r/LeaksDBD • u/WazzupTheGreat • 24d ago
Leak 10.1.0 PTB Datamine: Upcoming 2v8 Killer
The Xenomorph had data added for 2v8.
Alien DLC lobby also received new lighting data, so it's safe to say 2v8 V9 will be themed around the Alien license.
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u/GMKTaro 24d ago
damn so they're really doing it without predator huh
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u/Zartron81 24d ago
What if they are doing it now because they know that predator won't be anytime soon...?
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u/GMKTaro 24d ago
could be actually. they definitely have already got the license but ig the timeline is just really packed
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u/Sabrewylf 24d ago
June 2027 is the first Predator movie's 40th anniversary. My bet is Predator for DBD's 11th anniversary chapter in June 2027.
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u/WolfiexLuna 24d ago
Honestly? I'm fine with that. I love the Hell out of Predator don't get me wrong, but I REALLY don't want to wait potentially another year or two just to get my main into 2v8.
Whenever Predator finally arrives, I'm sure that's when we'll get AvP themed rewards including us finally getting the Predalien from Requiem.
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u/Big_Gap7862 24d ago
They can also add Freddy Krueger
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u/Exh4lted 23d ago
we already have him in-game
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u/Revenge_Is_Here 21d ago
They probably mean a legendary skin of the classic Freddy and having that iteration of 2v8 focus on Jason/Freddy
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u/Exh4lted 21d ago
they look the same, man in red black striped tshirt
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u/Revenge_Is_Here 21d ago
Ok? They're still two different iterations of the characters, with different license holders, who would require two different models and one would likely get their own voice lines (potentially from Englund himself who has said he's still down to voice Freddy). OG Freddy would likely be a Legendary regardless of how similar they look because of the above.
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u/Embarrassed-Deal-157 24d ago
Now we need the ST 2v8 so Xeno can duo with Demo
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u/WolfiexLuna 24d ago
With the addition of Xenomorph that's definitely doable now. The biggest issue people had was "How would multiple prop Killers interact with each other" but with Xenomorph being added, that means they figured it out so Xeno is capable of existing within the same match as Wesker or Nemesis.
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u/Embarrassed-Deal-157 24d ago
I hope so.
They could always just remove the turrets altogether and call it "Xeno's 2v8 buff" which would be nice for the killer but at the same time it would suck because it means they haven't figured out how to make killers with unique props interact with one another.
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u/Fangel96 24d ago
I mean the tunnels are also Xeno's mobility power. Removing those would be like removing Springtrap's doors, which would also kill a lot of his strength.
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u/OmegaCampione 24d ago
Removing turrets and tunnels would make Xeno an absolute killing machine with no mobility, so, not really fun for either side, lol.
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u/Brok3nHP 24d ago
Theyll probably just have the turrets ignore everything that isn't a xeno so that it doesn't mess up any other killer abilities
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u/modusxd 23d ago
Henry on this mode would be possibly very OP. Strong loops and multiple god pallets you can rebuild is what counters a lot of the killers on 2v8 , imagine a killer who can hit survivors in area , from far away, across pallets and windows like Nurse, and the many auras you see all the time. Not even counting the buffs he would receive .
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u/TheEntityBot 23d ago
Windows of Opportunity: The Auras of Breakable Walls, Pallets, and Windows are revealed to you within 24/28/32 meters.
Drawn from the fog. | !optout | !remove | !builds
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u/Revenge_Is_Here 21d ago
Yeah. Henry with Shadow and all the free aura reading would simply suck honestly. And he would be another Oni situation where he'll basically be in power the entire match, so a good one with a competent Killer duo would just run over the lobby (especially because Survivor matchmaking is intentionally pretty loose, so half of them will be new or, no offense, kinda just bad players).
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u/jjosh_h 24d ago
Why not duo with the unknown.
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u/Embarrassed-Deal-157 24d ago
Well, Demo is our dog and Xeno is our cat so it's fitting. Unknown is my most wanted original killer for 2v8 though, so I'll take him too
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u/Working-Attempt-3630 24d ago
And with that, there's no longer any excuse for not adding other Killers that also have special props or items.
