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Is Hex: Ruin worth purchasing in the Shrine?

Sindel_Lover
Sindel_Lover Member Posts: 53
in General Discussions

I'm a fairly new player that just started playing killer, and saved up shards to purchase Ruin before I actually looked up the Nerf. I just saw Ruin, got excited and started grinding for shards expecting it to be the old version I'd heard so much about. Is this new version worth it still or should I save for something else? I'd love to get experienced players' take as it took hours to farm the shards, and I don't want to buy it, and feel like I wasted time if it doesn't really help in the game.

Comments

  • Dreamnomad
    Dreamnomad Member Posts: 3,965

    Tough call whether it is worth it to you or not. It is a better perk than most players give it credit for. The trick is protecting the totem while still pushing survivors off generators. Let's put it this way, if the perk survives then it can absolutely take over a game. I still use ruin on Doctor. He actually does have the ability to push survivors off gens while keeping the totem alive. Pop Goes The Weasel is more useful at delaying gens with most killers though imho. If you only have enough shards for one perk then that is the one I'd pick.

  • Cheers
    Cheers Member Posts: 3,426

    What killer do you play?

  • LALYTHIA
    LALYTHIA Member Posts: 1,656

    I like having all the perks, so I would just based on that. If you are good at gen pressure and the hex stays up, it can be really helpful in regressing gens, but I dont like running hex perks since they are so easily counterable, personally. It's kind of luck of the draw as to whether or not someone spawns in on your valuable totems.

  • Dreamnomad
    Dreamnomad Member Posts: 3,965

    I would personally save up 9000 and buy a killer though. If you get hag then you get ruin, third seal and devour hope. Any one of those perks can take over a game if it survives. Plus you get a good killer. If you get clown then you get pgtw, coulrophobia, and bamboozle. Pop and bamboozle are both solid perks. Good luck whatever you go with and welcome to the forums.

  • Sindel_Lover
    Sindel_Lover Member Posts: 53
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1186698#Comment_1186698

    I've been playing Leatherface and Clown. I'm only rank 16 (which doesn't seem to matter since I constantly get into lobbies with red and purple ranks). I haven't chosen a main yet. I grinded Leatherface for BBQ and currently grinding Clown for Pop. I do find Clown really fun, though, so I may stick with him.

  • Sindel_Lover
    Sindel_Lover Member Posts: 53
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1186705#Comment_1186705

    I bought Leatherface and Clown for Pop and BBQ. The bloodrush has been a huge help for the teachables.

  • Cheers
    Cheers Member Posts: 3,426
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1186706#Comment_1186706

    I wouldn't then, its mainly only reliable on killers that have high mobility. You can pick it up if you plan on switching from Clown, but if you don't then I reccomend sticking with Pop, as you can't use both in one build.

  • xTalon32
    xTalon32 Member Posts: 413

    Honestly, before the rework I'd say yes and no, and after I say the same thing.

    Before the rework I'd just gen tap, took maybe 15 seconds longer to do the gen, but I had no skill checks.

    Now, either I find the totem which is easy for the most part, or my team does. And even if they don't it doesn't matter, when I play against Ruin as survivor, the only way for the killer to win is map pressure, which only a few killers are good at.

    As a killer, I can't recommend it for the most part. If you can do good map pressure WHILE protecting the totem, it's totally worth it. If not, it's a wasted perk slot. You're better off taking tracking perks.

  • ClickyClicky
    ClickyClicky Member Posts: 3,536

    Its vastly more powerful than it was before if you’re a good player. Not as good for inexperienced players though who needed the early game slowdown.