Visit the Kill Switch Master List for more information on these and other current known issues: https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/kb/articles/299-kill-switch-master-list
We encourage you to be as honest as possible in letting us know how you feel about the game. The information and answers provided are anonymous, not shared with any third-party, and will not be used for purposes other than survey analysis.
Access the survey HERE!
Would you sacrifice yourself for a random teammate?
Today I was playing survivor and 2 of us were dead. I manage to get to an exit gate injured and I open the door. As I was opening the door I see my (injured) teammate being chased from the killer. I opened the door and sacrificed myself (I went down for my teammate) to get the other one out.
The teammate that escaped typed a <3 in the end game chat and there I understood that I did a good action and I felt happy about it.
Did you ever sacrifice yourself for a teammate?
Comments
-
I think I do it way too much, but I like to try and help get as many people out as I can unless my challenge is to escape. For me, escaping isn't really a win condition, so I like to have fun in my own way during the trials and helping other survivors out is a part of that.
16 -
Whether I'll sandbag them or sacrifice myself to save them will depend entirely on what they did that game
14 -
I'm ultra altruistic, even if it means giving the killer extra sacrifices. I always find it boring when people leave without even attempting to rescue.
Different story if the EGC is dangerously low, or got forced out, but it always made my day to rescue a teammate who would otherwise be dead if I didn't put in the effort to try for them.
2 -
I do and I do it a lot
A survivor would have to specifically irk me somehow or be in a completely unescapable situation (like Basement Bubba Camping at EGC) for me to just give up and leave. I also run Bond and one part of doing that is to be able to help someone if they're on Death Hook and the killer is on their butt again.
Sure, I get killed a lot but where's the fun in just running away like a coward?!?!?
3 -
Depends on how they played. I am a bill player at heart, but a trade for someone who was useless I do not do anymore.
0 -
Am I not playing Bill?
9 -
I they havent sandbagged me that game then absolutely!
So no...
4 -
My goal is to get the team out, not necessarily get myself out. So yeah, I sacrifice quite a bit if I can see that it has a high chance of getting everyone still alive out of the gate.
0 -
I sacrifice myself if my teammate was good.
1 -
I tend to do this quite often. Would rather die trying to get as many out than just leave. No fun in that.
2 -
I used to do it a lot, but i stopped.
I had teams where i helped saving one of, that then left me alone (even though the killer left the hook) because they only cared about their swf.
i was left alone on the hook so often that i stopped carring for those other survivors. However, if a survivor earn it (he run the killer a long time without trying to shake him of at you, he made saves and/or covered for you, stuff like that, then yeah, i be willing to sacrifice myself.
2 -
Yes I do. But it depends on the teammate. If he did work and tried to help others I will do it. If not then no I won’t
1 -
I will do it for teammates who give clear signs of trust
0 -
Depends on my mood and how the teammate was during the match. I used to do it way more often before SBMM, now I'm a bit more selective.
0 -
I start humming Holding out for a Hero, turn around and run back in. No fren left behind.
3 -
Sometimes, depends if I have an archive to survive or not.
1 -
I'll do it, as long as NOED is not in play, the last thing I need is 2 feed the killer 2 kills for nothing
0 -
Idk gramps, are you!? Lol
1 -
Quite frequently, actually. A lot of the time, though, it's less intentional and more so the result of a bad chase or camping.
0 -
Sometimes, had a game earlier where I had the chance to escape or to potentially sacrifice myself - so I tried my best, but thankfully we both escaped in the end anyway.
Ill only 'sacrifice' myself if i see that the other survivor is trying to escape together.
0 -
All the time. It feels wrong to walk out when there's someone still on hook. I had someone write me a really nice message today because of it.
Only time I won't do it is if they did something to aggravate me that match, them getting caught at the end was totally their own fault (you bag at the gates, I'm not responsible for what happens next), or if I have a challenge to escape and I'm getting desperate.
