How do you deal with survivor toxicity?

I'm a red rank survivor (if that means anything lol) but I'm still a fledgling Killer at Rank 15. I'm trying to play it more, but I find I'm often matched with SWF groups far above my rank and I find it just a crappy experience that discourages me from trying Killer more. Was playing this morning ( I have time off due to lockdown), and in one match I was matched with an SWF where two survivors were Rank 4, one was Rank 8, and their final friend was Rank 15 like me. Not really fair at all. The two red rank players of course, had flashlights and egos so large that they'd require their own weather systems. How did I know? The way they throw a pallet then dance around right in front of me. I'm on console, and they were on PC, so can 360 and all that BS. I did however discover the other 2 players were the weaker links, and went after them more often. The Rank 4's did everything they could to bait me on infinite chases- jumping and out of windows constantly, slamming lockers, etc etc. But nah, I kept focusing on gens and eventually killed their 2 friends.

Because I'm a Baby Killer I run NOED. I have to. It's therapeutic with the bullshit matchmaking I have to endure. But i also leveled Blood Warden.

Toxic SWF's are very altruistic. I always catch one with NOED opening the gate. I leave him slugged until the other gate is open- then hook him and bam. Exits are blocked. It ALWAYS catches them by surprise. Always. It's glorious. So the one Yun Jin fancy pants rescues her pal Flashlight Dwight, they hobble off to the open Exit gate, and RUH roh! Can't leave :[ . And I have NOED.

>:)

OH I forgot the most important part of my story on how to deal with toxic survivors- i drink while playing Killer. Not ashamed. I freakin' drink when i play that shite.

Roll your eyes at how juvenile they are, don't let them rile you up emotionally (they're more likely to make you screw up that way) and realize that you're more mature and likely a better player than they are.

That's what I do and I'm a SURVIVOR main. I feel embarrassed whenever I'm on a team with idiots like that and always try to make a point of being the one guy who says "gg" after the fact so the killer knows that not all of us are jerks.

...It looks like Rank 1 NoED? (Kidding! :) )

I tend to get under my skin more than any opponent. I have an over-inflated sense of my own skill, a large competitive streak, and I get down on my self very easily. :(

That isn't being toxic, although it is just bad sportsmanship. There is zero toxic behavior possible in legal moves within the game. I think even using the word "toxic" is kind of pointless these days as it is entirely subjective. I advise ignoring people who throw it around willy-nilly, and purging the word from your own vocabulary. It is simply better to refer to people as either good or bad sports. The bar to be a "good sport" is actually very low; all you have to do is:

1. Don't cheat, either by hack or lag spike.
2. Don't disconnect; if you start a game, finish it.
3. Be humble in victory and gracious in defeat.

That's it. One could argue that #1 above could include the bit about not abusing bugs/exploits while waiting for them to be fixed, but I think that is kind of implied. Playing a game hard, to win, and giving no quarter is just the way the game is played. Tea-bagging is definitely obnoxious, particularly when it isn't to serve any in-game purpose. Sometimes good Loopers do it because they want you to keep chasing them. Ironically, I've been called toxic because I often ignore, utterly, anyone who tries that hard to get me to chase them, until I've killed everyone else. They complain about how boring the game was and wanted to know why I didn't chase them. My response is always the same, "you wanted me to chase you which means you know what you are doing and are are buying someone else time. Why wouldn't I kill the weakest links first and finish you off at my leisure?" This answer never pleases them.

I digress, so I'm going to get back to the topic. Since to be toxic you have to violate the three rules I have above, I'll list how I respond to it in another list which corresponds to that one.

1. I report cheaters through the report system and turn in the video of it.
2. I report people who disconnect through the reporting system, and add their names to the list of people I won't play.
3. People who are vile in their after game chatter, salty or just downright crazy get a couple of different responses.

3A. I might simply ignore them, say GG and move on not caring what they think.

3B. I might talk to them being utterly friendly and positive and try to help them like they are my best friends no matter what they say or do. This kind of annoys them more. I can keep this bit up till they give up or the time runs out.

3C. I say something like, "YES! Let me take more of the delicious SALT of your tears!" Revel in their salt to annoy.

I'm only human and which of the responses above I lean toward is going to depend on how I'm feeling. What is key is simply not caring what they say or think. Why would you? These people are really anyone you know, nor are they remotely important to your life. They are just text on a screen, some nameless, faceless moron on the internet. Remind yourself of that next time you feel like you are losing your temper. I don't like bad sportsmanship, but it bothers me less as a Killer than when I'm playing Survivor and my fellow Survivors are being obnoxious to the Killer or one another. That stuff pushes my buttons. I think is important for Survivors to stand up to that crap. And in fairness, I do see it from time to time.