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Anyone know what a "Proxy Camper" is?

Swiftblade131
Swiftblade131 Member Posts: 2,056
edited July 2018 in General Discussions

Because, my friend got called a "Proxy Camper piece of dog #########" for playing the game as a Hill Billy.

What sort of new terminology have the survivors concocted this time?

I was mostly just curious if anyone else had been victim to such harsh verbal abuse as this.

Comments

  • BottledWater
    BottledWater Member Posts: 248

    It's a term survivors have imagined so they can feel better it's basically not camping but those survivors consider it as such

  • Visionmaker
    Visionmaker Member Posts: 2,051
    I think being called a proxy camper is a little less concerning than the "piece of dog #########" part.

    But maybe that's just me.
  • ItsDaEmuDood
    ItsDaEmuDood Member Posts: 192

    Don't know. Ignore the Decisive disciples and go on with your day.

  • EpicFailTryHard
    EpicFailTryHard Member Posts: 1,316
    i would imagine it to be a killer intent on tunneling people off the hook but trying to aave face by keeping a distance.  try-hards hate to be known for their actions.
  • MoltenBlade
    MoltenBlade Member Posts: 11

    They say it when you're in the proximity of the hanged survivor. They base it on the terror radius, even if it's the size of football field. Also doesn't matter if they trying to unhook the survivor and you're staying close because you know once you run after them you lose your hook. just salty pricks

  • PinkEricka
    PinkEricka Member Posts: 1,042
    edited July 2018
    Swiftblade131 said:

    Because, my friend got called a "Proxy Camper piece of dog #########" for playing the game as a Hill Billy.

    What sort of new terminology have the survivors concocted this time?

    I was mostly just curious if anyone else had been victim to such harsh verbal abuse as this.

    Proxy camping = proximity camping.

    It’s just another form of camping. It’s when you stay in the area of the hooked person instead of regularly camping AKA literally standing by the hook. A lot of killers do this so when someone comes to save the hooked person, so they won’t be far and can just down them again.
  • Dustin
    Dustin Member Posts: 2,420

    What I consider proxy camping is hovering around a hooked survivor intentionally with intent to either one hook them or take advantage of someone going to unhook them. I occasionally do this when I'm having a rough game such as playing on Blood Lodge. If I'm going to be led through an acre of pallets the moment I leave the unsafe area with the hooked survivor I'm probably just going to leisurely hover around the current hooked survivor patrolling the area.

    Regarding the term itself I've never heard anyone else actually use it. Proxy camping is just something my friends and I instinctively say as it's quicker than saying proximity camping.