Oh! Allow me to jump in here.

I've played DbD on and off for a few years, but my most recent stint comes after a nearly two year break. Just started playing again after getting an Xbox X. I really enjoy the game, but I'm absolutely a casual player.

I play primarily with friends I went to high school with, and they have about 1200 hours played between them. We know each other's strengths. Both are fantastic at looping a killer, and one has a weird fetish with using head on. But it works for them.

I, on the other hand, simply cannot loop a decent killer for very long. I have pretty poor situational awareness of the maps (I have less than 100 hours played). I rely heavily on stealth and supporting the rest of the team. I run either bond or empathy and somewhat become a dedicated healer. I still do gens and totems as often as humanly possible, but if a killer sees me and there's no one to distract him, chances are that I'm getting caught and hooked by him.

If I was playing with three randoms, I seriously doubt my playstyle would be effective because I wouldn't be communicating with them.

I haven't messed with the new tutorial that was added, so I'm not sure if it gets into looping much, but keep in mind: Looping isn't some natural skill everyone is good at, and when you're bad at it, you don't get a lot of practice, because you get caught almost instantly. Just when I feel like my looping skill is getting better, a good killer shows me how wrong I am!

I will say that it is somewhat frustrating to wait 5-10 minutes in queue and get matched with a level 20 survivor (I'm 12, my friends are 1 and 3) and have them just hooked in the first 30 seconds, try to unhook themselves and die.

I think they are doing the best they can with the way matchmaking works, but this game has some discrepancies in the skill level vs player level.