Managing stamina and mastering looping is one of the most critical skills for surviving longer rounds in Forsaken. Whether you’re playing as a survivor or a killer, understanding how to optimize stamina usage can drastically improve your gameplay. Here’s a comprehensive guide that covers the basics, advanced strategies, and tips to make the most of every chase. Check out Forsaken Tier List for new players.
Understanding Stamina in Forsaken
Stamina management is at the core of effective play. For survivors, sprinting consumes stamina while walking replenishes it. Currently, survivors can sprint for about 10 seconds and fully recover in 5 seconds. Killers, on the other hand, use slightly less stamina per second (9.5 per second) and regenerate a bit faster (21 per second), allowing them to sustain longer chases.
A key point is to avoid hitting zero stamina, as this pauses regeneration momentarily, leaving you vulnerable. For survivors, the goal is to maintain a stamina advantage over the killer.
This often means starting a sprint only after ensuring the killer has already expended some of their stamina. For killers, it’s about forcing the survivor into situations where they must expend stamina inefficiently.
Looping and Pathing Strategies
Looping is the technique survivors use to extend chases by navigating around structures to gain distance from the killer. Proper pathing can make or break a chase:
- Cut Corners Efficiently: Always try to hug corners tightly. Small deviations or collisions with walls waste precious time.
- Use Large Structures: Big buildings and obstacles force killers into predictable paths, making it easier to maintain distance.
- Check Spots: Position yourself where you can see the killer coming from multiple angles. This lets you react before they reach you, preventing unnecessary stamina loss.
Knowing when to sprint is equally important. Survivors should delay sprinting until the killer has used some stamina. Stop and regain stamina whenever possible instead of overextending. In certain situations, taking a hit intentionally can give you a short speed boost and regain distance.
Abilities also play a role. Stuns or supportive team abilities can reset a chase, granting free stamina and distance. For example, Shetszki’s stun can provide an immediate lead without needing to risk taking a hit. Team coordination can amplify these effects, allowing survivors to exploit environmental advantages and teammates’ abilities.
Killer Strategies for Catching Up
Killer play also relies heavily on stamina awareness. Survivors will often have a natural stamina and distance advantage, so killers must use pathing and abilities to close gaps efficiently:
- Cut Off Survivors: Predict their path and intercept at corners or narrow passages.
- Use Abilities Wisely: Powers like minions, projectiles, or teleportation can force survivors into unfavorable positions.
- Zone Loops: If survivors are stuck in small corners, you can pause to regenerate stamina while maintaining a lead, then strike as they pass by.
Certain killers, like Jason, have limited ranged options, making stamina management more challenging. Against skilled survivors, the key is patience: alternate sprinting and regeneration to gradually close the gap, waiting for mistakes, and capitalizing on environmental traps.
Mastering stamina and looping in Forsaken isn’t just about sprinting; it’s about strategy, timing, and smart use of the environment. Follow these tips, practice regularly, and you’ll find yourself surviving longer as a survivor or catching up faster as a killer.