Game Mode: 2v8 (v2)

Game Mode: 2v8 (v2) will be the second iteration of the limited-time Game Mode Modifier in Dead by Daylight.

It will be available between 12 and 26 November 2024.

Overview

It will feature the same modified gameplay loop of 8 Survivors playing against 2 Killers.

Changes from Iteration 1

• New Killers:
  • Deathslinger
  • Blight
  • Spirit
• New Maps:
  • Dead Dawg Saloon
  • Yamaoka Estate
  • 3 other Maps from various Realms
• Changes to Survivor Classes
  • Active and Unlockable abilities
  • The Unlockable Skill will be dependent on the Class now (only Medic retains the Self-Care skill).
  • The Active Skill will charge over time and have great effects (e.g. repair broken Pallets).
• New Killer Classes, makes adding new Killers to the mode easier in the future
  • One of four Classes, augmenting specific playstyles
  • In each Trial, only one Killer can have any specific Class
    • Shadow: Stealth, sneaking up on Survivors, element of surprise
    • Brute: Relentless unstoppable force during chases
    • Enforcer: Preying on the weak and the finishing the job on injured Survivors
    • Fearmonger: Map mobility and unseen force

Motivations

• Snowball potential
  • Each Cage speeds up Generator Repair speed, each completed Generator slows it down again.
• Slugging strength
  • Pick-up mechanic
    • Killers no longer automatically send Survivors to cages and can carry them, allowing for more interactions.