As a newer player, repairing generators is more annoying than anything.

[Byblade McSwaggins]

I'm not talking about finding them and moving on, I'm specifically talking about the minigame you have to play when you are repairing it. My reaction time isnt that great, so every time I go to a generator I almost run away because I know I'll screw up and give my location away. Its even worse when Im with someone else.

I understand there is fear in having the killer find you, but I shouldnt fear that Im going to ♥♥♥♥ up bad because my reaction time isnt fast enough. I honestly think the range on pressing space should be bigger because I can't count how many times I have missed when it looks like I hit. However maybe there should be more? I don't know.

When I'm in newer levels this is constant, not just me. Team of 3 to fix a generator, we all miss and split up to not die. Its more tedious and less scary. Does this get better with more experience?

[DuskTheViking]

there is a sound Q a second before the quitime event pops up. listen for that its helps LOT

[Squiddys]

Once you play the game more you could repair generators with your eyes closed.

[Zanzibar196]

Actually, even expert players mess up skill checks ON PURPOSE sometimes to distract the kiler. Don't let it get to you, use it as a clever strategy... distract the killer with a fail while some of your other people repair one across the board. Also, if you have a halfway decent killer, he will know the golden rule (also remember, he is the HOST and you are his GUESTS!)... The golden rule of DbD: In order to get bloodpoints, you shouldn't be afraid to give as well!

[General Income Tax]

When I first started playing I spawned within 10m of a generator. Not understanding that the killer could see every time I blew the minigame I kept going, and because the heartbeat was getting faster I assumed that the high pitch whine that indicates the minigame sequence was actually an indication that the killer had seen you.

Once I associated the noise with the minigame, it became muuuch easier to stealth repair generators.

[Lepakko]

It was bad at start, but like few said. After you know the warning sound it come easy. Then you start to be able scout and look while doing it. Now i just hope i get skill checks more. So i get more points!

[Jmee]

Yeah, it takes a little bit to get the hang of.

The trick is to learn the specific cue sound it makes right before the event pops up. Once you get that down, you'll get the hang of it.
If you're worried you won't accurately land the Great Skill Check, you can still hit it a little late and just get a Good one. It's better than exploding the generator.

And once you're really used to it and get perks, you can use Spine Chill or Premonition to give yourself some forewarning while repairing that gen.

But like Zanzibar said, sometimes it's good. If you're alone and make a gen explode, just high-tail it out of there and know that you probably created a good distraction for your team. So long as you can sneak away without being seen, the killer will be left wasting time looking around at an abandoned generator.

[bloodredtyrant]

Do you guys think that the game would be more fun without the cue sound? I was more engaged in the game before I realized that there was a sound. Now I can watch my back without even being worried about the skill checks.

[Dastardly Dog]

The sound is necessary, especially as you sometimes have to hit a skill check in the first 1/3 of the bar. The sound also allows you to rotate the camera and look around for the killer and generators in the distance, which would be near impossible if you didn't get an auditory warning.

[Alshian]

If it bothers you to much you can always not play the game, its mostly intended to be difficult to be fun, since all players know this:

If the game is to easy, its not fun at all.

But what others had said you can use the fails to distract the killer while others do the generators and don't forget to listen for the cue sounds it warns ya that the little mini game will begin.

[Nep Nep]

so you're scared of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ up a generator? turn that fear into a viable stratergy, purposly ♥♥♥♥ up the generators and waste that killers time so he looks silly

[D-Red]

"Please add "Press X to win" feature"

[Уединение]

Agreed gens need a nerf. You can repair them too quickly and the QTE is too easy.

[Melphiz]

Originally posted by twitch/Dusk_youtube:

there is a sound Q a second before the quitime event pops up. listen for that its helps LOT

How loud is that sound compared to the repair sound? I have never heard it (though I have lowered the main sound to 50% because the wraith's bell would be too loud for me else) and I fail those QTE 8/10 when it's within the first 45° (but maybe playing with gamepad has more inputlag that pressing Space)

[Mitsuki Akiyumi]

Here's a helpful hint. If you turn your camera so that you're facing to the right, it drowns out the sound of the generator by A LOT so you can listen in to the warning sound it gives before the QTE happens. Although you might not see the killer coming, it's good to do it when u have the premonition perk. That way when it activates, you know its time to get out of there or hide

[Dastardly Dog]

The warning sound is loud and noticeable, but if you're playing with music or something you might not hear it I guess?