What are you supposed to do against a Blight?

[AJarOfMayo]

Yes, I know, I made a post about the Anniversary Event and how toxic killers were, but thankfully, that's started to die down, but these past few matches have me just scratching my head.

Yes, Blight is not a very easy killer to master. He's labelled as "Very Hard" for a reason. But lately, it just feels like if the Blight is even semi competent, the match is already over before it's even started.

Sprint Burst and Lithe can somewhat remedy him if you can pull them off correctly, but I only have so many hours, and I can't seem to get them down just yet. Jukes are basically non-existent seeing as how he can purposely run into something to stop, whirl around, and then hit/down you. You can't really rush gens since Blight's power makes it kinda easy to patrol gens, and even then, Prove Thyself is getting nerfed next update, so not much we can do there.

I say this every time, but it bares repeating: I know the struggle of playing Killer. Toxic bully squad survivors are rampant no matter what Killer I play as, and Lightborn isn't going to be leaving my loadout anytime soon thanks to them.

I know there's going to be the usual "gEt gOoD" and "EnTiTlEd sUrViVoR mAiN mUcH" comments, but I just feel like Blight is just a touch too strong.

[HELLCAT]

Maybe you just tired or try something else for a bit try Civilization!

[AJarOfMayo]

Originally posted by HELLCAT:

Maybe you just tired or try something else for a bit try Civilization!

Oh trust me, I'm not one of those people who only plays DBD and nothing else... I applaud people who can subject themselves to hours or even DAYS worth of constant playtime. I'm really good about dropping the game when I'm really upset or emotional.

And while I would, I'm not really a big fan of strategy games, I always end up overthinking everything and becoming my own worst enemy. Although, who knows, I have heard a lot of good things about the series, maybe I'll give it a shot.

[Gayby]

Blight is fairly map dependent. He can be oppressive if played right but you just gotta keep breaking LoS with him or put obstacles between him and yourself.

In reality, I find he's one of the easier killers to juke or spin since once he picks the direction he's gonna swing after a Rush, he can't really adjust course.

[AJarOfMayo]

Originally posted by Gayby:

Blight is fairly map dependent. He can be oppressive if played right but you just gotta keep breaking LoS with him or put obstacles between him and yourself.

In reality, I find he's one of the easier killers to juke or spin since once he picks the direction he's gonna swing after a Rush, he can't really adjust course.

It is always a bit easier said then done, it really feels like every time I vault a window lately, the Killer seems to magically extendo-reach me which is why I rely on pallets so much, but running Any Means Necessary is really a waste of a perk slot since they can (and usually) destroy the pallet after it drops. I'm sure that probably says a lot about how inexperienced of a player I am. But I will try my best to follow your advice.

I really do enjoy DBD, but there's always those few nitpicks, issues, or just flat out bad games that nearly drive me up the wall.

Originally posted by AJarOfMayo:

Oh trust me, I'm not one of those people who only plays DBD and nothing else... I applaud people who can subject themselves to hours or even DAYS worth of constant playtime. I'm really good about dropping the game when I'm really upset or emotional.

Like I said here, I really do try to have my DBD play sessions have a good amount of breaks or breathers so that way I don't get overwhelmed or incredibly upset. There are those few matches that are either genuinely invigorating and blood-pumping, just the Killer and Survivors messing around, or just good games with skilled Killers that I always hold onto so no matter how bad it may get, it's not always just bad with DBD.

[DRIFTER]

Your questions are best answered by content creators / youtube vids that talk about this very topic. It is a skill issue on both sides. Skilled survivors aren't just efficient loopers but also know how to bait swings or misdirect the opponent (run to a window and instantly v turn away etc). In the end, though, you're at a massive disadvantage against him without a SWF, calling out locations, trading hooks, body blocking etc. That's the reason he and nurse are considered top tier among the roster.

[ScaryHydra]

You mentioned vaults not feeling helpful. Do you know if you are fast vaulting or medium vaulting? I didn't know there was a difference for a long time until I looked up why I was getting hit so many times after vault. There are a couple of good videos out there about it if you don't know about the mechanic. Hope this helps.

[AJarOfMayo]

Originally posted by Drifter:

Your questions are best answered by content creators / youtube vids that talk about this very topic. It is a skill issue on both sides. Skilled survivors aren't just efficient loopers but also know how to bait swings or misdirect the opponent (run to a window and instantly v turn away etc). In the end, though, you're at a massive disadvantage against him without a SWF, calling out locations, trading hooks, body blocking etc. That's the reason he and nurse are considered top tier among the roster.

