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Why are totems still spawning next to gens?

DwightsLifeMatters DwightsLifeMatters
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Just why? Is it that hard to add a requirement for totems like 

X = gens
Y = totems
Y spawn >= ??meters radius to X 

It's mental how devs keep totems spawning next to survivors main objective 

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  • Master Master

    Because the devs were to lazy to fix the actual hex mechanic and instead introduced hex:haunted grounds as a "fix".

  • DwightsLifeMatters DwightsLifeMatters
    Thaznar said:

    I agree, totem spawns are broken. Most of the time totem spawns right in front of me when the match is about to start and that is why all hex totems should work like Haunted Ground - 60 s after cleansing the totem to give them at least some advantage apart from Devour Hope and NOED.

    Same with this, they could easily add parameters that survivors don't spawn in front of totems aswell. It's mental. 
  • DwightsLifeMatters DwightsLifeMatters
    Master said:

    Because the devs were to lazy to fix the actual hex mechanic and instead introduced hex:haunted grounds as a "fix".

    It's insane how many band-aid fixes this game got right? Someone count how many in total? 
  • GodDamn_Angela GodDamn_Angela

    Agreed. Some times it works out in my favor as a Killer, as I can jump them as the Spirit since I KNOW someone is going to be cleansing my Ruin totem that was placed in the stupidest place, but most often the Survivors spawn next to it across the map so RIP Ruin.

    Hell, this would make Small Game a more worthwhile perk, for some playstyles, if totems weren't so easy to find/didn't spawn next to Survivors and Gens.

  • ReneAensland ReneAensland

    I'm so glad I'm not the only one with this problem.
    As soon as Ruin gets popped, my Dying Light survivor is about to get their assess tunneled.

  • Najemniczkas Najemniczkas
    GodDamn_Angela said:

    Agreed. Some times it works out in my favor as a Killer, as I can jump them as the Spirit since I KNOW someone is going to be cleansing my Ruin totem that was placed in the stupidest place, but most often the Survivors spawn next to it across the map so RIP Ruin.

    Hell, this would make Small Game a more worthwhile perk, for some playstyles, if totems weren't so easy to find/didn't spawn next to Survivors and Gens.

    People would still know spawn places, if they play long enough. So Small Game would still be pretty useless
  • Vietfox Vietfox

    @Najemniczkas said:
    GodDamn_Angela said:

    Agreed. Some times it works out in my favor as a Killer, as I can jump them as the Spirit since I KNOW someone is going to be cleansing my Ruin totem that was placed in the stupidest place, but most often the Survivors spawn next to it across the map so RIP Ruin.

    Hell, this would make Small Game a more worthwhile perk, for some playstyles, if totems weren't so easy to find/didn't spawn next to Survivors and Gens.

    People would still know spawn places, if they play long enough. So Small Game would still be pretty useless

    Yes, it's easy to guess where the totems are, but i still run Small Game because saves me a lot of time. The more time i spend in a match the more chances i got to get killed.
    It's also useful against the Trapper and Hag.

  • Najemniczkas Najemniczkas
    Vietfox said:

    @Najemniczkas said:
    GodDamn_Angela said:

    Agreed. Some times it works out in my favor as a Killer, as I can jump them as the Spirit since I KNOW someone is going to be cleansing my Ruin totem that was placed in the stupidest place, but most often the Survivors spawn next to it across the map so RIP Ruin.

    Hell, this would make Small Game a more worthwhile perk, for some playstyles, if totems weren't so easy to find/didn't spawn next to Survivors and Gens.

    People would still know spawn places, if they play long enough. So Small Game would still be pretty useless

    Yes, it's easy to guess where the totems are, but i still run Small Game because saves me a lot of time. The more time i spend in a match the more chances i got to get killed.
    It's also useful against the Trapper and Hag.

    But how many Hags and Trappers do you face? Because I don't run into them very much ;p
  • Vietfox Vietfox

    @Najemniczkas said:
    Vietfox said:

    @Najemniczkas said:

    GodDamn_Angela said:

    Agreed. Some times it works out in my favor as a Killer, as I can jump them as the Spirit since I KNOW someone is going to be cleansing my Ruin totem that was placed in the stupidest place, but most often the Survivors spawn next to it across the map so RIP Ruin.

Hell, this would make Small Game a more worthwhile perk, for some playstyles, if totems weren't so easy to find/didn't spawn next to Survivors and Gens.

    People would still know spawn places, if they play long enough. So Small Game would still be pretty useless

    Yes, it's easy to guess where the totems are, but i still run Small Game because saves me a lot of time. The more time i spend in a match the more chances i got to get killed.

    It's also useful against the Trapper and Hag.

    But how many Hags and Trappers do you face? Because I don't run into them very much ;p

    Well, on ps4 there aren't many nurses, so it's not that hard to see them. I just said that because it's nice that Small Game works for something else than totems.

