How to play killer fairly? (New player)

[Reheated Fruitsalad]

Friend recently gave me this game and i was struggling to survive or have fun against killers so i decided to try them and for me its way more fun. My issue is i want to play and win as killer but I don't like being told I'm getting reported for it and genuinely want help playing as fairly as possible.

Typically when i play as a killer i always try to hook each surivor once and then try and hook them again in same order after that i do it pretty randomly. When i hook someone i try and leave the area and just patrol generators. I don't actively try and get 3 close gens at the end but it seems to happen a lot. Sometimes i feel bad and let one or more survivors go by opening the hatch but it feels weird having to let people win.

Id say one out of every 8 matches or so i run into survivors that playing like this leaves me with no kills but i feel like most of the time sweeping is not hard just takes a little longer. This isnt a brag i'm just giving as much info as i can think of.

I avoid tunneling camping and anything like that but unless i let people win or survive people just insult me post match. Does anyone have any legit advice on how to play killer and getting to win without being insulted?

[Ashen One Chris]

Play the game however you want. That by itself is the only thing that you should be worried about. There are no rules apart from the bannable offenses: cheating, teamming and griefing, hostaging.

As for the post match chat, you can click on the pointer next to the textbox and close it. Ignore the comments and just play your game.

[Wolf4dead14]

Honestly, considering the community it's difficult to not get insulted for any type of playstyle. People find anything to complain about ranging from the Killer you play to the perks you run. My advice, just play however you want and if people complain, just ignore them. Not much else you can do.

[Sédrio]

There are a LOT of people that play this game that can't handle PvP and competition. People complaining about tunnelling, camping, which killer you play, etc... has been a thing since the beginning. You will be chastised for not playing "chill" and will rage at you if you play to win, but if you do play chill, those same people will make fun of you. There's no winning lol

It's unfortunate, but that is just the type of community DBD has. People outside the community think the toxicity in DBD is worse than LoL. I personally got so fed up with it that I only play with anonymous mode on, play the way I want to play, and leave the post-match lobby asap lol

Play for your own fun.

Your job as killer is to kill the survivors. So do that. It's the same thing with survivor. Killers complain that survivors genrush, but you shouldn't slow down just because someone is upset. If you want to do gens fast, do it. If you need to tunnel and/or camp someone out early so you can get a win, do it.

It's like if you played tag in the playground and one of the other kids yells "TIMEOUT" as they're about to be tagged, then they get mad because you didn't stop. It is that ridiculous.

[MegaMrFreeman]

Okay first of all - hook them in any order. It doesnt matter. If you catch a survivor, you hook him, it doesnt matter who.
You're not camping, so thats fair.

And don't feel too bad for survivors - play at your best. But what I do out of sheer respect for the survivors is, if I kill 3 of them, I let the last one go. Because my logic is that "winning" is when you all have a great time, right? If the last survivor lasted this long, I think you both won. You got 3 kills and he gets to escape.

And yeah, sometimes it just so happens that the survivors are too good and they all escape, but it's fine. Next game will be better. And it's great that you don't tunnel or camp.

But speaking of insults - every game has its share of sore losers. Just block and report, don't let their salt destroy your mood.

[Goneja]

Don't camp anything or anyone, hook instead of slugging, avoid respecting pallets so survivors will get points for stunning you, don't equip lightborn and don't avoid flashlight blind, do not equip noed or any perks that grants exposed status effect on survivors, don't equip anti-genrush perks either, don't play as nurse or blight, don't be toxic towards survivors during the game and after the game

[krsize]

tunnel and camp everyone

[Maraxus]

Just a preface, the general atmosphere and mindset of your average survivor is going to be one where killers are by-and-large toxic, so they're going to project that onto you at the slightest hint even when you do something otherwise innocuous. Unfortunately that's just the atmosphere here, and there's not much you can actually do to change their preconceptions.

Just play a good game and don't hard tunnel or intentionally slug game and you'll be fine, and if you have to defend a hook then chase the rescuer. You'll probably still get some flak anyways but that's the nature of the beast.

[Excellion]

You should adapt to whatever you are seeing from the survivors, if you figure its a swf or the survivors are tryharding- then you should do whatever you want to them. If they are playing more casually, or seem like they are less experienced you should adapt your play style to that.

How I play as killer is always determined by how much pressure is being put on me by the survivors. Nobody should be the killer who tryhards every match, even against casual survivors or survivors who are less experienced- and on the flip side, you don't want to be the killer letting yourself get stomped by swf/tryhard survivors because you you're afraid they are gonna whine in post game chat. Neither of those lead to having fun which should be your goal at the end of the day.

[Endless Boogie]

I usually try to hook them all twice. I don't care about points, and killing them doesn't make me particularly happy. I just like to have a good time with the 4 other players. This is MY way of playing DbD. Each to his own.

[Pierce Dalton]

As long as you don't cheat, you're playing fairly. Stop overthinking and just play the game however you want.

[the BIG sloppy]

As long as you're not breaking the rules/TOS or being intentionally malicious to ruin others' fun then you're really all good! It is unfortunate but people will complain no matter what you do on this game in particular and it goes both ways - killer or survivor!

The community has always been rough around the edges but the last few months it has seemed particularly nasty (at least in MY EXPERIENCE). I'd strongly recommend just closing the chat window. But if you are just playing to have fun and are a chill guy/gal then that's all good mate! Anyhow GLHF hope to see you in the fog!!!

[Stroggs]

Do everything you can to win.
Opponents will be annoyed in any case, because you play the wrong killer, you use the wrong perks, you use the wrong addons, you use the wrong offering, your ping is too low, your ping is too high.
The best thing you can do -- quit reading forums of people whining constantly.

[Rick Sanchez]

You’re absolutely on the right track. As a solo survivor, I struggle a lot too. When a killer catches me once, I might as well leave my computer to go make some tea because they'll camp on me the whole time. Killers like you are the ones we solo survivors really appreciate. Best of luck!

[Voidlines TTV]

I'm with most here saying play how you want, but if you're worried about 'fair' play understand that survivors will not play as fair as you either. They will abuse any mechanic they can against you, and that's as fair as you abusing any mechanic as well.

That said, if you want to play 'fair', here is my suggestions:

Spread hooks, but do not be afraid to tunnel if you need the pressure. Even if it's for one more hook or just to apply deep wounds/slug.

Rotate generator patrols (not recommended for slower killers or killers with setup like Trapper or Hag)

Drop chases if they last too long (Generally just a good idea) usually by the time you hit Bloodlust 2 or a tad after bloodlust 1.

Do not camp hooks unless it's endgame, devs have already stated endgame is fair game to secure kills. Heck, even I think it's fine to patrol your hooks a tad for pressure.

And really, if the survivors are acting goofy or struggling and you take a second to notice, act goofy back and maybe give them some breathing room if you feel like they need it.

[ynstynct]

only play nurse