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Should I care about NOED being a 'crutch perk?'

Endurrr
Endurrr Member Posts: 2
in General Discussions

I'm rank 13, been playing killer for about 2 days but I've watched streamers/youtubers play killer for a long time now, I only just got the game recently.

I'm already at the point where generators goes lightning fast, decisive strike is in about every other game, there's insta heals, borrowed time, and teabaggers using them. But from what I can tell most people think NOED is crutch. The only killer I've leveled up is hillbilly at lvl 27, so I don't have any other killers' teachables and don't have any DLC, which means no hex ruin. The only thing I have to slow the game down is sloppy butcher, so my question is, should I run NOED anyway since I've already ran into toxic survivors and their various second chances?

Comments

  • Mr_Grumpy
    Mr_Grumpy Member Posts: 76
    edited October 2018

    just use it if you want to.
    play as you like and do not let others dictate you how to play just because they find noed a "unfair" or "noob" perk.

  • sixty4half
    sixty4half Member Posts: 82
    Shouldn't care what your victims say.

    A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinions of sheep.
  • Blood_Coil_Viper
    Blood_Coil_Viper Member Posts: 199
    Nope. Never listen to the survivors and their made up rules. Play however you like and use whatever perks, add ons and offerings you want. NOED is counterable anyway so if they complain then they didn't do a very good job at cleansing those totems.. 
  • se05239
    se05239 Member Posts: 3,919

    Nah, dude. Use whatever you like.

  • DeadByFlashlight
    DeadByFlashlight Member Posts: 1,642

    @Endurrr said:
    I'm rank 13, been playing killer for about 2 days but I've watched streamers/youtubers play killer for a long time now, I only just got the game recently.

    I'm already at the point where generators goes lightning fast, decisive strike is in about every other game, there's insta heals, borrowed time, and teabaggers using them. But from what I can tell most people think NOED is crutch. The only killer I've leveled up is hillbilly at lvl 27, so I don't have any other killers' teachables and don't have any DLC, which means no hex ruin. The only thing I have to slow the game down is sloppy butcher, so my question is, should I run NOED anyway since I've already ran into toxic survivors and their various second chances?

    First thing you should learn as killer is to give a damn about what survivors tell you.
    wanna use noed? go ahead and equip it, hope you sacrifice a lot of the plebs with it and that they cry you a river afterwards :wink:

  • Vietfox
    Vietfox Member Posts: 3,823
    No, you can use any perk you want.
  • Rebel_Raven
    Rebel_Raven Member Posts: 1,775
    You do you.
    Survivors want to dictate how things go. Make rules. Make it easier on them. Want to take away your fangs and claws. 
    Make rules, and regulations. 
    To quote Mojo Nixon:
    "Listen up, Mr. Rules and Regulations
    I ain't gonna obey!"
  • iceman2kx
    iceman2kx Member Posts: 462

    Do survivors care about crutches when they are constantly using hatch?

    Just remember, as a killer it's always 4v1. It's easy to make yourself sound more credible when it's 4 people speaking against one person. You can play the game per "their rules" and you'll always hear someone cry about something.

  • Nikkiwhat
    Nikkiwhat Member Posts: 1,378
    Not in the slightest, it's only useful if the endgame happens, which isn't always the case... Hatch game happen more often than people realise, not to mention Cleansing Totems is not hard, esp if Survivors suspect a NOED (often a strong guess based on which Killer you are: Hag, Spirit, Freddy etc)

    The only perk in this games I even consider a true crutch is DS, which can reward bad plays, is only countered if someone is dribbled or downed right next to a Hook...otherwise you HAVE to deal with it, esp,if multiple people run it...
  • Attackfrog
    Attackfrog Member Posts: 1,134
    Use it if you want. Don't if you dont. 

    Either way, if you do well, let em cry and use their end game chat salt on your popcorn and enjoy the show!

    Play how you want. NOED isn't cheating.
  • Milkymalk
    Milkymalk Member Posts: 221

    There was indeed a time when NOED was considered cheap and killers were encouraged to try and win the game before the gates are powered. However, since then Decisive Strike, Dead Hard, Balanced Landing, Lithe, We're gonna Live Forever and Borrowed Time have come into play and players had time to unlock Self Care on whatever character they favor.
    If anyone complains about it, just ignore those self-entitled memebaggers.

  • White_Owl
    White_Owl Member Posts: 3,786
    edited October 2018

    It's a perk. Use it however you want if you feel like you need it.