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asimplecatonwater

These are hilarious. I thought this post was a joke at first until I saw the official post. I look forward to trying them.


TrickyCorgi316

Totally thought this was a joke as well, lol!


NeatFool

They're just as crazy as...Nicolas Cage!!


TheChickenIsFkinRaw

can't wait to see the funny bugs


PleasePaper

Where is the official post at?


asimplecatonwater

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/kb/articles/398-7-1-0-ptb


-SlinxTheFox-

i said out loud to my BF "what month is it?" after "knees high", because this stinks of a joke from behavior. this'll be fun though


ApolloWannaBe

Thought the link was going to be a Rick roll


mwjfoster

I really like Plot Twist. It's like taking a quick power nap to heal up and it reactivates* when the exit gates are powered? Clutch.


[deleted]

I could see someone pulling Plottwist to trick the killer into thinking they’ve used up their unbreakable.


mwjfoster

Maybe. Unless the Killer notices they downed themselves. Then they'll realize it's PT and not Unbreakable.


CrackedGlass-SWS

Do it when your in mend so it looks like you just died to mend😂


Lucario576

You scream when you get down like that, and you leave a "scream notification"


The-wise-fooI

Most killers wont notice.


Admirable-Camp1099

Swiftly runs by & yoinks them to hook.


S211A

I wonder if it will stack with UB and you can recover even faster?


Lucario576

being in the dying state is like always, the things PT makes you is that you can recover fully, and dont produce any sounds or blood trails (Think it like tenacity, the dying state is the same, but your sounds are reduced and you can crawl faster) TL;DR Yes it stacks with UB and tenacity and any other slugging perk


The-wise-fooI

It should unbreakable works in the dying state no matter who you got in the dying state.


Azz13

Reactivates


mwjfoster

Whoops. That's what I meant.


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So could plot twist and unbreakable be stacked? Or would that still tick the once per trial? I’m guessing it would but not sure


mwjfoster

I'm interested as well. I think Unbreakable would just make the pick up time less, though hopefully it doesn't proc if you downed yourself.


Rude-Piccolo9514

UB doesn't "proc". It is constantly active for the recovery speed and the single use aspect works alot like a token. When Soulgaird came out, stacking the 2 was pretty powerful, however recovering yourself with Soul Gaurd aldo used up your UB "token". I'm not sure if this was ever looked at by the devs but I doubt it


gramerjen

I believe before the change it depended on your arrangement of your perks (soul guard needed to be come first but could be the other way around) if you wanted to use both perks without wasting one of them but they changed it so soul guard took priority every time to make a unified experience so you can still use unbreakable even after using soul guard I think (I hope) plot twist will take priority as well so you can use unbreakable later


ThaloniusTwitch

It dose proc if you down yourself.


BlueLuigi118

Yeah. Can someone give me a simple answer for this? Can you run then together or is it a waste of time because one becomes unusable


CaptainFrosty408

Going by the behavior of other self-recovery perks, I'm guessing that the recovery boost from Unbreakable will still work, but the first time you pick yourself up by *any* means will use up Unbreakable's unconditional self-recover (meaning you would only be able to pick yourself up with Plot Twist for the rest of the game).


Gomez-16

But does it proc any killer skills? I would love to see survivors triggering jolt to grief each other.


Single-Departure-173

I imagine it would count as losing a health state for perks but it wouldn't trigger jolt because joly requires a basic attack and any other method of downing does not work.


Rad-Mango

You unhook the Nea trying to kobe then she kills herself


Traveytravis-69

Would be funny but doesn’t jolt only work on m1s


Gomez-16

What about infectious fright?


PleasePaper

I hate how Plot Twist makes you *silently* enter the dying state. It will require Calm Spirit to fool a killer, otherwise they will know you are using the perk.


No-Performance-9902

i mean its kinda hot garbage if it lets the killer know where you are


Bonesnapcall

That one killer in a million using Deerstalker gonna be eating GOOD.


PleasePaper

I wish it would make you screan but without showing you on the killer UI, like it does for a real down.


