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Immersed vs Aggressive

drunky26
drunky26 Member Posts: 686
in General Discussions

In a recent video by Ussylis, he talked about why you should play aggressive instead of immersed as it teaches you more about the game itself and interactions with the killer.

I myself am not the greatest in chases but I do like being chased, it feels great to outmindgame the mindgaming killer and escape.

Not a huge fan of hiding around though.


It's an interesting topic, what do you think?

Is playing aggressive better than immersed?

And which of these playstyles do you prefer?

Comments

  • Bithard
    Bithard Member Posts: 406

    It's not about what is better with me. I enjoy the stealthier game style. I can loop but it just is not as fun for me.

  • Lord_Hanke
    Lord_Hanke Member Posts: 31

    depending on your goal

    • want to get attention and be in the killer's face - go and play aggressive. But if he catches you, you could stay for the rest of the match on his hook
    • want to escape without the risk of getting camped, farmed, tunneled - play immersed. But use bond cause your fellow survivor mates are the real enemies
  • Saint_Ukraine
    Saint_Ukraine Member Posts: 942

    I enjoy both play-styles, but usually I do aggressive play, as it rewards you with more bloodpoints. Plus, switching between play-styles can be highly beneficial. Sometimes, I'll be hiding and repairing generators, and then when the killer chases a survivor near me, I'll suddenly body block the killer when they're about to down my teammate, and it'll confuse the killer a lot. The killer will either engage in a chase with me or continue their chase with the survivor that I have allowed to get a lot more distance.

    Like @Susie_ said, it's all very situational. Typically, at the beginning of a match, everyone will be playing immersed, because there's no point in risking an early hook.

  • GrootDude
    GrootDude Member Posts: 14,110

    Up against nurse then go immersed, any other killer go aggressive.

  • Mat_Sella
    Mat_Sella Member Posts: 3,557

    It's important to know when to play your role, if you're immersed when a survivor is in a chase, you're doing it wrong.

    If you're aggressive when another survivor literally knocked down every pallet in the area like there was a seemingly endless supply, prepare to die.

    Just know every second in this game counts, down to the millisecond in chase situations

    Personally, i run around most of the match so i can get objectives and totems complete in the shortest amount of time, but i know how to make the most of a chase, and i have hook perks in case i go down regardless.

  • HeroLives
    HeroLives Member Posts: 2,083

    I don’t play aggressive unless the situation calls for it, otherwise I play stealth that way I can get more objectives done other than just evader.

  • fluffybunny
    fluffybunny Member Posts: 2,161

    You need a good balance of both, imo.

  • NathanExplosion
    NathanExplosion Member Posts: 337

    As said above, it all depend of the situation !

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    If as a killer i catch you playing utterly agressive, like most survivors do, on the hook you go.

    On the hook you stay.

    There's a really high chance that the other are gonna act the same, and more often than not nearly instantly, like i don't even have the time to leave the zone.

    Why should i waste such an amazing bait ?

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    Accounting on survivor's mistake, greed, whatever you want, is the killer job.