Connie suggestions

[diazepamxx]

Just a discussion. I am more successful with literally any other victim than when I play as Connie. Her low toughness is what wrecks me. I have more success with a max. proficiency Sonny because I can use his ability to make sure it's clear before attempting to unlock. With Ana, Leland, or Julie I can run/take hits and serve as a distraction while completing a couple objectives....
Any tips on playing as Connie? Are there any specific perks for her that I really should be using?

[Shaelent]

I maxed out her toughness and threw on Slippery, Choose Flight and Extra Drip because it helps me break out of chases and evade a lot easier. If you prefer to play more by proficiency based perks on her then anything like Bomb Squad, Pick On Me, Exit Strategy and Efficient Locksmith are good.

[diazepamxx]

Originally posted by Shaelent:

I maxed out her toughness and threw on Slippery, Choose Flight and Extra Drip because it helps me break out of chases and evade a lot easier. If you prefer to play more by proficiency based perks on her then anything like Bomb Squad, Pick On Me, Exit Strategy and Efficient Locksmith are good.

50 toughness? Yeah I guess her base proficiency is already pretty high.

[Shaelent]

Originally posted by diazepamxx:

Originally posted by Shaelent:

I maxed out her toughness and threw on Slippery, Choose Flight and Extra Drip because it helps me break out of chases and evade a lot easier. If you prefer to play more by proficiency based perks on her then anything like Bomb Squad, Pick On Me, Exit Strategy and Efficient Locksmith are good.

50 toughness? Yeah I guess her base proficiency is already pretty high.

I used to put her attributes more towards her stealth and proficiency when I was in lower levels. In higher levels I go for endurance and toughness to increase my survival chance since her base stats for stealth and proficiency are still good. Can't make use out of a Connie if she dies upon being found in higher levels, that's why I swapped my build up. Otherwise my original one was Efficient Locksmith, Must Have Been the Wind and Exit Strategy.

[diazepamxx]

Originally posted by Shaelent:

Originally posted by diazepamxx:

50 toughness? Yeah I guess her base proficiency is already pretty high.

I used to put her attributes more towards her stealth and proficiency when I was in lower levels. In higher levels I go for endurance and toughness to increase my survival chance since her base stats for stealth and proficiency are still good. Can't make use out of a Connie if she dies upon being found in higher levels, that's why I swapped my build up. Otherwise my original one was Efficient Locksmith, Must Have Been the Wind and Exit Strategy.

Yeah this makes sense. Probably the reason why I have most of my escapes as Ana.

[vagneto]

it's boring, but speed running car battery is the best thing she can offer nowadays

[Rаndo]

Yeah put points into survivability, most good players will try to get you out of the game asap because she’s still goated even after all the nerfs.

[Shaelent]

Originally posted by diazepamxx:

Originally posted by Shaelent:

I used to put her attributes more towards her stealth and proficiency when I was in lower levels. In higher levels I go for endurance and toughness to increase my survival chance since her base stats for stealth and proficiency are still good. Can't make use out of a Connie if she dies upon being found in higher levels, that's why I swapped my build up. Otherwise my original one was Efficient Locksmith, Must Have Been the Wind and Exit Strategy.

Yeah this makes sense. Probably the reason why I have most of my escapes as Ana.

I have most of my escapes on Ana too since she's far more tanky and I run a build that synergises with that. My one tip for playing Connie is to save your ability for the more vital exits and don't use it on basement doors.

[Gorre]

I use Choose Flight as base then I switch depending on enemy team, Bomb Squad + Lucky Lockpicker vs HH, Efficient Locksmith + Lucky Lockpicker vs Cook + Sissy/Johnny and Lucky Lockpicker + Extra Drip vs Sissy + Johnny.

She has the best base stats if you're looking to avoid and never get into fights or stabbing. If you're dying with her a lot you're doing a lot of mistakes. I usually use her ability to escape from exteriors, I almost never save it for last thing to unlock because you're always more likely to be caught getting out of exteriors. Even if they catch you after you escaped exterior, you made way more progress since you'd have time to unlock the exit gate/door even if you didn't turn off gen/battery.

[Nito [Ger]]

I try playing super stealthy as Connie. Say I play Family House, my goal is to either unlock the door leading into back garden or the left front family door using my ability. After that, I open the door to trigger exterior alarms and go back into basement to wait and see what's going on next and where I can open up possible escape routes for my team mates.

