New adjustments for the Killer Ghost Face in Dead by Daylight are live. But there are also some improvements!
Ghost Face has been on the hunt in Dead by Daylight for a few weeks now and is killing quite efficiently. However, players and developers have noticed some problems that make the killer too strong or that still do not work properly. Patch 3.0.1 has fixed many of these bugs and made balance changes. We will reveal what has changed for Ghost Face.
What nerfs are there for Ghost Face? Some changes ensure that Ghost Face is now a bit weaker or easier to counter. These include:
- Addons that gave a bonus to stalking speed are slightly less effective (on average, you lose 0.25 seconds).
- Stalking addons only affect the stalking rate if Ghost Face does not look around a corner.
- Ghost Face can now be revealed with a larger area of the survivors’ screen. The area has been increased by 4% of the screen on both sides.
- A bug has been fixed that allowed Ghost Face to remain in his ability “Shroud of Night” after being stunned.
What buffs are there? However, there are also a few things that have become stronger for Ghost Face to somewhat offset the new disadvantages.
- The killer instinct effect when Ghost Face is revealed now lasts slightly longer (2 seconds instead of 1.5 seconds).
- Addons that increase the duration of the killer instinct effect are slightly stronger (on average 0.5 seconds longer duration).
- The breathing sounds that Ghost Face makes while Shroud of Night is active have been removed. Only his clothing can be heard now.
Is Ghost Face now much weaker? In summary, the changes only have a small impact on Ghost Face and mainly ensure that unwanted mechanics become rarer. Survivors found it relatively difficult to reveal Ghost Face, even when they knew exactly where he was. This should now be easier. The nerfs to his stalking ability can also be considered minor and should only be a significant disadvantage in a few edge cases. He remains a solid killer who now leaves a bit more room for countering.
What else was in the patch? Aside from the changes to Ghost Face, Patch 3.0.1 also brought numerous bug fixes. Many sound issues have been resolved. Particularly annoying were display errors with perks that collected tokens. Only 3 tokens were displayed even if a player had collected 4 or 5. This caused confusion. Finally, several camera issues were fixed. For example, the game’s camera could shake significantly when killers hit a survivor or when killers performed an action. This was very annoying for both sides.
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