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Your Opinion on Distressing, Is it Worth?

HatCreature
HatCreature Member Posts: 3,298
in General Discussions

So I know this perk is the opposite of Monitor & Abuse, that perk gives Survivors less reaction time to your heart beat because you'll be closer than they think you are. Distressing on the other hand makes them think you're really close but in fact you're very far.

I hate the idea of Survivors knowing where I am so I don't like the perk, this perk gives a very large window to Survivors giving them more time to hide before I can reach their Gen. Now while I don't like that it is in theory still helpful for the same reasons as it means they will get off the Gen sooner since they know I'm coming for them but they won't know I'm not actually nearby and that's Gen pressure as it can potentially push them off Gens. I see some Killers using this perk when I'm Survivor and I can definitely say it throws me off every time as I think they're camping the hook and won't leave but turns out they're not even there and chasing someone else too so that right there says it causes paranoia in Survivors which is good.

I'm pushing myself to play Trapper like I did with Clown recently, I love them both but felt their downsides were too much for me to consider playing but I played Clown anyway and I've been having a great time so I'm going into Trapper with the same mind-frame. My problem is I don't have many perks and I am wondering everyone's thoughts on Distressing, is this perk worth using for what it does and would it be OK on Trapper? Do you think a large TR will push Survivors away and give you time to set up traps in that area or do you think it's a bad idea and just alert Survivors and help them more than me?

I don't have Corrupt Intervention as I unlocked the other 2 of Plague's perks on the Shrine and don't think it's a good idea to just buy Plague to waste points on her just to unlock that one perk. I did that with Demogorgon last chapter and would rather avoid that. It is so disgusting that BHVR made intentionally crap perks for a licensed Killer, all 3 of them are bad compared to the normal 2.

Comments

  • Liruliniel
    Liruliniel Member Posts: 3,051

    I think it's a waste, but depending on certain perk builds could be useful. Overall pretty low on the priority.

  • Apple2o
    Apple2o Member Posts: 624

    Distressing is great combined with a map offering for a small map along with overcharge + unnerving or infectious fright. Other than that, it's mediocre.

    My favorite use for it is perma tier 3 myers with dead rabbit, distressing, overcharge, and unnerving on the game map. Once you hit perma tier 3 your terror radius covers the entire map, making overcharges impossible to hit.

  • PistolTimb
    PistolTimb Member Posts: 1,413

    Monitor and abuse increases your terror radius to be the same size as distressing when you're in a chase. If you're running perks like infectious fright, monitor is a better combo than distressing

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  • Boaris030
    Boaris030 Member Posts: 145

    Honestly, distressing can be confusing to survivors, but I most often run it for the easy deviousness points, it's quite satisfying pulling off like 3-4 wraith surprise attacks and it's already full.

  • MegMain98
    MegMain98 Member Posts: 2,922

    I will only use Distressing on Doctor.

  • justarandy
    justarandy Member Posts: 1,711

    I only see a value when you drop THE GAME map offering and combine it with monitor and abuse, IF on myers and slug the whole time. Or hostage doctor build. Other than that, garbage perk. Maybe helpful to make rank 20s afraid touching gens. That's it.

  • THEghostface
    THEghostface Member Posts: 296

    It can push survivors off a gen with the misleading TR size in most cases. On Myers combined with Dead Rabbit, it's a farming tool lol.

  • supersonic853
    supersonic853 Member Posts: 5,849

    distressing doctor is amazing