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Unbreakable and DS combo.
Ok so I know everyone has STRONG opinions on this. So, first if you refuse to think about a persons clashing opinion and just be belligerent don't argue here go to the other pages. Second, I want an open discussion and yeah things may get heated, but at least try to listen and be respectful to the best of your ability.
Now as to my stance on it coming from a person who has fairly decent experience in both sides, I can definitely say it has counters. Now I in no way think this combo is fair all the time, but I'll break this down as thorough as I can so please, bear with me. First since I prefer survivor ill use that standpoint.
Ok when I am in a match and a gen rush happens and then a killer snowballs with slugs and ultimately loses to unbreakable it sucks. I feel bad that they can't do anything. When they camp for the final kill and its ruined to ds and unbreakable yeah it sucks. But first, why camp for one? Whenever I have to camp endgame I ALWAYS trade, it gives more points and if you can continuously trade hooks the survivors slowly lose their hook states and they are forced to leave or die.
So in that case tunneling is just dumb and if you can slug them go ahead and watch their body and hit people that you can and well there isnt much to say about that because anyone with a brain knows how to defend a body, I hope. And then lets say its beginning of a match on mothers dwelling, since its BIG well if you down the recently unhooked at any point and can hook someone else do it.
That means this person has to waste unbreakable and save that person or get healed which takes off pressure. But if they aren't a swf 2 people have to get off gens and save the 2 and if its a swf that means 1 will and you can pressure the only generator. But maybe the unbreakable person says not to worry about him and so he wastes his unbreakable and he works on a gen. That is either barely progressed or not at all because its a big map and he will want to pressure gens as soon as possible. Now this guy is most likely injured and has to spend 60 to 80 seconds doing gens and more just to heal.
And while he does that you're downing the person as he wastes his unbreakable and his team pops their gen or is healing. So you have another hook and info on 3 survivors. 2 finished a gen or are healing and one got up and is pressuring gens. And saying you have no clue where they are isnt an excuse because anyone who isnt new knows how to check generators and use common sense and if they went farther away to work on a gen then they are either closer to you or have less progress in the gen then is good for the game.
So yeah I do understand that you have less pressure than before, buuuut now there is one less unbreakable and you dont need to worry about slugging and you've started constant pressure.
This is harder on a smaller map yes, but you have easier time getting chases and the reason you lose is either misplaying or failing chases and at that point UB and DS arent the issue your skill is or map rng.
I Don't remember a time where I was EVER screwed over by that perk combo and rarely by the perks in general. Because unlike the people who complain and wait out for ds and unbreakable, I go add more pressure and with the fact that you don't always go against 4 mans and swf usually isnt coordinated very well for the most part if you continue to add pressure they will stutter and fail. And if you go against a good 4 man you mist likely will lose. This is the best counter to the "small PP build, and it works unless the survs are better than you or you just suck or the map is bad, there are TONS of variables.
Now as a survivor ive tried the meta build solo and its pointless and not that strong. Oh haha I have unbreakable and ds he cant pick me up *picks me up* and is a good killer or a strong one then precedes to murder me and my team. Oh haha I unbreakable now I dint have it and he can slug me. Oh no ds is out this guy doesnt tunnel. This is the crap I deal with as a survivor when I ran that build. The perks aren't that strong until you're a swf and for the most parts swf is cocky and not too good and if your experience is not like that well I feel bad.
I digress my point is the meta build just kinda sucks it depends on a bad killer and a good team. If your team sucks it doesn't matter what you do. If the killer is good do you really think deadhard is gonna save you? No unless its for distance and even then if its a good killer your loops won't matter.
As for my opinion in this, I think its a pathetic build that doesnt have a place for the good survivors of dbd. If youre good you can loop and waste time and as much as it sucks to die just wasting the killers time is a big achievement. Dying doesn't always make you bad. But in general this build is used wrong or is useless because the players suck and I also believe if we had people stop tunneling and slugging for no reason when they arent forced these perks wouldnt be the way they are now.
Just in general dont run it as a habit its a small PP build because you want invincibility you dont want to "not get tunneled and slugged by trash." That usually doesn't happen in the same game. And for killers just play smarter and know how to apply pressure and try and force people to waste these perks. If you are getting gen rushed have someone waste ds and then tunnel them out if the game. I had a Wraith do that to 2 of my friends and well it sucked because he purposely ate ds then tunneled them out if the game leading him to win because a 1v2 is an instant win and a 1v3 is as well unless the pallets and survs are good.
So in general play smart and don't make a habit out of scummy plays unless you are pressured, because this build lurks out there and you'll get punished and then you'll be here on the forums crying and this issue wont be solved.
Sorry for the long article but I really want to try and help people out with their ideas on this and to discuss and if you actually got this far well thanks you actualy care about the health of this game and wanna get this issue dealt with instead of complaining
(If you want to complain about nonsensical paragraphs just shut up ive already edited this so people could read it in paragraphs and im NOT remaking this to fit the standards of some English class.)
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Your opinion is invalidated by gen speeds. Sorry, but that's just how it is. People can easily abuse second chance perks for free and easy map pressure, and you aren't getting "outplayed," but outperked. It takes no skill to use any second chance perk, especially not the Immortality combo. It just translates to free map pressure for the survivors, no question.
