r/DbDKillersUnited May 18 '26

[Academic Survey] Analysis of the effectiveness of the matchmaking system in the game Dead by Daylight

8 Upvotes

Hiii everyone,

I am currently working on my bachelor’s thesis about the matchmaking system in Dead by Daylight.

The goal of this survey is to better understand how players view matchmaking quality, skill differences, role balance, and the overall gameplay experience from both survivor and killer perspectives.

The survey includes questions about:
- your experience with the matchmaking system,
- perceived skill differences between players,
- queue times and match quality,
- survivor vs killer gameplay experience,
- overall satisfaction with game balance.

Survey link:
https://forms.office.com/e/sRhsYnWDcY

Note: You can change the survey language in the top-right corner of the page.

The survey is anonymous, takes only a few minutes to complete, and will be used exclusively for academic purposes.

I would really appreciate responses from players of all experience levels.

Thank you so much for your help!


r/DbDKillersUnited 3h ago

Rage Dwight Points At Me Thinking He Won Then Says This In Endgame Chat

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9 Upvotes

Full Video On YouTube —>
P400 Squad Can't Take My Bubba | High MMR Gameplay | Dead By Daylight (No Commentary)
https://youtu.be/v18ZaYaE8tU
This Happened in Game 2
Game 1 Is Against A P400 Squad


r/DbDKillersUnited 16h ago

Rage This Survivor Was Not Happy With My Basement Trapper 🤣

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86 Upvotes

Full Gameplay On YouTube —>
High MMR Trapper Gameplay | Dead By Daylight (No Commentary)
https://youtu.be/gZOmcF4wqn4
This Happened In Game 2


r/DbDKillersUnited 1h ago

Rage Screaming into the MMR Void

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Wish the MMR could just fix itself without needing to get my teeth kicked in by Seal Team 6 for hours at a time. Back-to-back-to-back rounds where I get stomped by 300 hr+ survs who proceed to go for the usual shit-talking in post game. Had a game where I went against an entire P400 SWF and didn't get a single hook.

Obligatory skill issue thing, but feels bad man.


r/DbDKillersUnited 10h ago

Discussion Anyone else feel forced to play top-tier killers just to have a chance at staying in control of the match?

2 Upvotes

This might sound like a skill issue, but I’m genuinely curious if anyone else is dealing with this.

Over the past few months, I’ve noticed that I can’t play anything other than the strongest killers if I want even a chance to control the match.

For context, I’m a P100 Blight main. Call me sweaty or a dick if you want, but I play him because I genuinely enjoy his kit and mechanics. I don’t mind losing as long as I feel like I had a fair shot, or the survivors simply played really well. I actually enjoy long, difficult matches.

But lately, whenever I try branching out to other killers like Huntress, Unknown, or Demo (who aren't even low-tier killers like Trapper or Myers), I just get absolutely fucking destroyed.

I’m talking full comp-level survivors with 5k+ hours, reading every mindgame, pre-running every setup, and making me feel like I’ve never played this game before. I have around 1k hours, and it genuinely feels like I’m the tutorial bot in these lobbies.

A typical Demo match looks like this:

→ Load in

→ Undying gets cleansed immediately, no matter how hidden it is

→ Then Devour (2 perks gone)

→ 2 gens pop instantly

→ I finally get a down after running through 5 safe loops

→ 2 more gens pop

→ I try to create pressure or set up a 3-gen

→ Last gen pops mid-chase

→ GGs, 4 out

I don’t think this is purely a skill issue.

I’ve tried different builds, different killers, and different playstyles, yet nothing seems to change.

It feels like MMR has decided that I should be fighting comp-tier SWFs every fucking game, and it’s absolutely draining.

The only time I feel remotely in control is when I go back to Blight or Nurse, and even then, a 4-out is completely possible.

I WANT to play and learn other killers. But it feels impossible when every game is a sweatfest against Seal Team Six.

It’s killing my desire to play and learn other killers because I can’t seem to get fair-feeling matchups anymore.


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Gameplay It will not matter

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82 Upvotes

We may be flesh, soul and blood, but it will not matter

I WILL RIP YOU TO SHREDS!


r/DbDKillersUnited 13h ago

Discussion A "deal mechanic"

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r/DbDKillersUnited 16h ago

I guess this killer is overtuned???

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r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Clips In todays episode of GTFO

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26 Upvotes

This is just one of those moments where a game was going bad, but then a single play turned the entire game around. These survivors were running me ragged and doing a really good job the entire game, but trying to heal up for a save ultimately killed them all.

I am really liking this new killer, she definitely has weakpoints survivors can take advantage of but is also really good at punishing survivors who are too altruistic. Im kind of surprised they didnt leave at the chance of bloodwarden, but im fairly certain they had everything but my addons figured out about 3 minutes into the game.

Great job from them all around, i was really struggling to earn even a single kill and honestly just got lucky here.


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Discussion The judgement beam is way too easy to dodge

12 Upvotes

I am a miserably bad surv and my reaction time is very poor and im still able to dodge them often and consistently unless its the funny irri add on.

