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Monitor & Abuse is a Unique Perk belonging to The Doctor.
Prestige The Doctor to Prestige 1, 2, 3 respectively to unlock Tier I, Tier II, Tier III of Monitor & Abuse 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 7.5.0
Meticulous in your approach, terrifying in your application.
  • Increases the base value of your Terror Radius by 6/7/8 metres for the entire Trial.

Whenever you are not in a Chase with a Survivor, the following effect applies:

  • Reduces your Terror Radius by 12/14/16 metres.
"It's time for your treatment!" — Herman Carter, The Doctor


History

Icon Tier I Tier II Tier III Description
+6 metres

-12 metres

slightly

+7 metres

-14 metres

moderately

+8 metres

-16 metres considerably

Meticulous in your approach, terrifying in your application.
  • Increases the radius of your default Terror Radius by +6/+7/+8 metres for the entire Trial.

Whenever you are not in a Chase with a Survivor, the following effects apply:

  • Reduces your Terror Radius by -12/-14/-16 metres.
  • Slightly/Moderately/Considerably increases your Field of View.

Monitor & Abuse does not stack with Shadowborn.

Icon Tier I Tier II Tier III Description
3 ° 5 ° 10 ° Meticulous in your approach, terrifying in your application.
  • Increases the radius of your default Terror Radius by +8 metres for the entire Trial.

Whenever you are not in a Chase with a Survivor, the following effects apply:

  • Reduces your Terror Radius by -16 metres.
  • Increases your Field of View by 3/5/10 °.

Monitor & Abuse does not stack with Shadowborn.

Icon Tier I Tier II Tier III Description
+6 metres

-12 metres

+7 metres

-14 metres

+8 metres

-16 metres

Meticulous in your approach, terrifying in your application.
  • Increases the radius of your default Terror Radius by +6/+7/+8 metres for the entire Trial.

Whenever you are not in a Chase with a Survivor, the following effects apply:

  • Reduces your Terror Radius by -12/-14/-16 metres.


Change Log

Patch 2.6.0

  • Buff: changed the Terror-Radius modifiers to be a fixed value across all Tiers.
  • QoL: updated the tier-based FOV modifiers to be numerical values.

Patch 7.5.0

  • Nerf: removed the tier-based FOV modifiers.
    • This change was motivated by the Developers implementing an FOV Slider for Killers, which is equal in strength to Shadowborn's old effect.
  • Reversal: changed the Terror-Radius modifiers to be tier-based again, due to the removal of the FOV effect removing the formerly tier-based effect.


Trivia

Description Discrepancy

  • Monitor & Abuse features a considerably different in-game description regarding the Terror-Radius modifiers, compared to the one on the Wiki.
    • While the in-game description is a simplification of the Perk's resulting effects on the Terror Radius, it does not accurately describe what the Perk actually does in code.
    • The Wiki description was modified to accurately reflect the Perk's code, which is important knowledge when using Monitor & Abuse alongside other Terror-Radius modifiers.
      Using the simplified in-game description for any calculations would give inaccurate results.
  • Players may rest assured that despite a possible initial confusion when faced with the different descriptions, the resulting effect remains the same in your average Trial.
    • Please do not attempt to inform us (Wiki Guardians) or other Players about any "mistakes" where there are none.


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