Can the ghost enter the van?

[Maria]

Self explanatory title. I want to play with my friend but I'm too scared to go outside the van; can the ghost get me if I stay inside?

Also, at amateur mode you get 5 minutes to set up equipment before the ghost can hunt, can it jumpscare you/appear in physical form & attack you before that or is this a jumpscare-proof 5 minutes? lol

Thanks in advance! :3

[SiEgE]

Escrito originalmente por Biomechanoid69:

YEP. sick of these dudes who complain that people aren't playing the way they want them to. It's a horror game, some people are going to be scared. THATS THE POINT. Some people like to get scared, but don't necessarily want to do die and have nothing to do for the rest of the game 5 minutes into the game (yes there are going to be influxes of new players who are still figuring it out).

Well, I like my horrors mildly scary. I need the mood, but won't mind skipping the jumps.
I think "horrorness" can be measured the same way you measure how hot you want your food - some people like pepper tongue-pinching, while others won't mind having a pure chili fire-breathing bottoms. Yet still, you cannot force peeps who love mild horrors to love hardcore screamer fests.

[ʙᴀʀᴀ]

I dont get why people buy the game and just wanna stay in the van...
Too scared? Dont buy it.

[BIӨMΣCHΛПӨID69]

Escrito originalmente por SiEgE:

Escrito originalmente por Biomechanoid69:

YEP. sick of these dudes who complain that people aren't playing the way they want them to. It's a horror game, some people are going to be scared. THATS THE POINT. Some people like to get scared, but don't necessarily want to do die and have nothing to do for the rest of the game 5 minutes into the game (yes there are going to be influxes of new players who are still figuring it out).

Well, I like my horrors mildly scary. I need the mood, but won't mind skipping the jumps.
I think "horrorness" can be measured the same way you measure how hot you want your food - some people like a bit of tongue-pinching, while others won't mind having a fire-breathing bottoms. Yet still, you cannot force peeps who love mild horrors to love hardcore screamer fests.

Yes, I agree with this. I think you might have misunderstood what I was saying. I was saying it is fine if someone wants to stay in the van (especially if they are new or they have supplied all the gear). It's actually an agreed upon "rule" amongst most players that whoever supplies the gear has "van rights". I have a small community of people who I play (about 16 of us on a discord server) and we all play on private servers together when we want to avoid the toxic manchildren and hackers who unfortunately also play this amazing game.

[Forblaze]

Escrito originalmente por MrBaracu:

I dont get why people buy the game and just wanna stay in the van...
Too scared? Dont buy it.

Annoyed people want to stay in the van? Don't buy it.

Having a 'mission control' fits perfectly with the paranormal investigator aesthetic.

[Arxie]

Escrito originalmente por Lolce:

Nope the ghost won't chase you as you exit the house. During those 5 minutes the ghost won't attack you but it can throw props and rarely to show themselves so you should be fine.
After 5 minutes is over you just need to worry about your sanity cause below 50% sanity the ghost will start hunting you.

Enjoy playing the game

Had a hyper-aggressive ghost last night in the same house that the tutorial takes place in. The second we stepped into the house, we heard a door open and a picture frame was thrown onto the floor. Turn the corner immediately to the left, we get an EMF level 5 and the spirit box starts going off. We scramble to run back out the door and the one light we managed to turn on starts flickering.

Within 30 seconds we had two pieces of evidence and more activity than I've seen in 10 minutes at some locations.

[BIӨMΣCHΛПӨID69]

Escrito originalmente por Forblaze:

Escrito originalmente por MrBaracu:

I dont get why people buy the game and just wanna stay in the van...
Too scared? Dont buy it.

Annoyed people want to stay in the van? Don't buy it.

Having a 'mission control' fits perfectly with the paranormal investigator aesthetic.

this.

[Sal UK]

We had an EMF 5 in the van a couple of nights ago... It was like WTF! lol

[Boshedo]

At the beginning everyone knows I bring in most of the gear when I host. I always bring Sanity Pills. I stay in there as long as I can trying to get evidence. I bring in the equipment and get it set up. If my sanity drops too low then I’ll head to the van after all my sanity is gone. Most people understand this. This is why you coordinate with your team mates on what is going on. It doesn’t take long to see Orbs usually on camera and if I’m in the van I keep an eye on everyone’s sanity. Remember some ghosts only respond to you if your alone. Designate that one person with higher sanity. Frustrating when your trying to get the spirit box working and 3 people won’t leave the room. I’m like get the heck out and let me do my job lol. I understand if new players are scared but the only way to overcome it is to get in there and face your fears. It’s like life in general.

[Legacy]

Escrito originalmente por Boshedo:

At the beginning everyone knows I bring in most of the gear when I host. I always bring Sanity Pills. I stay in there as long as I can trying to get evidence. I bring in the equipment and get it set up. If my sanity drops too low then I’ll head to the van after all my sanity is gone. Most people understand this. This is why you coordinate with your team mates on what is going on. It doesn’t take long to see Orbs usually on camera and if I’m in the van I keep an eye on everyone’s sanity. Remember some ghosts only respond to you if your alone. Designate that one person with higher sanity. Frustrating when your trying to get the spirit box working and 3 people won’t leave the room. I’m like get the heck out and let me do my job lol. I understand if new players are scared but the only way to overcome it is to get in there and face your fears. It’s like life in general.

Apparently data miners have found out that average sanity, not an individual's sanity, is the deciding factor in ghost aggression.

