Killers are always the idiots in Dead by Daylight. No matter what they do, in the end, they will be insulted. Cortyn can sing a song about it.
In the last few months, I have been playing Dead by Daylight more frequently. A lot as a Survivor (with friends) but also plenty as a Killer. As a Survivor, I usually rank 1, and as a Killer somewhere between rank 6 and 4 – so not a “super pro,” but already in the upper region. And that’s when the game simply stops being fun.
Currently, there is a problem in the Dead by Daylight community – an acute lack of Killers. Although Killers were buffed some time ago, they are losing interest in the game. And that is not because of the game itself, but because of the Survivors.
Because Survivors complain about the Killer after every match. They say he played “unfairly.” Especially “camping” is frowned upon, where the Killer waits at the hook where a Survivor is already hanging nearby. However, many players forget that the Killer has earned this advantage. He now has a “hostage” on the hook and can patrol the surrounding generators – only this way can he ensure that the Survivors do not escape.
The YouTuber TydeTyme, known for his numerous streams and guide videos on Dead by Daylight, articulates the problem accurately. When he was called a “camper” by people from his stream in a video, he lost control. In a nearly 20-minute video, he passionately explains what he thinks of Survivors and their demands. (Bonus points for the girlfriend who has to hold back to avoid bursting into laughter.)
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He immediately runs to the other end of the map once he hooks someone
He does not chase anyone who has just been rescued – because that would be “tunneling” and “not nice”
He gives the Survivors time to heal
He does not hook anyone who would then die
Excessive Altruism Leads to Swift Death
The Survivors behave excessively altruistically, throwing away their own lives far too quickly and then complaining to the Killer that he has caught them all. Instead of leaving a teammate on the meat hook for a few seconds so that the Killer can distance himself, they immediately run away – often right through the Killer’s field of vision.
The new perk “We’re Gonna Live Forever” only adds to the problem. Because it guarantees that a Survivor earns a lot of bonus points when rescuing someone from the hook – so everyone wants to be the first.
Usually, it looks like this: You casually carry your first downed Survivor to the hook and already hear the footsteps of the others rushing in like a swarm.
Now I have the choice:
Should I simply run away from the hook, knowing that several of them are here? Then I give them the rescue, a lot of points, and throw my earned advantage overboard just so the Survivors can have fun.
Or do I stay and mow them down one by one because they are so greedy for the rescue points that they forget all caution.
Plague or Cholera – Survivors Always Have Something to Complain About the Killer
But no matter what I decide – at the end of the match, as a Killer, I’m always insulted. I am either a “camper” or a “piece of trash noob”.
If I left the hook immediately and the Survivors escaped because of that: “Lol, Killer is a noob, l2p”
If I knock them down one by one because they come at me like moths to a flame: “Killer is a camper faggot, enjoy your report” – Not to mention that you can’t be reported for camping because there are even perks that enhance this playstyle.
Surely not all Survivors are like that, but with 4 players per match, the probability is high that at least one will open their mouth. And the problem is so severe that many Killers have simply lost interest.
To put it mildly: I’m fed up with the whining of Survivors. I share TydeTyme’s view and no longer see it as my job to provide the Survivors with a game where they have fun by their standards while I don’t. I will still not be “face camping”. But when I see someone rushing in immediately? Oh, by the Nether, I will cheerfully throw an axe in that person’s back. Or ram a claw in their neck. Or stab a knife in their chest … You get what I mean.
My desired solution to the problem? Killers and Survivors should not be able to write in the same chat at the end of a round. This way, I would miss the 5% nice people who thank for an exciting game or discuss cool moments, but the 95% matches where I get scolded at the end would be spared.
Or to conclude with the words of TydeTyme: “You need me. Without Killers, you have no game. And my job is to kill the Survivors – not to ensure that you all go home with infinite points.”