Dying to let someone else get out is a win in my books.
0 -
Yeah, it happens sometimes.
0 -
If there is something in my power I feel that I can do, then sure I'll take the fall for someone, especially if they've been hard tunneled. Much as I like escaping, I also would like to save my teammates if they have gone through the same effort to save me.
0 -
Depends, if I'm just going to trade places with them, it's kinda unlikely that I'll save them unless they were a really good teammate. If I'm going to save multiple people by sacrificing myself, though, absolutely.
0 -
Nah, they just screw me over anyway
0 -
Yeah, I tend to play pretty altruistic. Just had a match where the gates were open and a Mikaela was hooked across the map. I figured "eh, why not, it sucks dying on first hook" and went and got her. Ghostface downed me on death hook but she got out so I call that a win.
There was also a Jonah who just hung around the open gate and left right before I went down. Thanks, Jonah.
0 -
Yes I would and I have done multiple times. I like helping
0 -
If there's no snowball potential, I do it ! Sometimes I regret it (looking at you Dwight who then farmed and teabagged me on hook making buddy buddy with killer to get hatch)
But most times I dont. I play in duo so most of my contentment playing survivor comes from just hanging out with a friend. I wouldn't touch SoloQ with a 10 ft pole, I much prefer killer as solo role. So, if I can sacrifice myself to get a possibly solo person out, I'll probably do it.
Same reason I tend to offer kills to some killers who otherwise barely got any hooks all game. I don't care that much about escaping, especially during an event that makes me win so much bloodpoints just playing the game normally.
1 -
I have done but generally if the killer has a hook and the gates are open and there is only me left, I will leave as the best is I exchange their place and die instead. Not worth imo
0 -
Intentionally? Never. I should be at high MMR and am not, because of dying for them accidentally all the time. No way am I valuing my safety under theirs. If it's a camping Freddy and 2 others are healed to get the person off hook? Sure I'll try to get them out. If it's a Leatherface who's chasing them down? I'm not moving from the exit gate.
0 -
Oh don't worry about it. They're changing MMR in the next update so that if you sacrifice yourself for another "it won't be as punishing"
0 -
Yup, frequently. If there's 2 of us left and no way we are both getting out then I'm happy to go down to give them a shot at hatch or escape. Usually by that point I've played enough of the game that I can walk away with a pip and decent bp.
0 -
If the survivor went out of their way to secure the victory, i'll protect them assuming the killer cant use me to reach them or just can one-shot us both like Billy or Bubba.
0 -
SoloQ survival rate is 6-8% depending on how good of a day it is, so I'm very much not inclined to throw myself on a hook after three or four hours of absolute misery. That said, if I sandbag someone, or they ran the killer for the entire five gens, I'll do my best to get them out even if I'm going back to the que.
"Wow you must suck, get good!"
Thank you for your invaluable input in a 1v1v1v1v1 game.
0 -
If it's a precious or fun team mate i'll gladly take their place ,,if it's the random nea / claudette that was hiding all game i'm not even considering trying to help
0 -
If the team mate has played well throughout the match and/or has helped me a lot I will sacrifice as I always take the view I'd have been out of the game without them anyway.
Similarly, if there are two of us left and im hooked with an insurmountable amount of gens for two us to do ill suicide so they can have a chance at hatch/ doors. However, if its someone who has clearly urban evaded around the map map with half a gen to go whilst two of us get downed and hooked I'm holding on to that struggle phase as long as possible.
0 -
If I don't have an escape challenge yeah - all the time. I find it way more interesting/satisfying to die trying to save someone than just leave someone to die.
0 -
Let's hope so. There was one season where I actually escaped a lot in solo, much more than usual for me, and I was still getting bad teammates every few matches that would take me back down. Not cool, BHVR.
0 -
I bet you get bad teammates but good killers right? I'm in that situation right now
1 -
Maybe, maybe not. if said survivor did a lot that game i may, if did nothing if its on me you are dying on that hook, besides i hate losing my medkits so...
