Anyone else think EMF 5 is hard to get?

[Azakiel]

When finding the ghost room I try to get it to interact by saying "give us a sign", "show yourself" and things like that. Sometimes I get EMF 5 fast by luck, or it takes a really long time to get it.

So when me and my friends only find 2 evidences, and EMF 5 may be one of the last evidence we always choose that as the last evidence and we get it right 95% of the time.

[Kelrycor]

I have no issues getting them. Ghost writings are more "random" if you ask me.
For EMF5 you have to work a little bit, which is fine for me.

I have an EMF reader always placed near the books or items in the assumed ghost room/the area the ghost is most active. Don't hesitate to drop some more items around it to give the ghost a bigger chance to interact near it.
Whenever I hear doors moving, item drops, window knockings out of the EMF reader range, I quickly grab the EMF reader and move it to the ghost activity area to see if it is only an EMF2/3 or an EMF5 reading. Afterwards I drop the EMF reader into my designated "item pile" again.
This way I get the EMF5 evidence pretty well. if you don't get an EMF5 after about 10 signals, you can go for no evidence on that usually.

When you have a ouija board, you have unlimited interaction whenever you need one with every question. Use sanity questions at a safe spot. They cost the less sanity per question. Ask at least 5 times, usually you should get one EMF5 reading with it.

If you play not Nightmare mode, you also have the activity board. Though it does not give you a solid EMF5 evidence, seeing exact +5 peaks will give you a hint to a possible EMF5 ghost. The more often you see those exact +5 spikes, the bigger the chance it is really an EMF5 ghost.

[banan gaming]

no

[Sunshine]

I think it is fine as it is right now. It was WAY too easy in the past. Right now it requires more patience and determination... and risk taking. I think that's good.

[FlyingRedFlag]

EMF 5 is just a 25% change to replace EMF 2/3 and doesn't indicate actual ghost activity and even shows as a 4 in the van which I still have people get confused about.

It's easy to get EMF5.
Just pile up everything in the ghost room on top of the EMF reader and every interaction except doors and windows will give an emf reading that'll always be picked up and not missed. It's a bit of a cheese strat but it works wonders.

[Agarillobob]

yea like above commenter said its 25% chance for 2/3

so every thrown object every door movement every fingerprint has a chance.
obvs if its bad ghost or bad place you can get screwed, BUT if you already have 2 evidence and EMF is the last, you can just go for the ghost initial behaviour to determine if it even can be an EMF ghost or X out the evidence that surely won´t be right

[Fiat Punto]

Originally posted by Hubjump:

EMF 5 is just a 25% change to replace EMF 2/3 and doesn't indicate actual ghost activity and even shows as a 4 in the van which I still have people get confused about.

It's easy to get EMF5.
Just pile up everything in the ghost room on top of the EMF reader and every interaction except doors and windows will give an emf reading that'll always be picked up and not missed. It's a bit of a cheese strat but it works wonders.

+1
It's pure RNG.

[Jimmy Hunter]

Writing and DOTS is typically much harder to get to trigger than EMF 5. Pile some stuff near it or just keep it in hand and check anytime you hear a door open, item move, or a window knock. You've got 30~ seconds to bring it near it to check, and you'll know instantly since that nice little red light at the end will be lit up. It even gives off a lovely tone that's distinct when you land that EMF 5 that you can hear from a good distance.

If you have a Ouiji Board, you can also ask it low sanity drain questions like "How old are you", or "How many people did you kill" for multiple EMF 5 attempts.

[MrMordekaiser]

keep i mind you can just have someone check the activity log in the truck regularly, if theres jumps in increments of five then there it is, ive used the truck log to gain that evidence cause it takes forever with the emf reader, and so far its been spot on everytime

[Jimmy Hunter]

Originally posted by NecromanceroverEarth:

keep i mind you can just have someone check the activity log in the truck regularly, if theres jumps in increments of five then there it is, ive used the truck log to gain that evidence cause it takes forever with the emf reader, and so far its been spot on everytime

EMF goes off as soon as the interaction occurs if you're near the activity. Odds are you will be much closer to the interaction than the Truck.

[MrMordekaiser]

Originally posted by Jimmy Hunter:

Originally posted by NecromanceroverEarth:

keep i mind you can just have someone check the activity log in the truck regularly, if theres jumps in increments of five then there it is, ive used the truck log to gain that evidence cause it takes forever with the emf reader, and so far its been spot on everytime

EMF goes off as soon as the interaction occurs if you're near the activity. Odds are you will be much closer to the interaction than the Truck.

yeah but with 3 or 4 people youve usually got at least one person going back and forth for equipment and checking cameras

[CoyoteTraveller]

I used to be a big proponent of leaning on the truck, but it has been getting harder lately. One thing that might be useful - the EMF reader puts off different volume based on what the reading is. The tone is the same, but higher numbers are louder. If you leave an EMF reader lying around where the ghost is acting up, you'll develop a sense for "hey, that was louder than normal, I should go look at what the reading was".

[Pids]

I have had the EMF reader in my hand when killed by a ghost, the reading was a 3 or 4. End of the game when my friends and I cant get an emf 5 reading or any other evidence we guess and lo and behold its a ghost that requires EMF 5.

My point is EMF 5 is inconsistent at best. if I die to a ghost that has emf 5 as evidence and the reader doesn't say EMF 5 as I am choked to death then its broken. Same goes for ghost writing there needs to be a better way to get Writing as evidence.

[Sunshine]

Originally posted by PIDS:

I have had the EMF reader in my hand when killed by a ghost, the reading was a 3 or 4. End of the game when my friends and I cant get an emf 5 reading or any other evidence we guess and lo and behold its a ghost that requires EMF 5.

My point is EMF 5 is inconsistent at best. if I die to a ghost that has emf 5 as evidence and the reader doesn't say EMF 5 as I am choked to death then its broken. Same goes for ghost writing there needs to be a better way to get Writing as evidence.

No it is not. Why must it show EMF5 when you get killed? Is this a rule somehow?

EMF5 simply requires patience and luck. Bait the ghost into interactions (candles, doors, books, ...) and you will soon have an EMF5 if it is an EMF5 ghost.

You're expecting results without doing what is necessary. This is a you-problem.

[Agarillobob]

Originally posted by PIDS:

I have had the EMF reader in my hand when killed by a ghost, the reading was a 3 or 4. End of the game when my friends and I cant get an emf 5 reading or any other evidence we guess and lo and behold its a ghost that requires EMF 5.

My point is EMF 5 is inconsistent at best. if I die to a ghost that has emf 5 as evidence and the reader doesn't say EMF 5 as I am choked to death then its broken. Same goes for ghost writing there needs to be a better way to get Writing as evidence.

during a hunt there will never be EMF5
and EMF4 reading will never trigger EMF5
only EMF2/3 readings have a chance to trigger EMF5 (25% chance)

hunt or ghost event NULLIFIES your chances of getting EMF5 reading it CANNOT be triggered and it s NOT broken it was programmed to be that way

[perfectevil]

Originally posted by NOR Kenny:

When finding the ghost room I try to get it to interact by saying "give us a sign", "show yourself" and things like that. Sometimes I get EMF 5 fast by luck, or it takes a really long time to get it.

So when me and my friends only find 2 evidences, and EMF 5 may be one of the last evidence we always choose that as the last evidence and we get it right 95% of the time.

Every single evidence (pretty random and it's awesome, imho) sometimes hard to get, but I mean runs for 10 mins max, so my GF and I sometimes just rule the last one out, looking at ghost's behavior. Most of the time we play on Pro, but at this point it is the same as Nightmare