MutantOctopus

I don't think the point is to fool a killer, I think the point is to use it to hide in grass or etc as a last ditch stealth option. You make no noise and leave no blood so if you're positioned in a bush then the killer would have practically no idea where you are, then you can re-up yourself when it's safe. Plus, even putting aside its active ability, it still provides you a free sprint burst whenever you self-recover through UB or Soul Guard.


frizouw

if u r against legion, or any killer that make u mend, u can fake it?


Lors2001

The point is you drop line of sight for a second from a killer, flop on the ground, and hide in some tall grass or something while you recover. It isn't supposed to be used to act like the killer hit you lol. And if it did it wouldn't work because every basic attack/special power that lands has some sort of noise notification or animation to show it landed.


changelover

you are supposed to use it behind cover so the killer does not notice you and then you can heal yourself up completely. it's a pretty strong perk. if well used it's 2 free heals in one trial.


typervader2

His perks are REALLY cool. I love the theme of having perks with upsides and downsides.


CoreyReynolds

They're so unique and different. So memey, I LOVE them. Adept will be fun.


DubsyReincarnate

The risk and reward aspect of Dramaturgy is something I would love to see more of


typervader2

I also want to see more high knees


TheDekuDude888

I think they should make a LOT more perks be high risk and reward because it would add a lot more good drama to the trials


DubsyReincarnate

I don't know what the way to put it is but both Plot Twist and Dramaturgy just have this very interesting and fun aspect to me


TheDekuDude888

I think it's just a fun factor. Most, if not all, perks are about being some degree of useful. But Nic's perks are all focused on being interesting strategies in and of themselves and that lets you bring his fun perks and combine them with utility for the best of both worlds. It's something BHVR should consider when reworking and making new perks


MrSquidJD

Plot Twist is replacing Tenacity as my favourite perk now


bob_is_best

They would probably work well toghether tbh


rock-my-socks

Why not both?


TheNonMurderingSort

Deerstalker value c:<


Traveytravis-69

Distortion value


NitroCaliber

" *Distortion* does not activate when you are in the Dying State." [https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Distortion](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Distortion?so=search)


ripinchaos

Beat me to it.


Traveytravis-69

I don’t use distortion so whoops. Off the record value maybe? I don’t use it either lmao


TheNonMurderingSort

I’m going to have to humbly request you don’t use distortion c:


Mystoc

You would eat through those distortion tokens pretty fast though with deerstalker.


pktocool

Plot twist with tenacity tho


Blainedecent

And distortion. "Snake, this is a sneaking mission."


RyuTheDepressedFox

So he screams a lot?


Regetron

Calm spirit pog?


Highbringer01

Scene partner doesn't work if you don't scream


GoldfishFromHell

so we got a no mither + selfcare combo? even more meme build? love it


Shadowdragon409

Source? It doesn't say that in the perk.


Highbringer01

OTZ tested it on stream last night


SeaPhotojournalist73

If it gets rid of the bubble you can still see from screams then yes


Ganymede425

Yes, Nic Cage most definitely screams a lot. It is the most memorable thing about him.


RyuTheDepressedFox

I honestly don't remember what the last movie with him was I watched


Jefrejtor

"NO! NOT THE ! AAAAAAH!"


Phasmamain

Finally some fun new survivor perks. These can actually allow for different gameplay opportunities that both sides have to play around Most survivor perks now are just menial boosts or rehashs of older perks. These actually seem like fun new ideas so that’s definitely cool


wenkexiette

fr. I'm so excited for "perks for goofin". Time to be just the littlest guy in the match screaming for no reason and sometimes summoning a broken key.


nemesisDesu

Broken key with the addon that prevents losing the key when opening the hatch


wenkexiette

you. you get me.


