Scared of playing killer

[Johannisbeere]

I've been playing DBD for almost 3 years and so far I mainly played survivor. By now I even reached rank 6 with survivor haha ^^ but playing killer has always been a different cup of tea.

Playing with friends is completely fine by me, but when I start searching for a public game I notice myself panicing and getting nervous. I know this may sound weird but I am just scared of the humiliation I might receive when being a bad killer. I'd love to play the killers I enjoy such as Legion, Wraith, Demo etc. and I even killed all ppl in my recent killer matches, but just the thought of failing prevents me from playing.

Do you guys have any tipps against my anxiety? I'd appreciate any kind of constructive feedback

[Sirhc]

It’s big of you to admit anxiety to playing killer. My biggest advice is to close chat. You’re going to have bad games every one does, some people like to rub it in *looking at you SWF*.
Just play to have fun and remember win or lose it’s just a game.

[☩FREDDY96☩]

1st if you are not an experienced killer you can't be humiliated by anyone since it's not your fault for being noob. Everyone started from being a noob, noone started from zubatlel level.
Anyway sometimes if you don't feel like playing killer just don't play it. It will be better for you since a videogame shouldn't stress anyone.
In my experience the only time when i really stress out is when i play nurse since i'm still a pepega even if i played her a lot. Usually what i do is try to play normal and if i understand that my opponents are out of my league, i'll just practice my blinks alone in the map and ignore survivors.
In the end there's nothing you should worry about, learn from your mistakes and just get used to the "stress" it will go away before you'll realize it.

[Borbie]

I was the same way. I played like 500 hrs of pure survivor before I even touched killer and now I find it way more enjoyable.

Just focus on the fundamentals, and be realistic about the outcome. No matter what the role, you can't expect to win every game you have.

Kick up your ear phones and keep an ear out for what important sounds are like
the rustling of grass,
the stomping of foot steps
breathing
tapping of wood
opening/closing of lockers
the sounds of generators being worked on

Know your three gen option (if you still have it)

take notes about where strong structures are, and keep in mind "how would I path if I were the survivior?".

And just like survivor, the more you play, the less anxious you get.

**Also, survivors as whole aren't as toxic as some people will lead you to believe. I've had like 3 or so instances where people were blatantly toxic that I can remember. But then again, I played 500 hr of survivor before killer so tea bagging to me was more like playful teasing than an insult... Like when you tea bag people who fail skill checks or before you save them or just thank them for healing you.**

[xTawnyxTTV]

Just close chat immediately after the game and try not too look. Even as a killer main when i do badly i feel embarrased because survivors love to make killers feel like ♥♥♥♥ at the game, but some killers do the same thing when they slaugher survivors. so it's best to just ignore chat and move on to the next game peacefully if this is a concern for you because even if you do everything correctly someone will still say something, no one is ever happy lol.

[Doctor Tiki]

Originally posted by Hex: Flower Tea:

but when I start searching for a public game I notice myself panicing and getting nervous. I know this may sound weird but I am just scared of the humiliation I might receive when being a bad killer. I'd love to play the killers I enjoy such as Legion, Wraith, Demo etc. and I even killed all ppl in my recent killer matches, but just the thought of failing prevents me from playing.

Do you guys have any tipps against my anxiety? I'd appreciate any kind of constructive feedback

Well first you have to accept that you WILL fail often at EVERYTHING in life :) It is by these failures that you can learn and get better.

If playing survivor does not give you this same panic/anxiety/fear then I would try just think of it in the same way.

Having said all that however... Yes killer can be infinitely more frustrating (especially as a newbie) since many survivors are what you might call toxic (taunting you and using bad manners), but I would just look at these as opportunities to shrug those things off and realize that it's only a game, so who cares if you do bad, or they are jerks, etc.

Worst case you have a frustrating match and/or they talk some smack to you, but then the short match it over and now you get a new match with a fresh start.

