Any counter to Nemesis tentacle on pallets/vaults?

[Vaykor]

I know that sometimes you can bait Nemesis into standing there in front of the pallet without dropping it, but what about vaults or pallets?
I feel like the hitbox always ♥♥♥♥♥ me over, and no matter which angle he hits me from when I'm vaulting, I'm always getting slapped


What are your strats vs Nemesis? I still haven't figured him out yet apart from that small pallet mindgame

[Laféedusel]

if i face good survivor, they put her ass next the pallet and crouch, when i use the power, i am slow down and they are moving, getting one more turn (and playing the mind game). you must be fast like if you are fighting vs pyramid head. Train it :)

[Maul]

I think its about learning what the tentacle attack hits over. Just treat him like a Deathslinger. Keep out of his line of sight as much as possible, fake dropping pallets and vaults. I think if you just learn to loop well you'll naturally find little techniques you can use. If he is hitting you with his tentacle attack it'll take longer to down you.

[Mergim Hoxha]

fake vaults

[ITWASMYCAT]

fake your action just like PH or huntress or any other killer with ranged attacks :\

[Lilael]

When it comes to palettes if I see or hear him ready the power, I keep running and the goal is to run around the structure because he gets slowed. If he attempts to attack with the power dodge it to the side, he should miss because they assumed you will drop the palette and be animation locked, and usually if they step forward I turn around and palette stun them. Then they have to break it or waste more time trying to hit you with their power and running around the structures attached to the palette.

Going through a vault is always dangerous for me and rarely I can move sideways fast enough for them to miss. It’s like 50/50 will they aim left or right.

[Fabio]

touch the thing you're supposed to vault over with your face then quickly run to your right (even left should do).
always worked so far, not even kidding

[limierr]

Originally posted by Vaykor:

I know that sometimes you can bait Nemesis into standing there in front of the pallet without dropping it, but what about vaults or pallets?
I feel like the hitbox always ♥♥♥♥♥ me over, and no matter which angle he hits me from when I'm vaulting, I'm always getting slapped


What are your strats vs Nemesis? I still haven't figured him out yet apart from that small pallet mindgame

As all others killers you have no way to dodge an attack if you are in animation.
If you want to dodge his attack you have 3.
1) as you arrive to your loop spot like a pallet spot , you can predrop but it would leave you low time to react
2) you can keep running forward and so the killer either stop to use tentacle and so give you distance and an easy way to dodge
3) you can stop / slow down at pallet spot . That way you will force the killer to either use his tentacle and so you have the initiative to dodge or M1 and you have the initiative also.

For vault spot you will have two cases :
1) the killer will try to block the window and try to aim at you with tentacle , in this case you are like if you are VS huntress in close range
2) the killer will charge when you go to the window and then you will need to either accept the hit to have a speed boost or fake the vault

[Terrorize Exercise]

Move slightly to the left or right just as you hear him about to use it, no really its actually that easy to avoid. As far as windows and pallets go just treat him like a huntress PH or DeathSlinger and fake the vaults to bait hits out.

[twitch.tv/Drewskii_W]

The tentacle hitbox is narrow so jukes to either side work much better than against Pyramid Head for example, when approaching the pallet they'll hold ready to strike. When they do that carry on running for another loop before dropping, they're waiting for you to commit to the pallet drop animation to hit you so if you keep running they'll be slower in wind up and you can get another loop out of them.

In most cases he relies on the vault/drop animation to get his hits, keep that in mind and you'll do well.

[Bogdan (idk man)]

Originally posted by Vaykor:

I know that sometimes you can bait Nemesis into standing there in front of the pallet without dropping it, but what about vaults or pallets?
I feel like the hitbox always ♥♥♥♥♥ me over, and no matter which angle he hits me from when I'm vaulting, I'm always getting slapped


What are your strats vs Nemesis? I still haven't figured him out yet apart from that small pallet mindgame

yes, its called high recovery and baiting, just bait it, works well

[MessiahofMelons]

If he is right behind you dont vault is your only option. You might still get hit but like, he was right behind you what do you expect?

[Vaykor]

Originally posted by GengarW:

The tentacle hitbox is narrow so jukes to either side work much better than against Pyramid Head for example

That's one of my problems though
I feel like the hitbox of the tentacle is sometimes very inconsistent. From my POV I've been hit with it through walls, and sometimes when it was dead on me it still missed. I actually prefer dodging pyramid head cuz at least you get a clear line indicating where you cant stand, plus I think it has a slightly longer time to strike

[glythe]

I would encourage you to try playing killer to best learn how to counter that killer.

Nemesis gets guaranteed hits with the tentacle when people run through narrow spaces or along the wall of a building or orbstacle.

Once he hits level two he has much longer range and the hits get easier. The only problem is that you have to get 3 hits to down someone.

Originally posted by Vaykor:

I feel like the hitbox of the tentacle is sometimes very inconsistent. From my POV I've been hit with it through walls, and sometimes when it was dead on me it still missed. I actually prefer dodging pyramid head cuz at least you get a clear line indicating where you cant stand, plus I think it has a slightly longer time to strike

I have had the tentacle dead on people and it breaks the pallet or just hits air. The tentacle is harder to hit with at rank 1 but after that it gets very easy to hit with.

When Nemesis gets to rank 2 you pretty much cant you pallets against him anymore and vaults are very questionable.

[Vaykor]

Originally posted by glythe:

I would encourage you to try playing killer to best learn how to counter that killer.

I would, cause that's what I did with other killers when I struggled with them. Problem is I dont have cash for the Resi DLC

[Lord Tony]

just bait it out!