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Small game, Detectives or a map for totems?

johnmwarner
johnmwarner Member Posts: 3,793
in General Discussions

I’m a big proponent of ensuring I get all the totems prior to end game to counter NOED, plus points and it’s nice to get ruin or devour early too.

Ive tried each and obviously there are pros and cons which do you prefer IF you use one and don’t just memorize spawns.

Detective and maps show how many are remaining better than small game.

Detective can also show a chest for late game medkit or nearest gens on indoor maps where I struggle to find them.

Maps you can use right away but does prevent bring a medkit.

Small game doesn’t wait for a gen to complete like Detective but it also does y show how many remain.

Comments

  • Buttercake
    Buttercake Member Posts: 1,652

    I like small game cause it helps with hag traps and trapper traps. And I always find the totems.

    Detective hunch is good but many times I try to make it to a totem and can't remember exactly where I saw it.

    Maps are okay but I dont get them often.

  • Stinde
    Stinde Member Posts: 459

    I prefer maps, but sometimes use detective's hunch too. I usually have too many green maps and since you lose the addons after match I can find chests and get an item I want more with detective's. I don't use small game since I hate the sound it makes.

  • MadArtillery
    MadArtillery Member Posts: 826

    Hunch is the only way to be truly 100% certain there are no totems left.

  • thrawn3054
    thrawn3054 Member Posts: 6,357

    Detective's Hunch. It's fantastic. The other two can help. But Detective's Hunch easily outclasses them.

  • Cancan71
    Cancan71 Member Posts: 709

    Just to add, if you're using Detective's Hunch with a green map then the totems are added to the map even if you don't have any add-ons to track killer belongings. This is my favorite combo ever time there's a totem challenge.

  • Customapple0
    Customapple0 Member Posts: 629

    Rainbow map with Red Twine and Green stamp. Bonus is unlike Detective’s hunch this doesn’t take up a perk slot and you can use it anytime you want.

  • White_Owl
    White_Owl Member Posts: 3,786

    Definetly Detective's Hunch.

  • HectorBrando
    HectorBrando Member Posts: 3,167

    For totems only Detective's Hunch is better as it gives you an exact position of where they are.

    Small game gives a bit more utility if you play against Hag or Trapper but its overall way less consistent.

    Maps are decent but you have to be very close to the totem to track it unless you are using Detective's Hunch or the area enhancing addons as Customapple0 said, so they are not very reliable for totem cleansing.

  • DBD78
    DBD78 Member Posts: 3,585

    Rainbow map can easily find all totems for you. Bringing only a perk then Detectives is best. There should not be any totems left if you have it.

  • johnmwarner
    johnmwarner Member Posts: 3,793
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1394321#Comment_1394321

    I was unaware of that

  • Galklife
    Galklife Member Posts: 726

    im using small game for over 2 years, its better than detective hunch on almost every map (except the game and newest one)

    but if you have no clue about totem spots, hunch might be better (if you get better with totems overall small game will be much better)

    before ruin rework, small game was 100000% better because it helped you find ruin (without doing ruin gen), but now since youre not in such hurry to find hex, hunch is an option

  • Momentosis
    Momentosis Member Posts: 824

    Small Game.

    Helps find traps when ur vsing trapper/hag/etc. and totems.