Why Were These Add-Ons Removed from Dead by Daylight?



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Hey everyone, today we’re discussing decommissioned addons. Addons that for whatever reason were removed from the game and replaced by another. In some cases, this is due to reworks, in others the addon being overpowered, and in some cases it’s sort of a mystery. I’m going to be presenting the best case I have for each.

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Intro 0:00
Wraith’s Add-Ons 0:26
Doctor’s Add-Ons 2:22
Huntress’ Add-Ons 4:15
Spirit’s Add-Ons 6:25
Billy’s Add-Ons 7:50
Outro 9:45

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33 thoughts on “Why Were These Add-Ons Removed from Dead by Daylight?”

  1. I'm really wondering what the upcoming killer "tweaks" they are doing to the killers in March.
    Because huntress and Demogorgon are arguably the most balanced killers in the game. And then im sure clown and doctor are getting buffs of some sort.
    Maybe its add ons being base kit? And that's all it is for the killer tweaks?

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  2. I think a mildy interesting case of a removed addon is Legion's Cold Dirt. Gutted with Legion's rework, it reduced the fatigue duration after ending Feral Frenzy. Since the base fatigue time was reduced by even more than what the addon did, it makes sense why it would be replaced with BFFs

    But why replace it instead of just changing the effects? Well, there's a bit of a theory out there that, considering the effect of the addon, Legion being a group of rebellious teenagers, and the rather… strange looking icon for dirt, some believe the addon might have originally been a pile of cocaine, which was hastily adjusted because it would affect the game's rating in certain countries.

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  3. Honestly The Huntress Pungent Phial could probably just be made a brown, it's effect is mediocre but could see some use for newer players that don't know locker spawns and people that have a reloading addiction.

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  4. Excellent video, I love how you took on a different pace of storytelling for Billy lol. I'm glad he'll become a common sight to see in trials again. However, it's still a shame that Lightburn was removed. Yes, it was quite strong, but it was cool that players could discover this unique method of counterplay for certain killers on their own and could change their strategy accordingly. It just added to the experience, I mean. I still understand the removal though.

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  5. Much as I like forward to Billy rework, it is a bit of a bit of a shame a lot of his add ons like Mothers helpers or the brick are being changed completely. The new ones sound (though I haven’t read the descriptions yet so maybe I’m wrong) more on the trapper side of being tool add ons than like emotional stuff to drive him. At the same time though, I kinda love his new emphasis on his chainsaw with him being like “screw my past, the power of god and chainsaws on my side” like in universe hes putting his past behind him… sorta. So I’m kinda ok with it.😅

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  6. I remember using Fathers glasses and it was actually good. It prevented me from losing track on survivors and it stacked with bloodhound.
    It was actually the only time i used bloodhound 🤷🏻‍♂️ pretty useless now.

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  7. Spirit's 'Prayer Beads' addon might've been decommissioned because the Survivors already had an addon of the same name.
    Prayer Beads, for those who don't know, is an addon for Keys which gives Survivors an extra 15 seconds of use.

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  8. There was also that one onryo add on where if you hit someone within a short time after teleporting from a TV, it would turn the TV you teleported from back on, it’s been gone for a while now

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  9. Ngl, but I’m still disappointed Lightburn was removed and all the other interactions certain killers had with flashlights. Made the game have more depth to it and most importantly, it made Wraith actually fun to play against.

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  10. 7:17 The effect of Father's glasses was actually a good one but also destroyed some counter play to new spirit players because it pinged the survivors exact location each time it dropped letting you know exactly where the survivor was when it dripped. I think it was removed because it made it so there was no need for the skill expression that made it pointless. Still though, I kind of wish it remained as it was like an accessibility option for those hearing impaired.

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