The new ranking system of Dead by Daylight is live. We will tell you how killers and survivors can annoy each other now.
The ranking system in Dead by Daylight has been quite strange since its introduction. Instead of creating a real sense of “killer versus survivors,” all players could emerge as “winners” from the map. This not only felt strange but was also unsatisfying. If I, as a killer, kill all survivors – why do they still rank up? Why does the killer drop in rank even though he has hooked three survivors twice each?
This exact problem is now being addressed with the current patch – at least to a large extent.
Patch 1.9.4 for Dead by Daylight introduces the long-awaited “Emblem” system. Killers and survivors now work towards opposing goals.
Overall, there are 4 categories in which players can gain and lose points:
Lightbringer vs. Gatekeeper
Survivors: Points are awarded for repairing generators. Every bit of progress counts.
Killers: Every second in the match generates points. The more generators that are not fully repaired, the more points are available. Generators that are not repaired by the end of the match grant bonus points.
Unbroken VS Devout
Survivors: The emblem is only awarded if the player survives the map. Every time the survivor is downed (“dying”), the quality of the emblem decreases.
Killers: Successful sacrifices and moris (special kills) earn points. Death through the bleeding out of the survivor grants no points.
Benevolent VS Malicious
Survivors: All survivors lose points when a player is injured, downed, or hooked. Points are refunded when the player is rescued and healed. The rescuers receive bonus points.
Killers: Wounding and downing survivors grant points. These points are lost when the survivor is healed again. Hooking survivors also grants points – these are never lost.
Evader VS Chaser
Survivors: Stealth is rewarded. Being near the killer without being detected grants points. Escaping during a chase (without being wounded) grants points. The longer the chase, the higher the points.
Killers: Starting a chase and wounding survivors during it grant points. The duration of the chase determines the amount of bonus points when the hunt successfully ends (with a hit) – the shorter the chase, the more points are granted.
The blood points are unaffected by this, by the way. They are awarded for various actions (generators, sabotage, altruism, etc.) and are used for character progression in the blood web. However, they have no impact on rank.
Furthermore, there are numerous bug fixes that are meant to resolve sound issues. Sabotaging hooks and traps now has the correct sound again, and killers should once again hear survivors’ footsteps.
Cortyn says: My first impression of the emblem system is quite positive. It now feels like you have to do more to rank up. However, there are now no reliable indicators in matches to show how well you are doing so far. You constantly have to keep in mind: How many generators have I repaired? How many survivors have I rescued without them being downed again immediately? How often have I been downed? A good “feeling” for how far you have come in a match will likely develop only over weeks and months.
What do you think of the new emblem system? Do you like it or isn’t it your thing?