[diazepamxx]

Originally posted by Shaelent:

I maxed out her toughness and threw on Slippery, Choose Flight and Extra Drip because it helps me break out of chases and evade a lot easier. If you prefer to play more by proficiency based perks on her then anything like Bomb Squad, Pick On Me, Exit Strategy and Efficient Locksmith are good.

What do you suggest for Connie's Focus skill tree path? Lesser cooldown seems futile at 240 seconds...

[Shaelent]

Originally posted by diazepamxx:

Originally posted by Shaelent:

I maxed out her toughness and threw on Slippery, Choose Flight and Extra Drip because it helps me break out of chases and evade a lot easier. If you prefer to play more by proficiency based perks on her then anything like Bomb Squad, Pick On Me, Exit Strategy and Efficient Locksmith are good.

What do you suggest for Connie's Focus skill tree path? Lesser cooldown seems futile at 240 seconds...

You can generally do what you feel is best for you, I used to run double quick recharge rate then no stamina cost but you can also go proximity debuff and then no stamina cost.

[Hunterelfss]

Toughness is the weakest stat in the game. Connie has about 105 health. With 50 toughness, she has 138 health. 30 health is not worth it.

Endurance is one of the best attributes to out-run hitchiker, sissy, johnny and cook. If you have 50 endurance and Slippery, you can out-run anyone except Bubba with his chainsaw Sprint. The 15% movement speed is your only chance of escape as Connie; she can out-run hitchiker with Scout.

Hitchiker with Scout has 308 movement speed, Connie with Slippery has roughly 354 movement speed, making her only slower than Bubba, who has 384 movement speed with chainsaw Sprint.

If your goal is to maximise your survival, 50 endurance. Choose Fight and slippery is the best way.

With 50 endurance, you have 1 second stamina delay before it fully recharges. This is the equivalent of Fired Up for Family, which is S+ tier perk.

[Mewsha]

The type of Connie you play tends to depend on if you're solo or in a group.

Groups tend not to care about stuff like Stealth because they're coordinating and on voice coms. They'll put everything into Endurance and Proficiency on Connie because they'll have a Leland and Ana doing what they need to be doing and causing chaos.

However, I have Stealth and Proficiency very high as a solo player. I want to be able to do things quickly with as little attention as possible. Any remaining points get dumped into Endurance. Toughness and Strength are left as is.

For perks I go for perks like Choose Flight, Extra Drip, and Bomb Squad.

Choose Flight stacks are very useful on characters that have stamina issues. It's what helps me get to a well.

Extra Drip is there because you should always keep a health item on you. She doesn't have access to top tier tanking perks like No Sell, Stunt Double, and What Doesn't Kill You.

Bomb Squad is mainly for when you see a Hitchhiker. He's meta, and very oppressive. Since you need to keep health on you and won't win any close encounters anyways, that's one slot you won't have for a bone shard.

Ran Track is also a great perk for her.

When it comes to her ability tree I reduce the recharge time twice, and then eliminate the stamina cost. That's left, left, middle.

Map memorization for her is key. You need to know where wells are on the map. They're your best friend as victim in general. For low toughness characters it's crucial that you know where they're at.

At the start of the map you want to get a lockpick and health. Open a door as soon as possible, you don't need to use your ability, open the lock, but don't leave immediately unless you have to. Normally the first one up is the one who gets the heat from the family. I like to open crawlspaces anytime I have the chance as well because I'll probably be using them later.

From there it kind of just depends on the map you're on and the flow of the match. For example on Family House, I almost always go for that side door that leads to the porch. For some reason Family players tend to neglect that door. On that map they watch the fusebox and blue door like a hawk. On Gas Station players tend to patrol the generator and Gas Station exit, as well as the car battery. They don't really pay attention to the valve exit or fusebox on that map. On Slaughterhouse the valve exit is my favorite one to take.

That's pretty subjective and it might feel differently in your matches, but generally that's how I approach the maps.

[Fennel]

I think overall the difference between 15 and 50 Toughness needs to be tightened. As it is, Sonny and Connie both feel like they just instantly die whenever anyone spots them. Conversely, Family damage probably also needs to be normalized a bit to compensate.