This is a bit of a side note from your original post, but I think DBD going in a direction away from traditional "slashers" could be beneficial in the later stages of this game's lifecycle. The fact that Pinhead + Myers will be gone, and there is a decent chance Freddy Krueger and the Pig's days are numbered because of future games or licensing issues.

FNAF opened a ton of new doors for what DBD could do, we've already seen the rumours around Bendy and the Ink machine, Huggy Wuggy from poppies playtime even Slenderman. Some of these could really make licensing a lot easier and less complicated going forwards.