When do you give the hatch?

thekiller490490
thekiller490490 Member Posts: 1,164
edited October 2018 in General Discussions
While this mechanic is still bs, sometimes you just have sympathy for a survivor whose team screwed them because of dcs. I have my requirements to give a hatch which are rare for me to do. 1. 2 gens done or 1 done and I have knowledge of one almost done. 2. At least one dc and if two dc then hatch no matter what (except if you are toxic of course). If 1 dc then if you don't struggle on my shoulder I will find the hatch for you. If you do then you are still fighting and want this game to continue which I really don't so on the hook you go. If you request to not farm and just go to another game I grant it. 

What are your given hatch requirements as killer and have you ever been given a hatch?

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  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,616

    I don't have a set standard for showing mercy.
    Sometimes i feel like it, sometimes just not.

    That said, i do have my own rules for the hatch itself...

    Once i find them, whether it be at the hatch or at the complete opposite side of the map, i just slap them.
    If they escape, oh ######### well.
    If they don't, oh ######### yay.

  • PhantomMask20763
    PhantomMask20763 Member Posts: 5,176
    Those Sexy Shirtless Davids always get the hatch. No matter how toxic they were. If you ever face me bring that cosmetic for a guaranteed escape ;)
  • TatsuiChiyo
    TatsuiChiyo Member Posts: 708

    It's always more of a spur of the moment decision for me, though the odds increase if I've had a fun chase. You spend a minute looping around the same pallet, you spend your time on the hook. It's more fun to find a Survivor on the other end of the map, down them, and than get to message them saying "Want hatch?" Than cradling them like precious cargo all the way to the hatch so they can leave.

  • DeadByFlashlight
    DeadByFlashlight Member Posts: 1,642

    Only if survivors showed sportsmanship and didnt use busted perks.

    happens quite rarely tbh

    But sometimes when i cant find the last person on the floor in the first few moments, I give up and let them have their race to hatch :lol:

  • Khroalthemadbomber
    Khroalthemadbomber Member Posts: 1,073
    Best hatch I ever gave was due to the adrenaline glitch that caused someone to stay physically in the dying state in terms of appearance, but was actually in the injured stated. I laughed so god damn hard at this crawling person moving at adrenaline speeds, I couldn't bring myself to hook them when I finally caught them.
  • Darksilk
    Darksilk Member Posts: 9
    If they make me laugh.  I use to give out all the time.  Not very often now a days
  • chococri
    chococri Member Posts: 355
    When they are sportlike, they played well, they had ######### mates or DCs, when I feel sorry because they don't seem to know how to play the game or just maybe because I feel like it. 
  • Mister_xD
    Mister_xD Member Posts: 7,669

    under these conditions:
    -the survivor was funny and trolled around a bit. i usually let these guys live :3
    -a survivor DCed at the beginning of the game and someone else got the 4%. this person will be allowed to escape.
    -2 survivors or more DCed. i literally just farm in these situations c:

  • Eight
    Eight Member Posts: 513
    edited October 2018

    Whenever I feel like it. Could be because:

    • A survivor did something unexpected, amusing, or engaged with me in a nice way
    • Goofed so badly that they should have died (see: "amusing" above)
    • Survivor got mugged off by their teammates
    • Feng's little face tugged at my heartstrings
    • D/Cs, but if I don't like you then you could be the only one in the game and I'd still try and kill you.

    TBH Unless someone has pissed me off, I'm usually looking to let someone escape and have a bit of fun. You have to convince me NOT to let you go. However, it doesn't happen that often because survivors are almost always horrible blighters.

  • Rudio1337
    Rudio1337 Member Posts: 34
    Don't teabag and you can get the hatch from me fam
  • pemberley
    pemberley Member Posts: 1,510
    I give the hatch to lost souls and nice souls. Sometimes I’ll show mercy to the last survivor after a good game or a long game or one where I just went really hard. 

    But I have no problem being merciless to the jerks. 
  • ChesterTheMolester
    ChesterTheMolester Member Posts: 2,771
    Depends, if i have 3 hookswarmers on the team and an obviously frustrated survivor or someone was being farmed or bullied by the others.
  • deadwolfwalking
    deadwolfwalking Member Posts: 624

    No mither gets extra consideration from me. But i pretty much always give the hatch away. I may have taken 20 4ks in my time. I figure if i had a good game, i should let one other person have a good game also. I secure a pip and then i chill. Several times, i've given out the hatch and still managed a 2 pip game. But i'm quite satisfied with 3 kills.

  • iceman2kx
    iceman2kx Member Posts: 462

    Pretty much anytime there is a stand off I'll give it to them. There's not enough benefit in it for me to waste my time at the hatch.