0 -
Yes, sometimes.
Depends how the game went.
0 -
All the time. It can really spark conversation post game to which is fun, sometimes the Killer even chimes in about how sweet the gesture was to the the rescued person.
I also have heart and will sometimes spare Survivors who I see make big team play/self sacrifice stuff. This is a video game people, not competitive esports arena for 5k.
There was a time where I was on death hook and the other person hadn't been hooked once, and they kept pointing at me to go save their 3rd SWF member. I refused and they got salty as hell in post game. Turned out they had Rancor on them, but there was no way for me to know that. But typically I help out.
1 -
Yeah I have but we don't always make it out together unfortunately, many times we'rejust doing the killer a favor.
Like one time in Midwich, Trapper was facecamping a Meg (probably inexperienced) with two traps on either side. And me and Nea were trying to save Meg, but she got to stage two. Anyway I went in and traded for her and Meg survived a while longer. Well he face-camped me then and when I died he killed my whole team lol. So there is no justice to be had.
Another game I was Jill and trying to save Jeff against Nurse who was hooked near the gate. Well I did and we traded, but he came back for me and we both died, lol.
And another time as Ada against Ghostface, a Jill saved me earlier in the game and in the late game she got hooked. We could actually get 4 escaped if the rest of the team co-ordinated with me, well I tried to go back to save her and return the favor but I died to Ghostface, she was a bit far from the gate admittedly.
I usually don't do this if killer is running NOED in end game unless we cleanse it.
I cannot really recall a clear example of where I sacrificed myself either by protection hit or trading hooks cause they usually end up giving the killers more kills in the end.
0 -
Oh most definitely did many many times when i was still playing.
My biggest pull off (even escaped) was against a bubba who, which is understandable, was facecamping the hook after the last gen popped.
1 other was not on the hook and we went to the hook and because he was looking left, right, hook, left, right, hook, which gave me the chance to get the unhook.
The bubba made the mistake to go for me even though i had a pallet, manage to loop him for a while and escape with probably less than a second to spare 😅
0 -
So I'm going to take a different tact, when I'm on the hook in this situation I'm hoping for my teammate to leave.
Had it happen recently against a Deathslinger. The killer wasn't great, but we had one survivor who was really bad and got eliminated pretty easily. Then we got worked down into a 3 gen and another one of us was eliminated and I and the other survivor were on death hook.
Well the other guy and I played really well. We went at the gens and when the Deathslinger chased us we made sure to lead him to the dead zones of the map. A few times he turned and rushed back and we had to retreat, heal each other, then work back in.
I finish the gen, but get put down by the killer. As I get picked up I see the gates pop open. And then I see him running toward me. I was begging him in my head to rush out, we played so well, at least one of us should escape.
Well, he got hit, got to me, pulled me off, then got put down. I dodge the grab gun and the killer turns back and finishes the other guy off as I get out.
I told him thanks, but I actually wished he had just left. 1 survivor trying to rescue 1 is just way too risky. More than that? Yeah, let's go try a rescue, but if it's at 2 I want the other guy to leave.
0 -
I usually try to rescue without dying but sometimes im left behind then if it's 3 man swf for example even if they could easily saved me. I would only purposelly sacrifice myself if the ramdom would be big reason why we won (looping killer long time).
0 -
I have if the teammates are actually good and help out themselves I'm happy to sacrifice myself for them....when old DH was around I took a few hatchets for my team by DHing into the line of fire
0 -
If they weren't toxic towards the killer and were a good teammate or an exceptional looper, I always die for them.
If they were toxic, they can die.
0 -
I used to do that to get the holy 4th WGLF stack xD
0 -
I always ask myself if I were the person on the hook would I want my team mates to take the 3 out or potentially die attempting to save me, risking giving the killer even more kills. I always say take the 3 out.
0