  • Najemniczkas Najemniczkas
    Vietfox said:

    @Najemniczkas said:
    Vietfox said:

    @Najemniczkas said:

    GodDamn_Angela said:

    Agreed. Some times it works out in my favor as a Killer, as I can jump them as the Spirit since I KNOW someone is going to be cleansing my Ruin totem that was placed in the stupidest place, but most often the Survivors spawn next to it across the map so RIP Ruin.

Hell, this would make Small Game a more worthwhile perk, for some playstyles, if totems weren't so easy to find/didn't spawn next to Survivors and Gens.

    People would still know spawn places, if they play long enough. So Small Game would still be pretty useless

    Yes, it's easy to guess where the totems are, but i still run Small Game because saves me a lot of time. The more time i spend in a match the more chances i got to get killed.

    It's also useful against the Trapper and Hag.

    But how many Hags and Trappers do you face? Because I don't run into them very much ;p

    Well, on ps4 there aren't many nurses, so it's not that hard to see them. I just said that because it's nice that Small Game works for something else than totems.

    I understand that. Though, for me personally Detective's Hunch is a bit better than Small Game. Especially if you have map.
    Anyway, we're going kind od offtopic here :p
  • ReneAensland ReneAensland

    Ever tried Thrill of that Hunt?
    I don't know why, survivors DC a lot when it's active.

  • Vietfox Vietfox

    @ReneAensland said:
    Ever tried Thrill of that Hunt?
    I don't know why, survivors DC a lot when it's active.

    For real? I've never seen a survivor DCing because of TotH.
    I think TotH is a blessing when playing as a survivor, it summons the killer in a matter of seconds while the other ones can repair gens peacefully.

  • DwightsLifeMatters DwightsLifeMatters
    ReneAensland said:

    Ever tried Thrill of that Hunt?
    I don't know why, survivors DC a lot when it's active.

    Once u got a SWF group TofH is useless. Not even useless, u can get trolled a lot with that. Coordinated cleansing, cleans spamming so you lose track of an injured survivor etc. 
    TofH shouldn't be a hex totem imo 
  • ReneAensland ReneAensland

    @Vietfox said:

    @ReneAensland said:
    Ever tried Thrill of that Hunt?
    I don't know why, survivors DC a lot when it's active.

    For real? I've never seen a survivor DCing because of TotH.
    I think TotH is a blessing when playing as a survivor, it summons the killer in a matter of seconds while the other ones can repair gens peacefully.

    I don't know why...after a survivor is unhooked because I caught them near a totem they're so fixated they don't care being healed and continue to try and cleanse the totem.
    On their second down, they DC.

  • GodDamn_Angela GodDamn_Angela

    @Najemniczkas said:
    GodDamn_Angela said:

    Agreed. Some times it works out in my favor as a Killer, as I can jump them as the Spirit since I KNOW someone is going to be cleansing my Ruin totem that was placed in the stupidest place, but most often the Survivors spawn next to it across the map so RIP Ruin.

    Hell, this would make Small Game a more worthwhile perk, for some playstyles, if totems weren't so easy to find/didn't spawn next to Survivors and Gens.

    People would still know spawn places, if they play long enough. So Small Game would still be pretty useless

    Yeah true. I didn't even think about that.

    I might still run it since I suck at knowing exact spawn locations. >>

  • The_Crusader The_Crusader
    I got the lighthouse totem on blood lodge last night. Who on earth thought that was an acceptable totem spot?
  • Unnamed_Freak Unnamed_Freak

    @The_Crusader said:
    I got the lighthouse totem on blood lodge last night. Who on earth thought that was an acceptable totem spot?

    Ormond has a totem on top a hill, and sometimes there is a generator up there.

  • SmokePotion SmokePotion

    Ormond, and a couple of maps, have totem spawns on outside balconies.

    When your totem spawns there it's like a beacon for survivors.

    It's funny, totems seem to have actual spawn spots. Like when they spawn between a pair of tire piles, those little cubby holes in jungle gyms. But when I run my hex builds, most of my totems are out in the open, or next to gens. And most of the time, there will be 2-3 near eachother.

  • Speshul_Kitten Speshul_Kitten
    I think the most ridiculous part is when a survivor spawns right next to the totem. Had 2 games yesterday where a survivor spawned on top of a hill with the totem right there to their left. Even took a picture of one cause they were AFK

  • ReneAensland ReneAensland

    @The_Crusader said:
    I got the lighthouse totem on blood lodge last night. Who on earth thought that was an acceptable totem spot?

    Oof.

  • Acromio Acromio

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  • se05239 se05239

    @Master said:
    Because the devs were to lazy to fix the actual hex mechanic and instead introduced hex:haunted grounds as a "fix".

    This. The developers are Gods of Band-aid fixes. They rather not fix issues at their core.

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