A Day of Solo Survivor - My Thoughts
With the Event going on and already smashed out the Killer challenges I thought I'd get some Survivor stuff done as well as go for some Adepts while I'm at it and through my day of playing Solo i've witnessed why people say Solo is bad. It's not because Killers are OP, It's not because of Killer builds such as slow down, It's not because of Killer addons, the problem is just really bad inefficient randoms. I have had so many games today where I have done a 3+ minute chase at the start of the game, no gens popped, I escape the chase, gens are 30% tops none completed and only 2 have progress at most, then I end up finishing 3 gens solo.
I see all the time on Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Forums, Facebook groups "Solo is unplayable" It's not unplayable, when you get a team who just do nothing then yeah of course the Killer is going to dominate and that's how most Killers have won their matches today, not because they played well (some have) but because for some reason Survivors are simply too scared to do gens so Killer has a more chill time going for Hooks, even Hook Saves are badly done they wait far too long then the Killer snowballs off it. Good Survivors majority of the time don't allow a snowball to happen.
I see all the time "Buff Solo Survivor" Why? buffing it won't suddenly get you better players these people who are bad now will still be bad no matter how many 2nd chances and hand holding you give them. But then i've had Solo games where the Survivors are literally glued to gens and are insanely efficient, good in chase and the Killer gets dominated. I've gone against Nurses, Blights, Dredges, Weskers who even though they were good players they just lose because gen speed when Survivors actually do their objective and chase well. Even instant DC's/hook suicides at first down so it ends up being a 3v1 i've escaped a few games of today just because i've been put with good players.
I've had games where it has been so chill i've been able to smash out these new Tome Challenges + Event (all are now done) and some Adepts no worries because Survivor you can goof off and still get results IF the team are still doing their part and you do as well.
All in all Solo Gameplay, Killers, Addons, Maps aren't the problem, bad inexperienced players are and that's why Solo would be miserable to people. But at that point if you get bad Survivors just get as many points as possible and don't even think about escaping.