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After beating 1,947 teams, MomoSeventh finally lost his Blight streak, likely the longest in Dead by Daylight‘s history. Around the same time, SupaAlf lost his Nurse streak after 1163 games, and four of the best survivor players (Hens333, Dan, Laser, and Lumpy) lost their 171-game survivor streak. The previous record set by Hens’s team was 219. The timing is telling. Behaviour recently updated its MMR to match players more closely with those of their level, but tougher competition doesn’t tell the full story. How did they happen, why did they end, and what do the longest win streaks say about Dead by Daylight‘s balance?
How the Longest Win Streaks in Dead by Daylight Ended
Blight and Nurse rank amongst the hardest killers to learn, but they’re easily the strongest. Nurse’s teleportation and Blight’s fast rushes allow them to overwhelm even the best survivors. Players have managed lengthy win streaks with other killers, but Blight and Nurse are the undisputed king and queen of pub stomping. SupaAlf and MomoSeventh pulled no punches for their streaks, allowing themselves the use of whatever perks and add-ons they wanted as well as efficient strategies like tunneling and slugging. The result is a trail of survivor bodies numbering in the thousands. So why did these talented players lose after so long?
As he admits in his YouTube video on the subject, SupaAlf let his guard down. He let a tight 3-gen go, failed to carry a survivor to a hook in his territory with Agitation, and chose not to tunnel out a survivor despite having the opportunity with three generators left. All of those mistakes are easy to make, even for a player as talented as SupaAlf, so it’s understandable. Momo, on the other hand, blamed his loss on his opponents’ meta builds and alleged stream-sniping. Of course, Momo was playing the Pop/Pain Res meta himself, so the first accusation doesn’t mean much.
Meta Builds, Win Streaks, and Balance in DbD
There’s a reason Dead by Daylight tournaments don’t allow S-tier killers to run Pop, Pain Res, Grim Embrace, and Agi together. When you stack the best slowdown perks on the best killers, DbD reveals how hilariously unbalanced it is. Facing that is like trying to kill a dragon with a paperclip. That’s one reason that, despite the big numbers, some win streaks don’t feel as impressive. The average Nurse can win 50 pub games with a meta loadout. Win those same games with Lightborn-only Freddy, and you’re a god.
Behaviour recently changed MMR to better match players against equal opponents. Despite these changes, the game still struggles with balance. Equipped with a Tombstone Piece to insta-kill his opponents, even Myers becomes a streak-worthy threat. There’s nothing wrong with players wanting to test themselves, but Behaviour should take a hard look at the problems that make these streaks possible in the first place. If you’re looking for something to watch in the meantime, Momo’s current Oni streak is more than 600.
Dead by Daylight is available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.