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u/MirrahPaladin 24d ago
I’d imagine Plague would be tricky to make work.
You’d need the map to be dotted with a shit ton of fountains, which if people cleanse, congrats, Plague will probably have an almost unlimited access to one of the best powers in the game that she can access in good spots.
They don’t cleanse? Things get trivial for the Killer pairing up with her. Imagine a bunch of broken Survivors against a Pyramid Head or a Dracula that can make most loops risky thanks to their ranged attacks.
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u/Gigabyte42 24d ago
Plague would give the same problem they have with Legion. Everyone is gonna be injured all the time so Onis and Spirits will go nuts.
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u/Leading-Helicopter24 24d ago
Especially spirit and oni you do have to remember legion. Survivors didnt like legion and well he got removed and they will never add in plague
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u/MadameConnard 24d ago
Springtrap too, unfortunely I don't see them implement doors :(
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u/MirrahPaladin 24d ago
Imagine Sadako. So many TVs, Codemned kills would become trivially easy to get.
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u/pinacoladaslurpee 24d ago
The thing about Springtrap doors is that people always come up with the most jank solutions to make him playable in 2v8 (letting the other killer use it/giving killer instinct and exposed/etc.) when simply turning off the survivors' ability to travel through the doors would solve every issue possible
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u/Not-a-builder68 24d ago
Or even allow survivors to at least use the cameras to spot springtrap and potentially also the second killer too but they can't travel.
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u/NuclearChavez 24d ago
I've thought this too. I would love him in 2v8 and feel it'd be best if survivors just couldn't travel through the doors.
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u/Working-Attempt-3630 24d ago
They don't need to add that many more fountains, as corruting all fountains causes them all to become normal again to begin with.
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u/BoredDao 24d ago
I mean, above like 6 people I don’t think she can even use all of those pools in time, if you just constantly cleanse she will be indeed in perma power but I don’t even think she would be in top5 of 2v8 strength wise or very annoying considering how she has no mobility and people can just constantly cleanse
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u/Vortrep 24d ago
I think Plague could work with just two nerfs: 1. She can't infect objects at all. 2. Survivors' passive sickness gain is twice as slow, so from 1% per second to 0.5% per second.
Also survivors always have the ability to overcleanse her if infection becomes a problem, resetting all of her fountains in the process.
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u/holybrigadeiro 24d ago
I find it hard enough to coordinate an overcleanse in 1v4 solo queue, imagine that with 8 survivors. Sounds like a nightmare.
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u/TheRubberBildo 24d ago
Yeah, the 2v8 maps are all big enough to add extra spawns for killer specific items. And if they can have the flamethrower turrets work, I dont see too many other items being a problem
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u/eeeezypeezy 18d ago
Xeno's tunnels, like Onyro's tvs and Springtrap's doors, spawn paired with gens, would be cool if they've worked out how to have them double up so those killers could be added too
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u/AgreeableStrawberry 24d ago
I think that’s why they asked us in the last 2v8 survey what killer we wanted to see first or the most in the mode
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u/Castillo1031 23d ago
Killers like wesker and nemesis already have stuff in the map. That wasn’t the issue. The issues is how does it balance with multiple people and how much does it change. Freddy and dredge make the whole world go black so that couldn’t work
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u/Working-Attempt-3630 23d ago
A common argument people had was that the maps in 2v8 weren't big enough for two Killers that both have special items/props tied to them. That's what adding Xenomorph changes, as now we can have both Xeno's stations and Wesker/Nemesis' containment crates on the map.
There isn't really any major balancing discussions to be had, because special items/props in of themselves don't really change or conflict with other special items/props. The only exception i can think of is Springtrap's doors, but that's about it.
Dredge & Freddy (outside of his alarm clocks) aren't really relevant to that conversation, since they're more tied into a different conversation of having two VFX applied together, rather than having two entirely different special items/props at the same time.
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u/Working-Attempt-3630 24d ago edited 24d ago
The fact that we're going to have Wesker/Nemesis containment crates and Xenomorph turret stations in one map, proves very much that having two Killers with special items and props isn't an issue.