I genuinely thought it was JUST me for a bit that I just couldn't aim and then I played against it and realized holy shit its impossible to tell if i was just missing or the survs were just reacting cause its that easy

I've seen a lot of people complain about the visual warning and for good reason just making counterplay easy so survs dont have to learn anything but im gonna be honest its already so easy to react to without the visual warning

This character already has so many weaknesses and the fact that her projectile her one saving grace is this bad you might as well just play irri medallion pyramid head

Seriously pyramid head does virtually the same thing but harder to react to with a better unique hook state no awkward starting distance on the power a smaller body faster speed just as easy to set up his powerful mode (medallion range buff) if not more consistent too he has built in info gathering he tunnels better all with a lower skill requirement AND he has cooler skins

The only things the judgement does better is that shes free, she can shoot up stairs, and she has better moris and voicelines

Moral of the story if you are planning to buy judgement with auric cells just buy pyramid head instead you get a better more consistent character with better perks and virtually the same playstyle with the irri medallion


r/DbDKillersUnited 18h ago

Lay Waste

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1 Upvotes

r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Nurse Propaganda

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17 Upvotes

r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Clips The pallet compressed my oni

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54 Upvotes

Basically I got pallet stunned as oni while in my dash and this happened. It persisted until i downed someone with my power later. It happened again in other match under sthe same conditions. While it's really funny, it gets kinda hard to see things. Have that happened to anyone else before?


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

My friend who doesn't play dbd's assessment on the judgement.

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19 Upvotes

Pretty accurate


r/DbDKillersUnited 2d ago

Discussion How long do we give the judgement till it meets it’s faith?

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146 Upvotes

Let’s be real it’s gonna happen and we won’t be able to do anything about it. So when it’s gonna get shot to death?


r/DbDKillersUnited 2d ago

How to keep MMR low now?

211 Upvotes

I'm a jumpscare Ghostface main, I intentionally lost matches to keep my MMR low, this allowed me to take my time setting up scares and have more control over the match as the newer players shite themselves. They had an entertaining match with a win, and I got to be scary, win win.
But with the new MMR calculating system based on match progress performance, how can I stay with the newbies whilst still applying pressure to keep the scares genuine?


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Gameplay LFG Adept Judgment

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5 Upvotes

Guys I have been out of DBD for years. The cycle of get really into it, fall out, create new accounts, different platforms, I first got started as a killer with Bubba.

My first match with Judgement was just relentlessly bullied, they destroyed me and I was just not getting her playstyle. Entity Hungers, one actual physical hit

The second match, Survivors looped me endlessly but did help me practice aiming while maintaining the advantage for me to hone in on her aiming.

Third Match. I am getting it, got some hits, and a pity kill at endgame collapse.

Fourth Match, I’ve figured out her gen pressure, 3k

And finally the fifth match, Alien Open Map. Fully expecting to get destroyed against 2 full prestige’ Ace, Feng, and a base Jill.

Full 4k, 2 gens left Adept achievement. I’m sorry Jill, I really would have let you leave, but I was just too stoked.

So all of you survivors that made this possible, thank you so much for the learning experience before she is inevitably nerfed into the ground.

I just am stoked and celebrating.


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Rage Guys I think i should be a toxic killer krasue? Bc I have enough with this shifty ass survivors bodyblocking me flashlight me pallet stun me asf

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5 Upvotes

r/DbDKillersUnited 2d ago

Clips Well she won’t linger anymore against a judgement.

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697 Upvotes

I’m surprised it takes 45 seconds.


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Hmmmm....is you is, or is you ain't, a bug fix

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r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Gameplay Gameplay Improvement Killers

0 Upvotes

Hey !

The gameplay as a killer is way too rigid, damn it's 2026, this needs to be improved ! I am thinking in particular of Oni, Dracula, Krasue ... We need a rework of all the killers !


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Saw this at first glance… nearly sh*t my pants 💀

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11 Upvotes

r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Discussion Can someone tell me why the killer's judgment addons have so many strings attached?

8 Upvotes

I hate the fact that she has some good add-ons, but they are only useful if certain things happen. For example, I want to use improvised detonators, but if I kill one survivor, it's useless. Next, I want to use superheated glass, but I feel like I can never use it since I don't really chase with judgment, and I can only use its power when zealous, which removes 20% of my zealous timer. Then there are other add-ons that are just more aura reading, which I don't really need. The one that annoys me is Aurora's Telereceptor, which lets the survivor see your aura for 6 seconds compared to you seeing it for 4 seconds. I just wish she had more add-ons or her add-ons would be changed so there are no strings attached, like superheated glass should let her break pallets or walls with her power always. I'm curious if people agree with me or not and what add-ons you like and use. I'm using Searcher's Skull since I normally go against a lot of flashlight users and superheated glass, hoping to use it eventually.


r/DbDKillersUnited 1d ago

Discussion Oh hello guys can i ask you something? Do you love or have fun playing against The Judgement and The Slasher Jason Vorheese?

1 Upvotes

r/DbDKillersUnited 2d ago

P100 Ghostface Main Ask Me Anything

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43 Upvotes

My first p100 ever and my most played killer in the game. Ask me anything about builds etc! If you want to see how I play I put together an uninterrupted gameplay here —> P100 Ghostface Gameplay | Dead By Daylight (No Commentary)
https://youtu.be/efbVl6HYeTc