The EGC: Counterplay & Balance Suggestions
Prologue: The EGC Concerns & Overview
The EGC is an event where the survivor is on a 2 minute clock to escape or die trying. While the timer is ticking, you will have to open one of the two Exit Gates or attempt to find the Hatch if you have a key that can open it.
In most circumstances, you will have to open the Exit Gates and escape, but it's easily said than done.
Most player think the EGC is a free sacrifice to the killer, but that's not always the case if you're somewhat lucky! To escape, follow these tactics in order to have the greatest chance of success! 😁
Tactics
Scouting: Exit Gate Spawns
As the Trial plays out, look at the Exit Gate spawns. This can help you plan ahead in the event your team fails to complete their objective.
Rush Method:
Exit Gates spawned too close? Try opening the Exit Gate furthest from the killer to give yourself great chance to escape!
Keep in mind this is incredibly risky, but it's your only shot when the Exit Gates spawn too close!
This works because the killer has to walk from the hatch to one of the Exit Gates, and if the killer picks incorrectly, that's more than enough time to escape. 😁
Stealth Method:
This one is quite complicated, but for starters, don't attempt the Rush Method if the Exit Gates are far apart from each other because the Stealth Method gives you a better chance to escape. 👌
1.) You want to position yourself just within 8 to 16 meters to the Exit Gate. Make sure you accomplish this before 50% of the EGC expires.
2.) When the killer leaves your Exit Gate, begin to open the Exit Gate but make sure you stop the progress meter when it's underneath the "E" in "Open Escape". Then go back to your hiding position and wait for the killer to repeat their patrol cycle. This prevents the Exit Gate from flashing a red warning light and giving away your position!
3.) Once the killer leaves your Exit Gate, begin to open the Exit Gate and attempt your escape! If the EGC timer is flashing before you started opening the Exit Gate, you wasted to much time, you're good as dead! 😕
If you done all of these steps correctly, you show have a high escape chance. Remember that your escape chance is dependent on your execution.
Here's a video on proper execution:
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EGC Balance
Counterplay doesn't mean it's balanced, the EGC is severely in the killer's favor. Don't get me wrong, the killer should have the advantage, but the survivors odds should never be impossible because at that point, why add the EGC? You minus well at that point just have the Enitity sacrifice you as soon as the killer closes the Hatch. 😕
Here's my suggestions to make the EGC more fair to the survivor:
- Add more LoS blockers around the Exit Gates, this prevents killers from standing at a vantage point and keeping both Exit Gates under surveillance.
- Have a maximum and minimum Exit Gate spawn distance that's dependent on the killer's mobility. Distance should be enough for the survivor to get the Exit Gate to around 75% if the killer leaves their Exit Gate then comes back.
- Hatch should always spawn away from the Exit Gates to make both the Rush Method and Stealth Method viable.
- Defensive killers that prevent the survivor from opening the Exit Gates without being detected shouldn't be allowed to place their traps near the Exit Gate switch. These killers are: Trapper and Demogorgon. The other defensive killers have enough counterplay to avoid getting detected by their traps.
Epilogue: Final Thoughts
That's basically it for my EGC suggestions — just make it more fair to the survivor while the killer still has the advantage. Hopefully, you will agree with me and understand how to escape when the situation looks dire! 😁🤗
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