    If I am about to 4K and pass by the hatch, I'll give it to them unless they have DS or are being toxic somehow. The exception is if they are running a ballsy perk (like Diversion or something for example) or earn my respect in the game somehow. I'll actually carry them to the hatch. I'm a friendly boi what can I say.

  • Bug_Reporter
    Bug_Reporter Member Posts: 673

    @thekiller490490 said:
    While this mechanic is still bs, sometimes you just have sympathy for a survivor whose team screwed them because of dcs. I have my requirements to give a hatch which are rare for me to do. 1. 2 gens done or 1 done and I have knowledge of one almost done. 2. At least one dc and if two dc then hatch no matter what (except if you are toxic of course). If 1 dc then if you don't struggle on my shoulder I will find the hatch for you. If you do then you are still fighting and want this game to continue which I really don't so on the hook you go. If you request to not farm and just go to another game I grant it. 

    What are your given hatch requirements as killer and have you ever been given a hatch?

    I give the hatch after blocking the survivor steam profile so i can be sure that even if they change their name, they will get face camped and 100% TUNNELED on our next encounter. Other survivors can leave, the blocked one must DIE AT ANY COST!

    By tunneled i mean: Loads the map, looks for the target and ignores EVERYONE else, stack bloodlust and FACECAMP to death.

  • CoolAKn
    CoolAKn Member Posts: 677
    edited October 2018

    No mercy until I get the associated Adept Killer achievement (of which I only have on Trapper), unless it's a stand off, then they can just have it. After I get each achievement, I will be far more merciful. When I last played, I played against a Nurse that got their Adept Killer achievement even with 2 DCs.

  • Tsulan
    Tsulan Member Posts: 15,095
    Never again. 
    Survivors missed that chance long ago.
    I used to let them farm and escape. They only mocked me and reported me. 

    So no, I'll not show them mercy, because they also wouldn't offer their lives, if all are about to escape. 
  • Wolf74
    Wolf74 Member Posts: 2,959

    @thekiller490490 said:
    When do you give the hatch?

    Simple answer: NEVER!

    I did stuff like that back in the days, but survivor get bitchy and insult me even IF I gave em the hatch, so screw it.
    Experience taught me, 96% of all survivor are toxic scumbags, don't give them anything.

  • Keene_Kills
    Keene_Kills Member Posts: 649

    Hahaha... never.

    Don't think for a second they'd give you an ounce of mercy whatsoever. Preferably hook 'em somewhere that you have to walk right by the hatch so they can hear it as they die on the hook.

  • thekiller490490
    thekiller490490 Member Posts: 1,164
    I think I have only given 2 hatches out of hundreds of games.
  • Oblitiry
    Oblitiry Member Posts: 487
    Depends on how many beers I've had that night.
  • DocFabron
    DocFabron Member Posts: 2,410
    -If they were cool or funny during the game and don't wiggle when they're final survivor, they get the hatch.

    -DC's MAY earn a hatch. It  really depends on my mood and how fun the match was.

    -Somebody gets farmed? They get the hatch while I slaughter the farmer.

    -I see someone I'm cool with from these forums? Hatch.

    -SOMEtimes I will give hatch if I've absolutely destroyed the team. 
  • sixty4half
    sixty4half Member Posts: 82
    If we both happen upon the hatch at the same time, I wait 8 seconds.  After that, it's obvious they aren't gonna accidentally jump in and give me the grab, then I just hit them and move on to another game.

    Why do that to yourself?  Camp hatches?  Mexican standoffs?  Why?
  • xmenfanatic
    xmenfanatic Member Posts: 816

    Essentially never. I’ve given it like twice in all the time I’ve played. Sometimes I’ll pretend to give it and then grab or mori them when they try and jump in, lol.

  • SteveyHooves
    SteveyHooves Member Posts: 246
    I'll be nice some times and just give hatch. Or if they have all rage quitters I have to give hatch I'll give them all the gens and and hatch. 
  • Hunter__
    Hunter__ Member Posts: 53

    Whenever you want. Its always at your discretion. Unless they have keys
    B/c keys exist. why not.

  • blaahval22
    blaahval22 Member Posts: 64

    I rarely do it and doesn't really have any specific situations, but generally it is either if someone have been really exceptional on a half-bad team or if someone have been really, really unlucky and yet somehow managed to be the last one alive.

  • se05239
    se05239 Member Posts: 3,919

    Never, unless the planets align and I feel kind enough.

