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A question for the veterans
How do you do it? I've played 8 years and my rage quits are forcing me to search for whatever is next. The tunneltastic thrills are more prevalent than ever. Every...single...game. This is my experience the past 3 times I've played. I played 7 games in a row just now, banned 15 minutes and closed the app How is it that becomes fun? The cues are taking longer than I ever remember them being. Maybe that is why I am being thrust into matches with these "so greats"? No one else to go against for me or them? I seldom use a mic and I'm a casual player at best. I'm quite serious. How do the veterans enjoy this?
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I'm maybe not as huge a veteran as most but I think I can provide a somewhat satisfactory answer.
I enjoy the act of learning in this game. I enjoy trying to win from a position that seems unwinnable- on both sides. Pretty much the only time I don't have fun in this game is when the opposing team is going out of their way to make sure I'm not having fun - constant BMing or build/playstyles designed to frustrate an opponent - the best example I can think of that I found explicitly unfun to vs was getting facecamped by a tombstone myers so he could t3 and insta-mori me when i unhooked myself, so I just have to sit and wait out the 140 seconds.
But, when I'm not having fun for extended periods - which has happened - I quit. I take a break for a few weeks or months, returning when the content seems juicy. The last time I did this was last June - I quit early on into the Anniversary Event becuase I wasn't having a good time, and only returned to play Dracula on his release in late August almost two months later.
Forcing yourself to play something that's not fun, when games are meant to be fun almost all the time, is an awful thing to do to yourself. Go take a break, play something else and come back with a refreshed mindset when you feel ready to not DC enough matches to rack up a penalty.
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Its complex and you have to take a break sometimes. 8 years thats a lot though its hard to give advice to someone whos been playing longer than me.
SoloQ is just something you have to mentally prepare for.
Best advice is just take a break if its back to back annoying things like killers slugging and humping you on the ground for minutes or teammates doing wacky things.
Wish I had something else to say but soloQ is just this mishmash of …. I cant say because it would be rude !3 -
I’ve played since 2017. I just flat out refuse to play survivor unless I’m memeing with friends, but even they don’t play often any more due to the tunneling. It’s almost a requirement to run anti-tunnel perks now. Or as survivor I run builds I know will get me tunneled or killed off early but it’s funny. I like the illusion and blast mine combo with head on. I like to run all chest perks and collect as many items as possible. I do what makes me laugh not what makes me survive. I treat winning as a bonus rather than the goal.
I primarily just play killer and strictly use jump scare and funny builds. I like to run full aura ghostface on rpd and spook em. Or really any other funny build I can think of, like backpack trapper.
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playing since 2019, 9500 hours already.
I make my fun with people I became friends along the way.
Games are miserable at the times, tunneling, slugging, unpleasent killers like singu, trickster, blight make it hard sometimes (yes, I prefer nurse).
I am playing 60-70% survivior, because then I can swf with people, have laugh, make conversations.
Also, we found different games to have breaks from dbd, it helps a little.
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The variety of the character roster always keeps me playing.
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If I'm consistently having bad matches and it's getting to me too much I do try to tell myself to stop playing and switch to a different game or stop playing things for the remainder of the day
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Its not specific for DbD, but i have a three game rule. That means i always have 3 games to play, so i dont get burned out with one. Sometimes its more ganes, other times i play only one the entire month, but i have always to backup-games.
Same or other genre doesnt matter for me, but if you want a game similar to dbd, its difficult.
Specific for dbd:
Dont expect to win as solo survivor. I try hard (i dont use strong items), but 3 random mates are just too random. So a loss is whatever.
Enjoy the chase. Im the guy who plays aggresive in a 2vs1, bc i want the chase more than the hatch. But please do gens, i hate survivor who just run after the killer. So if my team goes doen fast, i atleast can have a long interesting chase, bc all the pallets are still there.
Switch builds. Doing other things (Head On-build etc.) feels fresh. You can combine them with simple goals like: Disappear midchase with Quick&Quiet, heal with Inner Strength and if the killer finds you Head-On.
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Easier said than done unfortunately 😪
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That's the neat part, I don't.
For me, talking/reading about the game is more fun than playing it. I too have been around for almost 8 years and I really only ever binge on new content before putting it down again after a week or two, sprinkling a few games in here or there afterward. For me there are simply better games to play with friends and solo queue survivor is an okay experience when approached casually, but completely outshined by the consistency of other casual game experiences. And while killer would keep me around longer, I always feel the lack of proper controller support (and no MnK support on console yet) weighing down on my soul.
I think in order to really enjoy DbD as a long time veteran you need some external/internalized reason to (friends, streaming, creative output, ego, etc), or you just need to accept that it's not a particularly great game to take seriously and know when you've had your fill.
