As a new player, these are the things i don't like
I know the basics of the game. I am trying to loop killer etc. But sometimes hiding is the most fun thing for me. When i think i outsmart killer when i hide. It turns out the killer have perks to show where the survivors are. In my opinion any kind of killer perk that show where are the survivors is ridiculous. As a new player when i got spotted like that is nightmare. I am open to suggestions too, how can i avoid those kind of situations. For example
I am doing my generator on a building 2nd floor and my friend got hooked. Then heartbeat is rising and i think killer just passing by. But the killers know where i am because of the perk and i got no chance...
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Distortion is a Jeff Johansson perk that hides auras, you might like it.
Boon: Shadow Step and Off The Record also have the ability to block aura reading.
To build off what Iron_Cutlass said I want to sing the praises of Distortion - it's great at hiding auras but fundamentally it's also an information perk. What a killer is doing when it goes off tells you one or more of their perks.
Start of the match? Lethal Pursuer.
Hooked survivor? BBQ and Chilli.
Kicked a gen? Nowhere to Hide.
Entered the exit gate area? Blood Warden.
Jeff is half off right now, for 4500 Iridescent Shards, and his other two perks - Aftercare and Breakdown - are also solid. If you dislike aura-reading perks, Distortion will basically remove them from play.
I pity you new players with all the perks that exist nowadays. When I started there were like 4 aura perks in total and also a lot less to learn.
Like the people in the posts above said: Distortion from Jeff Johansen is a great perk. It has 3 tokens at the beginning of the match and every time the killer would see your aura you will stay hidden, leave no scratch marks for 10s and lose one token. You regain tokens by being hidden in the killer's terror radius. Even more experienced players use this.
Off The Record from Zarina Kassir is also a good perk. It helps you when you get unhooked by making you completely silent, having endurance and hiding your aura for 80s. (keep in mind endurance is lost when healing, doing gens etc).
Boon: Shadowstep from Mikaela Reid let's you bless a dull totem. Inside its radius your aura and scratch marks will be hidden.
If you don't have those perks it takes some time to get used to guessing what perks the killer might have. A difficult task for a new player but the more you face certain perks the better and sooner you will notice them an can act accordingly.
The killer finds you at the start? Lethal Pursuer.
The killer comes to you after a hook? BBQ (hint: you can hide in lockers before the hook. It will hide your aura. Just count to 6 after hear the sound effect before leaving)
The killer comes to you when healing near him? Nurse's Calling.
The killer finds you after kicking a Gen? Nowhere to hide. (here it just helps to go into lockers and hope they don't check them, or leave the area until they leave again)
There are many different aura perks nowadays and I really recommend Distortion as it also tells you what perks the killer has by hiding you.
The more advanced version of this would be Object of Obsession from Laurie Strode which gives you the same information but does not hide you and even shows you to the killer every 30s.
General tip: Do not be afraid of the killer. If you get chased try to last als long as possible. Hiding is nice, but there will be the time where you need to be good in chase. Try to do all aspects of the game.
All excellent advice.
I'd also recommend playing killer yourself on occasion, maybe a few games when the bloodpoint rewards are 100%. It will give you insight into what the killer is thinking, how they track players, and when their auras activate/provide value.
I always play whichever is offering more BP... which seems to have made me a killer main... but its surprising how well I do at my level as survivor just by virtue of the fact I understand what the killer is trying to do and how their powers/perks actually work.
I'd also consider going for this gem of a build if you like hiding:
https://youtu.be/UsV2fBv0UOk https://youtu.be/GIb-knL8iAkGood luck 🤘😁🤘
also very important! Even if you don't own certain killers it can help to watch a tutorial on them just to understand how they work.
Thanks for all advice. Today some 2,500 hours playtime "allies" trolled me because im new. But seeing all your help here is a reason not to delete game :)
Hang in there kiddo. The new player experience is really something in DBD.