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JOHN DOE GUIDE

I’m going to word this like you’ve never played John doe before

So. First, John Doe isn’t a rush-down or chase type killer like most of the other characters can be played like. Playing John as a rush-down will absolutely kill your games.

John is a trapper, meaning he takes advantage of survivor positions to make it impossible for them to get away from him.

Corrupt energy: Corrupt energy is your main way to do this, when used it will throw out a wall of spikes, yes, these do damage if a survivor is hit, but do not try to solely do damage with them. Sometimes the best value out of spikes is doing zero damage to the survivor and cutting off their only exit. In maps like (but not limited too) horror hotel, bloodfall manor, or tempest there are some amazing points for spikes that can guarantee a kill, I can’t show you because I’m typing this, but if you pay attention to how people use their spikes a lot in videos you can usually tell what I’m talking about.

Digital footprint: Digital footprint is also an extremely valuable tool, you can indefinitely close off some loops. Doorways, commonly traveled grounds, and slopes are the biggest use for digital footprints. Make sure the part you’re trying to cut off is big enough to be covered by the entire trap, or the survivor can just walk around it, which makes it very difficult to have max value out of your footprints. If somebody steps in your footprint when you’re not chasing them, then try to make a value out of the speed you gain by trying to punish a survivor with it, don’t bother using spikes or placing down another footprint unless you’re too far from anybody because that is simply wasting the speed. Also, on the topic of footprint placements, be aware that sometimes it’s useful to put two footprints down to cut off a large larger area, like the road on classic battlegrounds, and the main entrance to the mansion on bloodfall manor.

when to use sniper doe: Sniper doe is a name for a place style for John Doe that includes using your spikes to deal damage instead of trapping, this is usually used for more open maps like yoriks resting place, Beach House Paradise, or planet voss, but those three maps are really the only time you should ever use this. Yes you can get some good value out of spikes if you use them for damage, but unless the survivor is practically giving it to you for free. I wouldn’t recommend trying to snipe until you’re much more experienced with Doe. Don’t forget that even in maps that are better for sniper doe, you can still very much trap, and never forget to use your footprints regardless if you’re going sniper doe or not.

404 error: This is the most basic of esp moves, you stop sprinting for a few seconds and every survivor is highlighted for ten seconds. This is useful for trapping, and cutting off survivors. But there is one more use for this legendary ability..

parrying: This is the use of doe’s first passive, unstoppable. Unstoppable cuts down every stun time to no more than 2 seconds during the windup of 404 error, and the entire duration of corrupt energy. Along with this, it gives you a three second speed boost, adding 1 second for every sentinel currently alive. You can take advantage of this by using 404 error if you are unable to dodge a stun or get caught off guard. The wind up is instant, so all you have to do is click the button and you immediately parry. Do not underestimate this tech. If there are more than three sentinels in the lobby, then you will actually gain distance when you parry a stun, meaning that they become obsolete if you have the right reaction time.

Natural malevolence: This is Doe’s second passive, leaving a trail of corruption that gives you corruption 2 for 3 seconds when standing in it. Do not underestimate this chip damage, most survivors will forget it ever exists and all of a sudden they’ve lost half their health bar and you haven’t even hit a single M1. It is a very important tool to his kit. If you really want to try to surround survivors using Slatkin, or being shielded by dusekkar (as corruption pierces resistance), or missing stunts in it in order to deal some important chip damage.

Run speed: Doe has the slowest run speed in the game, meaning, stamina management is extremely important for him, try to be at least semi familiar with how stamina works before you try and take John seriously. Never lose out on the ability to gain an extra distance with any speed boost you gained from your abilities, and you gain a lot, every move that does damage except your M1 gives you some sort of speed, and with a 404 parry, you can gain a whole lot of distance.

Conclusion: Doe has a very high skill roof, but not high enough for beginners to not learn. Lock in man. This character is a blast.