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Survivors, what killers do you actually like and dislike playing against?

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adsads123123123123 Member Posts: 1,132
edited December 2023 in General Discussions

Update: results of the survey are available here https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/18r7rbl/data_on_how_much_survivors_like_and_dislike/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

With there being complaints about every killer, it's impossible to know which killers survivors actually like and dislike. We need data so we can actually figure this out. Please vote here https://forms.gle/VrhQ7VD6bwvumEDr8 (unnecessary to vote for every killer).

There was a recent video that sampled 1000 survivors on which killers they liked and disliked. The only problem was that they only gave 2 options for each killer (like or dislike). I'm interested in getting more accurate answers, so we can determine exactly how much survivors like and dislike each killer.

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  • adsads123123123123
    adsads123123123123 Member Posts: 1,132
    edited December 2023
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3615731#Comment_3615731

    Since you mentioned Skull Merchant, I presume these are your 3 favourite killers? /s

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  • Chocolate_Cosmos
    Chocolate_Cosmos Member Posts: 5,735

    As you can see, its pretty much everyone. Every Killer has a group of Survivors that dislike them or even hate them to the point of giving up againts them. Doesn't metter if its the best designed killer either.

  • humanbeing1704
    humanbeing1704 Member Posts: 8,998
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    Here’s how I feel via a tier list

  • Steakdabait
    Steakdabait Member Posts: 1,296

    my most hated killers are prolly smerch knight xeno then trap killers

  • Nazzzak
    Nazzzak Member Posts: 5,919

    I feel like it changes for me every so often.

    I like going against Nurse, Demo, Nemesis, Billy, and even Blight to an extent.

    Dislike Trickster, SM, Clown, and Huntress.

  • Xernoton
    Xernoton Member Posts: 5,936

    Killers that I love playing against: Hillbilly, Blight, Huntress, Oni, Bubba, Myers, Wesker, Demogorgon, Doctor, Nemesis, Pinhead, Singularity (as long as I actually get to play and don't have to spend 90% of the match slugged).

    The only killers I really hate playing against are: Slog Merchant, Knight and Spirit (I play without headphones, so that's basically a gg).

  • Sava18
    Sava18 Member Posts: 2,439
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    *have not played against chucky enough*

  • pale_hispanic
    pale_hispanic Member Posts: 149

    Least favorites are easily Artist, Clown and Ghostface. Ranged killers like Huntress, Slinger, Nemesis and are the best to go against imo. Close 2nds are Nurse, Dredge, and Jumpscare Myers.

  • The_Daydreamer
    The_Daydreamer Member Posts: 745

    I only hate Skull Merchant and I will not play against this thing and anyone who plays it.

    I dislike Spirit (Because I have bad hearing so I cannot see or hear her), Blight (Only for his broken Addons), Wesker (The amount of dumb hits.. oof).

    I dislike only Chucky very, very much. Such horrible and unskilled design. I favor any Knight over damn Chucky.

  • bunbun
    bunbun Member Posts: 423
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  • squbax
    squbax Member Posts: 1,511

    I personally love facing: wesker, blight, dredge, singularity, huntress, slinger, xeno and honourable mention to billy because he is a free escape and easy af to beat on chase, and dunking

    someone is always fun.

    I hate facing: cringe merchant, knight, pig, freddy, myers and trapper.

  • Xendritch
    Xendritch Member Posts: 1,842
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    Tier list is entirely in order with Demo being the most fun and Nurse being the least fun.

  • egg_
    egg_ Member Posts: 1,933

    I don't mind basically anyone except SM (insta go next), and knight, artist and trickster (roll my eyes)

  • CountOfTheFog
    CountOfTheFog Member Posts: 2,569
    edited December 2023

    I don't like Leatherface and Pinhead, I find them unfun to play against. I'll take Skull Merchant over them.

    On a separate note of importance, I get scared easily by Ghostface and The Pig. It's not unfun to play against them, but I'm always relieved when it is not them so I can focus.

