Diversion

Diversion is a Unique Perk belonging to Adam Francis.
Prestige Adam Francis to Prestige 1, 2, 3 respectively to unlock Tier I, Tier II, Tier III of Diversion 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 8.2.0

Diversion charges while inside the Terror Radius

without being chased by the Killer.
After charging for 30/25/20 seconds, it activates:

Press the Active Ability button while crouched and motionless to throw a pebble in the direction you are facing, creating a distraction for the Killer 20 metres away from your location:
- Triggers a Loud Noise Notification.
- Creates fake Scratch Marks.

Diversion deactivates after use and resets its timer.

"There's what is easy and then there's what is right. If you confuse the two, there's no telling what you become." — Adam Francis

History

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	10 metres	15 metres	20 metres	After being within the Killer's Terror Radius for 45 seconds, Diversion activates: Press the Active Ability button while crouched and motionless to throw a pebble, creating a distraction for the Killer at a distance of 10/15/20 metres from your location. The distraction consists of the following: Triggers a Loud Noise Notification. Creates fake Scratch Marks. Diversion deactivates after use and resets its timer.

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	40 seconds	35 seconds	30 seconds	After being within the Killer's Terror Radius for 40/35/30 seconds, Diversion activates: Press the Active Ability button while crouched and motionless to throw a pebble, creating a distraction for the Killer at a distance of 20 metres from your location. The distraction consists of the following: Triggers a Loud Noise Notification. Creates fake Scratch Marks. Diversion deactivates after use and resets its timer.

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	30 seconds	25 seconds	20 seconds	After being within the Killer's Terror Radius for 30/25/20 seconds, Diversion activates: Press the Active Ability button while crouched and motionless to throw a pebble, creating a distraction for the Killer at a distance of 20 metres from your location. The distraction consists of the following: Triggers a Loud Noise Notification. Creates fake Scratch Marks. Diversion deactivates after use and resets its timer.

Change Log

Patch 2.4.0

Buff: added the effect of creating fake Scratch Marks at the location of where the pebble lands.

Patch 4.5.0

Buff: changed the distance of the Pebble-throw to be 20 metres across all Tiers.
Buff: reduced the Charge time from originally 45 seconds and made it a variable at 40/35/30 seconds per Tier.

Patch 8.2.0

Buff: reduced the Charge time from 40/35/30 seconds to 30/25/20 seconds.

Trivia

Lullabies do not give any progression towards Tokens.
- Neither does a fake Terror Radius induced by Madness when facing The Doctor, which gives Diversion the added functionality of knowing whether you are inside his actual Terror Radius or not.
Diversion is often endearingly referred to as Pebble.
Thrown pebbles do not collide with walls, objects, props and other characters.
- The landing zone spawning the Loud Noise notification and the Scratch Marks will therefore always be 20 metres away from the Perk user.
If used in combination with Self-Aware, the Perk user will be able to see the Scratch Marks created at the landing zone.
Diversion's timer does not activate if the Survivor is affected by the Oblivious Status Effect.

Video

Diversion from Survivor POV	Diversion from Killer POV