#who do you main? do you like playing as a kiter or support or rescuer or decoder?

[janitorbot]

opinion on what role is the best to play at first as a beginner? because i've heard so many stories of people who chose to play a rescuer at first, then turning into decoder but always dying bc of the rescuer instincts kicking in LMFAO

Strangely enough, Decoder.

Because if you start off as Rescue main, you're going to have this weird thing where you take roles super seriously. You're gonna be like "why is the decoder going for rescue, oh my god, I'M the MAIN RESCUER" when in reality, at one point, everyone's gotta learn how to rescue and rescue properly.

Starting off in a Kiter role is acceptable, but everyone's a Kiter by default with the way the game works. The Kiter characters just have more effective tools as their disposal, but that can make you become over-reliant on your items instead of training on the basics.

The Support role is a good role because if you're really thinking about Support, you're thinking more in teamplay. On the other hand, you can go too much into it and become the funky Doctor that keeps bodyblocking at the start of the match with 5 ciphers remaining.

So Decoder role because it's the one role that will get you on the basics the fastest. You WILL learn how to kite with less tools than others because the Hunter wants you out first. You WILL be selfish and are allowed to be selfish because you are the main Decoder. No one is going to expect you to pull off the crazy rescues, the 60 second kite, and the godly Owl timing support. Which means, less performance anxiety pressure on you as a noobie.

All you gotta do is know how to pop the cipher if it's on you to pop it :D

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Antiquarian!

[enderhood]

IDENTITY V UNOFFICIAL SURVIVOR’S GUIDE 3.0 (LONG POST)

Outdated version:

Unofficial Survivors’ Guide 1.0: 

https://enderhood.tumblr.com/post/176874426250/identity-v-unofficial-survivors-guide-including-2

Unofficial Survivors’ Guide 2.0:

https://enderhood.tumblr.com/post/181594899505/identity-v-unofficial-survivors-guide-20-include

Basic concepts are important to make you a decent player to play/ team up with. Sadly there aren’t many good guidelines on the internet teaching the basics of the game (Survivor’s side). So I decided to make one myself.

* I’m not a Pro myself and these are just my opinion, feel free to add on by commenting down below.

I have decided to divide this guideline into 3 parts: Survivor Overview, Rescue Guide and Basic Dos and Don’ts.

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Survivor Overview (Picture 1-5)

To increase the chance of surviving and the team’s winning rate, it is best to understand yourself, your playstyle (Disruptor? Decoder? Kiter? Rescuer /Supporter?) and knowing when to switch by knowing all character’s characteristic.

No characters are bad as long as you know what to do with their skills. KEEP ON PRACTICE and you will soon master it. In some time, you will become a good player who everyone wants to team up with!

* The characters’ tier rank above is based on their overall abilities, team contribution and survival rate in the game.

Please refer to the pictures above for your references.

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Rescue Guide (Picture 6-7)

It is important to KNOW YOUR ROLE FIRST before heading to rescue. 

I’m sick of seeing characters like Doctor heading to rescue while there is PROPER RESCUER(S) present in the team (Please refer to the Rescue Order above),there are also things everyone must know:

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7 Unofficial RESCUE RULES 

1. No matter how bad the teammates are, it is a RESCUER/ DISRUPTORS’ job TO RESCUE/ HELP THEM. 

2. Don’t wait till the chair bar is half full. The moment you finished decoded a Cipher, they are already dead, ALWAYS PLAN BEFOREHAND.

3. IT IS ALWAYS RECOMMEND TO HAVE ALL YOUR MEMBERS ALIVE THAN TO SACRIFICE THEM IN EARLY GAME.

4. All other Tier 3 and 4 characters SHOULD FOCUS ON DECODING, DO NOT COME TO RESCUE AND ALWAYS LET RESCUERS/HIGH SURVIVAL RATE SURVIVORS DO THEIR JOB unless they’re all down.

5. DON’T COME TO RESCUE IF THE PERSON IS DEAD FOR SURE (the bar is 80-90% filled up and your distance is far away), JUST DECODE/ LEAVE

6. PROPER RESCUERS ALWAYS BRING TIDE-TURNER AND everyone else without Tide-Turner should HELP BODY BLOCK THE CHAIRED PERSON

7. Only 1 PROPER RESCUER is needed while doing rescue, DON’T ALL COME AT THE SAME TIME JUST TO RESCUE 1 person, you’ll mess your team up by not decoding. Disruptor/ Supporter only come based on the situation (eg. Camping Feaster, Dungeon Rescue)

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Proper Rescuer Guide and explanation:

Coordinator: She is the easiest Rescuer to master, if you want to be a Rescuer for starter, she is an excellent choice to choose. The reason why I put her the 1st one to head for rescue because she can’t decode (60% decoding debuff when someone’s on a chair). Besides, she can hold for 30% longer on a chair in case you messed up. She is more suitable for small maps like Red Church, Arms Factory.

Mercenary: The most reliable Rescuer out of all, he can take 2 hits including Doom Shock, Terror Shock and Detention with 15s delayed injured effect. In case you messed up, his arm pads allow you to escape( arms pads meant to boost yourself to rescue someone, not just use them up to kite). Naib is an end game changer and can hold for 30% longer on chair despite his slow decoding speed, he’s also suitable in all maps (MUST have him in big maps ). Most top tier Chinese player use Mercenary instead of Coordinator.

Cowboy: He’s a mixture of Kiter and Rescuer who relies on his lasso to perform all sorts of action. Despite his ‘gender base condition’, he’s still useful and rather flexible when it comes to rescuing. Compare to other proper Rescuers, he’s the only one who can choose when to use Tide-Turner ( Most of the time he uses his lasso to steal someone on a chair/ from hunter’s hands), plus he doesn’t have to worry about getting Terror Shock while rescuing, especially Magician and can make sure all female survivors last longer by taking hit for them. The only downside is he must have good aim and a clear mind on knowing what he should be doing, making him not the best Rescuer.

Forward: The Disruptor who can either do rescue, kite and mess with the hunter. The reason why I put him on Tier 2 because his main job is to disrupt while buying time for a better Rescuer to do their job. Compare to other Tier 2s, he has the best kiting base abilities without consuming his item, that’s why he should be the 1st Tier-2 person to assist the Rescuer(s). It is also important that he MUST bring Tide-Turner in case anything goes wrong.

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Basic Dos & Don’ts (Picture 8)

Other than the list above, please refer to the last picture to understand the other basics which people should know before playing the game.

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I hope these charts can help anyone who struggles to find the best character to play/ buy / generally want to weight the pros and cons, as well as being a more decent player who everyone wants to play / team up with.

Once again, feel free to add your personal tips and advice by commenting down below!