The developer announced that the new David King story will establish that he identifies as gay, not just that he's gay. That would indeed be weird, but it isn't the case. 'Corny pandering honestly.'Ī number of negative or confused reactions also came from people who weren't aware that the announcement coincided with a new David King story-or weren't aware that Dead by Daylight contained backstories at all, like me about an hour ago-and therefore thought that the developer consulted with GaymerX just to write a blog post which states that a character is gay. Like I'm gay and I'm not saying gay men can't be hypermasculine fighting addicts but it just feels sooo out of place,' said one player. 'He's literally a stereotypical British chav who'd probably brag about his success with women in pubs.
Some would have preferred that a new character had been introduced, with one argument being that it isn't impossible to think that David King was chosen at random as a token gay character, given his existing backstory. Other fans felt the announcement was tacky, pandering, or didn't go far enough.