You can also turn off the post game chat if that is part of the humiliation you fear, or just own it with some self deprecating humor like 'GG EZ' or 'Sorry I suck'. It's pretty hard for them to do much more than that to you without just looking like complete jackasses themselves.

[Dreadlok]

Best advice...just have as much fun as possible. Go into the match thinking "this is gonna be fun", not "am I gonna win or lose" and it'll go much smoother.

[Fluffy]

I've near-exclusively a killer player and have been for a long while. I don't play to win, I play to have fun. I mostly focus on weird, quirky, fun builds for various killers and seek to semi-RP the character instead of down->hook->win. If I can successfully scare the survivors with a great stealth game or confuse people with a wild billy charging all across the map, then that's more rewarding than a pip to me.

[Commander Fluffles]

I understand what you mean, playing killer is arguably a slightly more stressful experience because you do not have teammates to fall back.

My best advice is breathe, it’s only a game and you got this! You won’t know how good you are until you try.

[Kenny]

Honestly you shouldn't worry too much. Even if you perform poorly most people actually tend to be nice in chat if they escape and will give hearts etc. The only time you might get toxicity if you played poorly is if you been camping or tunneling imo, I rarely have people saying "EZ!" etc if I had a really bad game.

[Mochan]

Originally posted by Hex: Flower Tea:

I've been playing DBD for almost 3 years and so far I mainly played survivor. By now I even reached rank 6 with survivor haha ^^ but playing killer has always been a different cup of tea.

Playing with friends is completely fine by me, but when I start searching for a public game I notice myself panicing and getting nervous. I know this may sound weird but I am just scared of the humiliation I might receive when being a bad killer. I'd love to play the killers I enjoy such as Legion, Wraith, Demo etc. and I even killed all ppl in my recent killer matches, but just the thought of failing prevents me from playing.

Do you guys have any tipps against my anxiety? I'd appreciate any kind of constructive feedback

You shouldn't be scared of playing killer. First off, you'll be starting at Rank 20 and Rank 20 is easy mode. Seriously. You might run into some de-ranked super survivors (or those who just haven't played the game in a long time) but most of the time you'll feel like you're bullying a bunch of babies.

Second, you should stop getting too attached to victory and winning. You're only getting cold feet because you fear failing. Come on, as Survivor I'm sure you got the stuffing beat out of you many, many times over the past 3 years by killers. It's the same thing as killer. You win some, you lose some. It is not a big deal.

[Mochan]

Originally posted by Chaos:

Honestly you shouldn't worry too much. Even if you perform poorly most people actually tend to be nice in chat if they escape and will give hearts etc. The only time you might get toxicity if you played poorly is if you been camping or tunneling imo, I rarely have people saying "EZ!" etc if I had a really bad game.

Better yet you start with GG after all 4 escape. So all 4 escaped! Big deal. Congratulate them, give them a GG and show you're a man of good character and integrity.

[CoMtnRider]

Stop caring if you pip, 4k, etc and just have fun with it.

There's always another match. Focusing on the achievements is a good way to change the focus from piping/kills.

"We'll, I got zero sacrifices, but I got 6 Plague infected downs that match. Progress"

[Viable_Golem4375]

This is gonna sound really bad but when a game of killer starts stressing me out and the like, beginning to just camp some guy and see where that goes and stop taking the match seriously alleviates that, this is just me though.

[Fluffy]

You will definitely get frustrated by Seal Team 6 dropping in on you periodically, even at low ranks. If you ever find yourself in a game where you just aren't having fun, you're getting seriously bullied and they show no intention of just winning and leaving, feel free to leave the game and find a new one. Just make sure you hop out of chat fast because there's guaranteed to be a ton of toxicity there.

[Boshedo]

Op I’m just like you. I’m anxious when I play survivor and killer. My hands start sweating. As others have said close the chat. I keep mine open when I play survivor but close it when I play killer. Survivors will know when your struggling. I’ve even had some ask me if I was trying to do a daily on a killer that I’m not use too. All I care about on killer is the blood points. I could care less about getting kills. Killer can be more stressful. Just do your best and you will get better over time.