looking for survivor advice

[Dninja92]

i do fine as killer but with survivor i do horribly. almost always the first one killed, often times the only one killed, i'll survive one out of every 15 or so games. i can never seem to escape a killer, despite whatever pallets, windows, and whatever else i use

currently using a toolbox and the perks
-blast mine
-flashbang
-deja vu
-built to last

so yeah, looking for tips on escaping killers, suggestions on perks to swap out, anything like that

[MrMamadopoulos]

Stop genrushing if you want to learn how to be chased and survive.
Alert, opportunities, lithe/agility...
And get healed, don't genrush injured

[Silent Sword]

your current build is not good for survival❕ it only good if you play with others who can loop the killer so you sleep on gens❕
try these two instead...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3005216620

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3005216722

learn to loop the killer, no need to keep the killer busy so much just a little and some will easily give up chasing you.

[76561199103779298]

use windows of Opportunity to loop better

off the record to survive longer if killer tunnels

bond to find other survivors to get heals/heal them

and don't use blast mine and flashbang, it annoys the killer so he will probably target you :D

[Askajana]

Originally posted by muppet132:

use windows of Opportunity to loop better

off the record to survive longer if killer tunnels

bond to find other survivors to get heals/heal them

and don't use blast mine and flashbang, it annoys the killer so he will probably target you :D

Last tip is gold, bwahaha

[<3 Sm1le]

Lithe or Sprint Burst
Off the Record
Déjà Vu
Windows of Opportunity
It's a good build that will help you survive more

[Terratrox]

Originally posted by Silent Sword:

your current build is not good for survival❕ it only good if you play with others who can loop the killer so you sleep on gens❕
try these two instead...
learn to loop the killer, no need to keep the killer busy so much just a little and some will easily give up chasing you.

Basically this. You're not running anything that will actually help you in chases.

I personally recommend something like Sprint Burst/Lithe, Quick and Quiet, Dance With Me, and Lucky Break/Urban Evasion, and a medkit. It's a setup designed to disappear from the Killer entirely in the split seconds where they don't have line of sight on you. It's the hardest way to win chases, but it also uses the fewest resources. It's a measure of outsmarting the Killer and continually expanding the amount of routes they have to search to find you.

If you want something easier, Dead Hard, Made For This, Bond, and Hope. You're significantly faster, have a second (or third) healthstate in the form of Dead Hard after you're unhooked, you can see your fellow Survivors, and you're as fast as a 110 Killer in the endgame, making you functionally impossible to catch.

[Beatrizzz]

Window of opportunity & Off the record as others recommended u and I use Alert & Kindred, last one is a must in soloQ. If u want to loop, changing Alert for Lithe is the best option. And a medkit or flashlight :-)

[chasing for hugs]

Originally posted by Dninja92:

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so yeah, looking for tips on escaping killers, suggestions on perks to swap out, anything like that

A chase build would include Windows of Opportunity (choose your path), Made for This (more moving speed) and Resilience (more vaulting speed). 4th perk depends on what you want.

More safety: Off the Record, Decisive Strike
More info: Alert, Fogwise, Any Means Necessary, Bond, Empathy, Kindred
More exhaustion (disables MFT): Dead Hard, Lithe, Balanced Landing, Overcome

Blast Mine and Flashbang are great perks to have during a match. Don't let anyone tell you something else.

[asa0199]

Off the Record has been downright invaluable, so I'll second that as a must-have, at least currently. Distortion is also a good one; if the killer's using an aura-reading perk or ability, it will block it and make you invisible.

[Dninja92]

Okay, looks like i'm going to have to wait a bit and buy some characters to get the perks i need

[Snow]

Originally posted by Dninja92:

Okay, looks like i'm going to have to wait a bit and buy some characters to get the perks i need

Kindred is baseline, focus on that first. It helps massively in soloQ.

InnerHealing is baseline, Great for lower ranks when you can't rely on a team for a heal

Edit: I forgot Sprint burst was on meg :,D


Then I would recommend getting Kate and Windows of Opportunity, It'll show you loops so you can learn the maps, and when you know the loops it allows you to effortlessly chain tiles together during a chase while avoiding deadzones teammates made.

[Cam]

Honestly it just sounds like you've got the wrong build for the level you're at. You can run whatever's fun, and I encourage you to still use this build once in a while if you enjoy it. That said, I've been running kindred + open handed in solo Q lately, and it's been working wonders. Gives so much vision not just to me, but the team as well.

Example of the kind of vision an aura build can get you[imgur.com]

[Branchu]

This is the build I like to run in solo queue, and generally works well under any circumstance.

Windows of Opportunity
Kindred
Deja Vu
Last perk can be your choice, really.

It's a bit boring, but I feel like this is a pretty balanced build that gives you the most important thing you need: information. Knowing what's going on and what to do is more valuable than having a bunch of anti-tunneling or exhaustion perks that you may not get much use out of. Plus having all of this information will help build some good fundamentals of looping, timing, etc.

And you can use just about anything for the fourth perk slot. If you are getting tunneled a lot, use OTR; if you want more info, run Bond or Alert; run We'll Make It or Prove Thyself if you want to help out your team more. Or an exhaustion perk/MFT if you want to be in more chases. Or Flashbang/Blast Mine if you want to be a little silly.

As you get better at the game you can start swapping perks as you feel comfortable. I've been trying to wean myself off of Kindred lately... but it's hard.

[AsianGirlLover]

You’ll get better with time. Perks will only take you so far - you also need to develop meta game knowledge to make successful guesses on what the killer’s next move is going to be.

Know when to walk, when to hide, when to run, etc.

While you learn, I recommend at least having Sprint Burst and having an idea of where to run when it’s time to loop.

[Astral]

Originally posted by Askajana:

Originally posted by muppet132:

use windows of Opportunity to loop better

off the record to survive longer if killer tunnels

bond to find other survivors to get heals/heal them

and don't use blast mine and flashbang, it annoys the killer so he will probably target you :D

Last tip is gold, bwahaha

And if the killer is using lightborn he will know where you are so not only he will be annoyed by the fact you stunned him as he will also know your exact location, grabbed a survivor hiding in a closet nearby cause he entered after I kicked the gen so the aura reading allowed me to see him get in.