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EVERY DBD PLAYER SHOULD READ THIS!!!

taboosouls taboosouls
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Hi, I'm a Dead by Daylight player and psychologist. A few gameplay tips for your mental health. - deadbydaylight
https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/60j6se/hi_im_a_dead_by_daylight_player_and_psychologist

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  • dbd900bach dbd900bach
    I think this could be very useful to a lot of people but it's not for me. I'm a pretty chill player, yes I get frustrated but I don't rage or feel humiliated. Like everyone says it's just a game.
  • Silas Silas

    If people allow the game to disrupt their personal life then they do need to see a psychologist. Overall though, that was some pretty good tips. Something those toxic players definitely need to read.

  • ACoolName ACoolName

    nice m8 really accurate and helpful. + 1000

  • mintchapstick mintchapstick

    I remember reading that post a while ago. Nice post, people can take some things away from it Though this is an incredibly contradictory statement & makes me doubt if the poster is actually what they said they are:

    You can’t control that, or change them, so accept it as a certainty. Try not to read into why they do things - accept them for what they are – like an Evil Dwight. There are evil survivors that just want to loop: accept them as evil loopers and rationalize their gameplay style as an effective one, and rationalize over a new strategy. If the strategy fails, the strategy fails, not you.

    You can't say other someone & describe them as "evil" (which is very black & white and VERY othering) and also rationalize their effective gameplay in one breath.

  • DepravedKiller DepravedKiller

    Good break down and thanks for sharing, I personally don't think of the game this way but i hate to hear if other players do.

  • Runiver Runiver

    @mintchapstick said:
    I remember reading that post a while ago. Nice post, people can take some things away from it Though this is an incredibly contradictory statement & makes me doubt if the poster is actually what they said they are:

    You can’t control that, or change them, so accept it as a certainty. Try not to read into why they do things - accept them for what they are – like an Evil Dwight. There are evil survivors that just want to loop: accept them as evil loopers and rationalize their gameplay style as an effective one, and rationalize over a new strategy. If the strategy fails, the strategy fails, not you.

    You can't say other someone & describe them as "evil" (which is very black & white and VERY othering) and also rationalize their effective gameplay in one breath.

    "Evil Dwight" is a meme. It doesn't truly mean "Evil", just check it out on google. There's a steam guide about it.

    In any case, a decent read, as a psychologist myself, too.

    As a matter of fact tho, it's not entirely right. You can also lose due to yourself, not solely to the strategy. Rationalizing through lies won't help you to get through things, especially if you're very aware that you're part of your own failure.

    My advices are pretty simple :

    • Play according to your mood.
    • When things are turning badly and you get overly emotional (Aka raging after not being able to catch a survivor, failing an earned hit, failing a chainsaw, and such), stay calm and do the best thing you should do in that situation. I personally loved to play Huntress and her Lullaby in that regards, which helps a lot to re-focus on the game itself rather than on your emotions.
    • Don't let the addiction get to you when you feel stressed. Even tho there's not definite rule about this, the way to go is usually the following : if you hesitate to stop, you probably should.
    • Don't forget that quitting is an option. Not to be abused, obviously, but if you feel like stopping the game, you should definitely do so.
  • powerbats powerbats

    @dbd900bach said:
    I think this could be very useful to a lot of people but it's not for me. I'm a pretty chill player, yes I get frustrated but I don't rage or feel humiliated. Like everyone says it's just a game.

    I'm the same way, I might take a gander at it though and being a Libra helps as well.

  • dbd900bach dbd900bach
    Im a Capricorn 
  • taboosouls taboosouls
    mintchapstick said:

    I remember reading that post a while ago. Nice post, people can take some things away from it Though this is an incredibly contradictory statement & makes me doubt if the poster is actually what they said they are:

    You can’t control that, or change them, so accept it as a certainty. Try not to read into why they do things - accept them for what they are – like an Evil Dwight. There are evil survivors that just want to loop: accept them as evil loopers and rationalize their gameplay style as an effective one, and rationalize over a new strategy. If the strategy fails, the strategy fails, not you.

