Background Player

Background Player is a Unique Perk belonging to Renato Lyra.
Prestige Renato Lyra to Prestige 1, 2, 3 respectively to unlock Tier I, Tier II, Tier III of Background Player for all other Characters.

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Cost

2,500

3,250

4,000

Description

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.0.0

You are not usually the centre of attention and in some cases, this can be a good thing.

Whenever another Survivor is picked up, Background Player activates for 10 seconds.
Starting to run while it is active causes the following effect:

Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 5 seconds.

Background Player causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 30/25/20 seconds.
Background Player cannot be used when Exhausted.

"You forget about me?" — Renato Lyra

History[]

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Description

You are not usually the centre of attention and in some cases, this can be a good thing.

Whenever another Survivor is picked up, Background Player activates for 10 seconds.
Starting to run while it is active causes the following effect:

Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 5 seconds.

Background Player causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 30/25/20 seconds.
Background Player cannot be used when Exhausted.

Icon

Description

You are not usually the centre of attention and in some cases, this can be a good thing.

Whenever another Survivor is picked up, Background Player activates for 10 seconds.
Starting to run while it is active causes the following effect:

Grants a +100 % Haste Status Effect for 5 seconds.

Background Player causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Background Player cannot be used when Exhausted.

Icon

Description

You are not usually the centre of attention and in some cases, this can be a good thing.

Whenever another Survivor is picked up, Background Player activates for 10 seconds.
Starting to run while it is active causes the following effect:

Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 4 seconds.

Background Player causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Background Player cannot be used when Exhausted.

Change Log[]

Patch 7.3.0[]

Buff: doubled the strength of the Haste Status Effect from +50 % to +100 %.
Buff: increased the duration of the Haste Status Effect from 4 seconds to 5 seconds.
QoL: prevents other Sprint Perks from triggering while it is active.

Patch 8.0.0[]

Buff: halved the duration of the Exhausted Status Effect from 60/50/40 seconds to 30/25/20 seconds.
Reversal: reduced the strength Haste Status Effect back from +100 % to +50 %.

Trivia[]

On the 6.6.0 PTB, Background Player activated upon unhooking another Survivor, and had a sprint duration of 6 seconds.
- The Perk was reworked for the Live release, as the Developers decided that it left the unhooked Survivor too vulnerable.
Background Player will be prioritised over and trump Sprint Burst, given that the activation conditions are met.