Who here primarily plays solo q? Why?

When I play survivor I only play solo queue. My schedule can be unpredictable so it's easier if the only person I'm relying on is myself.

Unlike years ago where I played killer nearly exclusively, I now play ~80-90% solo queue survivor.

As to why that is:
I'm of the belief that the weakness and challenge of solo queue is the lack of information and quality of support survivors receive. I also believe that if the information is there, and the quality of support is high, people are more likely to succeed (i.e. play well); otherwise, they (and therefore we as a group) are more likely to fail.

My enjoyment in games, regardless of the genre, is controlling the pace of the events that happen around me to the best of my ability. Whether that means tanking in MMOs, playing control mages in single player games, (attempting) to push a group of oblivious people in the right direction to succeed, or even just building a civilization in… civilization - I just enjoy the challenge of navigating the broader variables around me to achieve the outcome I desire.

Survivor gives me this fix because the vast majority of players seem to prefer chase, second chance, and the occasional generator-related perks. As a result, there have been more than a few moments where people can be inefficient in their objectives. So I do my best to, and enjoy providing, the best support that I can in an attempt to enable others to play well in whatever role they want to play. If they want to be aggressive, I grind generators to prevent us getting behind; if they're being tunneled, I set up boons and body block to keep them in the game; if they're going down like flies, I lure the killer to the other side of the map (ideally with boon: exponential set up near them beforehand). It is just fun to me to take supportive tools for the team and try to fit into whatever dynamic we end up having, and however the match goes.

Since I don't take any chase or anti-tunnel perks, I am also extremely vulnerable to the killer. As a result I adopted a primarily stealth-oriented playstyle, which adds excitement in not getting caught, and if I do, how to best navigate the chase to go down as late and conveniently as possible while on the fly (i.e. away from generators, hooks, healing teammates, etc.).

All of this contributes to my enjoyment of the survivor role, and is why I prefer the role currently.

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That said, I won't deny solo queue can be frustrating either.

I will never forget that game of Borgo a few days ago against a slugging anti-healing doctor (Deer Stalker, Coulrophobia, Unnerving, Distressing) where 3 of my survivor allies got downed in one area with 1 generator left. That area, coincidentally, had my Boon: Exponential totem up there. Naturally, I took the killer on a ride to the opposite side of the map and let them recover in there. The issue is only one person actually recovered themselves fully and the rest just let themselves bleed out. The Dwight who recovered didn't both picking them up either (he was beside them), but instead stayed in the boon, screaming, taking the doctor there who snuffed it out so I couldn't use it when I got downed (I had tenacity).

To top it off, the Dwight disconnected after he got found and his bot hid in a locker because of the terror radius, watching me bleed out literally in front of him.

But hey, sometimes you gotta accept that some games you make the right decision but it just doesn't matter because, I assume, no one else cared enough to play (which I think is a problem in the game currently).

I don’t have any friends who play this and it’s easier to play stealth alone

Why, indeed.

Well im not too sure what im looking for exactly but the groups i played with, we all got tilted from losing streaks. I don't think it was anyone's fault really i guess it just wasn't a good fit. Like i said at least with solo q your team mates change each time but if you are in a group and you are constantly losing, it's likely that you will keep losing unfortunately.

Also i have to admit that i didn't try voice chat in these scenarios. I guess i am just too shy.

Sorry to hear about your LFG experiences on the forums. I've tried it once too and i am pretty put off by the experience unfortunately.

