Akumakaji

Okay, everyone said their piece. Now don't gang up on OP and continue with your snide remarks, I'm pretty sure that OP by now realize that firecrackers are the weakest of blinding sources and that his question got questioned itself fairly often.

in Crackers (Lunar New Year) is a Way BHVR supporting Survivor Bullying Killer Comment by Akumakaji February 1, 2022

Hmm something is up: on my dozen or so survivor games today I versed Billy 3 times! #########! There are weeks we're you don't see that many Billies, so that one confused the heck outame.

in What's wrong with Billy Comment by Akumakaji February 1, 2022

Yes.

in Oni or Spirit? Comment by Akumakaji February 1, 2022

I was once called out when I said it was a form of grieving when a downed survivor has no hope of escaping through the gate the hatch is closed and they crawl in a corner just to spite you and wait out the four minutes.

I was told that it was my own fault for going fsr enough away that they could crawll away far enough and that some would do the same and fight till the bitter end. Sigh. Whatever, but if the game is over and you got no chance of escape, then such behavior isn't valiant resistance, its just wasting everyone's time to spite the killer, because you are a sore loser. And such behavior I would call grieving.

in Slugging At End Game Collapse Comment by Akumakaji February 1, 2022

@shalo said:
I know a lot of Legions are waiting for the Never Stop Slashing outfit from Rift V (October 2020) to come out, the most asked question on my Youtube videos is "where do I get that knife?"
https://us.v-cdn.net/6030815/uploads/2MBKRBKAG2HF/vlcsnap-2022-02-01-09h09m11s937.jpg

You know, I was instantly thinking about that knife and outfit, when OP asked their question. :<

in Dumb question about Rift Cosmetics Comment by Akumakaji January 31, 2022

I could see the ability to discern scourge hook auras being added to Dark Sense. That perk is pretty underused and this way at least the bully squads could glean some utility out of it.

in Should survivors be able to see scourge hooks? Comment by Akumakaji January 31, 2022

@Tr1nity said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2783622#Comment_2783622
Grimm boss fight, resting grounds, Hornet Sentinel

And let's not forget Cornifers cheerful whistling.

in Name A Scary Enemy That Isn't From A Horror Game That You'd Want As A Killer Comment by Akumakaji January 31, 2022

@ChurchofPig said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2783186#Comment_2783186
I just feel there's no real reason to. If the only reason for doing so is "So survivors can sabotage the hooks." Well, it just feels like if they were going to sabo hooks they were going to anyways, so what's the point of showing them? Also, in the off chance it does make them break those hooks more often, well then now survivors are basically taking the killers perk hostage since it's not a deactivation like hexes.
It just doesn't feel like a necessary change. In my opinion.

The sabo squads that I played so fsr always pretty fast wisened up to that one hook I was hauling everyone too and often enough someone would already run over there to sabotage it.

By now I am used to this and expect it, so it van save you some pretty seconds, while often wasting two survivors time, ie one who wanted ti bodyblock you, one who sabotaged the hook, while you only took one step in that direction, before changing course.

Everything can be a mind game if you're brave enough.

in Should survivors be able to see scourge hooks? Comment by Akumakaji January 31, 2022

Sekiro Shadows die twice

Guardian Ape... Jeez, that guy gave me the creeps.

in Name A Scary Enemy That Isn't From A Horror Game That You'd Want As A Killer Comment by Akumakaji January 31, 2022

One thing to take into consideration: each killer starts with their own MMR. Its not perfect (what about MMR is), but I feel it at work myself. Whenever I play a new killer I stomp many many games, till eventually my MMR with that killer is hight enough that I face the stronger, competent survivors, and then its back to sweating.

Pinhead is fun and I like him, but I really hate his main power. You stop completely while using it, and if you miss your skill shot, the survivor can easily get away as far as they want. If you hit them, then you barely shave of 0.5s of the chase. Sometimes that's enough, but often enough you wonder what you just wasted your time on. There is this technique of spawning the chain just a little bit in front of the survivor and then hit them instantly as they run through it, but besides this, its really lackluster.

It is very good as a scouting tool, though, especially in indoor maps. On Midwich you can often pressure survivors off gens that you can't actually reach in time, but I consider this more of a niche usage of his power.

in Your feelings about Pinhead ? And need some help Comment by Akumakaji January 31, 2022

@Chimp said:
https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2783509#Comment_2783509
Can you give some tips for PH? Cuz right now I can't play him well if my life depended on it.

