Everyone’s least favorite killer (well, maybe second least favorite these days) might end up being a welcome sight, if BHVR’s plans come to fruition. Today’s update from the Dead by Daylight devs is a direct response to the feedback they received on their initial reveal of the Skull Merchant rework they’ve been cooking, and it includes details on some new ideas as well as some pretty funny comics that show off the new mechanics.
There are a ton of changes to the Skull Merchant, but they all aim to make her more interesting to play against, as well as more interactive and active for both Killer and the Survivors. Drones will now be able to fly around and injure Survivors, Skull Merchant gets a new EMP dart that fires from a brand new Drone Buddy that hangs out with her at all times, and there are a ton of other changes, both major and minor, to her powers and drones.
Some of what was revealed in the previous design preview has been altered — a list of those changes can be found in the announcement below — but our own TL;DR will simply summarize the previously announced changes, while taking...
