What's with all of the AFK killers?

[Erin]

Currently on my 5th game in a row with a killer that's either AFK or a bot. Anyone else got this problem right now?

[Erin]

6th :^)

[Hatless]

Sometimes when playing killer people tab out when queued, or something IRL happens and they have to go deal with it.

I agree it ruins the game when 100% of the other 'team' is just one person.

[Hatless]

Saying that I've never had it happen 6 games in a row. That's odd.

[Caturix]

Every once in a while I meet an afk Wraith, but not that often. I guess some Killers are tired of facing red ranked SWF teams, while they are probably green ranks. Do you remember what ranks the killers has been?

[keker]

deranking or trying to get XP

[MessiahofMelons]

Its usually people depiping or bots farming bps

[Shiro♌]

Deranking on purpose.
You're free to blame the SWF premades with VOIP.

[Seth]

Happens, just report them

[Alma Wade]

Trash killers who face potatos until they reach red ranks and realise they cant go against real players so they start deranking.

[Zylon]

Originally posted by Erin:

Currently on my 5th game in a row with a killer that's either AFK or a bot. Anyone else got this problem right now?

How do you know they are AFK?

A: They might be wondering on what to do, because survivors say they can not tunnel, camp or look in their general direction. This takes time and might seem like AFK, but they are very busy overthinking their actions.

B: They might be having a moral dilemma, where the grip of the entity is pulling on them from one side, but their once human nature is telling them noooo be nice to the survivors.
And now the killer can not make up their mind and they stand there confused.
This takes time to resolve.

C: They might be taking a temporary tactical retreat wondering how they should deal with the survivor abuse or the unrelenting genrushing. Not all killers are capable and the information flow is to fast for them to keep up. Slow down.. stand in a corner and decide on a new plan.

D: They might be standing there, because they do not like the early and mid game gameplay, while waiting for the endgame action to start.

E: They might be standing there because they got triggered and need to retreat to their safespace. " singing: my safeee spaceeee"

F: They might be standing there roleplaying as a non threatening killer, just to become dangerous at an unexpected moment. For instance when survivors come and goof off around them.

G: They might be wondering why they play any killer other then the nurse or the spirit.
What the point? They are depressed as the truth sank in that they are not viable...

H: They might be standing there appearing to be afk while their hands are still on the keyboard. Technicly they are still at the keyboard, thus AFK does not apply here. (away from keyboard)

I: They might be having technical issues like accidently clicking the windows button and dead by day light is now hidden. They are panicking and trying to get back into the game,
but somehow they keep changing between 25 open browser tabs, music playing and fan art of the female survivors. Not everyone is tech savy.

J: They might be actually AFK... but how can you tell? You can not know.

Bonus point: Wraights love to play hide and seek. That is not AFK,
Just a different game within a game. Go find him... win prizes!!

[Zarok]

I had a survivor match where I didn't see the killer the entire match and no one got hooked or damaged I was like...well okay then.

[limierr]

Originally posted by Erin:

Currently on my 5th game in a row with a killer that's either AFK or a bot. Anyone else got this problem right now?

Let see the postive : no one will blame him for tunnelling survivors :).

[Tsulan]

Originally posted by Seth:

Happens, just report them

In the hope of achieving what exactly? Even longer survivor queues?

[76561198065503192]

Maybe he saw 4 tolboxes and thought that the survivors really wanted a easy and fast game and thought he should not molest them

[Juzi the Shark]

If this is the same killer over and over again, please report them as being AFK in every round is ruining the games for other people. AFK going once or twice, because of an emergency, that is fine, but if someone is AFK each time you face them, that is not okay. Please report it each time it happens and provide additional proof to support: https://support.deadbydaylight.com/hc/en-us