    I can handle Myers 99 times out of 100. I'm guessing that is because I play as him weekly.

  • Pulsar
    Pulsar Member Posts: 21,015

    Submitted.

  • xEa
    xEa Member Posts: 4,105
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3615757#Comment_3615757

    I just realised we have almost the exact same list

    here is mine

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  • I_CAME
    I_CAME Member Posts: 1,348

    The only ones I hate are Skull Merchant, Sweaty Blight, Sweaty Nurse, Hag, and Twins.

  • Sava18
    Sava18 Member Posts: 2,439
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3616136#Comment_3616136

    Those top 7 are pretty much undisputed, at least for people who actually like chase.

  • NerfDHalready
    NerfDHalready Member Posts: 1,749
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    here's mine

  • HugTechLover
    HugTechLover Member Posts: 2,482
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3616201#Comment_3616201

    A proper placement for sloggy merchant.

  • Rulebreaker
    Rulebreaker Member Posts: 2,154
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3616136#Comment_3616136

    ....why cant we have those as portrait pictures in game?

  • Mediva
    Mediva Member Posts: 124

    I dont care what the killer is, i just want someone who doesnt three hook tunnel at 5 gens cause they think its needed. Ill take anyone who doesnt slug or tunnel at 5 gens, Thats all i want in a killer. Cause right now, that would be relief among all the killers that do this playstyle (while running perks that actually requires you to hook all survs like pain res, and then complain about genrush..... :)) to me, always the most unfun matches ever, whether a guy that doesnt, usually ends up getting a gg from me, everyone walking away with points (even when dead) and people seriously feeling good about the match.

    Will never be mad at any killer that doesnt camp, tunnel or slug. High respect if you play like this!

  • glitchboi
    glitchboi Member Posts: 6,023
    edited December 2023
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    Submitted, but here's a tier list for fun

    Hillbilly and Wesker are both high up because they have abilities that are extremely satisfying to outplay. Bubba is also very fun to go against because of how his interactive his chainsaw can be played around with windows, pallets, and even lockers if you know the tantrum window.

    Spirit's placement is controversial since I have good headphones, but I really love how frightening she is as well as how satisfying it is to outplay her phasing. Legion's placement is also weird but I honestly like them because they're everywhere on the map so the game gets pretty interactive, and the fact that they can be looped like a normal M1 killer.

    Chucky's placement was hard for me to decide because a good Chucky that uses his slice & dice in crazy ways is fun to go against, but a Chucky that uses slice & dice in straighter lines rather than loops and focuses on using scamper more isn't that fun, however he's just such a goofy 2"6 doll that I couldn't help but put him higher up.

    Sadako's placement mostly assumes condemn playstyle since most people play Sadako that way, otherwise she would be at the top of B+. Her saving grace of not being below Hag is the fact that she can be played like a normal killer.

    Clown, while one of my favorite killers to play as, does not really have an interactive chase. It can be kind of fun to try and get the invigoration if it's the last resort, though. I have a bias for him so he's higher than Trickster looool

    Xenomorph is a weird one. It can be outplayed, sure, but the tail miss cooldown isn't really that punishing so it's more like an "oh, cool, I dodged it I guess" without the enthusiasm of outplaying a Billy, Wesker, or PH rites of judgement. The turrets are fun when it comes to deciding setups for them in loops, but in solo Q no one really knows how to place turrets in the right spots, they just place them right at the stations or next to generators.

    When my friends and I get SM we genuinely just debate whether to give up or not at the start of the match before she even hits anyone because of how boring games are with her.

  • RFSa09
    RFSa09 Member Posts: 928
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    my honest reaction

  • adsads123123123123
    adsads123123123123 Member Posts: 1,132

    Update: results of the survey are available here https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/18r7rbl/data_on_how_much_survivors_like_and_dislike/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

  • Dwight_Fairfield
    Dwight_Fairfield Member Posts: 7,115

    Holy cow seeing Clown pulling in Skull Merchant, Knight, and Trickster levels of hatred is wild. I knew he wasn't loved but my gosh I had no idea he was THAT disliked.

