[Guide] How to survive against Myers

[Zaio]

Thought I'd just write up a little something in case anyone is looking for tips. First few games I played against him, I found him incredibly OP, until I played him and realised how his skills work.

His ability to stalk increases his capabilities, which is why you must avoid being seen if he is stalking. If you wait by a pallet as he stalks, you're giving him a free Evil Within 3, which means he 1 hits.

Phase changes are indicated by the music. If the piano plays, a phase has either increased, or (if already phase 3) decreased. If he has reached the second phase, then he cannot decrease back to the first phase. Meaning any additional piano music indicates a change to phase 3, or a change back down to phase 2 (from phase 3).

During the first phase, he has near no terror radius, meaning you wont know when he's coming. He is also immune to Spine Chill/Premonition (during this phase only). Try to completely avoid being seen by him. If you see him, immediately run and seek cover, don't try and stick around. He moves about the same speed as survivors during this phase. The harder you make it for him to get out of it, the easier the game will be.

Second phase he's basically a normal killer with no special ability.

Third phase happens when he charges his stalk long enough. For 60 seconds he'll 1 hit anyone. Loads of people make the mistake of immediately running to help someone on a hook/downed. Don't. His ability will run out and THEN you can make your move. If this phase is triggered, it's best to just hide, as his speed is dramatically increased.

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Game switcher - If you NEVER hear the piano play (except for the start), then he is using scratched mirror. This is an ultra rare addon that reveals all survivors within 32m while stalking. If he has this addon YOU CANNOT HIDE, don't even try it. The upside, is that he's stuck in phase 1, which means he only has a tiny movement speed advantage. Due to this, he is extremely susceptible to jukes, but be careful when doing generators, as he can sneak up and grab you.


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I'm not the best player, but I figured this little guide would help many who don't fully understand Myers yet. Good luck survivors!

[Dralks]

wtf are yu doing? its far better complain about how op he is than learn how to play against him

[Zaio]

Originally posted by Dralks:

wtf are yu doing? its far better complain about how op he is than learn how to play against him

Yeah, I'm just waiting for those comments to flood in lol.

[XvReaperXv]

well written, as a survivor main whoi just started killing with Mike, hes not bad at all, as a survivor I still hate billy far more, at least myers is fun to play against!

[Insane]

to add to that in case you wasn't paying attention to the sounds its very easy to know if he has his "noed" besides the obvious speed boost and heartbeat he holds his knife in an upward position with the tip pointing straight at you

avoid him at all cost and wait for it to wear off it last 60 seconds i believe

[TreblucFayle]

Another thing I noticed is that besides the audio clue, he also holds his knife differently while EW3 is active.

So if you're not sure which audio clue sounded last, but you see him holding his knife up higher (near his face), then RUN!!!

[FrenziedRoach]

In correct, he has a Terror Radius of 6 meters at level 1

[Zaio]

Originally posted by Defiant Wolf:

In correct, he has a Terror Radius of 6 meters at level 1

Correct, however, that is near enough no terror radius. You certainly cant rely on it to escape, at least.

[zero2dash]

A guide? You don't need a guide.

How to survive against Michael Myers

1. Don't have a staring contest with him. Stay out of view so he can't power up via Stalking.

/thread

[Bucky]

Originally posted by Dralks:

wtf are yu doing? its far better complain about how op he is than learn how to play against him

[DrLivingstone]

Should also add that it's a good idea to pan your camera around while doing gens to try to spot him. A lot of survivors seem to neglect doing this.

[Zaio]

Originally posted by zero2dash:

A guide? You don't need a guide.

How to survive against Michael Myers

1. Don't have a staring contest with him. Stay out of view so he can't power up via Stalking.

/thread

That's basically it, but it seems a lot of people call OP without understanding how his powers work. I figured explaining it in detail would clear up some confusion.

[Zaio]

Originally posted by DrLivingstone:

Should also add that it's a good idea to pan your camera around while doing gens to try to spot him. A lot of survivors seem to neglect doing this.

Yeah, I've caught so many people now in phase 1 because of this. Careful on those gens!

[zero2dash]

Originally posted by Zaio:

That's basically it, but it seems a lot of people call OP without understanding how his powers work. I figured explaining it in detail would clear up some confusion.

"Why's he holding up his knife? Is he trying to show it to me? Oh look, it's shiny! Ouch. I'm down."

I know what you're saying, I just can't believe that people can't figure this out on their own. I know Billy at least makes chainsaw noises and holds it up in the air, whereas MM shows no emotions, but you still hear the music when he powers up as well. You'd think people would be smart enough to "wonder what that music was for" but maybe I'm expecting common sense.

[Lusoka]

Just make a tad change to phase 2, since he is a normal killer with a 16 meter heartbeat

[FlipFlop]

Thanks for the info, what does it mean when you as a survivor have a sort of claw icon around your name?