Knock Out
Oh, that gun's no good. The old way... with a sledge! You see, that way's better. They die better that way. - Nubbins Sawyer
Description
The trauma caused by your brutal attacks makes crying for help painfully difficult.
Putting a Survivor into the Dying State with your Basic Attack blocks their Aura from being revealed to any Survivor, who is farther than 32/24/16 metres away from them.
For the next 15 seconds, the following effects apply to the dying Survivor:
- Reduces their Field of View and causes them to be deafened.
- Suffers from the Blindness Status Effect.
- Reduces the Crawling speed by -50 %.
- Reduces the Recovery speed by -25 %.
"Oh, that gun's no good. The old way... with a sledge! You see, that way's better. They die better that way." - Nubbins Sawyer
Our take
Drop a Survivor with a Basic Attack and their Aura stays hidden from everyone farther than 32/24/16 metres away for 15 seconds, as field of view shrinks, they go deaf, they are blinded, and Crawling and Recovery speed drop by 50% and 25%. That expires after 15 seconds, and a Survivor still on their feet feels none of it.
How to use it Worth taking whenever you can land the downing blow yourself rather than waiting for the Entity. The shorter the level, the wider the Aura blackout, so it suits a fast, aggressive game.
Best for Dark Sense, A Nurse's Calling, Bloodhound and Beast of Prey all try to read a downed Survivor's Aura, and Knock Out is the direct answer to exactly that.
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