Metaphor

Metaphor
General Info
Character(s)	Novelist
Unique to Character	Yes
Statistics
Gameplay Impact	Grants the Novelist an ability to swap positions with the Hunter.
Amount of Uses	Unlimited
Cooldown	8 seconds

Metaphor is an External Trait that belongs to the Novelist, "Orpheus". As an external trait, it is a passive ability that the character starts the game with.

Trait Details

The Sketchbook allows you to take notes on Hunter's behavior. Stand within 13.5 meters of a Hunter and face them to begin gathering information. After gathering enough information, Metaphor can be activated to switch places with the Hunter when standing within 11.1 meters of them.
If there are any other survivors within 12.6 meters of the Hunter, Metaphor's range is reduced to 6.8 meters.
After successfully gathering information, the next attempt will require an additional 2 seconds to complete, up to 8 additional seconds.

Gameplay

Novelist starts with a Sketchbook at the beginning of the Match. When using the Sketchbook while facing the Hunter, he can swap places with the Hunter within 13.5 meters unless there are other survivors within 12.6 meters from Novelist, the range is reduced to 6.8 meters instead. After switching positions with the hunter, Resonance will then be activated and the Novelist must gather information from the Hunter again by staring at their face to recharge his Sketchbook.

For each successful recharge for the Sketchbook, the time required to gather information increases by an addition 2 second up to 8 additional seconds.

Other Details

• Novelist can only gather information about them if he is staring at the Hunter's face.
  • Novelist needs to stare (via in-game camera) at the hunter to begin swapping positions.
• Metaphor can cancel Hunter's abilities and animations during the swapping animation.
  • Vice versa, Hunters/Survivors can cancel Novelist's Metaphor by interrupting his swapping animation and reset his cooldown by coincidence.
• Novelist cannot swap places with the Hunter if they are above or below him.
  • Novelist cannot swap places if he is on the staircase and slopes.
• The Novelist could not use Metaphor on a Hunter who is interacting with the Locker.
• Novelist cannot gather information about them while in the effect of Tide Turner.

Survivor Tips

• Do not swap positions if you are near to an injured teammate as you will endanger them.
  • While your Metaphor's range is shorter if you are near a teammate, you can use it to distance the hunter further away from your teammate by running behind the Hunter.
• Do not swap positions with the Hunter where you swapped yourself into a disadvantaged area unless you are in a tight situation.
  • Swap positions with the Hunter and put them into disadvantageous areas where they will be forced to break a pallet, vault a window, or to take a long way to reach you.
• If the hunter is nearby but you are near the pallet, swap positions and use your movement speed boost to get a free pallet stun.

Hunter Tips

• Excitement can help prevent Novelist from using his sketchbook to swap positions or him trying to pallet stun you.
• Hold your ability button to force your character to face away from Novelist so that he cannot gather information to regain his next Metaphor.

Change Log

November 4th, 2021

• Adjustment: When there are 1/2/3/4 Novelist(s) in participation, they must observe the Hunter for 8/16/24/32 seconds before they can use Metaphor.
• Adjustment: The Novelist can no longer use Outline on Survivors who are interacting with a locker, nor can he use Metaphor on a Hunter who is interacting with a locker.

November 11th, 2021

• Adjustment: Added notifying prompts to in-game portrait icons that signal you when the Novelist uses Metaphor on a Hunter or uses Outline on a Survivor.

November 2nd, 2023

• Adjustment: The External Trait, Metaphor received the following adjustments:
  • The Sketchbook can be used to take note of Hunter's behavior. When within 13,5 meters of a Hunter, continuously observe the Hunter from the front to collect information about that Hunter.
  • After collecting enough information, Metaphor can be used to swap positions with the Hunter when standing within 11.1 meters of each other, and the Hunter cannot move for 0.3 seconds after swapping positions.
  • When there are other Survivors within 12.6 meters of the Hunter, Metaphor's position-swapping range is reduced to 6.8 meters.
  • After gathering information, the time required to gather the next piece of information will increase by 2 seconds for up to 8 seconds.
• Adjustment: The External Trait, Resonance received the following adjustments:
  • After using Metaphor on a Hunter, the Novelist and the Hunter resonate, and the Novelist's Movement Speed increases by 50% for 2 seconds.

Gallery

• Gameplay
• Accessory Changes

In-Game

MetaphorNovelistAnimation.gif

Recording the Hunter's face to refill the Sketchbook.

OldMetaphorHunterAnimation.gif

Hunter controlled by Novelist with the Pre-Rework Metaphor skill.

Previous icon

A-Tier

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Recording effects when looking at the Hunter.

Old Metaphor effects when possessing an Hunter.