    You can't say other someone & describe them as "evil" (which is very black & white and VERY othering) and also rationalize their effective gameplay in one breath.

    He's saying it the context of the survivor being a "evil Dwight" for loop but he's doesn't mean literally. Plus he also states that is that particular players style he even states "rationalize their gameplay as and effective one." That comment alone proves he not literally meaning he's evil he's speaking from a play of what these type of of people think.


  • taboosouls taboosouls
    Runiver said:

    @mintchapstick said:
    I remember reading that post a while ago. Nice post, people can take some things away from it Though this is an incredibly contradictory statement & makes me doubt if the poster is actually what they said they are:

    You can’t control that, or change them, so accept it as a certainty. Try not to read into why they do things - accept them for what they are – like an Evil Dwight. There are evil survivors that just want to loop: accept them as evil loopers and rationalize their gameplay style as an effective one, and rationalize over a new strategy. If the strategy fails, the strategy fails, not you.

    You can't say other someone & describe them as "evil" (which is very black & white and VERY othering) and also rationalize their effective gameplay in one breath.

    "Evil Dwight" is a meme. It doesn't truly mean "Evil", just check it out on google. There's a steam guide about it.

    In any case, a decent read, as a psychologist myself, too.

    As a matter of fact tho, it's not entirely right. You can also lose due to yourself, not solely to the strategy. Rationalizing through lies won't help you to get through things, especially if you're very aware that you're part of your own failure.

    My advices are pretty simple :

    • Play according to your mood.
    • When things are turning badly and you get overly emotional (Aka raging after not being able to catch a survivor, failing an earned hit, failing a chainsaw, and such), stay calm and do the best thing you should do in that situation. I personally loved to play Huntress and her Lullaby in that regards, which helps a lot to re-focus on the game itself rather than on your emotions.
    • Don't let the addiction get to you when you feel stressed. Even tho there's not definite rule about this, the way to go is usually the following : if you hesitate to stop, you probably should.
    • Don't forget that quitting is an option. Not to be abused, obviously, but if you feel like stopping the game, you should definitely do so.
    Well as u know not all psychologist think alike or have the same opinions but your a very helpful and valid as well. Thank you!
  • EpicFailTryHard EpicFailTryHard
    Runiver said:

    @mintchapstick said:
    I remember reading that post a while ago. Nice post, people can take some things away from it Though this is an incredibly contradictory statement & makes me doubt if the poster is actually what they said they are:

    You can’t control that, or change them, so accept it as a certainty. Try not to read into why they do things - accept them for what they are – like an Evil Dwight. There are evil survivors that just want to loop: accept them as evil loopers and rationalize their gameplay style as an effective one, and rationalize over a new strategy. If the strategy fails, the strategy fails, not you.

    You can't say other someone & describe them as "evil" (which is very black & white and VERY othering) and also rationalize their effective gameplay in one breath.

    "Evil Dwight" is a meme. It doesn't truly mean "Evil", just check it out on google. There's a steam guide about it.

    In any case, a decent read, as a psychologist myself, too.

    As a matter of fact tho, it's not entirely right. You can also lose due to yourself, not solely to the strategy. Rationalizing through lies won't help you to get through things, especially if you're very aware that you're part of your own failure.

    My advices are pretty simple :

    • Play according to your mood.
    • When things are turning badly and you get overly emotional (Aka raging after not being able to catch a survivor, failing an earned hit, failing a chainsaw, and such), stay calm and do the best thing you should do in that situation. I personally loved to play Huntress and her Lullaby in that regards, which helps a lot to re-focus on the game itself rather than on your emotions.
    • Don't let the addiction get to you when you feel stressed. Even tho there's not definite rule about this, the way to go is usually the following : if you hesitate to stop, you probably should.
    • Don't forget that quitting is an option. Not to be abused, obviously, but if you feel like stopping the game, you should definitely do so.


