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Dead by Daylight 2026, 10 features I want to see in development!
MintSkull hopes that Dead by Daylight will be improved in 2026, and suggests item rework completion, Mist Vial buff, tribute rework, legendary survivor customization, obtainable skins, add-on changes, perk changes, custom game improvements, survivor communication improvements, and new player experience improvements.
1. 🛠️ Item Rework Complete: Standardize Flashlights, First Aid Kits, and Toolboxes
- ✅ Flashlights, first aid kits, and toolboxes should also be standardized like keys and maps.
- ✅ The rarity of toolboxes should be increased.
- ✅ Add-ons should focus on changing the gameplay of items.
| 아이템 | Proposed Add-on Effect |
|---|---|
| Toolbox | Focus on sabotage |
| First Aid Kit | Mute healing sounds |
| Flashlight | Reduce killer's speed |
00:08 - 01:14
1. 🛠️ Item Rework Complete: Standardize Flashlights, First Aid Kits, and Toolboxes
- ✅ Flashlights, first aid kits, and toolboxes should also be standardized like keys and maps.
- ✅ The rarity of toolboxes should be increased.
- ✅ Add-ons should focus on changing the gameplay of items.
| 아이템 | Proposed Add-on Effect |
|---|---|
| Toolbox | Focus on sabotage |
| First Aid Kit | Mute healing sounds |
| Flashlight | Reduce killer's speed |
01:15 - 02:35
2. 🧪 Mist Vial Buff: Make it like an event item
- ✅ Mist Vials are currently useless.
- ✅ Mist Vials should be made like event items.
- ✅ Make the mist thicker to make it useful on all maps.
02:36 - 03:35
3. 🎁 Tribute Rework: Add More Interesting and Individualized Tributes
- ✅ Currently only Bloodpoint and Hatch tributes are used.
- ✅ More cool tributes should be added or existing tributes should be improved.
- ✅ There are too many luck, mist, hook, and box tributes.
03:36 - 05:13
4. 🎭 Legendary Survivor Customization: Add More Survivors to the Game
- ✅ Legendary skins are locked to the base appearance.
- ✅ There are also no prestige variations.
- ✅ A system is needed to have two survivors in the same slot for characters like Chris Redfield from Resident Evil and the Scooby Doo gang.
05:14 - 06:55
5. 🏆 Obtainable Skins: Unlock Through Challenges
- ✅ Skins that can be unlocked through challenges are needed.
- ✅ Only content creator exclusive skins and legacy prestige skins can be shown off.
- ✅ Skins that can be actively acquired like Call of Duty Mastery Camo are needed.
06:56 - 08:27
6. ⚙️ More Add-on Changes: Improve Oni, Unknown, Dead Shot Add-ons
- ✅ Freddy Krueger and Pyramid Head's add-on rework was great.
- ✅ Oni, Unknown, and Dead Shot's add-ons need to be improved.
- ✅ Add-ons for older characters such as Trapper, Wraith, and Huntress need to be updated.
08:28 - 09:43
7. ✨ More Perk Changes: Keep the Meta Fresh
- ✅ The meta has been stagnant for too long.
- ✅ Don't release trash perks like Springtrap's Haywire and V's Road Life.
- ✅ More cool changes like Overwhelming Presence, Predator, and Deer Stalker are needed.
- ✅ Useless perks like Septic Touch, Cut Loose, No Quarter, Territorial Imperative, and Shattered Hope need to be buffed.
09:44 - 11:26
8. 🎮 Custom Game Improvements: Add More Features
- ✅ Custom game features need more features.
- ✅ Should allow entering matches without a killer or survivor.
- ✅ Should allow licensed characters to be used against bots in the training ground.
- ✅ Modifiers such as number of boxes, number of generators, and number of survivors should be added.
- ✅ Should allow entering the mode in free-look.
11:27 - 12:59
9. 🗣️ Improve Survivor Communication: Add In-Game Communication
- ✅ In-game communication needs to be added.
- ✅ Should be able to notify teammates using specific quotes like in Ark Rider.
- ✅ Should be able to show perks.
13:00 - 15:21
10. 👶 Improve New Player Experience: Add Tutorials and Glossary
- ✅ The new player experience needs to be improved.
- ✅ There are too many perks, add-ons, and killers.
- ✅ A beginner SKU should be added.
- ✅ A glossary should be added that teaches how killer powers work in the game.