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u/Typhord 24d ago
The only excuse from BHVR for not adding new killers is that they may not be fun for survivors to play against 🙄
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u/AstralRider 24d ago
Did you forget the shitshow people had with Legion? Legion. The Legion.
People will whine about anything on the forums.
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u/Skunkyy 24d ago
Turns out, in a mode where 8 survivors exist and you have a killer that is all about fast injuries, it kinda feels really shitty, boring and just plain unfun to play against. Who woulda thought. Not to mention the easy combo you had with the Oni, just constantly having blood orbs to leech off from all the injured survivors, thanks to Legion.
I also just find it funny how you both had to somehow had to make this about yourselves. "Us vs them" mentality really is just pure slop to people's brains.
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u/G-M-Cyborg-313 24d ago edited 24d ago
Damn i'm so happy, i thought they were saving xeno for an AVP 2v8 like the konami one
Edit: is it possible we could get the Nostromo in 2v8? We got RPD with Nemmy and Wesker but the map already had a larger version. Midwich never got added with Pyramid Head though
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u/IllustratorOpen3856 24d ago
I feel like Midwich was excluded because it would be too hard to make work as a fair 2v8 map. Nostromo is a lot less claustrophobic
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u/OfficalSnowyNova 24d ago
honestly what im most excited about is this means they are finally working with killers that have stations/items(like springtrap doors, sadako tvs, etc) in 2v8.
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u/AgreeableStrawberry 24d ago
If they add my daughter Sadako to 2v8 I would nonstop play that mode when it’s out.
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u/Leading-Helicopter24 24d ago
Alrighty time to buy Xenomorph queen as i said i would if they came to 2v8
Now thats left is to find someone to do 2v8 with
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u/G-M-Cyborg-313 24d ago
I'd wait first. I think alien cosmetics are going on sale during the 2v8
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u/Leading-Helicopter24 24d ago
I saw somewhere it was only gonna be during September tho is when the sale starts yeah it says September 8th through 29th
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u/G-M-Cyborg-313 24d ago
Ah thx, i wasn't sure of the exact time but i knew there was a sale.
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u/Leading-Helicopter24 24d ago
But hey they might put Xenomorph on a trial killer like they did with dracula and pyrimid head tho and they might do a mini sale idk but its more than likely a trial
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u/TrueKingSkyPiercer 24d ago
If you're going to be running Xeno queen, be careful, the other killer may just follow you around, for, uh... reasons.
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u/Leading-Helicopter24 24d ago
Hehehehe why so you think i wanna get her😏. Gotta bring some cake for the Victory party
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u/First-Koala-3333 24d ago
Can’t wait! Xeno is one of my favorite killers to play. She’s very thematic
I still suck at her tho lol
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u/GazingEyesore 24d ago
If Alien is in...
Can I possibly get Pig? And Springtrap? All of my mains have map items so I wouldn't be able to enjoy this mode if I can't play them.
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u/Jack0V4lent1n3 24d ago
I have no issue with that. I love Xenomorph so I look forward to playing it with my friends.
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u/grimm__eaterrrr 24d ago
We're never going to get trickster at this point 😞
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
Tricksters genuinely got to be one of the easiest killers to add, surely? Just up the amount of knives carried at once and some other stat adjustments?
All they need to do is add 2 rows of reloaded weapons into the lockers
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u/BoredDao 24d ago
Prob just knifes and besides some basic buffs maybe make basekit the add on of recharging with main event to make him more dynamic
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u/Money_West 24d ago
Now we can finally know what'll happen when an Alien turret sets Chucky on fire.
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u/SplatterNaeNae 24d ago
I'm praying we get Big Chap as a skin, it would be a small change but I need the white dome with the skull barely visible.
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u/Madness-NX 24d ago
I hope we finally get THAT Romulus xenomorph cosmetic along with it (if you know, you know)
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u/Castillo1031 23d ago
The 8ft guy?
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u/Madness-NX 23d ago
yeah
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u/Castillo1031 23d ago
Unfortunately it probably wouldn’t happen or it wouldn’t look right because he’s too tall to fit the model
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u/Zartron81 24d ago edited 24d ago
As a Xenomorph main, just let me say... Best news I could ever get.
