Today’s Developer Update from the Dead by Daylight team is a fairly brief one, but does contain a number of changes to The Nightmare, AKA Freddy Kreuger. The Killer from Elm Street’s rework is the focus of this upcoming patch, and he’s seen some significant changes to how his powers work.
Those changes got tweaked in the latest iteration of the Public Test Beta, with a nerf to the cooldown on Dream Snares paired with a compensatory buff to the snares’ Hindered duration. Dream Pallets can be Ruptured from further away, and can no longer be dropped to cancel the Rupture. The popular teleport fake-out has been reintroduced, but using it will now put your teleport on cooldown regardless of whether you complete it or not.
Two perks, Wake Up! and Beast of Prey, also got more tweaks, with the former’s power now hinging on how many of your fellow Survivors are still alive, and the latter getting a serious buff to its duration.
You can read the full patch notes below, or check out the TL;DR for the short version.
DBD January 2025 PTB Dev Update TL;DR:
After delivering a major update to The Nightmare’s Power and Perks,...
