How can Killers enjoy tunneling?

The times I've tunneled out survivors were times when I needed to get someone out to slow down gens so I could actually play.

It's simply easier dealing with the person already injured.

I don’t enjoy it, I always prefer a fun fair game, but with each patch that becomes harder and harder

Right now with lightning fast gen speeds, insanely fast infinite heals with Boons, huge maps and a plethora of survivor second chance perks, tunnelling is becoming more and more necessary to win games

Honestly chasing survivors is pretty much all the same no matter what character they are. If I'm chasing a Meg and she's looping drops a pallet i break chase,loop,pallet,break,chase,.....

Really the only difference is skill and when everyone is pretty close they are still the same loop.

Unless your a mobile killer with ruin defending gens is kind of pointless gens go so fast. Non mobile killers survivors will just work through ruin because most the time you can't get around the map fast enough.

It's kinda a necessity in todays meta. Unless the other team messes up bug time, are noobs or are pursuing other directives (like tormenting/bullying the killer in case of bully squads) you hardly have time for a traditional game, but need to transform the 4v1 into a 3v1 asap!

Normally during the first chase one or two gens will already pop, so you need to keeo the pressure up yourself. Also sometimes, when you tunnel someone hard, the other team mates will try to defend them, giving you even more value and less people on gens.

Normally, when you don't tunnel the game ends pretty decisive in the survivors favor, laughing and "gg ez" ing you out of the gate. After you turn it into a 3v1 early it becomes much more relaxed and manageable.

And circling back to your original question: you might not enjoy tunneling, as you know fully well that the tunneled player won't be having a good time, but getting rediculed and humiliated isn't fun either. And you could ask survivors a similar question, ie if they enjoy a perfect sub 5min game were only one player interacted with the killer.

Todays meta has changed from the original games ideal: not only got both sides new and more effective tools, but also the players attitude and tactics have evolved. Back then people might not have realized that splitting up and doing four different gens is much more effective then hugging one gen at a time, but today that's often the case and sometimes your first chase can, indeed, end with 3 popped gens. Fun right?

Its basically about pressure.

I get more pressure from chasing you, and hopefully drawing survs to block for you, than i do to running and kicking a gen.

4v1 hard on Killer

3v1 balanced

2v1 hard on survs.

Until gen regression becomes meaningful there is more value in removing someone from the game than kicking.

Then add CoH into the mix, even though nerfed CoH means you can free heal where as before survs would potentially have to do it for you.

So again more value from you on hook than running to a gen or letting you heal.

I had a rare night and actually fired up the game and this argument came to the forefront in my mind again after a superior team utterly crushed me as a killer.

I didn't begrudge their victory - I played badly they earned it. But I find it odd how we as killers are expected to not focus hard on our objective, but I don't exactly see survivors offering themselves to be hooked on a regular basis when the killer is doing badly. Why is it you all are expect us killers to "give you a full game" even when you are playing badly. But if we're clearly playing badly, the most we get is a pity hit out the gate?

Don't get me wrong - I don't want pity. You try to throw yourself on a hook in front of me and I'll likely carry you to the exit gate because it will feel unearned. But I still find it really odd how one side is expected to show mercy but that ######### isn't given back in return.

As I've said before - expecting the other side to not play in a way you disagree with is just opening yourself for disappointment. I've seen this argument played out again and again over my past 20 years of multiplayer gaming. Nothing changes - players are always going to leverage every advantage they have. It's on you to decide wither or not it's worth dealing with it or not. If you find yourself getting mad, go play something else; it's okay to know your limits and move on.

But sitting here and complaining about people playing their objective and asking loaded and hypothetical questions about "how can you have fun playing this way?" is a waste of time. You're just pissing in the wind and it will change nothing; stop frustrating yourself and accept it.