Dead by Daylight October 2023 developer update - The Skull Merchant balances, Anti Face-camping introduced, Perk adjustments, and more

Behavior Interactive has released the October 2023 developer roadmap for Dead by Daylight. A few major issues were observed during the Public Test Beta (PTB) for this month's developer patch, and a number of quality-of-life improvements have been made in the upcoming vital update. In it, The Skull Merchant's abilities have been revamped in a way that shifts the game's dynamic.

This article will offer a basic summary of the October 2023 developer update for Dead by Daylight. Players may visit this title's official website for the detailed patch notes.

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Official October 2023 developer update notes of Dead by Daylight

The Skull Merchant changes

Scanning

• The Skull Merchant can now toggle the direction her drones rotate while using her radar.
• Drones can now be recalled at any time and recalling a drone no longer incurs a cooldown.

Eyes in the Sky

• Increased the drone’s radius to 10m (was 8m).
• Increased the drone’s rotation speed in Stealth Mode to 60 degrees per second (was 50).
• Increased the drone’s rotation speed in Scouting Mode to 85 degrees per second (was 75).
• The drone’s beams now face directly in front and behind her by default.
• Decreased the drone’s initialization time to 0.3 seconds (was 1.5 seconds).

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Anti Face-camping

Grace Period

• There will now be a 7 second grace period before the meter starts filling after hooking a Survivor.

Dying & Carried Survivors

• Dying will slow the meter (as though they were standing) so long as they are in the area, and carried Survivors now pause the progress bar completely.

Verticality.

• The meter will be weighted more heavily toward horizontal distance than vertical

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Perk Updates

Furtive Chase

• When hooking the Obsession, gain Undetectable and a 5% Haste status effect for 14/16/18 seconds.
• Furtive Chase rewards the Killer for switching targets and allows them to find a new Survivor to chase more quickly after hooking.

Background Player

• Background Player now causes you to sprint at 200% speed (was 150%) for 5 seconds (was 4 seconds) when the Killer picks up a dying Survivor.

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The Trapper Changes

• The Trapper’s Bear-Traps will spawn closer to generators.

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Shattered Square adjustments

• The strength of the pallet loops and the number of pallets have been adjusted.

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Dead by Daylight is an online multiplayer title that is currently available to play on the PC (through Steam and Epic Games), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS.