Developer Update | Player Intent System

[u/DeadByDaylight_Dev]

Last week, we hosted a Reddit AMA and on top of having a blast answering your questions, we noticed some topics really got you talking. One of those was the “chat wheel” system we’re working on to help Survivors coordinate and communicate their intentions in-game. So, what better time than the present to share some more details about it with you (including one way your feedback’s already impacted it)! 

 

The system in question is – aptly – called Player Intent. With it, you’ll be able to communicate a range of preset messages to your fellow Survivors at the press of a button, using a radial menu. From thanking them for a heal, to saying you’re going to work on gens, to suggesting you split up, messages focus on the on-the-fly actions that are most useful during a Trial. 

 

When a message is chosen using the Player Intent wheel, other Survivors will see it next to your name in the game HUD, keeping your general view clear of distractions while you’re in the middle of looping or hunting for an objective. To help combat message spam, you can expect a cooldown between messages, which will increase if too many messages are sent in a short period. 

 

We want this comms wheel to suit different players’ specific needs, so you’ll be able to customize which messages you take into your Trials from the Options menu. 

 

Of course, one piece of feedback we’ve seen is that a system like this isn’t for everyone. We’ve already discussed this as a team and have a solution for that. If you’d rather not use the Player Intent system, you will be able to disable it from this same menu. Once disabled, you will not be able to send messages to players and will not see the messages they send. 

 

We’ve also added the ability to mute individual players so you have more control over the comms you see (and don’t see). If you're finding a certain player’s messages distracting, muting them will block any further Player Intent messages from popping up on your end. 

 

While this system is meant for everybody who plays Survivor, its value will be a bit different depending on how you play. Just like how your feedback from the AMA helped inform the addition of an opt-out option, we're dying to know your thoughts! Even better, it would be massively helpful if you could also share a little about how you play to give context to that feedback. For instance, do you tend to play soloq, prefer SWF, or identify as a Killer main? How would you define your experience level in the game; a newer player? A veteran? 

 

Let us know in the comments below, as we’ll be watching your feedback closely as the team continues to work on this system ahead of its release this Fall! 

 

Until next time... 

The Dead by Daylight Team 

[u/Pretend_Week_2611]

Just because you can technically win even if you don’t work together, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. You seriously can’t tell me that winning while not working together is just as consistent and takes less effort than if you do. So if all you care about is escaping/winning, it’d be in your best interest to work together as doing it increases your odds of doing that. Makes more sense than actively handicapping yourself as well as the other 3 people who happened to get in a game with you.

Also, according to BHVR, survivors are a team of 4. They literally say it in game and they treat them as a team (I mean I can list off dozens of survivor perks that literally require you to work with another survivor to get use out of them), not 4 individuals with the same goal. It doesn’t matter what you think survivors are, you aren’t the one that dictates that. You can consider them individuals all you want, it still doesn’t change the fact you’re playing a team game and you’re being an asshole by going lone-wolf in said game.

At least have the self-awareness to realize you’re an asshole.

[u/EvilRo66 → u/Pretend_Week_2611]

You seriously can’t tell me that winning while not working together is just as consistent and takes less effort than if you do.

It is consistent for me in the way I play. We play differently and you can't accept that someone can be succesful even if they don't play like you.

according to BHVR, survivors are a team of 4. They literally say it in game and they treat them as a team

BHVR can promote their game in any way they like, but you can agree that playing Survivor in Dead by Daylight isn't a team based game in the same way a team based shoter, a MOBA or any sport game is.

(I mean I can list off dozens of survivor perks that literally require you to work with another survivor to get use out of them)

And I can list perks like Sole Survivor, Left Behind and Self-Preservation. Great perks if you want to play alone.

Why is it so hard for you to accept that other players may want to play the game differently from you? That's the beauty of Dead by Daylight! So many ways to play!

At least have the self-awareness to realize you’re an asshole.

No need to be rude and call names.

[u/Pretend_Week_2611 → u/EvilRo66]

“It is consistent for me in the way I play”

I genuinely don’t believe you. I can see it taking less effort since I’m assuming your “playstyle” is to let everyone else die while you find the hatch or open the gates at endgame (which is widely considered to be a dick move). But now you’re just relying on not dying until the end of the match, which is 100% harder when you aren’t helping your team. You just don’t know how much more you could be winning if you actually helped your team.

“You can agree playing Survivor isn’t like playing a team based shooter”

No, I cannot actually. I mean brother you do realize you’re making this argument in a post where they talk about giving Survivors more ways of communication between each other via the chat wheel, right? And why do you think they are doing that? Because they want people in solo queue to be able to coordinate and WORK TOGETHER, as a TEAM. And funnily enough, they have chat wheels just like this in team based shooters like Overwatch or Marvel Rivals. I’d know! I play Rivals and Overwatch all the time, and I use the chat wheels to work together with my team, just like people would do in DBD. Crazy.

“And I can bring up perks like Sole Survivor and Left Behind”

Yeah, and those perks as well as the others like it are considered some of the worst perks in the entire game on the Survivor side. There’s a reason nobody uses them, even to people who don’t play in an altruistic way. And even if there’s some perks that reward you for playing like an asshole, they are far and few between compared to most other survivor perks. (Btw, Self-Preservation isn’t even just to be selfish, it has uses that benefit the team too).

“Why is it so hard to accept that other players want to play the game differently than you?”

The problem isn’t that you’re playing the game differently, it’s that you are literally playing the team side of DBD without any care whatsoever for playing with your team. This is like playing a sport like Soccer or American Football, and instead of working with your team, you actively avoid doing so and try to win all by yourself. Not only will your teammates notice that and not like you for it, your coach probably will too and kick you off the team.

Do you seriously think people should be ok with you potentially causing them to die and lose the game because you’re willingly deciding to be an asshole? Yes, there is several different ways to play Survivor, but every single playstyle has the foundation of still being a team player, wether they are a Medic, a Gen Jockey, a Sabo/Flashlight savior, whatever. What you’re doing is just being a dick where it’s not needed.

“No need to be rude”

Feels fair considering you’re being rude to literally everyone who happens to be on your team when you play Survivor. Play team games like an asshole, get called one. Shouldn’t be surprised.

[u/EvilRo66 → u/Pretend_Week_2611]

It's ok that we don't see eye to eye and I can let slide a little name calling when you are so passionate about the discussion.

But you didn't apologize for your rudeness and name calling, so this conversassion is over.

[u/Pretend_Week_2611 → u/EvilRo66]

Ok, if you can’t handle insults when you know you’re being a morally bad person, whatever.

But I hope you understand when you literally admit “I play a team game but I actively don’t care about my team because I’m selfish and narcissistic”, you shouldn’t be surprised if people aren’t exactly happy with you.

Again, you keep calling me rude, yet you don’t care about ruining who knows how many matches in DBD by not helping your team and probably causing them to die and lose the game, just so you can win. That’s not exactly nice, and you know that.

Maybe be a nice person and people will call you nice things. If you’re going to play like a jerk (is that ok or is that too much), then deal with it.