[Boshedo]

Escrito originalmente por Legacy of Leet Yeets:

Escrito originalmente por Boshedo:

At the beginning everyone knows I bring in most of the gear when I host. I always bring Sanity Pills. I stay in there as long as I can trying to get evidence. I bring in the equipment and get it set up. If my sanity drops too low then I’ll head to the van after all my sanity is gone. Most people understand this. This is why you coordinate with your team mates on what is going on. It doesn’t take long to see Orbs usually on camera and if I’m in the van I keep an eye on everyone’s sanity. Remember some ghosts only respond to you if your alone. Designate that one person with higher sanity. Frustrating when your trying to get the spirit box working and 3 people won’t leave the room. I’m like get the heck out and let me do my job lol. I understand if new players are scared but the only way to overcome it is to get in there and face your fears. It’s like life in general.

Apparently data miners have found out that average sanity, not an individual's sanity, is the deciding factor in ghost aggression.

Yea that makes sense.

[Mr. Fancy Pants. Bot.]

Honestly I think the ghost should be able to attack or go up to the van you shouldn't feel safe 100% guarantee anywhere. If light starts flickering. Or hear weird things. Have a device you can activate to keep it at bay from entering the van. Would be terrifying seeing light flicker in van and put up some kind of defence at entrance of van and have a ghost just staring at you litterally inches away. Yikes. It's just way to safe and easy. I'm sitting on hundereds of dollars because my friend runs exclusively van and refuses to step one foot into the building once we find the room.

It's just boring at that point because then leaves me to do ALL of the work by myself and be at risk. Don't even get to see him scared. So if I die. I don't have to replace anything he supplies ALL of the equipment. So there is litte to lose from either side. He is always safe so he never risks losing anything and if I die which is pretty rare then I have nothing to lose anyway. I think the van guy needs some danger at least for us inside the buildings amusement.

[Maria]

Escrito originalmente por The Tatorest of Tators:

Honestly I think the ghost should be able to attack or go up to the van you shouldn't feel safe 100% guarantee anywhere. If light starts flickering. Or hear weird things. Have a device you can activate to keep it at bay from entering the van. Would be terrifying seeing light flicker in van and put up some kind of defence at entrance of van and have a ghost just staring at you litterally inches away. Yikes. It's just way to safe and easy. I'm sitting on hundereds of dollars because my friend runs exclusively van and refuses to step one foot into the building once we find the room.

It's just boring at that point because then leaves me to do ALL of the work by myself and be at risk. Don't even get to see him scared. So if I die. I don't have to replace anything he supplies ALL of the equipment. So there is litte to lose from either side. He is always safe so he never risks losing anything and if I die which is pretty rare then I have nothing to lose anyway. I think the van guy needs some danger at least for us inside the buildings amusement.

One easy solution: Find someone else to play with, let him play with people who don't mind that sort of game style. :)

[BIӨMΣCHΛПӨID69]

Escrito originalmente por The Tatorest of Tators:

Honestly I think the ghost should be able to attack or go up to the van you shouldn't feel safe 100% guarantee anywhere. If light starts flickering. Or hear weird things. Have a device you can activate to keep it at bay from entering the van. Would be terrifying seeing light flicker in van and put up some kind of defence at entrance of van and have a ghost just staring at you litterally inches away. Yikes. It's just way to safe and easy. I'm sitting on hundereds of dollars because my friend runs exclusively van and refuses to step one foot into the building once we find the room.

It's just boring at that point because then leaves me to do ALL of the work by myself and be at risk. Don't even get to see him scared. So if I die. I don't have to replace anything he supplies ALL of the equipment. So there is litte to lose from either side. He is always safe so he never risks losing anything and if I die which is pretty rare then I have nothing to lose anyway. I think the van guy needs some danger at least for us inside the buildings amusement.

Find someone else to play with then. You sound like you're probably a fairly bossy and rude person to play with. Find other bossy/rude people to play with.

[SiEgE]

Escrito originalmente por The Tatorest of Tators:

Honestly I think the ghost should be able to attack or go up to the van you shouldn't feel safe 100% guarantee anywhere. If light starts flickering. Or hear weird things. Have a device you can activate to keep it at bay from entering the van. Would be terrifying seeing light flicker in van and put up some kind of defence at entrance of van and have a ghost just staring at you litterally inches away. Yikes. It's just way to safe and easy. I'm sitting on hundereds of dollars because my friend runs exclusively van and refuses to step one foot into the building once we find the room.

It's just boring at that point because then leaves me to do ALL of the work by myself and be at risk. Don't even get to see him scared. So if I die. I don't have to replace anything he supplies ALL of the equipment. So there is litte to lose from either side. He is always safe so he never risks losing anything and if I die which is pretty rare then I have nothing to lose anyway. I think the van guy needs some danger at least for us inside the buildings amusement.

There is already some damage - van dweller cannot contact with his teammates, and is stuck having all that information, with no ability to tell his teammates about it. He is also literally locked away from their teammates, because the front door is closed.

I use the van to feel safe, and get my head straight, so I think van's safety should not be touched.
When you're in the van - you're literally doing nothing, and preventing any progress on the ghost case, so the damage to teamplay is already enough for teammates to become angry at you.

[Pisaro]

Escrito originalmente por Forblaze:

Escrito originalmente por MrBaracu:

I dont get why people buy the game and just wanna stay in the van...
Too scared? Dont buy it.

Annoyed people want to stay in the van? Don't buy it.

Having a 'mission control' fits perfectly with the paranormal investigator aesthetic.

No, only the other way works. People just wanna stay all the time in the van? Get out of here an buy other games. This game is about ghost identify, "exploring" etc and not to stay in the van. NOBODY needs to stay in the van. Me an my friends clear all maps in 5-10 minutes without the van.

I mean, all people who stay in the van are to scared. Only because of that this people stay on the van, even when this people will say "im not scared".

I really hope we will get some updates that van boy will die in the game because of ghost attacks. Only then you can play the game correctly without only private lobbys.