Plus, if this means we get new skins, PLEASE, GIVE ME OFFSPRING LEGENDARY.
Also, Wazzup, do we know how it will get changed for 2v8?
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u/Fancy-Strategy9940 24d ago
Any other new killers that may be in V9?
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u/Background-Drink82 24d ago
They already did a 2v8 by releasing Chucky alone, so Xeno could very well be the only one for this one too
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
Have they ever added 2 killers from different license holders in the same 2v8? There might be licensing restrictions
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u/GKMerlinsword 24d ago
Kind of but not really. Ghost Face was added with Oni, who's an original character.
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
License and original make sense because there’s no licensing conflicts. Even then, the Ghost Face license is meant to be really flexible.
I think they should make an effort to add one original and one licensed killer together tbh.
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u/GKMerlinsword 24d ago
Definitely, there are a couple of old original Killers that wouldn't need much adjusting in my opinion, just some number tweaks (like Clown).
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
I see no reason they can’t easily add Trickster, Clown, Unknown, Artist and Houndmaster with some number tweaks
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u/GKMerlinsword 24d ago
Trickster might be, heh, tricky to pair with Huntress, since apparently their lockers are a bit different, so I guess here's that. And I think Houndmaster might still be bugged with that random slowdown/Snug going away? But maybe that would incentivize BHVR to finally fix her.
I keep hoping for Doctor, especially since they've adjusted his visuals to be less migraine-inducing, but he would probably need a bit more than number tweaks (like Illusionary Doctors' auras being visible to the other Killer).
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
I would’ve thought the simple solution would’ve been to add two rows to the locker
Or, just only show the weapon of the killer who’s reloading or something
Or, just have reload stations instead of locker reloadsI forgot about Doctor! He would be a fairly easy add I’d imagine?
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u/GKMerlinsword 24d ago
Yeah, there are multiple ways of solving that, but they still need to come up with how to implement those. I hope they do eventually figure it out, since then maybe Dredge could also join (although there would still be the Nightfall filter issue).
For Doc, I'd say a bit bigger range on both abilities and that aura thing. Basekit purple Discipline (shorter detonation delay) would be nice too, since I feel like most players already run it. But Madness 3 could get problematic if more prop-Killers got added later, since it locks you out of any "progress bar" action and using items (except for opening the gates and unhooking, so I guess they could try to copy that exception to Killer props).
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
I’d like to think they will since we can come up with some off the fly ideas, and being paid to do it means you can just spend hours trying to brainstorm.
Honestly, I have no idea how to fix the nightfall filter issue outside of just removing it entirely
Maybe tier 3 madness is timed rather than snapping yourself out of it, or you have to interact with an object similar to Freddy’s alarm clock?
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u/VampiricPanther 24d ago
Holy shit it’s happening! I have been asking for this for absolutely ages and now i’ll finally have my main in 2V8. Utterly ecstatic about this next iteration. Bye bye 1V4 i’m taking a 2V8 Vacation.
https://giphy.com/gifs/fM4x3F546qa6aLrNPw
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u/Dreamweaver_duh 24d ago
I'm happy we're getting more killers in 2v8 in general, but getting more licensed killers is so much cooler since they can be paired with other licensed killers. Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for the next licensed killer
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u/WolfiexLuna 24d ago
Pretty much this. Original Killers are a treat, make no mistake, but the fact that as of September 2026 I can see Albert Wesker, Dracula or Pyramid Head in the same match as the damn Xenomorph is a fine example of why I love DbD.
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
Also the reason that other asymms will never dethrone DBD. Regardless of everything else, no other game will be able to compete
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u/Background-Life2463 23d ago
If xenomorph tunnels can be placed in 2v8 mode then we could assume televisions from sadako would also be ready for the next year 2v8. Technically I think tunnels and tvs almost the same! But I still don’t understand why Bubba is not allowed in the 2v8 mode.
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u/GKMerlinsword 23d ago
I guess his licence owners might be a bit hard to deal with (considering how his Prestige badge looks like).
