NOED Discussion

Do I really have to answer this question for you? :) Technically, if you are having a problem with NOED... you kind of already have your answer. I don't think people who don't do Totems are "lazy" but I do think they are gambling. It is a high risk gamble, i.e. will the Killer have NOED or not. It is no different than the gamble the Killer makes when he/she puts NOED in and HOPES it gets to activate. If not, the Killer played one Perk down the whole game.

You would be thinking wrong. I'm not trying to be mean, but you do need to understand that NOED is used by all level of Killers. More experienced Killers who take it have specific plans, and are often doing what is called an End Game build. Some top Killers who face Red Rank SWF frequently throw them in because when you are facing a fast Gen-Rush with highly coordinated and motivated individuals, it is nice to have an Insta-Down.

It would be unwise to assume that only Potato Killers use it. It would be better to assume that it could show up at anytime, but with one key difference, experienced Killers are going to use it BETTER. For example, if/when I run NOED (and it isn't a common Perk for me as I'm not huge on the End Game builds) I will purposely ignore their Looper(s) all game. No matter how hard they try to get me to chase them I just decline and focus on the others. After all, their loopers are often NOT on Generators as they try to waste my time. What this means is that when we get to the End Game they generally have less fear of me, have no idea how I loop, and suddenly their first hook is also their final hook.

There are different strategies and styles of play. NOED just thrown in is the sign of a Potato Killer. NOED selected as part of a strategy to be applied during the entire match is going to be far more effective.

Of course they are going to find that Totem, but a good Killer isn't facing 3-4 Survivors at the End Game. More often he is facing 2-3 and the time it takes them to find that Totem generally means getting at least 1-2 of those on hooks or slugging them. Again, it isn't a Build I use often, but I've seen it done very effectively. *It bears noting that I play Myers and when I'm not using a Spooky Myers build (Scratched Mirror + Boyfriend's Memo) I'm usually using a Fragrant Tuft of Hair and have infinite Insta-Down long before the end of the match. That is another reason I don't usually run it. However, when I run my Spooky Myers and "ride the lightning," i.e. I don't put in a map offering, it means I am going to be fighting on larger maps and I do often get to the End Game against a Red Rank SWF fighting on terms not favorable. That NOED at the end can come in quite handy.

It really depends on how good you are at keeping up pressure. The greater the pressure you keep on Survivors, the less time they have for doing Bones and the more desperate they get about doing Generators. It becomes easier to manipulate them into a 3-Gen by carefully herding them. Survivors take the path of least resistance when under pressure and thus you can get the 3-Gen which forces them to come fight on your terms. Then the attrition game starts. Red Rank Survivors will break the 3-Gen but you usually get them down to 1-2 before they do and that is a number that NOED can slug.