Died in Haunting Mode/Hunt Without Flashing Lights

[n00bly]

Basically the lights starts flickering nonstop to tell the players a hunt is about to begin. After watching Markiplier's newest Phasmophobia video where he was killed even though the ghost wasn't hunting, I was confused. It also reminded me of my friend who claimed he's had a similar experience a while ago where a ghost manifested itself and killed him despite the fact that it wasn't hunting in the first place (his teammates later confirmed the door wasn't locked).

That got me thinking for the longest time whether this was a rare event or if it's an unintended feature. I'm also wondering if other players can testify to these claims because I haven't witnessed it myself and I'm skeptical.

[󠁳⁧⁧ N1ght_Gu4rd]

Never had such a thing happen to me in my 138 hours of playing. Must've been a hacker in the lobby. Ghosts cannot kill you during manifests.

[n00bly]

Then that might've been a bug in Markiplier's video.

But can a hunting phase start without the lights flickering?

[󠁳⁧⁧ N1ght_Gu4rd]

No, lights always flicker during hunts. Also, I think it would be a little too rare to be a bug. Have you got any link to that Markiplier's video? Seeing the video might help explain what happened.

[His Quivzness]

Originally posted by n00bly:

Then that might've been a bug in Markiplier's video.

But can a hunting phase start without the lights flickering?

Which video...? The december 15th one? Cos he only dies once and you clearly see the torch flickering before he gets cornered and dies.

[n00bly]

Originally posted by His Quivzness:

Originally posted by n00bly:

Then that might've been a bug in Markiplier's video.

But can a hunting phase start without the lights flickering?

Which video...? The december 15th one? Cos he only dies once and you clearly see the torch flickering before he gets cornered and dies.

https://youtu.be/OjCLYdnKfR8?t=1475

This video that was uploaded yesterday. I left a handy timestamp for y'all.

[His Quivzness]

So from waht i saw the hunt starts at 1:47 with flashing lights and then he dies at 2:06. Other than that he doesn't die in the video does he?

Your time stamp doesn't seem to work in steam. Just give us the time in the video you're talking about.

[n00bly]

Oh darnit, the link didn't come with the timestamp I set. Sorry about that. The death I was referencing to is at 24:39.

[His Quivzness]

Ah. i missed it because scanning through the clip he doesn't walk around as a ghost after. It just back to the whiteboard.

Hmm yes. Ghost shows itself non-hunting. Lights don't flash and then he dies. Don't think that's intended. Its supposed to only be able to kill after 3 seconds of light flashing. Seen people walk through ghost in first few seconds before. Must be a bug.

So to answer your initial question, no ghost SHOULDN"T kill you when just manifesting, but there does seem to be a bug. I've been able to find a few other posts where people have had similar experiences. Normally while showing off by running into manifesting ghost because they think they're safe.

[n00bly]

Thanks for the reply! At least now I won't need to think about this for a long time.

[󠁳⁧⁧ N1ght_Gu4rd]

Markiplier didn't have his own flashlight on. And as far as I remember, you don't see other people's flickering lights if they aren't holding the flashlight in their hand. So it probably was a normal hunt. Also, the way that ghost moved wasn't right if it was just a manifest. The ghost was flickering herself which also means that it was a hunt. Ghosts never flicker when they manifest.

[His Quivzness]

Originally posted by NoLifeGamer111:

Markiplier didn't have his own flashlight on. And as far as I remember, you don't see other people's flickering lights if they aren't holding the flashlight in their hand. So it probably was a normal hunt. Also, the way that ghost moved wasn't right if it was just a manifest. The ghost was flickering herself which also means that it was a hunt. Ghosts never flicker when they manifest.

Oh yeah thats true. I stand corrected.You might want to change the answer OP. I forgot about the flicker from other players thing.

[Wand]

Originally posted by NoLifeGamer111:

Never had such a thing happen to me in my 138 hours of playing. Must've been a hacker in the lobby. Ghosts cannot kill you during manifests.

I was killed by a ghost during a manifest , i was alone, maybe a bug but it's possible.

[n00bly]

Originally posted by NoLifeGamer111:

Markiplier didn't have his own flashlight on. And as far as I remember, you don't see other people's flickering lights if they aren't holding the flashlight in their hand. So it probably was a normal hunt. Also, the way that ghost moved wasn't right if it was just a manifest. The ghost was flickering herself which also means that it was a hunt. Ghosts never flicker when they manifest.

Teammate flashlights flicker when a hunt is on, even if it's in their inventory. And another thing, manifested ghosts can move towards you as if it's chasing you down like a normal hunt. I've had a few of those happen to me and when they come close enough, they disappear and will usually scream in your ear.

But since you pointed out the ghost was flashing, I have to agree it was a hunt, but just bugged since there was no heartbeat and lights were still on.