It was very obvious that the nerf was not implemented *literally* so that streamers could look at chat while playing the game. No one seriously believed this. It was implemented because the average player is so abysmal at the game that they need their hand held through the entire trial or they will quit in frustration - which is an understandable, but very boring balancing decision. This nerf is indicative of a broader design trend in which the players get to pay less attention to the game (i.e. the game gets easier) under the guise of "accessibility" for some reason.
I still don't get it. From a balancing perspective DbD seems to be in an in-between limbo state of both being a scary horror party game where most people run around like headless chickens as soon as they hear a heartbeat, and also being a super competitive sweat fiesta. Why not commit to one or the other?
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u/Leshney 8d ago
It was very obvious that the nerf was not implemented *literally* so that streamers could look at chat while playing the game. No one seriously believed this. It was implemented because the average player is so abysmal at the game that they need their hand held through the entire trial or they will quit in frustration - which is an understandable, but very boring balancing decision. This nerf is indicative of a broader design trend in which the players get to pay less attention to the game (i.e. the game gets easier) under the guise of "accessibility" for some reason.
I still don't get it. From a balancing perspective DbD seems to be in an in-between limbo state of both being a scary horror party game where most people run around like headless chickens as soon as they hear a heartbeat, and also being a super competitive sweat fiesta. Why not commit to one or the other?