And I completely understand that, honestly, I've had plenty of incredibly good Nurse players that I wasn't even mad over when I died to them, I was just impressed. I'm not ashamed to admit I'm still very inexperienced, but I want to get better because I know I can do better.

Solo queue is definitely another hurdle to overcome, since we all know how usual solo queue teammates are. There are the rare ones that will do everything in their power to rescue you, and honestly, my heart goes out to them. But the majority are a lot like me, still inexperienced and struggling.

I really do enjoy DBD, and I just want the game to be fair for both sides.

[Gayby]

Originally posted by AJarOfMayo:

Originally posted by Gayby:

Blight is fairly map dependent. He can be oppressive if played right but you just gotta keep breaking LoS with him or put obstacles between him and yourself.

In reality, I find he's one of the easier killers to juke or spin since once he picks the direction he's gonna swing after a Rush, he can't really adjust course.

It is always a bit easier said then done, it really feels like every time I vault a window lately, the Killer seems to magically extendo-reach me which is why I rely on pallets so much, but running Any Means Necessary is really a waste of a perk slot since they can (and usually) destroy the pallet after it drops. I'm sure that probably says a lot about how inexperienced of a player I am. But I will try my best to follow your advice.

I really do enjoy DBD, but there's always those few nitpicks, issues, or just flat out bad games that nearly drive me up the wall.

Originally posted by AJarOfMayo:

Oh trust me, I'm not one of those people who only plays DBD and nothing else... I applaud people who can subject themselves to hours or even DAYS worth of constant playtime. I'm really good about dropping the game when I'm really upset or emotional.

Like I said here, I really do try to have my DBD play sessions have a good amount of breaks or breathers so that way I don't get overwhelmed or incredibly upset. There are those few matches that are either genuinely invigorating and blood-pumping, just the Killer and Survivors messing around, or just good games with skilled Killers that I always hold onto so no matter how bad it may get, it's not always just bad with DBD.

RE: vaulting, since the last update, the servers have been very bad. 50% of my games I have high ping or even in games where my ping is low, it will spike. at times. This is most likely what's causing these hits

[AJarOfMayo]

Originally posted by ScaryHydra:

You mentioned vaults not feeling helpful. Do you know if you are fast vaulting or medium vaulting? I didn't know there was a difference for a long time until I looked up why I was getting hit so many times after vault. There are a couple of good videos out there about it if you don't know about the mechanic. Hope this helps.

I am aware of the different kinds of vaulting, but I think my main issue is either the Killer getting to close to me, a bit of lag, or me still being inexperienced and not knowing the proper time to vault. But I will definitely look into those, they sound like they'd be a big help.

[味味Aパイコーチキン麺]

We are just regular players, how could we possibly handle the killer as well as some streamers do? Some killers in the game are poorly designed, causing these kinds of issues for the majority of regular players. I don't think it's helpful when certain people here say things like "How to deal with a specific killer?" because it's ultimately a problem with the game design.

[AJarOfMayo]

Originally posted by Gayby:

RE: vaulting, since the last update, the servers have been very bad. 50% of my games I have high ping or even in games where my ping is low, it will spike. at times. This is most likely what's causing these hits

I have been noticing that lately, but sadly that's something out of my control, so it's pretty much just a shrug and then move on kind of moment.

[AJarOfMayo]

Originally posted by やれやれ:

We are just regular players, how could we possibly handle the killer as well as some streamers do? Some killers in the game are poorly designed, causing these kinds of issues for the majority of regular players. I don't think it's helpful when certain people here say things like "How to deal with a specific killer?" because it's ultimately a problem with the game design.

Yeah, I really do feel like I'm just preaching to The Entity with this, I'm in no way claiming to be a high-level player or something, god no, I've barely hit Level 70, and even then, I don't feel like a Lvl. 70.

[TKOdarkshadow]

I mean you could always play him yourself and find the strats you use to win and counter them.

[TKOdarkshadow]

Originally posted by AJarOfMayo:

Prove Thyself is basically getting nerfed into the ground next update, so not much we can do there.

Honestly this is so much of an overreaction, I'm astounded that you said it at all. It's always been rated A-tier on the app I use for quickly checking what's the meta on certain stuff. Currently it's the #1 rated Survivor perk. So to pretend like nerfing it by 33% completely destroys it is just silly, when compared to perks like Eruption or Call of Brine, which have actually been nerfed into the ground.

[Dakota]

stop using prove thyself....split up and actually do gens effectively

the killer can only be in 1 place at 1 time so why don't survivors do 3 gens while they are busy in chase