I was totally stoked when Dead by Daylight brought back the 2v8 mode for the Resident Evil event—it's like a zombie apocalypse party, but with way more chaos! Seriously, who doesn't love doubling the survivor count and cranking up the mayhem? But hold your horses, because things went off the rails faster than a scared survivor in a chase. The devs, bless their hearts, tried to fix killer queue times by stuffing matches with bots. Yeah, you heard me right: AI-controlled survivors. At first, I was like, "Cool, less waiting, more slashing!" But man, oh man, those bots turned out to be dumber than a bag of hammers. They'd run into walls, ignore generators, and basically hand the killer easy wins. Fans, including yours truly, were flipping tables left and right. Can you blame us? It's Resident Evil, not Resident Dumb-bot! Anyway, after all the backlash, the devs finally yanked the plug on the bots earlier this week. Phew, what a relief—now we can actually play with humans who know how to loop a killer instead of face-planting into a locker. 😂

But wait, there's more to this rollercoaster ride. To keep queues in check, they rolled out a triple XP boost last Friday. Talk about sweetening the deal! I mean, grinding for bloodpoints felt like hitting the jackpot—I racked up enough to prestige three killers in one weekend. Whoop whoop! 🎉 The devs said this hack actually worked, shaving three whole minutes off killer wait times. Here’s a quick breakdown of the numbers they shared:

Metric	Before Triple XP	After Triple XP
Killer Queue Time	Over 10 minutes	Down to ~7 minutes
Survivor Wait Time	Moderate	Still too high (their words!)

Overall, the experiment taught us that bots are a big no-no, but high rewards? Heck yeah! The team admitted in their update: "Wait times are improving with less bots and high rewards, although matchmaking time still remains too high." True that—I still spent ages waiting as a survivor, scrolling through memes like a champ. But now, with bots completely gone as of this morning, matches feel less like a glitchy nightmare and more like the real deal. Fans are breathing easier, though we're still griping about the XP cut coming soon. Yep, the boost drops to double XP instead of triple, and folks are already moaning it'll kill the vibe. "Darn it," I heard one player say, "I was living for that grind!" At least the 400% battle pass bonus stays—small mercies, right?

Now, here's where my brain does a little hop, skip, and jump to the future. Personally, I reckon this whole shebang should become permanent. Imagine 2v8 as a staple mode with better matchmaking—maybe using AI to analyze player skills instead of replacing them. That'd be lit! I'm envisioning seasons themed around other horrors, like Silent Hill or Alien. Oh, and throw in some community events with wacky perks, like survivors turning into zombies temporarily. How cool would that be? Shoot, I'm getting ahead of myself—but hey, a gamer can dream, can't he? The Resident Evil event wraps up on February 25, so let's savor it while it lasts. In the end, it's all about the thrill of the hunt and the laughs along the way. Keep it real, devs—no more bot shenanigans, please! 🙏

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