  • only1biggs only1biggs

    @Runiver said:

    @mintchapstick said:
    I remember reading that post a while ago. Nice post, people can take some things away from it Though this is an incredibly contradictory statement & makes me doubt if the poster is actually what they said they are:

    You can’t control that, or change them, so accept it as a certainty. Try not to read into why they do things - accept them for what they are – like an Evil Dwight. There are evil survivors that just want to loop: accept them as evil loopers and rationalize their gameplay style as an effective one, and rationalize over a new strategy. If the strategy fails, the strategy fails, not you.

    You can't say other someone & describe them as "evil" (which is very black & white and VERY othering) and also rationalize their effective gameplay in one breath.

    "Evil Dwight" is a meme. It doesn't truly mean "Evil", just check it out on google. There's a steam guide about it.

    In any case, a decent read, as a psychologist myself, too.

    As a matter of fact tho, it's not entirely right. You can also lose due to yourself, not solely to the strategy. Rationalizing through lies won't help you to get through things, especially if you're very aware that you're part of your own failure.

    My advices are pretty simple :

    • Play according to your mood.
    • When things are turning badly and you get overly emotional (Aka raging after not being able to catch a survivor, failing an earned hit, failing a chainsaw, and such), stay calm and do the best thing you should do in that situation. I personally loved to play Huntress and her Lullaby in that regards, which helps a lot to re-focus on the game itself rather than on your emotions.
    • Don't let the addiction get to you when you feel stressed. Even tho there's not definite rule about this, the way to go is usually the following : if you hesitate to stop, you probably should.
    • Don't forget that quitting is an option. Not to be abused, obviously, but if you feel like stopping the game, you should definitely do so.

    Another psychologist huh? Must be why I like your posts so much.

    These tips might help people like @SaltyKiller and @weirdkid5

  • weirdkid5 weirdkid5
    only1biggs said:

    @Runiver said:

    @mintchapstick said:
    I remember reading that post a while ago. Nice post, people can take some things away from it Though this is an incredibly contradictory statement & makes me doubt if the poster is actually what they said they are:

    You can’t control that, or change them, so accept it as a certainty. Try not to read into why they do things - accept them for what they are – like an Evil Dwight. There are evil survivors that just want to loop: accept them as evil loopers and rationalize their gameplay style as an effective one, and rationalize over a new strategy. If the strategy fails, the strategy fails, not you.

    You can't say other someone & describe them as "evil" (which is very black & white and VERY othering) and also rationalize their effective gameplay in one breath.

    "Evil Dwight" is a meme. It doesn't truly mean "Evil", just check it out on google. There's a steam guide about it.

    In any case, a decent read, as a psychologist myself, too.

    As a matter of fact tho, it's not entirely right. You can also lose due to yourself, not solely to the strategy. Rationalizing through lies won't help you to get through things, especially if you're very aware that you're part of your own failure.

    My advices are pretty simple :

    • Play according to your mood.
    • When things are turning badly and you get overly emotional (Aka raging after not being able to catch a survivor, failing an earned hit, failing a chainsaw, and such), stay calm and do the best thing you should do in that situation. I personally loved to play Huntress and her Lullaby in that regards, which helps a lot to re-focus on the game itself rather than on your emotions.
    • Don't let the addiction get to you when you feel stressed. Even tho there's not definite rule about this, the way to go is usually the following : if you hesitate to stop, you probably should.
    • Don't forget that quitting is an option. Not to be abused, obviously, but if you feel like stopping the game, you should definitely do so.

    Another psychologist huh? Must be why I like your posts so much.

    These tips might help people like @SaltyKiller and @weirdkid5

    Kek I embrace my rage. Plus me and @Runiver are pretty good buddies. Funny because I actually butt heads with a lot of American psychologists (mostly cause American psychologists are out of their minds themselves. Good thing Runiver isn't an American psychologist lel). This advice is sound for anyone that actually breaks things when they play games, which I do not.

    Well. Unless it's Mortal Kombat. Literally the only game to ever make me break things.
  • Raccoon Raccoon

    I believe you.

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