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Survivors griefing - don't do gen and I get penalties for DCs

Spectralfx
Spectralfx Member Posts: 605
in Ask the Community

Hi,

I need serious help. I am not so good at killer and right now I am really tired of getting held hostage in games by survivor that just stun locks me with flashlight and don't do gens.

I keep getting DC penalties cuz they don't do gen and I have to DC to even have hope of playing.

I am tired of all this what should I do??

Best Answers

  • BenOfMilam
    BenOfMilam Member Posts: 911
    Answer ✓

    Firstly, DC'ing is likely making the problem MUCH worse. DC'ing lowers your MMR, and smurfing to bully new players is very popular in this game.

    I would advice playing a killer that is very good at securing kills. Specifically, Bubba. Getting just one down can easily turn into a guaranteed kill via camping. So even if you are getting juiced super hard and held hostage by a bully squad, you can just Bloodlust 3 and get a down with your chainsaw and then camp that player to death.

    I'm not suggesting you camp out of spite, but merely force someone to die so you can get the game to end sooner. Survivors will stop trying to hold you hostage if you kill someone.

    Also record your games and report the players that do this. It is a bannable offence to hold a game hostage (e.g. playing in such a way that extends the duration of the game indefinitely).

  • BenOfMilam
    BenOfMilam Member Posts: 911
    Answer ✓
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3362373#Comment_3362373

    I would suggest strong chase perks, since that is what's giving you trouble.

    Spirit Fury + Enduring is an all-time classic instant chase ender. Bamboozle will help you out a lot in strong loops.

    Hostage-taking survivors really like to hide, as well. Nowhere to Hide, Darkness Revealed, or any other consistently reusable aura reveal perk will help. Something like BBQ & Chili or Bitter Murmur won't help much against hostage takers since you won't be able to meet the perk's conditions for the reveal.

    If flashlights are really giving you a lot of trouble, try putting on Lightborn or Franklin's if you see two or more flashlights in the lobby. Franklin's is the better all-around perk, but Lightborn is 100% consistent in protecting you since you have to have hit a survivor for them to drop their item with Franklin's.

    Playing Bubba is mostly learning how to run tiles without bumping into something. He's very straightforward and easy, a very relaxing and chill killer to play.

Answers

  • Spectralfx
    Spectralfx Member Posts: 605

    Thanks I'll try that, any recommendation for perks?


    I usually play Oni, Knight and any killer with stealth mechanic, those don't feel playable atm.


    I do have Bubba because I wanted his perks but never played him really.

  • Nos37
    Nos37 Member Posts: 4,142

    Just interact with the Exit Gate Switch to start the Endgame Countdown. The devs added that so the survivors cannot take the game hostage... /s

    Wait for them to give killers a concede option. Meanwhile, just go afk until the match is forcefully ended by the server after an hour (or is it 30 mins now?)

  • Spectralfx
    Spectralfx Member Posts: 605
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3362375#Comment_3362375

    they were purposely not doing the last gen, that wasn't an option.

  • Nos37
    Nos37 Member Posts: 4,142
    edited March 2023

    @Spectralfx That's the point I was trying to make. The devs said that the endgame countdown exists to prevent the survivors from taking the game hostage, but it only changes how they take the game hostage (not doing the last gen). "/s" means end of sarcasm, implying that I was being sarcastic about everything before it.

    We've been asking for a concede option for years, but according to the community, "you chose to look for match, you need to play out the whole match." You're stuck there as their bloodpoint pinata until the survivors are done with you, and then they just might let you leave.

    So. Just go afk, and the match will last at most an hour before the server kills all the survivors and ends the match.

  • Spectralfx
    Spectralfx Member Posts: 605
    edited March 2023
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3363227#Comment_3363227

    As much as I appreciate the answers and effort you've clearly put into it, no sarcasm here...

    that is not an option.

    DC is the option. If non-games continues to be so recurrent, I'll just tank the penalties and play some other games in the meantime.

    There is literally nothing on this earth that will convince me to just stay there, even AFK, its a matter of principle.

    My time is precious, you beat me, open the gate and leave... that is A-okay, nobody is entitled to a win and as a competitive gamer, defeat is certainly an option for me as this is how you improve your plays down the line.


    But I draw a proverbial line in the sand for people who are just obvious trolls, trying to get their kick of the day just purposely making others miserable or worst, those who are trying to gather material to put online as "content creators" to show off.


    The current state of the game is absolute garbage for killers and the update that just dropped did nothing to improve that, honestly, I think we would need a killer strike and let the timer for a game blow up until they fix this mess.