Playing killer in red ranks right now is impossible

For me it's a mixed bag as always. Some games are not that hard, some are too hard and some can go either way, these are the most fun games.

I haven’t played a ton of killer lately due to having less free time, but I played Pig and Legion last night and got 4ks with both. I had Corrupt on Pig and Ruin on Legion but otherwise not meta killers or builds. It’s definitely not impossible to win most matches, some are tough but not the majority.

If you’re having a tough time, it can be worth it to record your gameplay and upload some videos of matches where you struggled. People will give really good advice on things you may be doing wrong or where you can improve.

Same, i stopped playing killer 2 months ago. Simply to stressful to bother.

Then let them complain.

If you have fun using your perks, then everything is fine. Running meta is neither offensive nor against the rules. Something is meta because it is effective and survivors dislike loosing just like everybody does and when they loose its easier to blame it on the killer and his "op perks" then to focus on their own gameplay.

And if I have to run a meta perk on my build because it is fitting then I will not let myself get shamed for that. Because whats wrong with Pop or BBQ, if your killer can use them well? As Hillbilly I like running BBQ, Pop, Infectious Fright and Tinkerer. They all fit him well and Tinkerer is even his own perk.

Perks are your toys and you are allowed to have fun with your toys. Same for survivors by the way: If you want to run OoO, DS, Deadhard and Unbreakable, fine by me. I dislike object and will focus you but you made your choise to become my obsession and I play to it...take what you like and do not let yourself get shamed for it if its fun for you.

Fun is what you make it.

I do get that feeling sometimes, but I still don't use meta perks on either sides. On killer I just avoid playing after the daily missions time (here is 9 PM, but I don't know the official time), because that's when the matchmaking start getting me to the red ranks in my yellows.

As survivor it's harder because I usually pip even not wanting to. I'm trying to stand at green/purple ranks to be able to use perks like Flip Flop, Better Together, Tenacity and still have fun because I'm not being hard tunneled without DS/Unbreakable and exhaustion perks to keep me in the game to get some points.

actually casual could be like the blinds in league were before premades could also fill up a lobby in ranked, which was the last time I touched league. let the troll with friends fill up casual. and keep the ranked mode for solo and maybe duo... sure ranked in higher ranks on league got sweaty too but generally if you didn't play enough to worry about it then ranked was basically a way to take a break from the chaos of blinds. current dbd queue is essentially the chaos that blinds in league were.

introducing a solo, Maybe solo/duo restriction to ranked in dbd and shoving the swf bs into unranked mode would do the game some favors since eventually most people would settle into their elo and even killers would have a better time especially if they knew how to intentionally play down a little sometimes to not rise up too easily in neither hidden elo nor displayed ranks. the unranked mode being the only to allow twf could also run based off of a hidden elo only, no ranks, like the blinds in league. to avoid either side blatantly shitting on noobs constantly once they've done it too many times in a period of time. Let it slowly decay over time so that returning to the game after long breaks will be easier also.

but you know they cant do swf only in unranked? if all swf's would go there:

A) there would be too little survs in ranked

B) and no killers would be go to gamemode where only 3-4men swf would go

so on both ques, que times would get much much longer xd

also imo tryhard nurse/spirit cannot be beaten by soloQ, and majority of SWFs can be beaten if you tryhard enough (and ranked would be for those type of ppl) beaten even by normal killers (like demo, bubba)

Personal question: What is your devotion level?

I only ask bc I'm on ps4 and can't see hours I've put in. I'm hoping if a few pc players tell me their hrs and devotion level I can kinda figure my hrs out.

I find killer extremely easy, especially with ruin/undying. Playing killer is mindless, even at red ranks. I play survivor more because I find it more challenging.

Blight is overrated, especially on PS4. Even with turn add-ons, his turning is nothing. Survivors will wiggle and make you miss your ability every single time. What does that leave? An M1 killer with no ability. I guess the devs didn't foresee that.

But every 10 seconds is you injecting (stunning) yourself for using your power, and if you're not using it you're an M1 killer with no ability. By the time your stun is over, the survivor has made it to a safe pallet which you must leave or throw the whole game looping around.

So stop caring if you get flamed for playing meta by meta playing survivors hammer the mute chat button and focus on your games. If you wanna take a chance on a wacky build accept your gonna eat some losses. Savour the wins your gonna get.

This is likely a frustration element I get it but dbd post game chat is not worth it 90% of the time. Its built to be a salt zone for both roles.

As for the toxic crap never let em get in your head. They want a reactipn never give it. Sometimes the teabagger just desperatly wants your attention because if you figure out a person close by is a weak link there screwed. That or they want you tilted to hide there inadequate gameplay.

Op in most cases i would suggest a better killer but blight is insanely strong. There always more ways to get bang out of blights power male sure to test it more thoroughly. Never give ds value. Slug em up and burn the unbreakable early.

Never commit to early chases that lead you away from worked gens. If its blight your optimum build is ruin, undying, tinkrer. The last perk is a flex slot dependant on what you feel you need. Bp bbq, map knowledge thrilling tremors, more stealthly approach M&A. You can experment but the main 3 above is core from a competitve perspective.

A lpt of this you likely know but if even one of these tips helps it will go a long way.

you can do it its just so boring and sweaty

Don't worry in time it will be like clockwork. Waiting out ds after slugging a bad unhook. Setting up 4 man slugs there satisfaction in it all. After all victory against a difficult challenge does give the more competitive a reminder that experiance an knowledege can overcome some overwhelming odds.

Most of my red rank survivors have been potatoes. Maybe in the past 30 matches, only one game I didn’t get a 4K. I don’t find red ranks that skilled. Obviously not all red rank survivors are potatoes, but a majority I come across are

Do better pressuring gens, and try to look for mistakes you've made.

It has certainly helped me do better as a killer.

it doesn't need to be called "unranked", it can be called casual mode versus ranked mode where ranked puts you into the game as truly intended and not the troll with friends fest and the constant anticipation and frantic detective work involved with avoiding them when possible. that's too much stress for some people who just wanna sit down and play a video game. especially after the year some areas had. I don't blame people for not wanting to play killer any more, that's the devs' responsibility to make it fun enough for them to want to play it again.