Killer explanation for noobs
Guys I need an explanation, I am new in dbd, i played around 30 hours so I am noobish, but after reading some guide for killers (I chose that as main) i still don't understand something about the tier.
I do read all the list, from best to worst, with some small differences I can say all of you agree that nurse is top and latherface is bottom. My question is why is so?? I understand killers like nurse or spirit have a huge map control being able to move freely and fast, but when they need to down survivors they still can just M1. Someone like latherface is surely slower roaming the map, but once in close ranged is much more efficient and the opportunity to down multiple target is a bonus.
I don't understand the huge difference, you guys reckon map control is the key to be a good killers much more the the efficiency at point blank range?
Thanks for the patience in the answer, hopefully I will learn from you guys. Cheers
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Basically the entire game is based around structures to waste killers' time, which we call loops. Killers have their power to down survivor faster, somebody does it better, somebody doesn't.
Nurse's power allows her to change the entire logic of how the game works, the common loops don't work against her. You're right, she has to hit you twice, but she can instantly catch up to you and waste little time. While leatherface chainsaw attack isn't always possible and it's easily counterable.
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Killers are pressed for time to win a match because their win condition (killing everyone) must be met before all the generators are completed and the exit gates opened. For this reason any killer that has a power that directly effects how quickly they can get into/finish a chase successfully becomes far more beneficial than "gimmick" powers.
For example Nurse can blink through walls and pallets meaning she doesn't need to worry about being looped around a building for as long as a Pig or Wraith. Because of this Nurse is able to meet her objective (getting 4 kills) faster than Wraith or Pig.
Now this is not to say other killers cannot compete against survivors to win but they must rely on slowdown in different ways since their chase potential is slower than Nurse.
Lets take a look at Billy. Yes he can instant down survivors with his chainsaw BUT he still has to deal with loops just like Wraith and Pig. So why do people consider Billy to be high tier? Well that is because his chainsaw has the second function of quickly traversing the map. This allows Billy to get into chases much faster and apply pressure on survivors doing generators (some maps will negate the effectiveness of his speed due to winding hallways or lots of objects in the way). So even though Billy cannot make up for lost time with loops he can get to point A and point B much faster than other killers.
These are just some basic examples of traits that make killers "high" tier vs "low" tier. My advice to you would be to play each and every killer so that you can develop a better understanding of how they play and find which one fits YOUR playstyle best. You do not need to play the "Top/high tier" killers to win your matches or rank up, it will just help make up for some of the stresses killers have to go through in the high ranks.
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Thanks guys, very good answer so far, very clear I appreciate that. Make sense what you both say, chasing without a gap closer is time consuming and is exactly what a killer don't want. Lopping is the key for survivors then!! That's make think about another question then but I guess this is material discuss in tons of posts.... But if the game mechanics are these, so why I read about so many complaints against looping?? Survivors have no tools to escape, just run and don't get cought, looping is the bread of dbd.... No loop i guess would be a free win for killer. I will try more killers to understand the differences and play style! Thanks again
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