It actually seems to me that you have been going up against genuinely stupid teams that don't realise that doing generators is their objective and that second chance perks, especially DS/UB, are free gen time and/or free map pressure (free chases, free unhooks, free escapes, free momentum ruin, etc.) They are a plague in DBD, more so than anything that killers have, because you can easily win a trial without them if you just replace them with skill or, and this is the more important thing, tactics. Killers genuinely cannot say the same unless they are playing Nurse or Spirit (sorry, but all the other killers just don't have the mobility to rely on their own skill rather than gen control).
I have perspective. I test these builds and combo's before giving my opinion. And my opinion, and experience, is that these perks can go rot in hell. Theres no downside, it's just free gens, and killers have to rely on them screwing up MASSIVLEY before the survivors are in any sort of trouble. There's no skill, just immortality. I was disgusted at myself when I was testing, and I am disgusted at anyone who genuinely thinks it's okay to run this combo. Is it a free win? Not all the time. But when you do win, it is free. 0 skill or effort gaming, while you opponent is trying their hardest, pulling every trick out of the book, to beat a couple of perks. That is disgusting.
Edit: I should clarify, I was meaning royal "you", not you the OP. Everyone's opinion, even mine, is invalidated by the sheer speed of gens.
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Holy ######### what are these essays
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first: that wall of text makes my want to vomit. there is an "enter" key ya know. Its a magic button that makes things better to read.
Also DS and UB is known as the smol pp build by.... pretty much everyone. even survivors.
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The first one is a wall of unformatted text that I am not giving myself a friggin headache reading.
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Honestly I agree but also regions affect the teams you get. So that could be one thing, but just in general people dont usually use the perks correctly and swf arent that good for the most part. And it is disgusting it really really is. It shouldn't be allowed but it is. And to be honest if gen speeds are adressed in 17.5 mid patch my counters I adressed would probably work way better. And I also know my lack of experience shows me that its not as big of a problem as people make it out to be. But it also shows I lack the experience that others have, all in all though I feel like we could be more in agreeance than disagreeing?
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yeah yeah I know but if you Don't like it just dont respond. Or if you read it keep your comment on track as well?
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Ok and I said dont need to be belligerent or insulting. Your comments have no merit here. Sorry but this is my favorite game so im passionate about it. Thats why I didnt think of making paragraphs. And yeah I never said it was a good build.
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i cba to read the wall but as to the title, it is really dumb how strong it is.
Being 100% immune for 60 seconds is stupid, I generally play more survivor btw.
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If people would READ they would know that I freaking agree! God damn dude seriously is everyone on this community lazy?! I literally have views like everyone else im not just some idiot who spouts nonsense. But as SOON as I have a lot to say people disregard it because it doesnt have paragraphs. This is a forum not a website or a school. Dont assume my stance because you refuse to read it.
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Nobody, myself included, are going to bother reading a huge wall of text with no paragraph breaks or anything to ease the eyes.
if you want to rant, make it possible to read it.
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See the thing is I am inclined to do things perfectly if it is within my WANTS. I tried editing it and if I indent it makes no sense based off of English standards. And if I just put random paragraphs then ill get more flak. Humans are generally judgemental creatures so yeah no matter what I do its just bad writing. Either ways this isn't a essay dont bother responding some people actually care about this games issues
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I have to agree it's so hard to read it just make random paragraphs as long as its atleast paragraphs it's easier to digest.
Doesnt matter what english language labels as "correct" just add paragraphs.
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Just dont Tunnel, this combo is only strong if u Tunnel and wanna slug the DS.
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As I've stated i would feel bothered by that so i refuse to do it. Also it goes to show not many people on this form care for reading😂 but hey to each his own. People who refuse to read this can just bugger off. Some people will thats what matters
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I'm gonna be totally honest, when I saw this massive paragraph I didn't even read it. If you want to write and essay that's fine, but please put it together like you finished high school, because I'm not reading this mass of text.
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I'm 17. Second try and insult me AFTER reading what I said. I tried putting it in paragraphs but it wouldnt make sense and I refuse to make this whole thing again
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Please no wall of text. Make some space its difficult to read it
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I read the first line and stopped my head already hurts.
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no way am I reading all of that LMAO
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Face when confronted with the concept of a paragraph.
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I know how to make a paragraph but paragraphs are supposed to make sense. So thats why I left it as is because I refuse to rewrite this damn thing just so I could split it into paragraphs
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Unfortunately, BHVR chose a white text on a black background. And a wall of text like that on that color scheme is migraine inducing. So, I guarantee you, many who might have normally read it and provided feedback are not going to bother. Your call, though.
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Their opinion isnt invalidated at all. Stop being an #########.
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Yeah I just read the whole thing and I don't see the problem people have with it. On the topic you presented, this perk combo is exactly what it is, people run what people run and you can't stop them without nerfing them. I personally don't care to run either of them but that's just me. I don't get this whole "small pp build" spiel that people do just because it is a strong build. The same goes to survivors that complain about NOED. I'm a survivor main(i guess) myself and I find NOED balanced due to it forcing you to run three perks for the majority of the game.
