Play selfish.

Find safe gens, use Bill's 3 perks, don't go for risky unhooks, use the hatch if you have to, or open the gates and leave.

To many survs try to be heroes all the time.

Honestly, the biggest improvement would be to play in an SWF. Even if you dont want to use Comms, an SWF would be beneficial, because you would filter out Scenario C and D, which helps a lot. I play with one friend and this means that we both have at least one person to rely on. I cannot bring myself to play with 3 randoms anymore, 2 is often enough and still gets you killed (yesterday I had a 12k hours Survivor in my game who played like they had 12 hours).

And yes, matches like this are common, sadly. There are evenings where I dont even pip up a single pip, because I gain 4 Pips and then lose them later. But it is what it is, when you dont play in a 4 man-SWF, you will always have randoms who might drag you down (or sometimes even some who carry you).

Nope. I've used this name for a long long time, started using it in Wow Vanilla, but it came from being a history nerd and enjoying Age of empires 2.

Ah, ok. Then it's just a coincidence. Sorry for bothering you and have a nice day :)

Absolutly, but you asked how you win, not how to have fun ^^

That, came back to the game after a months timeout and every solo q has been a loss, not worth the time or effort. Think the game is pretty much done now for survivors, best bet is to switch to killers before the survivor base drops off and get a few easy bp’s.

Good to see the devs have seriously put time and effort in fixing solo q issues though /s

I tend to use aura-reading perks, usually Kindred and Empathy. Kindred makes sure your teammates know whether or not someone is coming for the save, and Empathy lets you tell if/where your teammate is getting chased and whether you have to be on lookout for the Killer.

ITs Solo-que. I did post before about this ... Playing solo-que survivors can be frustrating sometimes. Not telling how strong camping and tunneling is against solo survivors.

Although I may have some games that just feel impossible because of how my teammates are playing, generally, my games are much better than what they were a year ago. Although, there were many changes that happened between the change of rank to mmr system, generally I feel less frustration with my teammates than I did when I would get stuck in purple/green rank hell. I would get banished to suffer in mid-purple rank where my teammates would be either purple or greens with killers anywhere between green to red. It was much more painful than where I sit now with mmr. Most of my games last night were relatively chill, but again after a year of playing I have also became much better at looping and running tiles. It might not help a lot, but at least in my experience I'm not getting potato survivors every game, so that's why I think it could be just what mmr is matching you with.

Solo queue: Sometimes you have to be selfish. Don't initiate a chase with the killer if you don't have to. Focus on objective first, do at least 2 gens, find and destroy totems even if they aren't hexed. If you're at second hook state, do NOT initiate a chase unless you are sure you have a chance to escape. Your overall goal is to escape, even if that means leaving others behind. You still win.

SWF: Same as solo but coordinate with your team because you can play a bit more freely and less selfishly. You can initiate a chase with the killer as a distraction if you wish because of team coordination. Always bring Borrowed Time.

Overall: Focus on main objective by completing gens. If one person isn't doing gens, that can be detrimental to your survival. If killer is in sight, run. Don't take a risk unless you know you can rely on your teammates. In solo queue, I usually let them take chase with the killer first to determine this. If they are good at looping and don't go down quickly, I focus on a gen or a totem if I find one. If someone get's hooked, only 1 person should go for the save unless the killer is proxy or face camping. Then you need at least 2, or all 3 of you. But in solo queue, I have to weigh the risk of helping. If the killer starts slugging, then I just do a gen. Once complete, I go to save one of the survivors in dying state. Usually by then that can take a second if they recover while waiting. If they didn't, then I play as selfishly as I can so I can at least get hatch.

Finally, in solo queue, I NEVER troll the killer, because I know that could mean I get facecamped or we all get slugged and bleed out. It's happened plenty of times in games I've played, even when I was playing nicely. Remember, in solo queue, you're basically unsure who your teammates are, and how well they can play. I've realized that if they are trolling the killer, they are frustrating them as well in most scenarios. If I start doing the same thing, I am very likely not going to survive. What I mean by trolling is spam clicking your flashlight, spamming fast vaults early/mid game, or lockers. Of course I'll do this end game if I want to get their attention to get other survivors out, but I do it a few times. Any more and it becomes annoying. Sure, some killers are chill, but not all, and you never know. So I come back to the idea that figuring out what risks to take is crucial to your survival, don't troll the killer, be selfish if you have to, do at least 2 gens, and just have fun.

There are a lot of nuances and even scummy self-preservation tactics required for solo play that a lot of players aren't even considering/are completely unaware of.

escaping with hatch is not a win, its a draw.

In solo queue? With consistency?

Here's the neat part: you don't ✨

If you're going to play in the random/solo queue, accept that you're largely going to be on your own, and that you will have to look out for #1, because none of your teammates usually will. There are some who will, but most are either overly altruistic(they want the save points, and they couldn't care less if you get tunnelled and hung right back up), or non-altruistic(they want to start gens and leave).

Play your game. Play objectives when it fits. Work with the team when you can(and when they actually will work with you). Play altruism when it fits. Look for a build that allows you to be stealthy(I use Urban Evasion, Iron Will, Premonition, Distortion). If the other three Survivors are going to be dorks, there is no shame in amassing whatever points you can, and then playing for the hatch.

Yeah, I've been playing since early 2018, and I'm not sure it ever was the case. If it was, then you're right, it is no longer true. There are some odd games where I happen to get plopped into a group of Survivors that are actually interested in team play, but it has always been a rarity in my experience. And I'm pretty much always solo queue...I don't like to play SWF very much. To me, voice comms really ruin it.

But yeah, again, a good stealth build like my 'Nea The Ninja' build that I mentioned above can really change things. Also, forget about the shiny, poofy cosmetic outfits that make you a neon sign for Killers. They're deathtraps. I stick with darker colored, Plain Jane-type outfits that help me blend in. Use that in combination with using the geography of the map to your advantage. Most maps have lots of little nooks and crannies that come in real handy I've had Killers walk right past me, multiple times in a match, and never catch me even though I was literally hiding in plain sight, because they probably didn't think to look in that spot for a Survivor. It can be surprising, sometimes, at how observant a lot of Killers are NOT....

It's a win for the MMR system and Tome challanges. It counts es "escape" and the question was "How do I survive my matches?". That's the question I tried to answer.