  • Smoe
    Smoe Member Posts: 3,028
    edited December 2023

    Like to face

    1. Executioner
    2. Nemesis
    3. Ghost Face
    4. Cenobite
    5. Trapper
    6. Doctor
    7. Xenomorph
    8. Hag
    9. Shape
    10. Good Guy
    11. Pig
    12. Artist
    13. Dredge
    14. Legion
    15. Cannibal
    16. Knight
    17. Singularity
    18. Twins
    19. Skull Merchant
    20. Onryo
    21. Clown
    22. Nightmare
    23. Wraith
    24. Plague
    25. Trickster
    26. Deathslinger
    27. Demogorgon
    28. Spirit
    29. Huntress
    30. Blight
    31. Mastermind
    32. Nurse
    33. Hillbilly

    Hate to face

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 11,760
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3617352#Comment_3617352

    Honestly, same.

    We never see many complaints about Clown, so I thought people were relatively neutral towards him. Guess I was wrong.

  • Marc_go_solo
    Marc_go_solo Member Posts: 5,347

    My order of preference, based upon which Killers I enjoy facing (not difficulty, just look forward to:

    1. Executioner

    2. Demogorgon

    3. Oni

    4. Dredge

    5. Hillbilly

    6. Onryō

    7. Shape

    8. Cannibal

    9. Singularity

    10. Xenomorph

    11. Nemesis

    12. Good Guy

    13. Trapper

    14. Mastermind

    15. Deathslinger

    16. Artist

    17. Pig

    18. Hag

    19. Spirit

    20. Huntress

    21. Blight

    22. Knight

    23. Nightmare

    24. Doctor

    25. Trickster

    26. Nurse

    27. Plague

    28. Twins

    29. Ghost Face

    30. Skull Merchant

    31. Clown

    32. Legion

    33. Wraith

    34. Cenobite

  • Heliosse
    Heliosse Member Posts: 126
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    The first tier is the 3 killers i look for when i play survivor, i play in hope to see them (i never see them :( ).

    The "Demogorgon and Wesker" tier is a bit special.

    I am no fan of ST at all but i do appreciate Demo, Robin and Hopper. Demogorgon is a Xenomorph inspired creature with a D&D name slapped on it (the creators sayed it themselves but even withiut it, you can clearly see it). Despite that, i am not fond of it's design, the only thing that i really like is the shape of the mouth, it's really great. I played it a lot before since it was my Xeno placeholder and i can't say that it's unfun.

    As for it's reputation, i am out of luck since some of the rudest players i've faced were Demo, can't say that "it's a good boi" or others things popular in this community. I groan when i see a Demogorgon, one of the few killers that i really dislike for now, not a problem with it's kit, but i don't like the killer and the it's players (not everyone but thoses that i faced at least), it could change with some nice encounters but i feel like this killer is immensly overrated in all aspects.

    As for Wesker, the character as a whole is great, re5 was really bad for me (looks and plays like an arcade game), the uroboros is one of the worst virus in Re IP for me. In dbd they clearly did well, it was a real surprise since i really did not care about him at all, great surprise, fun kit, but ultimatly, im not a fan of the character outside of dbd and i am not a huge fan of dashes either. Not bad at all still, he should be pretty high in my fun tier normally (plus the music is 👌).

    But, my problem with Wesker is the complete, global, saturation (well done wesker, well done) and his reputation of being wholesome while all i have is miserable experience facing him (and that's a lot of experiences since i see him really often).

    Theses two killers should be higher but i just can't like them currently, i have not much to say about the kits tho (wesker could use some minor uroboros nerf to prevent tunnel and maybe some CD nerf aswell since he has a very low recovery on his moves but that's pretty minor). Good killers but for now, i hate them.