The developers of Dead by Daylight are nerfing “The Pig” significantly. However, the community defends the “cutest of all killers”.
In Dead by Daylight, major changes are coming with the upcoming “Mid-Chapter Patch”. In addition to the cool Endgame Collapse and the drastic nerfs to the Killer Legion, another killer is also affected. “The Pig” aka Amanda from the SAW universe will be weakened significantly. The community reacts angrily and hopes that the changes do not go live.
What will change for “The Pig”: The inverted bear traps that can be placed on the heads of survivors will be significantly weakened. Two changes are on the way:
- The traps will only activate when a generator is activated. This means that inactive traps will no longer prevent a survivor from leaving the map.
- The timer for the traps will no longer continue when the survivor with the trap is within the killer’s terror radius. Previously, this only applied when the survivor was in a chase.
Why are the changes unpopular? “The Pig” is currently considered a well-balanced killer, who is neither too weak nor too strong. In any case, many players see a nerf as unjustified. Furthermore, the inverted bear trap was essentially the killer’s “selling point”. Weakening it so drastically is perceived by many as a betrayal.
This has led to many posts like this one:
Seriously, what? from r/deadbydaylight
There is also an effort to establish the hashtag “#PrayForAmanda”. Yes, the humor of DbD players can be a bit strange at times.
It’s time to create an hashtag: #PrayForAmanda. Maybe we’ll hit BHVR! from r/deadbydaylight
Why is The Pig so popular? The Pig has quickly become a favorite in the community. This is not only because the SAW movies are quite well known and popular among players, but also due to a particular sound.
When Amanda is stunned (for example, by a pallet), she makes a soft squeaking sound. The community finds this so “cute” that numerous artworks and comics have already been created.
The DbD community is “special”: Generally, the Dead by Daylight community has a rather “strange” relationship with killers and survivors. There are repeatedly artworks where killers and survivors coexist peacefully or even develop the occasional romance. Fan-fictions do not stop even for crazy serial killers.
The changes will go live with the upcoming Mid-Chapter Patch 2.7 – probably within the next few weeks.
In this sense: A sad “Oink!” for Amanda.
What do you think of the nerf to “The Pig”? Are these reasonable changes in connection with the “Endgame Collapse”? Or are the developers missing the mark?