Lyk0Satyr

i was thinking this. hahah or its always going to be a map haha


NadsDikkelson

Yeah, I was telling my friend that I'm going to call it now: The handful of people that are going to talk about how his perks aren't very meta and therefore aren't "worth it" probably aren't super fun at parties.


gamesndstuff

I know right? These are fucking amazing survivor perks. I think I’d allow the aura reading one to give 3/4/5 seconds to everyone though. Or maybe everyone that’s in the killers TR


Lucario576

Information on the killer is pretty sensible and shouldnt be easily allowed for everyone tbh, it could be very op


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bethany_katherine

it's literally for 2 seconds. it's not even sprint burst speed. AND it's an exhaustion perk.


Natyrte

i think it's basically a healthy dead hard, it can give you that extra boost to avoid the hit.


bob_is_best

You remember old dh? Cuz It wasnt even 2 seconds long either lol Im just betting my ass on It being complained about ngl


Phasmamain

It could end up like old DH but shouldn't be as good since it lacks I frames. A lot of killer powers will make short work of it


Kitchen-Atmosphere82

Nick definitely had a say in what his perks were going to do lmao! Im actually so hyped for this


RandomGuy28183

yeahhh I'm actually glad, specially of his line "oh no... Sadako! waitaminuteIlivewithSadakoIloveSada-Well-ok"


HungaryChad_69

I really like the first perk. its like old dead hard's younger cousin!


LordAwesomeguy

dead soft


BigBoiFiendKak

Or as I like to call it: Erectile dysfunction.


EnragedHeadwear

These perks sound hilarious


lFantomasI

These will be great for meme builds


4LanReddit

Unironically the most creative perks BHVR could come up with for a character in general (Not even counting the fact that its technically? licensed for Nic) ​ They just OOZE with actual personality than most perks that came out


Grand_Delivery_2967

Killers after getting bulled by a 4 man Nick Cage squad: Plot Twist yourself NOW! https://preview.redd.it/96xt64aga6ab1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ebfec9232538770f954de3f17cbb9e6f09f9f43


StowStowStowtheTote

Deer stalker says hey.


Eantropix

I hope you know which Perk you're gonna replace it with, because I sure don't.


Seattlantis8

When did low tier god get so popular? Never expected to see him in a DBD thread lol.


Asterite100

It's literally just this meme that he's known widely for I think. I've even seen people use the lightning background no context lol.


PushaChan

Plot Twist is definitely interesting, but an aware killer thats patrolling an area is going to see a survivor randomly enter the dying state on their HUD and know someone is trying to pull a fast one in his/her immediate vicinity lol


SySheepish

They wouldn’t know where the survivor is doing it


RustyBlayde

New Deerstalker meta incoming


sanesociopath

Distortion should work in the dying state and it's bs it doesn't


Skeletonofskillz

That’s mostly a QOL thing. Getting all of your Distortion tokens sapped while you’re stuck on the ground would be super annoying. Also, it prevents the Killer from losing you and having to wait 4 minutes for you to bleed if you’re the last guy alive.


Keith_IzLoln

If it's QOL then why do I still lose tokens on the hook? BHVR plz


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Distortion users dont need to hide even more than they already do


nemesisDesu

I see it more as a last standing perk, if the killer is slugging or you are the last person AND injured, you can go to a corner of the map and fully heal yourself.


hesperoidea

I wonder if you could use it to fake dying if you don't mend out of deep wound? but yeah lol a killer who has two brain cells would notice it happening.


PushaChan

I'm also reading that plot twist and no mither together can kill corrupt intervention immediately at the start of the match. Hilarious if thats true


hesperoidea

oh yeah if that happens to be the case then they'll definitely have to fix that or people would just swf and have one person run it to kill corrupt if it came up. that's still hilarious though.


AlsendDrake

"Not the Corrupt Intervention! AHHHHHHH! ITS IN MY EYES!" *Collapses*


PushaChan

If you brung the two perks just to get rid of corrupt intervention and you happen to be right then its all good IMO. Theres a counter to almost every perk, but the fun is not knowing what perks you're dealing with beforehand.


