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Solo q is unplayable
I know it’s known to be really bad but it’s never been this bad, past 3 days haven’t had 1 exit gate open, survivors running no mither instantly getting tunnelled and hooked and camped, survivors dcing, showing the killer our locations, or the killer bringing some serious meta perks and the survivors I’m with don’t have all 4 slots equipped yet.
Is anything being done about Solo q or is there no point trying it anymore? I’ve played SWF and it feels like it’s the only way to play survivor, otherwise I usually switch to killer which is pretty chill but sometimes I enjoy a good survivor game in solo q (we’ll in the past anyway).
For now I’ve switched to killer and things do feel better, I’m just curious if issues in solo q have been highlighted or been looked at?
Also since I’ve switched to killer (wraith) I was wondering if anyone had any similar killer suggestions? I’ve been thinking getting ghost face, is it worth it?
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Solo queue is the reason the game is designed as it is... Like, there genuinely is not much more they can do.
Personally, I feel adding voice chat to the game would go a long way to closing the gap. But survivor mains know survivor mains best, ain't no way you could convince them of a system that HEAVILY benefits them as they know the killer would stop being the scapegoat for all toxicity. Rofl.
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It's the opposite for me, survivor= too easy and killer is the worst experience ever.
As for the killer I'd skip ghostface, hes very similar to wraith and honestly not that great. Theres better liscene character to get but I'd recommend seeing which powers you like the style of
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SoloQ:
Yes, it can suck. Yes, the devs are looking at it. No, SoloQ isn't unplayable, atleast it wasn't last time I played.
Wraith is a weaker version of Onryō imo. They both have stealth and mobility but Sadako is better.
Ghostface is getting some Add-on buffs, along with a few QOL changes and some substantial nerfs that make him weaker than before imo, so I wouldn't start looking at him when it comes to maining him
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Ah thanks guys, I’ll stay away from ghost face then and give Onryo a look. Nice it’s good to know they’re taking a look into it, maybe I’ll give it a long time out for now and just killer main for a while haha
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Solo queue is bad, but nowhere near unplayable; there are some rough stretches, but I would guess my aggregate escape rate is probably like 45-50%. And I am not a god tier surv by any means. I think if they add in the upgrades they've been floating, it'll be fine.
If you're coming from comms, I could see how it would seem really brutal, but I sure as heck don't think the comms/SWF experience should be the baseline here.
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Everyone is asking for voice chat... I really don't understand why.
Sure, some people would use it as intended. Others would spam racist obscenities or just simply play troll "Benny Hill" music at max volume.
They just need "Doing gens" indicators and stuff so a Solo and SWF aren't running to a hook rescue at the same time. Simple.
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please add voice chat for solo Q
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Yea, I’d be down for quick chat like rocket league has, but I imagine voice chat would be pretty early days Xbox live, just unfiltered obscenity haha
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Yeah, in game chat is a big no for me. People are going to be nasty, and I don't want to hear it. If people turn it off or mute others, people are going to be nasty to them for not using it.
I think the activity icons BHVR have floated will be enough, and I am pretty fond of the idea. I don't want my experience ruined by having to listen to foulmouthed squeakers in proximity chat.
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Solo Q is absolutely terrible right now. It needs serious buffs. At least they are looking at ways to improve it.
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Very true. Solo Q is very easy prey for killers. There's no gates being opened if the killer tryhards a little bit.
A consequence of 6 years of survivor nerfs and killer buffs and extremely oppressive and unfair killer perks.
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Solo queue is really bad. It's not quite as bad when SBMM actually attempts to place four similarly skilled survivors together. Unfortunately you're highly likely to get one teammate at your skill level and two teammates who barely managed to turn on their computer/console because *balance*. It just makes the whole experience miserable for the decent players.
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I think solo queue is this game as it should be.
It can be a lil random in survivor ability but that often results in desperate matches that mimic a genuine horror film experience.
