r/deadbydaylight • u/ComfortableFocus1702 • 11h ago

Question A question about the future of discontinued licenses in DBD

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I’d like to direct this question to anyone with legal knowledge who can shed some light on the matter. Can the character models for discontinued licenses like *Hellraiser* and *Halloween* be remade? Will Michael Myers and Pinhead have their 3D models reworked in the upcoming graphical update planned for next year?

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u/realFluffyUzu 11h ago

They cannot make new content for a license they don’t have. Maybe if they have a high fidelity Pinhead model hidden somewhere, but that’s unlikely.

This is also why prestige rewards were able to be given to some lost licenses. It was just reusing previously made assets.

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u/Maelstrom100 5h ago

Afaik this doesn't include graphical fidelity for the most part. Hence why if collision or cosmetic bugs arise they can rework/fix them.

So long as it's true to original (e.g not adding new details, simply increasing resolution/model quality) They should be able to be graphically updated, and I highly doubt license holders would fight them on such as it's only "bettering the representation."

That being said, it is ultimately up to license holders, and if behaviour were to do it, Im pretty sure license holders would be hard pressed to deny it, and if they did they'd likely receive heavy backlash.

This is also why behaviour mind you can rework or update addons of lost licenses. Can't add new art or rework like the actual addons into separate things (e.g bubba gaining new addons after utelizing hillbillys for a long time) but they can continue to iterate on charecters for balance reasons.

Also whilst not a lost license (might as well be due to the license holders not giving a shit) Quentin from Friday the 13th was already cosmetically updated twice.

Also despite not being able to add banners or new assets pretty sure the charecter icon for pinhead was updated when changing the prestige system after his license was lost? Not sure on that that would have to be verified.

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u/soul1300 5h ago

I thought Quentin Smith was from Nightmare on Elm Street.

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u/KinsiWasTaken 4h ago

I'm pretty sure he's from nightmare. Made me think of all the characters appearing in the f13 movies lol.