Petition for a Compromise regarding the withdrawal of the 4 event cosmetics.
MrGolden32467
Member Posts: 99
Dear community,
As you probably know, update 3.4.0 was supposed to come with a whole bunch of exclusive cosmetics including 4 very special cosmetics : The Huntress' Hound Mask / David King's New Year Donkey / Kate Denson's Free Song Bird Top / Hillbilly's Pro-pain Hammer.
2 of these cosmetics were from the Howling Grounds Lunar New Year event.
2 of these cosmetics were from the Summer BBQ event.
As of the release of update 3.4.0, the devs have decided to withdraw these 4 cosmetics from the batch they were giving us for free because the players that earned them fair and square during the event didn't feel satisfied that they would just be given for free to everyone (which is TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE). I would have done the same.
I am however disappointed to not be able to get these cosmetics. I have been following this game since shortly before the Halloween Chapter came out (I discovered the game on YouTube). At the time, my computer was an Acer Aspire V5 (try to run DBD on that !). Furthermore, I didn't have the necessary revenues to afford Dead By Daylight or any of its content.
Still, I was following the game because I felt like it deserved to grow (and look where its come).
I was up all night to see the 10 000 000 th coin added to the counter for Feng Min's New Year polo and I was so happy that the player base at that time had teamed up to earn something together !
I personally think that some of us who didn't get the cosmetics deserve them as well as the players who put all their efforts in the game at the time of the events.
This is why I came up with this COMPROMISE :
When update 2.0.0 released, the devs opened the in-game Store, allowing us to buy cosmetics and DLCs for Auric Cells or Iridescent Shards. Their goal (and you can check back their 2.0.0 dev stream on YouTube) was to make sure that there was a way for players to grind points to access content rather than making everything cost money. However, they were aware that some people weren't into grinding points and they made everything affordable for real money as well to give you the choice (Farm or Pay).
As of today, most of the events cosmetics are available in the in-game Store (Hallowed Blight, Hallowed Catalyst, Moonrise, Ugly Sweaters (wasn't an event but the sweaters were seasonal outfits) and even the All Hallow's Eve event included the nurse's pumpkin head cosmetic that was handed out for free).
WHAT I WANT (and probably others) : I would like the 4 withdrawed cosmetics to be in the in-game Store, in accordance to what the devs intended to do with their game in the 2.0.0 update. Of course, to be FAIR : I would also like all these cosmetics to be worth Auric Cells ONLY (as the other events cosmetics are).
Please, if you feel like this compromise is worth it, rate this post up. It would help me a lot :'D
Let us all keep the game fair and give everyone even chances of obtaining what others achieved in the past. Even if we are late to these events, us joining the game (and I've only been playing since June 2019) means that we are also contributing to the player base growth and we shouldn't be left aside.
Hear us out !
If you've been reading all the way, congratulations and thank you !
Best Regards,
MrGolden32467
Comments
Exclusives are garbage anyways, they need to make everything available at all time.
I don't mind the exclusives staying that way, but neither do I really have a problem with them being available in the Store. That's what they did with the Lunar New Year cosmetics, after all.
Anyway, even though I'm pretty neutral on the idea, it was presented so kindly and reasonably and politely that I just had to upvote it regardless 😊 We can always use more of that kind of energy around here!
wouldn't surprise me if they appear in the store or the rift or hell another lunar event
I think it's fine right now. There is nothing wrong with exclusives and these are basically recolours of existing cosmetics.
Here is my compromise:
Give the cosmetics to all who want them.
BUT
If you didn't earn them in the event then in game all other survivors and the killer just see you in normal gear. Only the owner can see them.
Fair?
I agree with this. The cosmetics hardly ever get used as it is.
Petition for skins ?
I've yet to see any of these cosmetics on xbox pretty much non existent
The Kate one is quite nice but at the end of the day its a white T-shirt. Its not good camo....that's why I hardly use it anyhow...
Yes ^^ This is literally the only problem I have with Dead By Daylight : not everything being in the shop. I think it's due to my OCD / Perfectionist / Completionist side. (I got 106 achievements since June)
Thank you for your kind help :D
The cosmetics were earned by players who played the event.
You did not so you should not get them.
Gotta catch 'em all.