Anyways, if this community doesn't stop posting this perk and that perk stuff unless there was a genuine problem that would be nice. If you read this OP, I'm not directing the whole shut up about perk thing at you. You have your points, but this is getting old having to read something about perks every 5 posts when it isn't even a reasonable complaint.
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Ill be real i read it till you said you camp for trades at endgame and that doesn't really work because the unhooked person starts body blocking and you lose both people
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Ita not that simple i can hook 1 or 2 other guy and i still get it by a DS sometime because i snowball to hard so in a way i get punish for playing well
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Ok I didnt not know that people had that issue tbh.
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Thats why I wanted to solve it but it backfired
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Hit them as they save then they stop and have to start animation again. So free down. If you havent experienced that you are less experienced as killer or people save before your brain realizes, which isn't an insult btw
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If your problem is remaking it just press enter and some points in your post . You dont need to retype all you have to do is press enter. Edit your post and do so. I couldn't read your post it hurts my head.
If you want people to read your post and understand your point make it readable first.
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1) We can tell.
2) What you wrote looks like rambling gibberish from a 17 year old. Who would read it?
3) Don't worry, I'm certain computer literacy won't be important in the future.
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Well snowbcalling can be 2 downs to 3 and as ive stated slug ine and go for others and also just eat the ds if you have pressure chances are it wont break the game
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I don't have it formatted for proper paragraphs and I dony feel like hearing crap for not having proper paragraphs
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Haha just because im 17 doesnt mean im illiterate or invalidated I just dont care about online. Its NOT school and I dont have to act like it. If I wanted I could easily turn this into an essay style entry, but I DONT WANT TO. But I assume youre one of the ignorant people that assume minors don't know what they are talking about?
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You dont need proper paragraphs you dont need to format anything literally just space the things.
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You're right; it's mostly the illiteracy leading the conclusion.
And I'll have you know, I have nothing but respect for the opinions of someone unable to legally purchase spray paint.
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I appreciate you trying to have a proper conversation about this other than belligerent screaming, but that massive wall of text after your introduction hurts my eyes so much I actually can't read the post lol. My thoughts on the combo is that it is massively overpowered considering how crucial a minute is in the game. You also have to activate at least one since it doesn't disable.
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Somehow the majority of people on this forum always manage to run into 4x BT DS and UB. And magically the survivors are always able to use it despite the fact that The Killer claims they weren't tunneling or camping or slugging. At least on PS4, I love when survivors waste 75% of their perks for a situation they will never get utility out of. I never get hit with these perks, under any circumstances. I will admit that I'm very conscientious about avoiding the circumstances because I know as a Survivor its painful. With that said, these perks are based on the choices of The Killer. If you don't slug, UB is worthless.
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Yep. Not everyone, mind you. But for my eyes and focusing, I can't read it. And would love to.
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Exacfly if you have no respect for the opinions of someone in High school you are ignorant
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I play both sides, rank 1 survivor and killer.
My survivor build
Unbreakable, DS, Dead Hard, BT/Adrenawin/Soul Guard
This build is so strong that even playing solo you can escape at the end of the game most of the time. I often try to play with meme builds but doing them alone is literally suicide.
This should show how op the meta is for the survivors. As a killer, often with the Clown, I ride my classic Surge, Pop, Corrupt, Ruin / BBQ / Brutal
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Understandable but there are counters and as I said there are MANY variables so yeah it can be broken but I can also be useless you know?
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See thats what I mean its not always game breaking and when killers are affected and complain its usually when one person runs it and they dont have any foresight and dont expect it and lose all their kills. Not a 4 man who knows what they are doing
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Well if you have anyway for me to show you my "essay" ill gladly copy and paste it.
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My use of that build was that I never used it for escape it was just to use it like my perks barely changed the game
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Sadly, I do not. All my other avenues are tied to my real name, and since I'm a published author and have been trolled and review-bombed in my career from game forums in the past, I just remain hidden nowadays.
But thanks for thinking of it. I appreciate it. And sorry for making fun of the formatting earlier in the thread.
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The only time its useless is if you aren't unhooked or slugged the entire time. In which case you probably won. I'm not sure about the counters. I see where your coming from though.
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Why people write such walls of text? I think they just don't know how to use paragraphs and keep their ideas short.
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So you've explained what you do against this combo... Good points, but the real reason this combo is strong is because the survivors who run it are aggressive want to be chased downed and hooked so they get DS... then go to the area you're in and wait for you to start another chase go down easier BOOM DS... then they go off to do the last gen or run to the exit gates
Sometimes I run into the problem of them knowing I won't tunnel so they wait till the last moment to show up so they get hooked (2nd stage) and have the save happen immediately force you to slug them cause of DS but they have Unbreakable so they still get away
So I will tunnel for the hook (not the kill) then go for another hook... and repeat
Sometimes it works... other times not so much...
If the only way to counter this combo is to either force them out or not do your job as killer then something needs to happen
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Hey dont mention it ill just space it out and if anyone talks trash oh well ill give them what they want so when you get this it'll be edited
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