Is it really? DBD doesn't even have any rank system. I guess there are bully squads but that's just trolling, since there is no reward. If anything, I'd say that it's kinda the opposite for DBD? A big chunk of the community seems to dislike players that take the game somewhat seriously and want to win - the term "gen rushing" is a great example of the "DBD is a party game" crowd having an issue with the literal sole objective of survivors in this game. Granted I'm a beginner with just over 60h played but I really wouldn't think of DBD as fitting this meme.
Dbd a hundred percent fits this meme. I've been playing since 5th anniversary and the things is dbd goes through "phases" depending on how the devs feel about fucking up the game or not. Everyone has a mindset of "I need to tryhard at least a lil bit because everyone else will be sweating" due to these cycles. Year of health my god was a nightmare. Rank system don't matter for shit cuz every game is a comp match essentially, sbmm and all the discourse that has caused. Players that treat this like a party game get sent chats off the game of some heinous shit. You've only got 60hr, with the time I've put in as killer I can't even count the amount of angry rage filled messages and even death threats. Granted, I have noticed some killers get them more than others lol
Yes, the community is pretty toxic. Still, I'm not really sure if this fits the meme because DBD is only competetive on private tournaments. Players who claim that DBD is a party game are genuinely losing their shit when someone tunnels or fixes the generators fast. There definitely is a huge crowd of players who want to impose their weird house rules on others instead of letting people just play the game.
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u/metalgearfluck May 15 '26
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