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I get very anxious before playing a killer match but not when playing survivor.

Zane
Zane Member Posts: 75

Is there a way to lower the anxiety? Honestly I have good perks on my killers and everything, but my heart starts beating hard and I don't know how to stop it for some reason its just really stressful, i feel like people are going to think I'm bad, specially since I've spent many hours on survivor instead of killer.

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  • Rydog
    Rydog Member Posts: 3,275
    edited June 2020 Answer ✓

    Don't worry too much about what people are going to think. This is general life advice for you that goes well beyond this game, by the way.

    Accept that you might fail a little bit, but you'll still learn and improve, little by little. I was absolute trash at Spirit when I first played her, but I made the decision to commit, and I got pretty decent with her. Practice is always valuable, and failure is not even necessarily something to be ashamed of, as long as you are learning from it. Don't let any trolls in game chat tell you otherwise, because they don't know you and they don't have any power over you.

    (Also, welcome to the forums! Let us know if you have any questions or need help with anything. A lot of people can offer you valuable advice for playing killer.)

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  • Cheers
    Cheers Member Posts: 3,426

    Mate, I feel you completely, going into every game hoping survivors don't tell me a certain thing, but the one thing I can say is try not to care about what they think.

    You play a game to have fun, don't let others ruin it for you regardless of how you play.

  • a_good_player
    a_good_player Member Posts: 194

    ThAtS BeCaUsE KiLlEr Is StReSsFuLl. And SUrvIvOrS Are OP

  • Rydog
    Rydog Member Posts: 3,275

    Ease up, OP is new to it and has some anxiety about it. It's probably not even that easy to open up here. Be nice.

  • Fibijean
    Fibijean Member Posts: 8,342

    As others have said, it's about focusing on the right things and tempering your expectations. It doesn't matter if other people think you're bad at the game, because most of them don't know what they're talking about. The only thing that matters is what you think of yourself, because having an accurate perception of your own skill level is the first step to improving.

    Most of the killer games I play, especially if I'm not playing my main, I go in not expecting to win but just hoping to get some practice. And then if the survivors taunt me about missing all my hatchets or something, I can just laugh about it because target practice was all I wanted so I still succeeded in doing what I set out to do.

    Basically, have a goal for yourself and try to meet that, whether your goal be a 4K, a pip, finishing a daily, or just learning a thing or two about whichever killer you're playing. If you get outplayed and don't meet it, that sucks but it's okay. Be kind to yourself. The important thing is that the only standards you're trying to meet are your own, because you can never please everyone else and you'll make yourself very unhappy trying.

  • Killigma
    Killigma Member Posts: 372

    You'll get flamed whether you play good or play badly, best advice is to either turn off all incoming messages, close game chat and just move on straight after a game. Or you could take it in your stride and wind people up.

  • Tricks
    Tricks Member Posts: 957

    /Freddy.exe


    Works every time.

  • Khar
    Khar Member Posts: 640

    Play for yourself, not for them. You're not giving a presentation in front of an audience, you're loading into a game, chasing people like a Scooby Doo episode, and giving them a slap once in awhile.