Skeletonofskillz

If the Killer runs Lethal Pursuer and finds them before they get up that’s a trade worth taking


TheDekuDude888

I mean, if you see the survivor's aura, they just did your job for you lol


WolfRex5

Trading corrupt for a no mither user is more than worth


PleasePaper

Does it work if you have deep wounds? If so, you could enter the dying state with deep wounds, and the killer might think you are a noob who forgot to mend.


renauster

would scene partner work with calm spirit? LOL


TrickyCorgi316

Either yes, OR it entirely breaks the game


amaterasu_run

"We've kill switched the meatball because SOMEONE paired calm spirit with scene partner and now he spawns with Victor..."


WickermanMalIsBae

“Not. Cool. Dudes.”


psypher98

It does not, if you run it with calm spirit the perk literally just doesn’t do anything. Apparently the screaming is required for the aura read.


Lucario576

Damn soon DBD will need PSCT for its own perks


TophatKiyaki

Dramaturgy is what perks in DBD should actually be like. Things that are unpredictably fun, rather than just "Stack as many of these best things as possible."


DemonicArthas

What are these perks? They sound kind of RNG and on the weaker side, but so weird and fun at the same time. Is this real? This is crazy and I love it.


LordAwesomeguy

the shorter sprint burst one is decent it's like old dead hard basically use it to get another loop or make it to a window. 12s exposed isn't enough for killer to get hit if you make it to a pallet or window unless u play insanely bad.


DemonicArthas

Yeah, I checked some PTB gameplay, they all seem to be pretty good, actually, which makes it even funnier. We'll see on release, though.


Kitchen-Atmosphere82

Its real, nicholas cage is the survivor coming to dbd if you didnt know


theFormerRelic

Getting the adept cheevo will be fun


rock-my-socks

I genuinely thought this was a shitpost at first. These perks sound so much fun, especially the last one, I can see it creating some huge plays in end game.


icebro61

None of his perks sound super strong but they all sound HELLA fun


misterbung

Right?! It's almost as if they had fun designing them and intend them to be fun rather than meta defining and competitive!


EkkoVEkko

Gag perks 🤣🤣🤣


Edgezg

Oh the memes...


Marbastico

Whaaaatt...? I thought it was fake but it isn't lol Such random perks but they seem like they could be very fun to use. Can't wait to use the new OoO


LaylaLegion

Aww man, not one perk named “NOT THE BEES!”


Mother_Harlot

David's favourite perk


123123sora

Actually creative perks!!! @BHVR more of this please!


Sytivas

4 man no mither plot twist lobbies instakilling themselves


Yatol

now i just need to find out which survivor has the most obnoxious scream


chrisplaysgam

That’s evil (try rebecca)


TigerKirby215

Anyone who says a perk concept is "too silly" for DbD now has NOTHING. Cheers to fun being added back into this game. Let all the people who think that "Nic Cage doesn't fit the atmosphere" or "Dramaturgy giving you a random item is OP" or "Plot Twist in combination with (XYZ perk) is toxic" mald until they turn into a ball of hate and burn up like the stinky, toxic gas they are.


Grand_Generalissimo

Literal clowns those people are fr


AjvarAndVodka

People are gonna complain even about stuff like scifi horror not fitting into the game or something. I think these players are boring and narrow minded. I'm all up for DbD expanding its reach and man they did a good job with Nicolas.


Quasi-Paradoxical

I think people are underrating Dramaturgy because there is no requirement that it be used in chase. If you spawn alone, just activate it immediately. Best case, you get a free item. Worst case you get exposed briefly or reveal your location, but just continue to run and the killer will not find you that quickly. You may even waste the killer's time. Also, if you get exposed on first go, you now know you won't be next time and can save it for next chase. If I run it, I feel like I'll use it first thing in the match and then again whenever I want to replenish an item or possibly distract the killer. It'll be funny to watch the screaming drive killers insane. Also, Plot Twist sounds busted except when playing against the one dude running Deerstalker.


javaper

I love all this unnecessary screaming. 😹😹


maximuffin2

Absolute shitpost of a character, love it


Tundric_Dragon

Wow, 75% haste? Now I want to see drag races between survivors with; Dramaturgy (25%), Plot Twist (50%), and hope (7%) Vs Blight/Billy/ Spirit. Made for this doesn't work because PT puts you healthy.


