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Cages hurt Pyramidhead more than they are helpful

kill_bill
kill_bill Member Posts: 60
in Feedback and Suggestions

is it a bug that all the hookpekrs dont work on the cages? you cant use pop, make your choice, bbq, lullaby and so on, which makes absolut no sense to use the cages because some of these perks are really good.


next downside is, that the cages seem to allways spawn rly far away from the killer, which can give the survivors a fast rescue. i got a game today where the cage spawned right next to an open door, so it was an instan rescue + escape because i was on the other side of the map.

yes it counters ds and maybe a palet/flashlight safe, but i dont think its worth to skip the good perks

Comments

  • Lightpkm
    Lightpkm Member Posts: 93

    I totally agree.

    On a side note, have you seen the boring death animation if a survivor dies in a cage?

  • Haku
    Haku Member Posts: 614

    It seems you have no idea how much more it counter than just DS. It is far away on purpose so u dont camp it - otherwise ds would work. The idea is to hook someone real fast countering any potential of not getting to a hook, saving time, not getting DS-ed, not getting body blocked

  • Milo
    Milo Member Posts: 7,383
    1. Yes. This works both ways tho, survivors can't use DS, Borrowed.
    2. The cages always spawn as furthest as possible
  • JupiterStarWarrior
    JupiterStarWarrior Member Posts: 1

    The thing about cages is that they're not hooks. The in-game text even states that perks that are affected by the hooks don't work.

  • LastShoe
    LastShoe Member Posts: 1,183
    1. If all survivors are nearby cage can be very problematic for them, for example, when there is a final round around the doors.
    2. You counter all hook related perks.
    3. Think about it more of like an upgraded slugging, where you still get hook states, not like an alternative to hooks, then it will become really helpful.
    4. His execution in place of 3rd cage is dope.
  • Kind_Lemon
    Kind_Lemon Member Posts: 2,559
    edited June 2020

    Torment is best used to kill survivors on their last hook and not worry about carrying. The cage mechanic should only be used if a survivor was downed in the exit gate or if there are only two survivors left and you don't want to slug one to chase the other.

    I'm honestly curious what kind of design thoughts went into the cages. Their animations are pitiful, but I'm sure the conversations leading up to their implementation were interesting.

  • Purgatorian
    Purgatorian Member Posts: 1,146

    I actually find it quite funny when I'm doing a gen on the opposite side of the map the survivor was downed and they appear in the room beside me, once in the same room when I was cleansing a totem.

    I have not played ph yet but I'm guessing I won't find it as funny when I do.

  • LapisInfernalis
    LapisInfernalis Member Posts: 4,218

    Sometimes it's an insta rescue (wich happen at hooks too btw) and sometimes it takes ages for someone to come. Since Kindred doesn't work, some people just stay where they are because they are "on the other end of the map and have better things (opening a box) to do". I was even one-caged sometimes because no one decided to come.

    It really depends on your mates and the map.

    And I also had PHs who went directly for the cage to camp it since no BT or DS works.