The Public Test Beta 8.2.0 patch just dropped for Dead by Daylight, with yet another awesome crossover in the form of Castlevania characters Trevor Belmont and Dracula. BHVR keep upping the bar with new character mechanics — the special twist this time is that the new Killer Dracula (aka The Dark Lord) can transform from his usual vampire self into a wolf or a bat, gaining different advantages in each of his three forms. He also brings his castle with him into the Trial, with the castle showing up in the skybox of whatever level he’s on.
Dracula’s Perks include a new Obsession hex that seriously slows down the Obsession’s repair speed, a perk that lets you spy on Survivors near chests, and one that blocks totems and chests the first time Survivors try to interact with them.
The new Survivor Trevor’s Perks also interact with chests: one lets him heal a health state for free after opening two chests (but you have to be Broken first). Synergistically, another perk he has interacts with items, letting him upgrade and semi-recharge an item when stunning the Killer with a pallet. His final perk is basically a worse Dark Sense, but one that...