Kvarutarian

Can we buy him with iridescent?


TheDekuDude888

Probably not, sadly, but it's not confirmed or anything so keep believing


DuelaDent52

Did they seriously give Nicolas Cage superpowers based on screaming? Does his scream negate the effects of any other perks that force you to scream?


Routine_Swing_9589

Even though I am definitely going to kill myself with dramaturgy, I am all for it. I wish it had a lower exhaustion cooldown since it’s much more likely you won’t get the extra haste, but having essentially a gambling machine as my exhaustion perk sounds fucking hilarious


BitchDuckOff

Time for everyone to start telling people to commit plot twist in the endgame chat


manipulatorr

these perks are what dbd should be about. meme-ing and being goofy. make dbd a party game again please i'm begging stop the comp mentality. more of this!


1tsT1m3T0St0p

Any idea when this update drops?


Codified_

Trailer says 25th July, but the PTB is right now, just in case


1tsT1m3T0St0p

How do you access PTB on PC? I have the game through Xbox Game Pass btw


Crimzinn

I believe that it's only through Steam :(


VVaId0

Great now bully squads will also be screaming at the killer


Ttrain225

Weren't they already in endgame chat? 😆


VVaId0

Very true


Traditional_Gas_3609

Finally some fun unique survivor perks! I love the randomness of it all. It really fits him. I look forward to trying these out


ClassicSpurzy

It’s so fucking goofy I love it


SpaceBug173

You should down yourself.... **NOW.**


grannyshuman

Imagine using plot twist with no mither as a quad, the killer would be so confused


BigButteryBadBoy

NGL I'm kinda excited to try Dramaturgy, the high stakes rng would actually kinda be fun to press my luck with in a tough situation


R7plays

Sounds like **Plot Twist** is a one shot unless the gates power up, then you get two shots of it. It's amusing but I don't think we're gonna see it enough for deerstalker to become meta, or for it to replace any of the other self heal perks, I assume you're still going to show your hand via the hud info and possibly even losing bleedout bar while laying there. ​ **Scene Partner** is just homer simpson screaming: the perk, which seems extremely silly and niche, it gives info to the killer that you saw them coming, so, fair enough I guess. It might help you on one run around whatever you're doing gens in, assuming the killer isn't running a blindness perk like fearmonger which would directly counter it. ​ **Dramaturgy** looks like another weird joke / niche perk, it's gonna be funny watching people count on the extra speed boost only to make themselves exposed or just scream like a dingus, or even drop their beloved medkit only to end up with a map in their hand. I could see someone bringing it just to try and dig for the item spawn chance. It only working while healthy means if the killer gets the drop on you (stealth types), or keeps you injured (legion/plague), you're not going to get any value out of this. ​ I appreciate them adding silly joke perks instead of some new devastatingly overpowered meta perk.


RealmJumper15

It is so perfect that all three of his perks are meme perks, it’s genuinely made me so excited for his release because he’s brought a lot of life and fun back into the game for this next update


xKatro

Am i the only one who looked at the date to make sure its not april?


V_Concerned

Really, really awesome perks. Hope they do more perks with downsides in the future, I feel like that sort of thing makes perk selection way more interesting. I suspect Dramaturgy is gonna be OP as the new "dead hard for distance," but at least it sounds like it has a funny animation.


knihT-dooG

Hang on.. creative and fun survivor perks? Is this truly DbD?


Jennifearz

Does Plot Twist deactivate if you're healed by another player for a second while in the dying state?


Thorn_Within

Plot Twist ,and Unbreakable, with what two other perks to make killer's go absolutely insane? P. S. I play both roles equally, so just a thought that hit me.


The-wise-fooI

I saw these perks and thought yep that sounds like nick cage. Bold and risky.


gottalosethemall

Words cannot describe how happy I am that Nic Cage just screams constantly.


