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What survivor should I get as a new player?

Ghostraider628
Ghostraider628 Unconfirmed, Member Posts: 1
in General Discussions

I am a new player and I am a survivor main, I need some help to decide who I should purchase for new players.

Answers

  • Huge_Bush
    Huge_Bush Member Posts: 5,462

    Claudette is all you need.

    (I may be biased but that doesn’t make my post untrue).

    In all seriousness. Pick whoever you think looks the best. I recommend female because they’re smaller, making it easier to hide behind things.

    Some advice since you’re new. Don’t run Self Care. It takes too long and is a waste of a perk slot. It’s best you take in a med-kit and use it when your teammates can’t heal you. My favorite healing perk is Inner Strength from Nancy (Stranger Things Character). You cleanse a totem and it queues a heal for you that all you have to do is go in a locker for a few seconds.

  • DarKStaR350z
    DarKStaR350z Member Posts: 906
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/428102/what-survivor-should-i-get-as-a-new-player

    Kate is a good one as Windows of Opportunity is great for learning where to run to when chased.
    She has Dance With Me which can help escape chases and pairs well with Quick and Quiet off Meg who is a default survivor, and Lithe which is off Feng Min and free if you’re on console.

    Some of the default survivor perks and the standard perks are decent though.
    Bond and Prove Thyself off Dwight, Sprint Burst off Meg, Empathy off Claudette. Deja Vu and Kindred are standard perks and really good.

  • 100PercentBPMain
    100PercentBPMain Member Posts: 2,749

    Dwight should be high priority because of Bond. That perk plus the generic Deja Vu will be of great value to you.

    Kate Denson is a great first buy thanks to her Windows of Opportunity.

    A perk like Bond looks boring however you'll find it very versatile. Survivors are most effective when they split up, so seeing everybody together at the start will help you get in the habit of splitting up. But when you need a heal later, it'll help you find help.

  • HouseOf1000Corpses
    HouseOf1000Corpses Member Posts: 12

    In terms of free characters go Kate Denison for Boil Over and Windows, then Jake Park for Iron Will, then I would go for Bill for Unbreakable, but David King and Dead Hard is good too