fun. So entertain.

[Shepherd]

Maybe someone who's played a good bit of the PTB could chime in, but it seems like we'll just have to wait and see how it plays out.

I have noticed that people making videos on the PTB haven't really mentioned the gen changes much, which leads me to believe that they aren't too noticeable in a normal game.

[☆Hypn0tik☆]

Pretty lame imo

[Onichan]

Originally posted by Timedye:

I wouldn't know: I haven't had a chance to actually do any generator work, because these one-shot stealth-Billies aren't giving anyone a chance to do anything in-game before they tunnel all four players into the down state and then hook everyone one right after the other.

Much fun. So entertain.

first person ever that called Apex Mufflee OP addon on Billy and truly the most epic skill issue moment ever.

[Interrupted]

I think it might be unnecessary, since it will impact a small amount of games. Though when you sit down to play a few casual games and get in a generator kicking war for an hour, it can be a downer.

[Onichan]

Originally posted by Interrupted:

I think it might be unnecessary, since it will impact a small amount of games. Though when you sit down to play a few casual games and get in a generator kicking war for an hour, it can be a downer.

that's the point. Similar to anti-facecamp mechanic being created to gight facecamping, this is created to fight people stalling out the game for full 60mins

[Nyarlathotep]

as long as it doesn't apply to stuff like Hex: Ruin we're all good

[glythe]

Originally posted by Onichan:

it's a very healthy change for both sides, since 60min matches are definitely not possible anymore. Not to mention that it's basically impossible to reach 8x regression events on a single gens with the meta regression perks (Pop and Pain Res)

You are dead wrong. Kicking the gens is usually meaningless and making it so that kicks dont matter after 8 hits makes the game even more survivor sided.

Do you remember in year 3 when the devs decided that survivors can heal twice and never a third time? What happened to that idea? The answer in case you don't know is : survivors didn't like it.

Nobody wants an hour long game *but* the pre-nerf Pain res/Pop meta was good for the game because killers could stop gen rushing and had basically equal tools.

All of the regression perks do less now than they did before (in before you say Pain res - remember in the past I could hook the same person three times for 45% regression).

Why did we not get the change : toolboxes are sabotage only?

The problem with DBD right now is that survivors are allowed to tunnel generators but we are making crazy nerfs to killer so that it's "illegal" to tunnel survivors.

[Deadpool]

This change will only effect the Chess Merchant playstyle. The only times I kicked a gen more than 8 times is when I wanted to finish a challenge.
Idk how these 8 max. regress event will effect the playstyle of survivor (especially SWFs). Now we got a number and I'm sure there is a way to abuse it from the survivor side

[Betelgeuse]

Very niche. I would have to think a long way back to remember myself kicking a gen that often.

Overall, I like the bigger impact of the killer actions. If an action has little to no impact you might as well remove it from the game. Best comparison would be the crouch mechanic of the pig which not only only wastes time but also doesn't guarantee a succesful sneak attack.

From a surv perspective it should only be a bit more gen time but might make people a bit more considerate with their actions within killer radius.

[Server Jester]

I quite like it

[QW<RTNY]

most fair update bhvr did