The game isn't really playable right now.
It's more then a couple things. It's not just the myriad of bugs breaking gameplay. It's also the zeitgeist of the playerbase. Here, I will explain, but it will take me a moment.
Right now there's a host of bugs scurrying around the killers feet. They are making it really hard to hear the survivors you're hunting. And when 2 out of 3 of your favorite killers hunt by sound most of the time, that's not going to be fun. Plus scratch's and blood marks are just vanishing for no reason, when you can even see the scratches. There's more, so much more. They had to have known about these issues before hand, the bugs are far to big and far to unafraid to show themselves.
That all would be bad enough. But the current belief among the playerbase, is that Solo survivor is dead. I can't figure out why. The new changes to stealth (both intentional, like lockers blocking auras. And unintentional, like the audio and scratch bugs) along with new aura perks for survivors and the revert on killer pickup times should make playing solo survivor much easier.
But that isn't the case. The survivors are grouping up more and more. Not just 2 man groups. Full on 4 man. And since it's "Winter Solstice" every box has party starters in it. Now, I'm cool with a smart flashlight save here and there. But this is getting stupidly dumb. Yes, i know, "look up." But the reverted pickup times make it really easy to run by in the pickup, dropping the party starter so that it goes off the moment the animation ends for an instant stun you can't really do anything about. I've even tried looking at walls. And you can't even hit the guy dropping the fireworks when they do it right.
And all of that is if you can even get a game. Killer lobby times are horrible. Not to mention the game wont even load sometimes. And when the dev stream mentioned this, instead of telling us what maps are having connection issues so we can avoid offerings that take us there, they say "it doesn't matter" after they actualy started. Like, had the good idea to tell us, then changed their mind mid sentence....
So now i find myself loading up the game, starting a lobby, and after a minute or two asking myself 'why do i want to deal with all that?' And the simple answer is...I don't. i really don't. So i go and play something else.
Anyways. That's why I feel the game is unplayable in its current state. I hope they fix all of this, and fast. I miss my mindgames and chases.
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I would agree that these last few weeks have seemed harder to play as killer.
Maybe I am just getting worse...Or survivors are just getting better...but the sound is still borked.
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@SmokePotion said:
That all would be bad enough. But the current belief among the playerbase, is that Solo survivor is dead.Is this a thing?
Hmm. I haven't really seen it.
I play Solo Survivor a lot, especially recently, and things seem to be going fine.
And I find the game to be playable, just a lot of annoying little things that can happen. And I rarely encounter anything that makes the game unplayable.
An example of an annoying bug I encountered: I was facing against a Wraith (my least fave Killer to go up against because I SUCK at spotting him and escaping him) and for some reason after he hit someone for the first time, activating Sloppy Butcher, there would be like a constant fountain of blood spouting out of the Survivor for the rest of the match. It made hiding impossible because he could see the blood shooting up from behind rocks or in the Corn, and from behind trees or under windows. Blood everywhere coming from all of us.
So yeah, made a situation I dislike even worse. Playable but barely. And annoying. Only happened once though.
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I agree about the bugs. The sounds and scratch marks make killer annoying to play, especially spirit. Can't hear survivors, scratch marks randomly disappear, its annoying.
And the flash bangs are already getting old too. Sure they're easy to avoid if someone makes it obvious they're going for it but its still MUCH easier to pull off a blind with these than a flashlight. Had it happen to me a few times and managed to do it to killers a few times too.
I find solo survivor is worst at low ranks. After rank reset you have to grind your ass off to get away from the green ranks because these players will massively hold you back. It feels like a chore, NEEDING to rank up so you can get decent games. Also doesn't help that disconnecters lose 2 pips so green ranks end up with all the worst offenders and every game you get there has 2 disconnections in it. If you aren't in purple by the end of week 1 then it isn't worth playing.2 -
@The_Crusader said:
. Also doesn't help that disconnecters lose 2 pips so green ranks end up with all the worst offenders and every game you get there has 2 disconnections in it.I have noticed an annoying number of Disconnects trying to get through the Green ranks as Survivor.
Like, hell, every other game someone disconnects just as the game is starting and then someone disconnects less than 5 minutes later. Or someone disconnects the first time they are downed.
Also, I agree about the sound changes. I already have a hard time following grunts and gasps of Survivors without it being so... weird after the recent patch. I basically can't even play The Spirit now so I've rarely played Killer since the Winter Solstice event started.
