The new survivor in Dead by Daylight behaves strangely. Because as an actor, Nicolas Cage is overly dramatic.
Many players of Dead by Daylight rubbed their eyes in disbelief when the developers announced that there would be a new survivor. It is none other than the famous actor Nicolas Cage, who will also be drawn into the cruel world of the Entity in the next update.
But anyone who thought that the developers couldn’t make it even funnier is mistaken. Because Nicolas Cage has a few characteristics that set him apart from other survivors. After all, he’s an actor. And as such, he has to display a certain, sometimes exaggerated, dramatic flair.
The 3 Drama Perks of Nicolas Cage
Like all survivors, Nicolas Cage also has 3 distinctive perks. These are basically special talents that allow him to defend himself against the killer. However, these perks have some unique effects that have not been seen in the game before.
Perk 1: Dramaturgy: Activates as long as you are healthy. While running, press the “Active Ability” button to run with your knees drawn up for 0.5 seconds and then gain 25% haste for 2 seconds before a random effect occurs (one of the following):
- You are vulnerable for 12 seconds (One hit puts you down).
- Gain 25% haste for an additional 2 seconds.
- Scream, but nothing happens.
- Receive a random rare item with random add-ons and drop other items you are currently carrying.
The same effect cannot occur twice in a row. Causes exhaustion for 60 / 50 / 40 seconds. Cannot be used while exhausted.
Perk 2: Stage Partner: Activates when you are within the killer’s terror radius. When you look at the killer, scream loudly and reveal the killer’s aura for 3 / 4 / 5 seconds. There is a chance that you will scream again and then see the killer’s aura for 2 more seconds. After that, Stage Partner has a cooldown of 60 seconds.
Perk 3: Plot Twist: Activates when you are injured. Press the “Active Ability” button while crouched and motionless to enter the “Dying” state. If you use Plot Twist to enter the Dying state, you leave no blood, make no noise, and can fully recover from the Dying state.
If you help yourself with Plot Twist, you are immediately fully healed and gain 50% haste for 2 / 3 / 4 seconds.
The perk is deactivated once you have helped yourself. The perk is reactivated once the last generator has been repaired.
Can only Nicolas Cage do this? If you level up Nicolas Cage enough, then all other survivors can also learn his perks. He can thus teach all others his extensive knowledge (and his exaggerated drama).
The perks are currently only available on the PTB (Public Test Build). It will be a few weeks until release.
Community celebrates the meme potential: In the Dead by Daylight community, the perks are received very well. They are generally seen as “absolute meme-perks” that probably will never be played in the current meta. However, each perk would have a useful niche, so you will occasionally see them.
Surely there will be some killer who looks confused when a survivor suddenly screams at him without reason or just collapses dead in front of him. But that’s probably the intention of these perks: to bring fun while still being occasionally useful.
What do you think of Nicolas Cage’s perks?