  • Mandy
    Mandy Administrator, Dev, Community Manager Posts: 23,074
    edited October 2018

    Being totally honest, a lot of the times it depends on whether or not I know where the hatch is. I don't bother with hatch stand offs as I just don't have the time to waste, I care about the BP more than the extra pip or kill.

    If someone has played particularly well in the match and I can see that they've done more or if I feel they've been hard done by in some way in the match, then I will often take them to the hatch.

  • Battletare
    Battletare Member Posts: 5

    I don't really have any requirements yet on who I give the hatch too. I normally just feel like it when I decide to. Most of the time they get down without realizing what I'm doing and I just leave them alone to get a door. I'm pretty chill when I play killer, but like someone said above even playing 'nice' and letting them get the hatch I've been dumped on by salty survivors in the end chat. It doesn't discourage me because some people are just out to be that way.

    There are ones I would never willingly give a hatch to. Those who are overly toxic towards their teammates or chase me down to flashlight stun me when no one is around are not getting the hatch or anything except a hook if I can help it.

  • Giche
    Giche Member Posts: 753

    @thekiller490490 said:
    While this mechanic is still bs, sometimes you just have sympathy for a survivor whose team screwed them because of dcs. I have my requirements to give a hatch which are rare for me to do. 1. 2 gens done or 1 done and I have knowledge of one almost done. 2. At least one dc and if two dc then hatch no matter what (except if you are toxic of course). If 1 dc then if you don't struggle on my shoulder I will find the hatch for you. If you do then you are still fighting and want this game to continue which I really don't so on the hook you go. If you request to not farm and just go to another game I grant it. 

    What are your given hatch requirements as killer and have you ever been given a hatch?

    I give them the Hatch when they don't act like complete ######### during the trial.

    I can't be bothered with a Hatch standoff, i also understanded a long time ago that it didn't worth it, and that the mechanic itself is, indeed, flawed form the get go.

    See ?

    Simple requirement.

  • Wolf74
    Wolf74 Member Posts: 2,959

    @MandyTalk said:
    I don't bother with hatch stand offs as I just don't have the time to waste,

    It's not about just not caring about the stand off. I don't do stand off either, but it is about GIVING the hatch, like not even trying to kill them and just let them go.

  • ThirdSealOPplzNerf
    ThirdSealOPplzNerf Member Posts: 360

    I only show mercy if there are 4/5 gens left and the last person accepts they will die no matter what and comes towards me waiting to be killed then I'll let them get the hatch.

  • Chi
    Chi Member Posts: 781

    If they are funny, I give them the hatch.
    There was this one time I kept encountering the same Bill and killing him, so at the fourth game, I gave him the hatch. (And put some party streamers on)
    If everyone dc'ed except for one person, I let them do the gens needed and give them hatch.
    Generally, if I don't want to rank up, and the survivor wasn't a dickhead, I give them hatch.

  • SnakeSound222
    SnakeSound222 Member Posts: 4,467

    Never. I will show you no mercy.

  • Wahara
    Wahara Member Posts: 237

    If you don't struggle, if you don't tea-bag, if you played smart or I felt you were screwed by your teammate and most importantly, if I know where it is. None of the above really matters if I don't know where the hatch is, I'm lazy and cbf.

  • RoKrueger
    RoKrueger Member Posts: 1,371
    NEVER. Go find it if you can
  • Wolf74
    Wolf74 Member Posts: 2,959

    Today was the first time in a long long time, that I gave the hatch.
    The rest of the team played more event than objective and I had an ebony mori equipped, since I thought I will get rekt doing my Freddy daily on rank 1, but I didn't (most likely due to the event).
    So I carried the last victim to the hatch after I caught the 2nd last one, that was taunting me before.

  • Scourge
    Scourge Member Posts: 145

    if it comes to a standoff i always give the hatch, the longer i wait the more boring it will get, giving teh hatch is just easier, i find a new game quickly and don't have to waste my time

  • Wolf74
    Wolf74 Member Posts: 2,959

    @Scourge said:
    if it comes to a standoff i always give the hatch, the longer i wait the more boring it will get, giving teh hatch is just easier, i find a new game quickly and don't have to waste my time

    Giving hatch is something else than just not going for a stand off.

    Giving hatch is like let them crawl to it instead of picking them up. Stuff like that.

  • Tsulan
    Tsulan Member Posts: 15,095
    I give the hatch about as often as survivors let me kill them, when I have a bad match and all 4 are about to escape = never.
  • shanks3042
    shanks3042 Member Posts: 163

    95% : I want to play the game and not do a hatch standoff
    5%: The survivor seemed nice and deserved it or the other one just hid and didn't try to do a gen.