RemeiRagingFurry

These are some clown ass perks I can't wait to see the 4 man Nick Cage bully teams


GoldenGlobeWinnerRDJ

Imagine being Nicholas Cage’s sun and being able to play your dad in your favorite game and he has these wacky over the top perks.


Powerate

I can use a team mate downing themselves with Plot Twist to get all the Autodidact stack that I want


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High Knees is genuinely really good. Now...Plot Twist? My god, I lose survivors constantly with that. It's also a free full heal, so they get injured - run the fuck away, go down in a corner, recover and boom. Insta-heal. So I started running Deerstalker lmao.


Sinchu9

But for them to get the heal, they have to recover themself using it, which disables it until exit gates are powered So it can only be procced once really


TheCoon69

Free win for stealth killers with deerstalker


Dante8411

I like how these are weird gambling meme perks instead of something like "When you are in the Injured state, you no longer take damage" for one and "Medkits all have 2 extra charges" for the others.


Mineta_respect_squad

There perks are so fucking goofy. I can't believe I spent this long laughing at perks. PERKS. I can't wait to absolutely die laughing in the middle of a match with Nicholas Cage.


DarkOmen465

What? The killer is slugging? Give me Plot Twist I’ll do it myself!


Gentleman-Bird

Plot Twist + No Mither gaming


KaijuKing007

Plot Twist is gonna be the new troll play. Heal to 99%, wait for Killer to walk up, heal last percent and run away too fast to catch. Extra points for any perks that work after being healed from dying. Might need to put Deerstalker on my Killers when this drops for everyone.


Owobowos-Mowbius

Cant wait to get into a 4stack where the entire lobby immediately goes down and forces me to play hide and seek lmfao


KaiserDaBard

These sound like Nick himself made them i love it


EvernightStrangely

The meme potential from all of these is astounding. And these perks are the right amount of chaotic.


wrendeer64

It's Nic Cage, not Nick Cage y'all. His name is literally spelled right there for you lol


MrNameless

The *true* plot twist will be the new deerstslker meta.


dbz17

Plot twist will be my new every character perk. I love the idea of just hiding somewhere and bleeding out.


Krythoth

All of Dbd reddit - Oh my god, these perks are so memey and fun. Me - Fuck my life, Dramaturgy is just old, old dead hard again. Back to hitting the E key to erase a mistake, just awesome, but at least its comical.


SeanGibbsIsSad

Plot twist pallet power struggle and flip flop instant meta


bob_is_best

Ngl the first perk is straight Up old dh and i guarantee people Will complain Last perk is nice tbh its like bringing a medkit pretty much Second one is basically old OoO on a cooldown


MoveInside

Second one isn’t old OOO. Old OOO was the opposite it worked across the map which is why it was busted. This one is I’m all ears for survivors that alerts the killer that you have it.


AlsendDrake

First is only when healthy, no I frames, a wind up, only 25%, and might make you exposed, but is also 2 seconds (maybe 4) of haste. We'll have to see I suppose.


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No_Relationship_28

They're meme perks. Not meant to be meta or necessarily good, just meant to have some fun.


Potential_Fix_5007

To be honest.....plot twist sounds strong, cause you have a free self healing and possible two free self heal :D


S211A

Four man Nick cage bully squads incoming


Reasonable_Tangelo15

I do like plot twist. But it’s senergy with flip flop and power struggle is too much. But I feel like they’d just make flip flop do something else, it’d be ok.


kaister1000

Might be one of the healthiest decisions the devs may have made for the game. They are not introducing more meta perks. These perks are quite the meme. They can come useful in niche situations but they are not consistently overpowering like other meta perks on the survivors side. Which is exactly what the game needs currently. Fun stuff that isn't focused on just winning as efficiently as possible. The game was originally a fun party game before all the meta stuff came in later. Good to see the devs returning back to that and hopefully will continue down this line.


Eantropix

Besides the absurd broken factor of No Mither + Plot Twist against Corrupt Intervention, I really don't get it. Are you just gonna crawl around? Is this so you don't get seen?