SWF is fun but its mainly fun because its strong and sometimes its fun to just stomp killers and do well. But unless you are against a really good killer its so unbalanced that it's a really dull game.
I play survivor for a horror survival experience, I want to flee from the killer because they are threatening not run the killer to waste their time. This game is often the latter, which kinda sucks.
I can't help but think that people lament solo queue purely because its more variable and what they want is to consistently win rather than play a varied and exciting game.
I say embrace the chaotic nature of solo queue, don't take this stuff to seriously and you'll probably have more fun. Its far from unplayable.
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I just tried a game and this was one I jumped into… 2 dcs, I honestly think it’s broken at the moment, but hopefully they do fix it like most here have said, it’s definitely broken, if the devs are looking into it I have faith they’ll sort the issues
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Benny Hill chase music doesn’t seem impossible now that Trickster is in the game.
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I wanna troll people with Ayesha Erotica
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Any videos been made with Benny Hill music? The thought is hilarious.
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I still love solo que as you just don't know what you'll get. I ll have games where we work well as a team and all get out and plenty of games where we start well yet get smashed. Solo Q is a challenge and having a challenging element to the game isn't a bad thing.
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Check out some old Friday the 13th videos. They had proximity chat. Seen many Benny Hill hilarity in that game.
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solo q is in its worst state at the moment, way inferior to the killer especially if said killer is a top tier... need some buffs but should look at SWF so they dont get the benefit. we dont need to buff them more since they alrady have tools that increase their power plenty, and taht is the most important thing in this game, good coordination and not wasting time.
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It is pretty much unplayable.
But honestly i have given up on getting out.
I do gens and stuff and usually watch my team doing nothing or getting killed.
And if i do 3 gens alone i am usually the one who is left behind while others who hid in corners get out.
Hiding in corners=skill
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I feel you there! Either corner hiding or locker rotations, hilarious but also give you crippling depression when they don’t even get out and you put effort in haha
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You cant say solo Q is bad because of DCs, while its frustrating and annoying (for everyone who dont DC) it's not solo Q but the entitlement that's the issue. Bans either need to be harsher or put quitters together.
Iv had alot of DCs over my years of playing this game but as someone who solos nearly all the time its really not bad at all, dont forget were also in mmr testing alot of the days.
Playing solo has never been the issue, the real issue is people dont do their objectives, they dc or they farm tome challenges... none is a solo issue but a player issue.
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If you read the original post it was never aimed at just dcs, the photo of dcs was in regards to it being unplayable, as that was within the first minute of the game. The wait to get into a lobby, pick perks/adding, loading into the game and then have 2 survivors dc is pretty standard really and I was highlighting the fact.
Ive since switched to killer and honestly the game is less sweaty and I’m enjoying it so far, I recommend it to anyone having issues.
If the devs have acknowledged there are issues and are actively working on it in solo q that’s fine with me.
I disagree to some extent, solo q does have issues, if you play swf you’ll less likely get dcs as you can’t play next game with your friends, you’re also less likely to show the killer your friends location in swf and will most likely have perks attached to benefit each other which you can communicate in chat during lobby, e.g less likely to get 2 players using prove thy self and one player can equip a more useful perk.
Sure though, outside of that it is a player issue, I’m not sure what the devs have in store or if mmr can fix it but I presume it’ll help hopefully hah
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people say too many times that killer is stressful
to me personally, survivor is stressful, where killer feels comparatively relaxing
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So what you're saying is swf is strong because your friend wont DC and you know their perks...
So as a solo if you could see your teams perks it would be completely fine?
You cant link DC with solo Q bad, no buff they do will stop players rage quitting. See other players perks before game is okay suggestion but not what they're doing.
Depends on when you play and what mmr you play at, if you play high mmr off peak like me survivor is very easy and chill and killer is an awful experience unlike if you was to play low mmr killer peak time it will be more chill
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