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@The_Crusader said:
I agree about the bugs. The sounds and scratch marks make killer annoying to play, especially spirit. Can't hear survivors, scratch marks randomly disappear, its annoying.And the flash bangs are already getting old too. Sure they're easy to avoid if someone makes it obvious they're going for it but its still MUCH easier to pull off a blind with these than a flashlight. Had it happen to me a few times and managed to do it to killers a few times too.
I find solo survivor is worst at low ranks. After rank reset you have to grind your ass off to get away from the green ranks because these players will massively hold you back. It feels like a chore, NEEDING to rank up so you can get decent games. Also doesn't help that disconnecters lose 2 pips so green ranks end up with all the worst offenders and every game you get there has 2 disconnections in it. If you aren't in purple by the end of week 1 then it isn't worth playing.
The flash bangs...YES. God, ######### were they thinking? Did survivors really need another tool to stun killers?
And how is it winter themed? I understand for 4th of July or Chinese New year...but the HOLIDAYS!?
Honestly...who the hell thought those are a good idea? Such a stupid and unnecessary mechanic.
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I agree with that of swf. I say before: we need the option of choise if we want play in lobbys with swf, or not. Its not fair for the killer play with that disadvantage.
If they can choise play in group, why we cannot choise play in "solo lobbies". Thats the point.0 -
Forgot to add that as much as low rank sucks, high rank isnt much better. Its just nurses with ruin who slug everyone so your entire game consists of trying to pick up people off the floor.
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I agree, killer is a bit busted right now. A lot of issues, some general, some killer specific. I've been playing Trapper mostly since the update because I can't play Spirit, Huntress, or Nurse. I could play Hag but I'm honestly wanting a normal speed killer. Still, Trapper's traps are bugged. You can pick survivors up from the trap, you have to hit them first. If you pick them up you glitch in place.
It seems like a lot of animations were broken too. There's the very common skateboard bug when a survivor drops a pallet. But also Trapper's trap, Billy's saw, grabbing in general, etc. It's like the game is trying to reference an animation but the link is broken. I've seen a lot of T posing too, mostly in lobbies.
Hope the next patch addresses all this stuff. It should be top priority to get the game into working condition.
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Oh and lets not forget the infinite loading screens. Having to close your game, or spawning in with only 3 people.
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Solo survivor is dead....proof is when you're on hook and either everyone rescues you or no one does.
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ReneAensland said:
Solo survivor is dead....proof is when you're on hook and either everyone rescues you or no one does.
i am seeing no one lately. it is a guarantee that you will be chased off the hook, so i suicide on my first hook anymore. i haven't done four man but it seems to be necessity. either that or learn to accept minimal points game after gane.0 -
TranquiBoy said:I agree with that of swf. I say before: we need the option of choise if we want play in lobbys with swf, or not. Its not fair for the killer play with that disadvantage.
If they can choise play in group, why we cannot choise play in "solo lobbies". Thats the point.
no one would ever play against swf. i certainly wouldn't.1 -
it's the new engine..seems to have scuffed sound and scratch marks.
SWF should never been added to the game in the first place and should be removed ASAP.
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@towhead said:
@TranquiBoy said:I agree with that of swf. I say before: we need the option of choise if we want play in lobbys with swf, or not. Its not fair for the killer play with that disadvantage.
If they can choise play in group, why we cannot choise play in "solo lobbies". Thats the point.
no one would ever play against swf. i certainly wouldn't.
I would, and i know some people that would as well.
That being said, letting people choose who to face is indeed a bad idea.0 -
is it? why?0
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@KillerRaccoon said:
The Killer pick up time HAS NOT been reverted. Shorter Killers seem to have a slower-moving animation because they are closer to the ground, but the animation still takes the same ammount of time as all the tall Killers, who move much faster when picking up.And Trapper still got dem tight rubber pants!
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I’m a solo player and I’ve played with both SWF as a solo player or just alone completely. Solo players aren’t that dead but you can get an advantage with SWF, that I can agree with.
I’ve already experienced my game crashes after the new killer was released but I’m pretty sure there’s so many more new bugs because they changed the engine apparently; another reason why there are so many crashes.
I still get good add ons from the winter boxes but yeah; I literally have 22 winter party starters. Didn’t even want that much.
Both survivor and killer ques to look for lobbies still take sometime for me. Especially throughout the night where I live at. It takes FOREVER to find a lobby oof.
Is this game unplayable? Somewhat yeah. But I still really like to play this broken dumb game lmao.0
