How do you play vs. stealth killers

vanil92

As in the topic.
When I can hear them I'm able to win games. When I don't I rarely do.
Premonition won't help me, as I am too bad to notice the icon flashing.
What can I do, to improve my chances of winning?

vanil92

By stealth I mean not only invisible killers, but these which cannot be sensed (heartbeats/music/else).

Khalednazari

The perk that lights up is Spine Chill, not Premonition. Premonition gives you a sound notification. Premonition is still better than Spine Chill. As a survivor, you will not always escape, because the outcome also depends on your other teammates. The best you can try to do in any situation is to score as much points as you can and try to pip so you rank up.

Also, you can hear the footsteps of stealth killers like Freddy and Myers if they are too close. 

Orion

Premonition, eyeballs, ears... the list goes on.

Master

You only need to pay attentions to your environment. THird person is all you need basically, you have a suround view at any time, you dont even need sound for that, but sound is another powerful tool

Weederick

Sprintburst counters stealth killers. It also counters every other killer.

Blueberry

Open eyes, use sprint burst, spine chill/premonition if bad eyes

Blueberry

@Khalednazari said:
The perk that lights up is Spine Chill, not Premonition. Premonition gives you a sound notification. Premonition is still better than Spine Chill. As a survivor, you will not always escape, because the outcome also depends on your other teammates. The best you can try to do in any situation is to score as much points as you can and try to pip so you rank up.

Also, you can hear the footsteps of stealth killers like Freddy and Myers if they are too close. 

I'd argue spine chill is way better.

HellDescent

Pay attention. You have 3rd pov, use it to your advantage.There's always object of obsession if you are brave enough, which won't work against tier 1 Myers

Kamikaze_Rose

@Weederick said:
Sprintburst counters stealth killers. It also counters every other killer.

Not when Nurse and Billy have infinite Sprint Burst.

Weederick

@Kamikaze_Rose said:

@Weederick said:
Sprintburst counters stealth killers. It also counters every other killer.

Not when Nurse and Billy have infinite Sprint Burst.

Sprintburst is the strongest counter against billy. If you have trouble with billy, use that perk (please dont). Its not worth to chainsaw after a sprintbursting survivor.
Nurse ... can deal with it. As always

Mister_xD

i think you are talking about killers from the tracker cathegory here. killers who have it easy to find survivors (usually stealthy killers).
the strength of these killers is to find you, but hunting is their big weakness. when these killers are chasing you, they are usually the commen w+m1 killer, without any big strengths. just make sure that you have a pallet / window around you and when they start to chase you, use that in order to get away.
do not try to be stealthy against these killers, as they will probaply still find you.

Rebel_Raven

Play stealthily yourself. Keep an eye out. 
Only play bold when someone else is being chased, but at the same time be as far away from the chase/killer as possible. 

Boss

Gonna repeat others by saying this, but it's true...
Learn to effectively use your eyes and ears.
I can't put it any more nicely than that, after a month of playing i never touched Premonition again.

DarkWo1f997

Wave your arms and appear to be a bigger threat than you are, they will either become confused or afraid. 

Esheon

Keep your eyes open and your camera moving. If you're out in the open, pan the camera around 360 degrees and look for the killer. If you're in an enclosed area, switch the camera back and forth between any possible entrances the killer could come through. Keep doing this unless you know for sure it's not a stealthy killer.

Scouting is important. I don't mean creeping around until you see the killer, i mean using the clues you're given to make an educated guess at what you're facing. Your real stealth killers are Myers, Spirit, Pig, and M&A Hag. Freddy and Wraith have to announce their presence and then wait several seconds before they can even hit you, so I don't even think of them as really being "stealthy".

Essentially, you try to narrow down the possible killers by observing the match. Most of the killers have sound cues (chainsaw, blink, trap triggers, the Spirit's "whoosh", etc). Two have visible props that you're likely to see as your camera pans around while loading in. Three have effects that show on the status bar. Or, you could just run Alert and see which killer it is the first time they break something.

Once you know which killer you're going against, you can plan your escape routes accordingly.

Against stealth killers that can jumpscare grab you (not Freddy or Wraith), don't repair a gen on a side that that forces you to sit by a blind corner (you're just asking them to come around the corner and grab you). Use your third-person camera to look around corners before you walk out. Watch for disturbed grass or Wraith shimmer. Listen for footsteps, haunting, and heavy breathing.

Premonition, Spine Chill, and Alert are all useful against stealthy killers, but they are NOT necessary. Sprint Burst is VERY useful against stealthy killers. By definition, a stealthy killer will be able to get closer to you before you notice they're there. Sprint Burst will allow you to get away from them without being hit. Since most stealthy killers are slower they're more likely to break the gen and keep hunting rather than try to catch up to a sprinter.

Also, if you've seen a jigsaw box you should just assume that the red-shirted person crouching toward you is NOT Meg.