First and foremost, someone already made a pretty good Pyramid Head guide, which I'll link here for you:

@Yords said:
Pyramid head is not OP, he is definitely manageable and you can win against him just as any other killer. He is definitely fun to play and unique. Although many people don't know what to do when playing against him.
What people hate about him: His punishment of the dammed attack, and the effect of his cages.
His cages are an ability that lets him create a cage that acts almost exactly like a hook except for the two main things it has that a sacrificial hook doesn't. The first unique attribute that the cages have include disabling any survivor and killer perks that have to do with hooking such as pop, BBQ, and devour hope or DS, BT, and WMI. This can allow the Executioner to quickly kill survivors if the survivor team plays poorly.
His POTD attack is an 8-meter long shockwave that can go through walls and only go down elevated ground.
What should you do if someone is caged?
Now obviously, you want to save a caged survivor, but you can't just rush the save or else the Executioner will see you and go to the cage. The person in the cage is in a very precarious position because if the survivors poorly time a save, Pyramid head can easily tunnel that survivor and have a huge impact on the survivor team. You can't save as you would normally from a sacrificial hook, what you need to do is sneak over to the cage and play it stealthy. You have to make sure you save the person in the cage by playing stealthily. If you see that Pyramid head is reasonably close (24-32 meters) to the caged survivor, just wait until he is a bit further. If he tunnels the caged survivor because they were rescued in front of him, the rescuer is at fault.
How do you deal with his POTD attack?
His punishment of the dammed or ranged shockwave attack is hated by most because they are unable to loop as they would normally and they are punished when vaulting or dropping a pallet. The answer would be to drop pallets earlier and leave tiles much sooner. His POTD attack is only useful within a short range of 8 meters at base. If you try to loop him you will take hits that you would have avoided by running away. Try to break LOS and then run to another tile and repeat. Only resort to normal looping when he is too close. If you take a hit, use the speed burst you get from being injured to run. If you do this correctly the Executioner will have to break chase to pressure everyone else.
Keep in mind:
The Executioner does disable perks like BT and DS when caging survivors, but he also limits his use of other killer perks as well.
When stepping in his trails, he can see your location through killer instinct for 3 seconds. A lot of newer people seem to forget this.
It is not the end of the world if you step in his trail, I see way too many survivors taking a down rather than being tormented. If you feel you need to run through his trail, then go right ahead and run through it. Taking an unnecessary hit or down because you didn't want to be tormented will be worse than actually being tormented.

But I will throw in a few quick tips.

His power is strong, but tricky to use. The controls are very clunky, but I guess they do a reasonable job to simulate dragging a sword like a plow through the ground.

Its not advisable to drag your trials all over the level, place them occasionally everywhere were you would place a Trappers trap or around high traffic areas. You can also plonk down your sword while being looped by a survivor, some have an unreasonable fear of getting damned and will abandon a loop instead of stepping on your trails, and at the very least most will not run the loops as tight in order to avoid it.

The POTD attack is hard to use in the open field. Once in a blue moon you can hit a survivor who wasn't expecting it, but just holding W, but it's normally not worth the effort. Where the power is its strongest is as a psychological denial tool: before a survivor reaches a pallet just plonk down your sword. 9.5/10 they won't drop it and just run past, so you can make a habit of lowering your sword for 1s, never intending to use it, but this is its own kinda mindgame. Some survivors will wisen up to this and eventually drop a pallet in your face, so occasionally you should shoot.

Any survivor locked in animation is essential a free hit, that's why they want to avoid vaulting or dropping pallets in your face but sometimes it's the only gamble open to them, so don't be shy to punish this behavior.

My guilty pleasure is running Nurse's Calling together with M&A. The survivors will think that you are still a fair bit away and you can easily line up your shot through walls, often hitting both, the healer and the healed.

Same goes for unhooks, with some training you can hit both the moment the unhooked survivor hits the ground, but you must learn the travel time of your projectile, ie the further away the earlier you need to fire.

Also, if you want to use your power to its full potential, be ready to shed your morality and to become the merciless, sadistic killer of Pyramid Heads flavor text, ie tunnel the crap out of the damned. A time honed one-two punch is hooking a downed survivor, especially when they are damned, then down them and send them to the cage. After that no DS will help them (unless you were ultra fast) and you can dispose of them the next time you see em.