Anyone who intentionally causes a disconnect in Dead by Daylight to end the game will now face more frequent penalties.
Killers and survivors know this problem in Dead by Daylight: As soon as the first survivor is caught and knocked down by the killer, the disconnect follows immediately. It is hard to say whether it’s wounded pride, a weak ego, or just plain toxicity that causes it. In any case, a game becomes significantly more boring because the killer misses a victim and the survivors lose a member of their team.
Therefore, most should be pleased by this announcement: Repeated disconnecting in Dead by Daylight now leads to account penalties more quickly.
What penalties are there? Anyone who frequently disappears early from games and exceeds a certain percentage (the exact value is not disclosed by the developers) will be sanctioned. This can result in hour-long or even day-long account suspensions, providing enough time to reflect on their misconduct.
Since a major portion of the loading screen issues have been resolved, this tolerance threshold is now being lowered again. This means earlier suspensions with fewer disconnects from a player.
Disconnects are becoming more frequent: Some time ago, the penalty tolerance for disconnects was increased, leading many survivors and some killers to simply disappear from ongoing matches when they are not going their way. Complaints in the official forum and on reddit have increased – it is said that there is at least one “disconnector” in almost every second or third game.
Why was the penalty reduced? One of the previous patches for Dead by Daylight worsened the issue of the “eternal loading screens.” Since the developers did not want to punish players who could not join the match due to technical problems, the penalties for disconnects were relaxed. One could now leave a game more often without facing sanctions.
Do you sometimes flee from a match via a disconnect? Or do you always fight bravely to the end? Do you think penalties for intentional disconnects are appropriate?
Are you new to Dead by Daylight? Then check out our beginner’s guide for survivors!