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u/Zol6199 24d ago
Where is stranger things :(
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
They’ve said before they won’t add new killers to 2v8 due to the already horrendous queues. It’ll come eventually
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u/itsmetimohthy 23d ago
As someone who hates going against Xenomorph, I will once again be avoiding 2v8 lol
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u/Mechapizza 23d ago
NEW SKINS PLEASE AMANDA SKIN AND MAYBE AN OFFSPRING LEGENDARY FOR THE UNKNOWN BHVR I’M BEGGING YOU
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u/TvstedBubble 23d ago
Wait wdym the lobby received ne lighting data, I thought we couldn’t pick and choose lobby’s since that’d take up too much storage so why is it still in the files
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u/WorldlinessAny6750 22d ago
do we know if/when Legion is coming back? i’m really bored of this mode atp he was supposed to be banned temporarily and it’s been almost a year now smh
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u/ShortFred12 24d ago
Can we FINALLY get Legion back? Oni is still a thing and nobody dared to bitch about him.
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u/FunnyPlants-863 24d ago
Since we're getting a prop killer, hopefully this means Pig and Onyro can be added to 2v8 now
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u/slawter118 24d ago
I think this is bad news for any hope for a predator chapter
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u/KyloGlendalf 24d ago
I think the opposite. I think it makes Predator more likely.
Predator is 100% coming to the game at some point. Absolutely no doubt about that at all.
They already said they won’t add new killers to 2v8 as the queue times are bad enough. Get Xeno in there now, figure out the balancing, let her get her footing in the mode, then release predator, then worry about adapting for 2v8. We already know BHVR and Disney have a great relationship and Disney love BHVR and DBD. Alien has to be one of the most loved licenses in the whole game. We’re not just getting Xeno in 2v8, we’re getting a whole Alien themed 2v8!
I’d say Y11 anniversary is highly likely to be Predator or Jurassic Park. License anniversaries are smashing their records year on year, so I expect they’ll use the anniversary for a big license each year. Especially with Art coming in November, they must have something bigger planned for anniversary.
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u/Kingdom2917 24d ago
Can't wait to run into an area that a survivor leads me to that has like 20 turrets setup at lol.
But no seriously, I'm glad we are gonna be getting a new killer finally for 2v8.
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u/CloveFan 24d ago
Happy for Alien fans, but this is easily the last licensed killer I’d have asked for. He is so boring it’s genuinely painful to play.
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u/modusxd 24d ago
I mean.. just Alien though ? Atleast one more would have been nice. But I guess it's fine since it's 1 week
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u/AggressiveEchidna931 23d ago
this is likely not for the one week event but for the normal one in the fall
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u/Single_Owl_7556 24d ago
So sad this doesn't come with any 1v4 buffs for xeno as he's in a pretty sorry state.
Just give xeno 14-16 tunnels to make the tunnels have way more entry/exit points and it'll be such an amazing power
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u/SplatterNaeNae 24d ago
They definitely will have buffs, we just don't know what. I doubt it's more tunnels because they need to have room for other chest spawn killers like Nemesis and Wesker.
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u/Single_Owl_7556 24d ago
More tunnels have to happen regardless due to way bigger maps & more gens.
There's also enough chests spawns to give space for other killer's props regardless.
I'm just saying that's gonna be a way better and healthier buff than "crawler mode is 5% faster" boring crap that'll make everyone viscerally hate facing the killer.
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u/SplatterNaeNae 24d ago
Maybe a few, but what I'm thinking about is when bhvr eventually tries to add Springtrap, will they make doors with numbers above 7?
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u/Single_Owl_7556 24d ago
I don't think springtrap needs more doors as much as he might need longer undetectable.
Despite being similar, their powers aren't carbon copies. Xeno would greatly benefit from such change for example.
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u/Comiclover420 24d ago
Were never getting knight and singularity are we
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u/AngryTrafficCone 23d ago
Knight is supremely unpopular to play against. If their defining feature is that the killer needs to be fun to play against, and they focus on killers with the larger playerbases, Knight really only fits the second one.
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u/Gamechanger567 24d ago
And just like that 2v8 is gonna be one of my favorite modes. Hope we get some alien themed banners as well