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I think red ranks have sucked the fun out of the game for me.

AnneBonny
AnneBonny Member, Alpha Surveyor Posts: 2,252
in General Discussions

I don't enjoy playing like a sweaty ######### in this game, but for the majority of my games lately that's what I've felt like I had to do. Anytime I try to run a fun or interesting build, I get stomped. Doesn't matter how well I do in chase, the gens fly too fast to do anything. That's not to ######### on survivors, that's literally their only necessary objective, but that just isn't fun gameplay.

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  • SilentPill
    SilentPill Member Posts: 1,302

    I think you can get away with a lot if you play well enough.

    Most killers don’t need a full meta build, 1-2 meta perks is usually fine to be competitive.

  • JPA
    JPA Member Posts: 1,685

    Yep, that's the typical experience when you first hit red ranks and start playing people who are good

  • GannTM
    GannTM Member Posts: 10,956

    This is exactly why I miss being new to the game.

  • malloymk
    malloymk Member Posts: 1,562

    Purple ranks is where it's at.

  • Volcz
    Volcz Member Posts: 1,304
    edited July 2021
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/268432/i-think-red-ranks-have-sucked-the-fun-out-of-the-game-for-me

    I mean..you can derank yourself and face off against greens and yellows if you don't want a challenge. You can run your 'fun' builds there and likely still do good. Or you can focus on gen pressure instead of chases and give yourself a better chance at red ranks. Different strokes for different folks.

  • stikyard
    stikyard Member Posts: 592

    If the ranking system actually separated us from Red rank sweat lords, they would have no one to play with.

  • Shirokinukatsukami
    Shirokinukatsukami Member Posts: 1,624

    Well, that is true, most opponents in red ranks will be playing sweaty.

    But if you are good enough you can get away with crap builds in red ranks. I run nothing but Plunderer/Appraisal/Ace in the Hole in Red Ranks and I play just fine.

  • Kirkylad
    Kirkylad Member Posts: 1,927

    That's why most killers de rank to get easy matches.

  • Seraphor
    Seraphor Member Posts: 9,436
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2384873#Comment_2384873

    Purple ranks still pair you up with red ranks more often than not (matchmaking takes 6 ranks in either direction, and red ranks can only go down).

    So Green is where it's at.

  • chargernick85
    chargernick85 Member Posts: 3,171
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2385145#Comment_2385145

    No you have to play terrible/not at all. The ranking system/pips is broke, confused, and #########. You can walk around just hitting people no hooking and still not lose a pip if you messed around kicking gens a bunch. I have safety pipped getting 1 hook (that ######### trickster) and that is just ridiculous. One hook no kills is as bad as it gets how does that not deserve a de-pip. Truthfully it has been awhile since I had a game like this but to my knowledge the rank system is still the same.

  • SweetTerror
    SweetTerror Member Posts: 2,697

    This is precisely why I'm looking forward to the offline bot matches. Matchmaking has always been screwed up in this game, but the higher in rank you get the sweatier the matches become. For me personally I hate using meta builds because I too like to experiment with fun and interesting combos, but the higher in rank I get the less likely I'm incentivized to do just that.

    I don't have thousands upon thousands of hours to invest into this game, and as such I'm a casual player at best, so the last thing I need when I get home from work is the feeling of getting stomped repeatedly. Which is why unless I'm playing with friends or I desperately need blood points, bot matches will suffice just fine until the MMR is turned on for good.