Casual Play (like Gwent?)

I never heard of Gwent and had to look the damn thing up. But I have played both ranked and casual in Overwatch, Paladins, and Heroes of the Storm.

Now, what you say is true in regards to a casual or quick-play mode. However, consider this as well: I purchased Dead by Daylight to play at being a horror film killer or victim, be it a licensed Killer than brings up nostalgia from my childhood like Myers or Freddy, or Laurie as a survivor (I'm 45-years-old), or an interesting original Killer like Doctor or Clown, or Dwight as a Survivor (for some reason, I like the little nerd).

I gave-up playing Ranked mode and worrying about being competitive and climbing a ladder over a year ago. It's why since early to mid 2017, I only played casual modes in Overwatch, Paladins, and HoTS.

So, here in DBD, I'm playing just for fun. I don't care what the meta-perks are or all the meta tactics. Survivor or Killer, I'm just here to have a good time. I do not care about my rank in DBD. I do not care about climbing the rank ladder. Now, since there is not a casual mode, that means that as a survivor I might very well be a liability to my fellow survivors (when playing Survivor) who do care about it. Oh well. Not my problem that the only mode that offers Bloodpoints is the Ranked mode. I still won't be forced to worry about climbing a ladder.

No clue yet. I am very new to the game with limited play time, so really haven't really been able to see how it balances out as far as Rank goes.

I love the idea of hunting victims as Myers and Freddy, but right now I'm also trying to get a feel if this is a game for me or not. And if it is, do I have the time to spend learning the ins and outs of a new game from scratch (especially when I've never played a hide-and-seek asymmetrical game before), or will I just end-up going back to Overwatch, where I already have 2+ years and a ton of game knowledge and experience.

So, we'll see how this plays out over the next month, and where my gaming motivation ends-up.

Right now, I am on the fence. I'm not sure I like how the Blloodpoints vs Perks/Add-on system is done for a PvP-style game. Right now, it smacks too much, to me, of an MMO PvP gear grind system before you stand a real chance of doing anything. I stopped playing MMOs last year (and stopped PvPing in them a few years ago), precisely for that reason. My initial impulse is that I prefer the systems used in Overwatch, Paladins, and HoTS, better, where there isn't anything to grind out like that, and it's more skill vs skill from the start.

@chococri said: Spent 60h in game. I had a lot of fun learning the basics, becoming a ninja and an annoying looper when needed. Got rank 9 but I dont feel like I'm playing competitives games at all. I just play to have fun and to learning about gameplay. I'm having fun and I don't feel like I need a few months to get good tho. Also, this afternoon I had a blast testing some builds with Myers (I gotta share them with you) 

The point is you shouldn't be that worried. Spent like the 90% of the time as survivor and yet my level with Myers is 49 and I still have a ######### ton of add ons to test out. It doesn't take that much time to grind I think. Relax and take it easy! 

Thank you. And I will definitely keep this post in mind.

I won't lie. Part of it is laziness. I have such limited play-time, that a part of me looks at learning this new game versus Overwatch where I already know so much inside and out, and tends to lean over there.

The flip-side is that I then queue into an Overwatch match (did so two nights ago) I am quickly reminded why I purchased DBD and its DLCs in the first place.

Kilmeran said:

@chococri said: Spent 60h in game. I had a lot of fun learning the basics, becoming a ninja and an annoying looper when needed. Got rank 9 but I dont feel like I'm playing competitives games at all. I just play to have fun and to learning about gameplay. I'm having fun and I don't feel like I need a few months to get good tho. Also, this afternoon I had a blast testing some builds with Myers (I gotta share them with you) 

The point is you shouldn't be that worried. Spent like the 90% of the time as survivor and yet my level with Myers is 49 and I still have a ######### ton of add ons to test out. It doesn't take that much time to grind I think. Relax and take it easy! 

Thank you. And I will definitely keep this post in mind.

I won't lie. Part of it is laziness. I have such limited play-time, that a part of me looks at learning this new game versus Overwatch where I already know so much inside and out, and tends to lean over there.

The flip-side is that I then queue into an Overwatch match (did so two nights ago) I am quickly reminded why I purchased DBD and its DLCs in the first place.