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My advice is going to sound like trite BS, but it really boils down to not taking the game seriously, because it's not a serious game.
It is often said to try not to get too worked up about stuff you can't control (easier said than done, lol), and success or failure at DBD is mostly down to stuff you can't control. RNG, SBMM, etc. are the most determinant factors, with skill lagging behind.
In my early days I used to get hella tilted, then I realized that DBD isn't like games that have things like balance and good matchmaking, and it probably never will. Once I really internalized that, it allowed me to chill the f out. Now I'm largely unbothered by this game's nonsense like 95% of the time.
I also always have another game or two I am playing concurrently, so I can switch gears when the burnout starts to creep in.
All that said, eight years in one game is a long freaking time, and DBD isn't super deep. It'd be perfectly natural to just be done with it. Probably healthy, tbh.
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Take frequent breaks. It's exhausting and a quick way to burn yourself out if you're playing the same game consistently for months or even years.
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I feel like more ppl need to have this mentality rather than racking up the DC penalty when they get too stressed out. I have no problem swapping to something else if I'm getting overly stressed. The only time I've DCed lately wasn't due to me ragequitting but due to what I'm ASSUMING was a bug. I had 3 stacks of PWYF on Plague and couldn't go fast enough to close distance on anyone…
I think for too many ppl, this is the ONLY thing they play.
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Appreciate the shoutout!
To the topic, I've not been playing for quite as long as OP, but I've found the most success in understanding that DBD is an online game and those all require a certain kind of approach to avoid losing your sanity to tilting and such. It's about pacing yourself, recognising when you've had a bad match and actively choosing not to keep playing if you're already frustrated, and taking reasonable breaks. Find some singleplayer stuff to play as well, especially more relaxed kinds of games; I keep Minecraft on my PC by default for this kind of reason. Sometimes playing against other people is only gonna make you feel worse, DBD is far from unique in this regard- it's not even the worst game I personally play for it, so it's not even worse than other games in this regard.
That's the generic stuff for all online games, though. For DBD, I find the most fun and the most rewarding experiences attempting to set my own goals outside of winning, especially on survivor; this also does apply to other games, but especially for DBD, solo queue can be frustrating if you just want to win because you can't rely on your teammates.
So, I go for fun perk combos and try to get value, I do tome challenges, I set goals like prestiging every character to at least level 3 (recently achieved, hell yeah!!), I focus on altruism or just outplaying the killer in chase… stuff like that. You gotta go in with the right mindset and understand that online games are uniquely frustrating, that's something to be managed if you want a good time, and DBD shines best as a more casual game where your goals are self-set and fun-oriented in my experience.
Plus, y'know, eight years is a long time. You might just have gotten everything out of DBD that you're gonna, maybe it's time to look elsewhere. There's no shame in that, eight years is a hell of a lot of time to get out of one game.
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Personally speaking, any of the fighting games I play are worse for tilting me like crazy if I keep playing during a losing streak. It's a double edged sword; you aren't screwed out of victories by bad teammates, but at the same time, the pressure is all on you.
Online games all have this to some degree, at least the PVP ones. Recognising it and managing it is key to having a healthy relationship with the hobby, imo.
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Ha, one is in fact SF6. I'd go deeper into that, but I don't wanna take things too off topic here, haha
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I just take breaks, I can't play this game for prolonged periods of time. That's why I probably have only 2k hours on both roles combined since 2018.
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Don't let the game waste your time. That's the only way I stay sane. Two pointless games in a row against a hard tunneling Blight, or games with teammates who aren't functional? Close the game. There are many days recently where I log in and log off within 15 minutes. I'm not going to waste my time on pointless trials.
There's no mystery and nothing new after thousands of hours. I either have a fun competitive trial or feel like my time is being wasted to maybe get hatch in 10 minutes.
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Thanx for the input, all. I hate to sound like a whiny biznotch but this is pretty much the only game I play anymore. 8 years and over 1500 dollars into it, I don't find the same entertainment in any other game. It's the best. The initial feelings becoming a fleeting memory are depressing. I do go outside and see people, lol. This is just something I play. Admittedly, obsessively at times. It's an amazing game, just is.
It seems I am due for a break, I guess. I very seldom see it get to this point with the bm but do realize it comes from both sides. Killer main for the longest and lately been more survivor which seems to have more to complain when solo.
Have fun, all.
Oh and for the record, I don't mind losing at all. I just want to play the game.
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In my case the game gets frustrating the more I play it. Break will definitely help you come back refreshed and you won't be tilted easily.
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I've been playing since Y1 and I got to say sometimes it's just best to step back from the game for 3 or so months. Especially if the meta starts getting to you. This is for either killer or survivor side. When you start getting affected by the game outside of it that's when it's time to step back.
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