Behaviour Interactive says that Eruption, a so-called “meta perk,” will get a balance change in the next update for Dead By Daylight.
When will the changes be implemented?
Eruption changes will be implemented when the next chapter is released in March 2023.
Eruption is getting an update in the next Dead By Daylight chapter
Using Eruption, Killers can inflict the effect on generators they have damaged. All affected generators explode and lose 10% progress when a Survivor enters the dying state. Those who managed to escape a malfunctioning generator would likely scream and gain the incapacitated status effect.
The problem, according to Behaviour, is in solo play, where a teammate can’t easily warn their allies that they’re about to die, making traps much more effective at catching unexpecting Survivors. To address this issue, the incapacitated status effect is being removed from the perk and replaced by an effect that reveals the aura of afflicted Survivors.
“Instead, Survivors who are actively working on the generator will scream and reveal their aura to the Killer for 10 seconds,” Behaviour explained. “Not only will this make the perk less frustrating for solo players, but it will also give the Killer crucial information on the other Survivors’ whereabouts so they can attempt to interrupt them.”
Part 2 of the Eruption changes include preventing generators from losing 10% of their total progress. Instead, they will now lose 10% of their current progress, which should make Survivors less frustrated.
“This means the effect will be less severe on generators with less progress, but more impactful on generators that are nearly completed,” Behaviour said.
So far, that’s all we know.
About Dead by Daylight
| Dead by Daylight | |
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| Developer(s) | Behaviour Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Behaviour Interactive |
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| Producer(s) | Stéfan Beauchamp-Daniel |
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| Writer(s) | Farah Daoud-Brixi |
| Composer(s) | Michel F. April |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release |
June 14, 2016
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| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
