Dead By Daylight 2v8 Mode Gets Rid Of Bots Amid Backlash

2v8 is back in Dead by Daylight, temporarily available as part of a Resident Evil event. However, there are some differences this time around, as the devs are experimenting with ways to bring down queue times, especially for killers.

As part of this, it was revealed that matches could be filled with up to two bots on the survivors side. Fans were immediately unhappy with this, prompting devs to reassure them that this would only happen if queue times were too long. However, now that we’ve seen the bots in action, fans are far from impressed, so this is already being overhauled.

Dead By Daylight Has Removed Bots

Bots will only join matches if a human player disconnects

The team started making changes last Friday, reducing the amount of bots being used to fill up 2v8 matches. Instead, more players were encouraged to play by rolling out a triple XP boost. This appears to have done the trick, as the devs revealed that killer wait times were down by three minutes.

“Wait times are improving with less bots and high rewards, although matchmaking time still remains too high, and we are keeping a close eye on increasing Survivor wait times in 1v4,” reads the overall takeaway on the experiment.

For now, the team says that it has removed “all bots” from 2v8, as of this morning. Hopefully, this results in a better experience once players get into matches, as they were not pleased with the performance of the bots at all, even if it was supposed to keep queue times down.

However, the XP boost is being reduced soon and will be double the usual rate instead. Fans are unhappy with this, saying that it will put them off playing as much as they were before, potentially increasing queue times. At the very least, the 400 percent battle pass bonus will remain.

The Resident Evil 2v8 event will come to an end on February 25.

Released

June 14, 2016

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language