Well that's the thing. Some people find it unfair that the skins would be handed out for free when they tried so hard to earn them. So I tried to come up with a fair compromise based on what the devs intentions are with their game :D
If it were in the store I’d like it to be for iridescent shards only. Auric cells you have to pay for, and nobody has paid for those items. Make it a really high cost for shards, or close to the same play time it took to get it when the event was live.
at the end of the day it’s just cosmetics and I don’t really mind if they’re there or not. The only event item I use is the propain hammer and I couldn’t care less if it was available to everyone
edit for spelling :P
To be honest, I'm only interested in the Howling Grounds cosmetics, but I included the Summer BBQ ones for the Kate an Billy players that feel like me :)
I agree for consitency putting them on the store would be logical as it treats all event cosmetics past and new the same.
While I didn't care about them being giving out for free and I have them all I do think the store option is the fairest way to sort it. That is afterall the reason given why the new event ones are always on the store.
What? Billys hammer is pretty unique, as well as huntress mask and david jacket. the only one i can see as a recolor is kate's, but even then it has a unique look too it. I would love too see them in the shop, it's a good middle ground.
I don't really agree with this.
A lot of people put a lot of time into earning those event skins and exclusive cosmetics. I disagree with the developers rolling out the skins. I don't think it's necessarily fair for those who went to game events to get skins or put many hours into events to unlock them. The event items and cosmetics have a lot of meaning for some people because they were for a special occasion where they earned them. Players who did not earn them being able to buy them is unfair and nullifies the effort players put into them.
It's the same argument as the legacy situation. A lot of new players want legacy but it would be unfair on those who earned it to give it out again. Like legacy, the event skins were available for a limited time to those players who participated in the event. Handing them out to everyone for money would be a double-standard considering that it has been stated many times that legacy will not return.
I'm happy you agree :D
Question.. did we already have the "chuckles" mask? I noticed it in my inventory a while ago. I certainly didnt earn it. I'm on console.
I can see what you're saying with Legacy :D It was a big "Thank You" from the devs to reward the players that supported their game in its beginning. I wasn't even there to support them at that time so I don't feel worthy of them. But for the other events, I feel like its different : I was there, watching YouTubers earn these amazing cosmetics and I couldn't get the game at that time. I just felt sad that I couldn't afford to also join in on the fun even though I really wanted to. And when I actually got the game, I expected "Oh well, I couldn't farm for them, guess I'll have to buy them." But I was sad once again to not find them in the shop. These cosmetics also represent something for me you know ? Its part of my past now, my past self that used to spend hours on every YouTube channel, watching the game grow only to be able to play it in June 2019.
Thank you for commenting your thoughts ! :D
I don't believe so. I'm fairly certain all players received a cosmetic which looked similar to the real chuckles mask called 'Iron Chuckles'. The true exclusive chuckles mask is of an ultra-rare (pink) rarity whereas the one everyone has is common (brown) if I remember correctly.
Correct !
Ah that might be it. I haven't played since the update but when I saw the pictures of the items we will be receiving it was like "wait a minute, I think I already have it".
Thank you so much <3
I can understand what you're saying but I just feel as though being able to pay for them removes the feeling that players earned them. It took many hours to earn some of them in the events and I just feel as though paying for them doesn't have the same value or feel to it.
I entirely respect your opinion though and it's really nice how polite and respectful your thread is.
Ok, good luck.
I'd be fine with them being available in one way or another. I personally have all of the event cosmetics and I believe all players should have access to them.
Treat them like how the Hallowed Blight cosmetics are treated. Once the event is over if you didn't earn them sell them on the shop and be done with it. People who want them can then buy them if they missed out on getting a freebie.
I acquired them through the event and they weren't hard earned cosmetics. The issue was survivors sabo'ing objectives or DC'ing before you hooked them, everyone was farming and everyone resorted to scummy tactics for their points. The actual objective for the events weren't difficult at all it just brought a lot of toxicity in the game.
"being able to pay for them removes the feeling that players earned them."
How so?
Because being able to pay for them and receive them instantly without going through the grinding and hours put into the event nullifies the value of the cosmetics for those that put countless hours into obtaining them.
It took a fair amount of dedication and resilience to earn the cosmetics during the events and that's what makes them special. They are unique and currently exclusive to those who worked to get them. Buying them instantly and without going through the event isn't the same as earning them in-game.