Questions from a new player

A: The color grade is a brand new addition that tracks how well you yourself are performing. My understanding is that it does not directly correlate to what opponents you get. You'll be at certain grades while others will be at totally other grades and these are meant to be a representation of how much you've been playing and advancing your characters, NOT how "good" you are. There is some controversy about this, others can tell you more.

B: "4K" simply means killing all four survivors. To many it is the ultimate goal of a match, though that is entirely up to the player to determine.

C: Leveling and prestiging: Here's what I found. If you spread bloodpoints around a bunch of different characters, thus unlocking lots of teachables and slowly building up multiple people, you will sort of be "spreading the butter thin". What I personally prefer to do is try to build up a character who has perks that I really want and then unlock those perks to be available for other characters (which randomly start showing up in everyone else's bloodweb). If you instead build up a lot of characters slowly instead of one character specifically, you'll wind up with a load of perks that you may not want filling up the bloodwebs instead of the select few that you're specifically seeking. In short: The more perks you unlock / "teach", the more those perks will potentially impede your ability to get your top-most desired perks on the characters you want them on.

As for prestiging, keep in mind that you lose ALL accumulated things for that character (other than outfits) and start over from scratch. At level 50 the bloodweb is massive, a good 50,000 sink just to flip it to a new bloodweb with a new selection of items, so I learned the hard way to try to focus on one character at a time, build them up, get them as many of the great perks as I like, and ONLY prestige them if they get all the way to level 50 and are still missing perks that I really want on them. At that point it's sometimes better to start over with smaller, cheaper bloodwebs that don't cost nearly as much to work through. Also remember that prestiging will only give you bloody clothes and a very, very minor chance at getting higher quality items. Not the big deal some make it out to be.

D: You have every right to camp and tunnel and this is coming from a survivor main. It's a valid strategy. But yes, it DOES suck for survivor (camping in particular, as the person being camped can't play their game), so whether to do it is up to you. Just keep in mind that tunneling the same character over and over all game is considered harassment so use god judgment. General rule: As long as you're playing within the stated rule of the game, you don't need to concern yourself with comments from people complaining about how you play. Obey the rules but otherwise play how YOU feel comfortable playing.

E: Others may disagree but I value sportsmanship tremendously and do everything I can to reduce the toxicity of this community by letting people know that there are respectful players. I never, every teabag at the exit gate (I just leave, there's no point other than to be a jerk) and I always go out of my way to go for two hooks MAX (only if they haven't already slipped into hook stage two) and no kills if I see cakes or party streamers. I can always get good points as killer, I have no reason to deliberately play hard and deprive survivors who are looking to boost their relatively low points using special items. As I say in end-game chat, "No one dies when I see cake". :)

F: "Sides". This forum seems to be marginally more killer-sided that I see elsewhere, and some are way more vocal than others, so be prepared to see a lot of complaints about survivor behavior, survivor builds, etc. In my experience the game is more or less balanced. There are heroes and villains on both sides. Again, my advice is to be a good example and just try to play respectfully. By all means try to fulfill whatever win conditions matter to you, but don't be a jerk about it and you'll be a standout regardless of which side you play. And do play both roles if you can. You learn a lot that way.

G: The most commonly regarded "top" killers are Spirit and Nurse, in that order, because their powers of teleportation and tracking are strong without much downside, tells, or consistent ability to outplay them. I like Nurse alright, not a fan of facing spirit. Some people love Ghostface, as a killer who has the ability to be silent ans sneaky he makes me tense and often frustrated. He and Wraith are my least favorite killers for this reason. Hag is also disliked by many for her camping style and the abrupt nature of the execution of her traps, which can be startling. Huntress is a mixed bag - she's a basic killer but deadly in the right hands. I've found (and others will disagree) that Pig, Pyramid Head, Oni, Trapper, Deathslinger, Hillbilly, and maybe a few others are a fair challenge that don't seem heavily weighted one way or the other. Also stay away from Leatherface, he has one-hit downs and loves to camp. Pinhead is too early, there are mixed feelings about him as is the case with all brand new killers.

H: Haven't tried mobile, unfortunately.

For what it's worth I've been playing the game an average of 2-6 hours every couple of days for the last six months and am 800 hours in. This is a game of practice and patience, and lots of experimentation and learning. While I'm no expert, I'm good, and I'm happy to provide feedback where I can. If I can give you any advice it's to have fun with this game overall, try not to let naysayers, complainers or toxic players influence your matches or how you feel playing them. Don't look at things as a grind and just have fun. Every match is a chance for more points, as well as a chance to learn and improve. Just enjoy yourself and don't take things too seriously. Good luck!