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Odd of removing Saw head trap

LanyaKatena
LanyaKatena Member Posts: 5
in Feedback and Suggestions

Had my second run into this killer and spent time searching 4 boxes with no luck of removing the head trap. Why is the removal rate so busted?

Comments

  • not_requested49
    not_requested49 Member Posts: 1,979
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/397279/odd-of-removing-saw-head-trap

    It's not % based anymore, well it still is but by a set amount, so if you have bad luck that means you got the short end of the stick, but your teammates will have an easier time since they searches are all a shared pool, it's just random who gets what

  • Zeidoktor
    Zeidoktor Member Posts: 2,065

    As noted above there's a pool of, iirc, 12 searches divided randomly among the Survivors to remove a trap. This means that if everyone is trapped and everyone gets their traps off, a total of 12 box searches will have been completed.

    This divides randomly per Survivor, but at no time will you ever need to search more than 4 boxes to get a trap off. If these searches are divided evenly every Survivor would pull their trap off after it third search. Variations mean two Survivors need 4 attempts, while another would need 3, and the last gets it off first try. Or only one person needs 4, two get it in 3, and the last gets it on 2. And so on...

    These numbers are adjusted when using addons that change the number of traps available, but I don't know how myself. (If someone failed to get a trap off at 4 searches like OP suggested, could this have been the reason?)

    Also, to combat the Pig camping a single box strat, these odds apply to all boxes, so it doesn't matter which boxes you search. Once you reach your number of searches you'll remove your trap whichever box you're on. There are also 5 boxes be default now, instead of 4.

    In short, in an average Pig match, don't worry about looking for specific boxes. There's no "your box". You will get the trap of within 1-4 searches. If possible (such as playing with friends) you can keep track of how long it takes you or others to get your traps off to have an idea of what to expect. If you get it off first try, for example, your teammates are going to have a rough time of it.

  • Seraphor
    Seraphor Member Posts: 9,429
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3586976#Comment_3586976

    Number of attempts scales with number of traps so that it's always an average 3 attempts with 4 max.

    So if she has 2 traps, it's 6 total, as either 3-3 or 4-2.