Alright folks, grabbed my coffee and booted up Dead by Daylight this morning. Wanted to really put the “Any Means Necessary” perk through its paces as a solo survivor. Felt like I was constantly getting caught in bad spots lately, so this was the test run.
Getting Setup
Jumped straight into survivor mode. Picked Claudette for her dark clothes – gotta have that sneaky vibe. Loadout was dead simple:
- Any Means Necessary (Obviously, the star of the show)
- Sprint Burst (Gotta make distance fast when things get hairy)
- Windows of Opportunity (Seeing pallets and vaults was key for planning)
- Kindred (Team info, solo queue savior, you know?)
Hit ‘Ready’ and prayed I didn’t get a map with zero pallets.
Into the Fog
Spawned in on Autohaven Wreckers. Immediately flipped on Windows. Saw those pallet auras light up – felt good. Started on a generator near a god window structure. Heart started pounding quick though – the Killer was Legion. Heard that terror radius zooming in fast.
He spotted me. No time for chit-chat. Crouch-walked fast behind walls. Used the pallet near the window to force him to either break it or follow. He followed. Dropped the pallet, stunned him hard. Felt satisfying. But here’s where Any Means Necessary kicked in – after I looped him around the structure again and he left to chase someone else across map, I ran straight back to that dropped pallet.
Looked down. Saw the little prompt. Hit the action button. Bam! Saw Claudette flip that pallet back up like some kinda reverse magic trick. Felt absolutely sneaky genius. That pallet was live again, ready to waste his time later. Kept an eye peeled for any other downed pallets while I hopped on another gen.
The Tipping Point
Mid-game got messy. Teammate got hooked near where I’d reset a pallet earlier. Killer was guarding hard. Saw a healthy teammate run past the reset pallet I was watching. Gave chase to the Killer – he vaulted the window, slammed right into my resurrected pallet! Gave the teammate time for the unhook. Felt way more useful than just hiding.
Then came the real moment of truth. Final gen popped. One teammate down, Killer heading for the exit gate I needed. Only path blocked by a dropped pallet… my favorite pallet near the killer shack! Sprinted like mad towards it, heart in my throat. Killer saw me closing in. He was gonna try and body-block the pallet space.
Hit the prompt just as he lunged. Pallet snapped back up right in his face – BOOM! Stunned him cold. Bolted around the stunned Killer and straight for the exit. Pure desperation, but it worked. That one reset gave me the half-second I needed.
Managed to escape, barely. Saw the other survivor die. Mixed feelings.
My Takeaways
Honestly?
- Active Patrol: You gotta keep moving and look for those downed pallets constantly. It’s not passive.
- Map Knowledge is King: Knowing where vital pallets are helps SO much for planning resets. Windows perk helped my trash map memory.
- High Risk, High Reward: Going back for a reset can pull you away from gens or put you in danger. Sometimes your team fell apart like wet paper anyways.
- Throws Killers Off: The confusion when a dead pallet suddenly lives again? Priceless. Messes with their pathing big time.
It won’t save every match. Solo queue team coordination was still… yeah. But actively resetting key pallets? Felt like I had way more control over the map than usual. Gave me tools besides just looping. Gonna keep grinding it, maybe get less clumsy with the timing near exits. Coffee’s cold now. Time for another trial.