Killer vs Survivor

I am a Scholars Academy student who is studying the psychological impacts the game, Dead by Daylight, has on players and how these affect their role preference.

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

After working around schedules, the experiment will begin today! #mindgames #deadbydaylight

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In a world where women are often silenced regarding their true feelings about society, my project will serve to give insight that could, if used correctly, benefit our generation and those to come. #beheard

[Lego Research Project @LEGOresearcher]

Do you think there is enough advocacy for mental health and wellness?

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

Pre-Game Survey Form Questions:
Survivors:
Do you think you will survive?
1) Yes
2) No

How many survivors do you believe will escape?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

#mindgames #DeadbyDaylight

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

DEAD BY DAYLIGHT COMMUNITY: Experienced survivors commonly use what are called "Meta" perk builds. When playing as the Killer, which meta builds do you strongly dislike? #mindgames #deadbydaylight

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The Player-Information Form has been sent to all participants. The players were asked how long they have been playing, which killers they like and dislike going against when playing survivor, which killers they enjoy playing the most, and what survivor perks they dislike.

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Experiment Update:

The experiment will begin the week of February 27-March 5. Five games will be played, where each player will get to play Killer at least one time. #mindgames

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

I will be using the experimental design study for my research.

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

How do you deal with toxic killer/survivor behavior? Comment below:

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

To find how Dead by Daylight affects the mental health and role preference of its players, I will be conducting an experimental design study. #mindgames #DeadbyDaylight

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

With the introduction to Boon Totems came changes to Keys and the Hatch. The Hatch no longer spawns when there is more than one survivor left, so keys can only be used by the last living survivor. Is this a fair change to survivor gameplay?

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

-also hinder killers. Is this feature fair to survivors or do the positives and negatives of the feature create a balance? #mindgames

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Each Killer, besides The Nurse, receives an auto-aim feature that makes it slightly easier to hit survivors. This feature locks on to a survivors hit box and sometimes allows for a successful hit. However, according to a forum discussion by user IMLESLIEKETAMINE, the feature can-

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#mindgames

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According to statistics from Dev Trackers, in 2019, these were the most used Survivor and Killer perks. The variety of the perks barely differs in each rank for each role.

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According to the article, "Assessing Toxic Behaviour in Dead by Daylight," research found that the top 3 most toxic behaviors shown by Killers are Face Camping, Bodyblocking, and Slugging. Does participating in these behaviors make the gameplay more interesting? #mindgames

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In terms of raw abilities (survivors: sprinting, vaulting, looping, pallet throws, etc. | killers: bloodlust, base abilities, lunging, etc.), who has the greatest chance of winning?

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

What is the wheel that drives a player's desire to play killer and what attracts them to playing certain killers? #psychbydaylight #psychology

[Killer vs Survivor @PsychByDaylight]

Does the skill difference between the killer and the survivors make the game more enjoyable? How does the skill difference amongst the survivors affect the overall gameplay? #psychbydaylight