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Heat seeking missiles

how are you supposed to dodge basic attacks when their literally heat seeking missiles. The killer literally has to be awful to miss an attack. Also i find it bs that you can still get hit from attack when smashing them with a pallet but they can step into pallet and block you from dropping pallet kind of unfair.

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  • PigWithTvs
    PigWithTvs Member Posts: 377

    those heat seeking attacks, tend to back fire sometimes and make the killer wiff, and the pallet thing is just server related, since it gives priority to who whatever pressed the button first hence why sometimes the killer gets stunned and pushed to the other side of the pallet

    and stepping infront of a pallet to block it before u drop is just a skill issue on your side….its not exactly even a mind game its pretty obvious, u see them try it u drop it before they reach it

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 12,666
    edited July 2025

    A validation mechanic was tested for hits in 2021 if I recall correctly, but the result was awful.

    I remember a match where I was playing on Swamp: I hit a David King, I saw the blood I hear the scream… and he walked away as if nothing had happened.

    EDIT: It was a "stun validation". If you wish to read more about it:

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 12,666

    After that mess in 2021, my friend, I don't think a validation mechanic should ever be implemented again. Those were some of the most unfair moments you could have in DBD.

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 12,666

    Personally, I am not struggling with any unfair hits as survivor recently. Seems to me there are other things making the survivor role worse than it used to be.

    But sure, when these situations happen they have to be fixed. Like that desync a couple of patches after Twins release. It existed only in the survivor perspective and it was awful, it had to be fixed.

    I'm just saying that I think a validation mechanic, like the stun validation or Dead Hard from the past, shouldn't be implemented again, as they created unfair situations.

  • indieeden7
    indieeden7 Member Posts: 3,606

    For everyone saying that you aren't supposed to dodge them, I assume OP is referring to tome challenges requiring causing the killer to miss attacks. Which are, admittedly, stupidly designed challenges.

  • oxygen
    oxygen Member Posts: 3,376
    edited July 2025

    If you mean the challenge your best bet is honestly hits that miss at window/pallet vaults. Finesse is a great perk for this, as it can let you vault very quickly and be more likely to have the killer go for a swing that ends up missing.

  • FusedGod265
    FusedGod265 Member Posts: 48

    Obv the youtube video are of turds on custom with friends who literally are attacking way to soon. But the animatronic attack never misses thing locks on and just flies at you from such a distance. And literally its inevitable to dodge forever its just how long unless your one of those players that knows every loop on each map to take to make chase last forever which i dont really care to take the time to learn.