Also i felt like asking because i've liked your comments from other posts before so i wanted to see your input on the discussion 🙂

if you ever need people to play with, I have a discord server full of friends I made through soloq (because I play on Nintendo switch and get lonely lol) that play for fun (not toxic) and though we don’t use voice comms, we like to chat and have fun in between matches/while slugged/while on a hook lol

Lmk if you ever want to join!

no problem! Send me a dm if you’d like the link )I’m not sure what rules are around posting in normal discussions on forum) but it’s not a serious discord thing - just a server that grew slowly and is full of friends who aren’t gonna get upset if you make mistakes and can laugh off most situations

I primarily play solo queue because it’s what the game is balanced around and playing as swf is in fact an unfair advantage, heavily. I want to win when it’s a balanced match, not when the killers got his hand tied behind his back basically. I want the win to feel earned basically and if I’m in a swf it isn’t earned fairly in my opinion. It’s the same reason I don’t tunnel, the win wasn’t earned fairly. I don’t like anything that removes skill from the game and both of those do.

I do play some with friends but I understand those matches aren’t fair for the killer and definitely don’t stack that unfair advantage even further by bringing a map offering and styptics, syringes, BNP. Bringing all that just says I want to win and I don’t care if it’s a fair or balanced match at all. I also don’t think it’s fair to complain about tunneling if we’re in a swf as at that point we already weren’t coming at it from a fair game to begin with.

All my friends quit playing lol, and I love playing survivor when I want to chill. Sure I die like 80% of the time but thats fine.

I occasionally get them to come back but they get stomped for a couple of games and would rather play Paladins, 7Days2Die or some other open world survival game instead.

My friends played more consistently when the matchmaking wasn't the complete trash it is today.

Necessity mostly. I would play with friends but I have none that enjoy horror or horror games.

Recently I've begun to understand why some never play Solo Q. Survivor is often not much fun and some days the bad times outweigh the good, so you kind of need some friends to chat with when the games are going badly. Mostly I'm just a bit fed up with losing so often because of circumstances out of my control.

I pretty much exclusively play Solo q, and I do it mainly because I really like the challenge. I believe that solo is the hardest way to the play the game, and there's something really satisfying when you win because the odds are quite literally stacked against you. It feels more fuliflling to me personally than swf or killer. Problem is the high is few and far between but it's so high that you cant stop chasing it. So I will dredge through 15-20 matches where my team and I die just to get that one successful win lol.

Do you play alot of solo q?

Kind of the same boat. Swf to me stands for sandbag with friends more than anything lol. Playing by myself is the only real time I can play seriously

I only play solo queue because I don't have any friends who play at stupid o'clock in the morning like I do. I also like the randomness vs. playing with swfs, even though, yes, some of the matches can be absolute disasters.

Like this one. I get the feeling that these two teammates were a duo…

I play 100% solo. I hate it, it frustrates me and makes me depressive and aggressive.

Why I do? None of my friends play and I don't know where to find people "compatible" with me and who are at my skill level which is somewhere … in the middle. I'd be as much afraid of ending up with people who are so … mediocre at the game that we'll never win a single one (I had a group once for the "Where Did They Go" trophy I found on the internet and we had one player who did love the game but was so terrible at it that it, it was impossible to keep him alive for more than two gens, after playing for many hours we had to message a killer at 2am to let us farm the trophy … now imagine having someone like this in your group if you want to win some games) … on the other hand I'm not the best player either so I'd be worried about just being a burden to the rest of my SWF as well.

Yup, I play solo and love it! I feel more immersed in the game and enjoy challenges, both as Survivor and Killer. Mostly, I just enjoy the experience.

I tried swf, but the chatting was distracting and there was an expectancy to play a certain way, which I didn't like. Also, it made the game not immersive and felt much too easy.

Finally, in solo there are some great stories that can be told. Of course, swf is the same, but being able to see it from the unique perspective of SoloQ can prpvide some great, unexpected moments, especially when you unexpectedly work so well as a team, you could be mistaken for a swf.

I primarily solo'Q because I can't really do comms while playing. When I get into chases, I'm solely focused and can't even hear people talk. Making call outs is very difficult for me as I'm just too in the game. Some attention issues, Im sure. But that's my reason.

Im going to try it though. I'm going to give comms and SWFing a real try and see if I can break the silence, so to speak.