Asylum is trash

[BlessM.TTV]

this game is awesome but Asylum is way to big even for 4 people. They should add phones like the high school to narrow it down.

[Jeebuz Crust]

Agreed... just add more items for the spirit to interact with and keep the size the same. Maybe add some items in the future to track the sound sensors without going to the truck, or tweaking the parabolic mic to be more reliable.

[Thundercracker]

Originally posted by BlessM.TTV:

this game is awesome but Asylum is way to big even for 4 people. They should add phones like the high school to narrow it down.

sounds like someone doesent know how to use the pre-set cameras.

i know it's not asylum, but i've managed to find the ghost in the high school twice within 60 seconds by just checking the cameras and catching a door opening.

[Ice]

I've cleared asylum solo on professional, this post means nothing lol

[Onnajy]

I've beaten Asylum with low lvl pugs on pro rank so I think you guys just need to coordinate better and git gud. Go thermo and EMF first across all the rooms and designate one person as camera and navigator in the truck. If you can't find the ghost in 5 minutes then you're either glitched or terrible at finding ghosts since ghosts auras larger in Asylum to compensate for the map size.

[Salty 13itch]

I hate that map. I leave party if they select that or the high school. Too big, boring, etc. If they were going to do a bigger - why not a house, like a creepy victorian one with secret passages? Make it were you have an on screen compass/map so all 4 can go... Those places are too big. I just feel the bigger ones need different settings/etc- like a backpack, etc. In the van is your back pack, you take it with you. It can hold items you need.

[Jeebuz Crust]

Originally posted by Saltyl3itch:

I hate that map. I leave party if they select that or the high school. Too big, boring, etc. If they were going to do a bigger - why not a house, like a creepy victorian one with secret passages? Make it were you have an on screen compass/map so all 4 can go... Those places are too big. I just feel the bigger ones need different settings/etc- like a backpack, etc. In the van is your back pack, you take it with you. It can hold items you need.

Maybe even a cart of some sort that requires one or two people to push in, that carries maybe 8 or so items. Maybe something with a mobile readout of the motion/sound sensors and a video monitor so one person isn't related to van duty (and is kept on their toes because they're inside).

[Jeebuz Crust]

Originally posted by Ice:

I've cleared asylum solo on professional, this post means nothing lol

I almost feel like it's easier solo... usually the hunt starts and I don't even hear the ghost because I'm off lugging equipment around.

[Lucifer]

Originally posted by Plague Phoenix:

Its not even that its trash or too big, Its too big for the reward you get for completing it and all the tasks. Way better off doing a small professional house.

I disagree. Have gotten $360 on a pro asylum and completed it faster than a farm house. It’s about learning how to search large areas efficiently and effectively. Some of the more advanced tools (parabolic mic being foremost) are really effective on them.

[MI_Trooper0050]

i think this game just needs more player counts, 4 for small maps, 6 for medium maps, and 8 for large maps, but i wouldnt go higher than 8, because the amount of people you have also gives you a sense of comfort. i think private matches should always have an 8 player opportunity, because sometimes you just want to have the memes with your boyz.

[Haywood Jablomi]

Asylum's got that sweet echo though.

[Bananiel]

We did asylim just fine with 4 people, all pretty new and with basic equipment + thermometer.
We had one guy in the van directing us, two players went down the right side stairs together. I went alone to the left upper floor. After clearing the left side i went to the basement where the other two people met me. Then we went up to the right side upper floor and searched for the ghost until we found it. It did take quiet some time, and it got pretty intense with loads of hunts and high activity spikes.

But the thing is the asylum is so big that finding a place to hide should be pretty easy.

[Lowbei]

asylum seems fine for my crew. perhaps its a git gud thing?

[Noodle del Siglo]

I turn on lights in asylum, and we've also used motion sensors, and sound sensors. Try using the more advanced equipment and get ballsy.

Edit: I turn on lights because ghosts like to flash them when they're nearby.

[Myth Alric]

I do think it can be an annoying map at times, but usually I don't have a problem with it. I do kind of wish it paid more for the hassle. The big maps are not really harder but they definitely require more work and often take longer, unless you get lucky. If the ghost is for example in a room on the basement level in the very far corner, it will take forever to get there. Then when hunts start happening, it can take 3 or 4 hunts to get from there back to the van, and on professional, that is an extra minute per hunt.

It can be a fun map and can be really tense at times, so I am not complaining. I just think it should pay a bit more.

[Deceptive Pastry]

Asylum is my favorite map. Turn on hallway lights in one wing while searching then turn them back off after you're done with that wing. Your best searching tool on this map is your ears. Don't open doors, just walk around, occasionally say "give us a sign" and stop moving for a few seconds. Listen for ghost activity. If you don't find any open doors after 5-10 min go back to the truck and check cameras to see if you see any, then go back in to search a new area.