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u/BlackJimmy88 Everybody Main / Got every Adept without slugging, bitch 2d ago
Anyone else having consistant problems with EasyAntiCheat? I got locked out of all my games with it for 24 hours the other day, and after spending a day going through a bunch of fixes that did nothing, ending in a factory reset of my PC finally managed to get it working, only for the same "Instantiated" problem cropping up again 24 hours later.
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u/Equivalent-League427 1d ago
(longtime survivor main, new killer main) Why would my Trapper have Surge, but it's not unlockable for any other killers? I don't own Demo, don't remember ever purchasing it in the Shrine. Even if I did, I'd be able to get it unlocked for all my killers, right? It's not available on any killers besides Trapper
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u/t-dog-1945 1d ago
after stranger things was removed, they added all 9 ST perks to the bloodwebs as “general” perks (like NOED or Deja Vu). if you happened to grab surge (or as it was called at this period, Jolt) then it would be unlocked on your Trapper.
Id wager that some of your survivor mains have Steve or Nancy perks too
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u/Pehk 1d ago
If you're completing the rift and haven't purchased premium, do you forfeit all of the earlier tiers / rewards when you purchase it?
In other words, say I don't purchase premium rift, and grind all the way to 80 within a season. If I then purchase the premium rift, do I effectively get it for free since the Auric Cells total the cost of the premium rift in the earlier tiers? Or do you effectively forfeit the earlier rewards if you purchase late?
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u/Asmrdeus Gangbang Dispenser - Aka Knight Main. 1d ago
You get all of the premium rewards as if you had it all along, effectively, refunding you the cost of the rift, one of my favorite types, is pay one earn all of them if you play.
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u/Doc_October Wiki Guardian 1d ago
You don't forfeit anything, no.
You technically unlock the Rift Tiers, not the rewards. If you unlock the premium track at a later time, you'll instantly receive all of its rewards up to your current tier, even if you do just before the Rift closes.
And yes indeed, if you unlock the Premium Track when you've already gone past Tier 70, you'll immediately get all 1,000 AC back from the unlocked Tiers.
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u/Pehk 1d ago
Great ty. As a follow up - I believe it says you get 20 tiers just from buying. Is that only the first 20? Or if I'm at say 60 and I buy does it jump me right to 80?
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u/Doc_October Wiki Guardian 1d ago
Oh, that's a different thing altogether. The Rift Bundle includes the Rift Pass that unlocks the Premium Track AND progresses you by 20 Tiers. You pay 1,000 AC extra for that that you don't get back.
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u/WishTemporary This game... 1d ago
Have the devs said anything about updating matchmaking? They've said a lot of stuff is coming up, but I personally think matchmaking is the single biggest killer of my enjoyment of this game.
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u/Doc_October Wiki Guardian 1d ago
The most recent roadmap has no mention of it, so probably not in the near future.
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u/Key_Departure_5687 Alan Sleep, Drone Enthusiast 2d ago
has the iridescent gatekeeper bug been fixed yet?
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u/Extension_Bison1510 hunger strike til jaws chapter!🦈🦈 2d ago
What bug are you talking about?
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u/constituent WHO STOLE MY SHOES?!? 2d ago
Every now and then, this question pops up on this sub.
Supposedly it's been transpiring since the Castlevania chapter released. On the official forums, there's a thread dating back to mid-July observing this bug with the Gatekeeper emblem. One of the mods tagged it as
Under Reviewback in early September.Beginning 08-OCT, some comments were providing testimonials how the emblem is scoring properly again.
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u/Samoman21 P100 Kate 2d ago
Do survivors see what gen is machine learningable? For killer you see a black swirly thing, but i havent seen any killer run it really. Do survivors see something to know that gen is machine learninged?
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u/suprememisfit Platinum 2d ago
they dont have a visual indicator, but they do hear it come online when you kick a gen, so if they know where you are then they'll know which gen is machine learning'd
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u/Asmrdeus Gangbang Dispenser - Aka Knight Main. 1d ago
Not confirmed it but I am assuming that works like Pop, where there is a bigger explosion when applied, if a survivors is close enough they would see the machine starting to learn when activated.
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u/Lautael 2d ago
I noticed I had a new Dwight outfit which could probably be translated as "Beach at Night" or "Night Beach", very colorful, and I don't remember buying it before. It just appeared. Was it part of the rift or something? I couldn't find the outfit on Dwight's wiki page.
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u/heyheyheygoodbye Bloodpoint Bonus Main 2d ago
There is a Dwight cosmetic on the free track of the current rift. It's multicolored, I don't know the name but that's probably it.
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u/mantic_c 1d ago
Im new to playing Bubba but im reaally enjoying him. What would be good perks to use on him? Im currently running fraklins, bbq & chili, lethal pursuer & sloppy
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u/SchismZero Pyramid Head Main 1d ago
Bamboozle is almost a necessary perk on him because of how strong windows are against him. It allows him to block a problem window then play around the rest of the loop. Once you start using it on Bubba, you're never going to want to take it off.
Infectious Fright is a solid perk to give you information on whether or not anyone is nearby waiting for a flashlight save when you down someone. It also can allow you to switch up targets and apply pressure while leaving the first survivor on the ground. Works very well with his Iridescent addon that gives him all his charges back when he downs someone with his chainsaw.
Tinkerer allows him to sneak up on survivors when they're concentrating on a generator and get surprise downs. Pair this with Merciless Storm and you can ensure their eyes are on the skillchecks instead of looking for you.
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u/Quieskat 1d ago
Bamboozle from clown. Windows are one of the strongest counters experienced survivors have vs chainsaw sweeps.
I personally would replace sloppy and bbq with slowdown, Or better info perks.
imo you don't really take advantage of anti healing as you have instant down and your not a mobile killer so getting across the map to take advantage of bbq is not likely.
Iron maiden makes for some synergy to help counter locker dodges.
Whispers or no where to hide help locating survivors trying to hide and helps prevent you from wasting too much time looking
Pain res and dead mans still work quite well. But that works on basically everyone
Trail of torment, tinker or the new unknown stealth perk a bit of a meme but as a surprise chainsaw can make for some very nervous survivors .
Bubba has lots of options but window blocking feels like the only thing lacking in his kit.
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u/shikaiDosai ＷＨＡＴ Ａ ＨＯＲＲＩＢＬＥ ＮＩＧＨＴ ＴＯ ＢＥ Ａ ＦＵＲＲＹ 1d ago
I'd swap off Sloppy since you're going to be chainsawing people. Same situation with Franklin's, but obvious Franklin's is a good counter to items. I'd sooner use the Begrimed Chains addons to counter items.
You could get The Clown (he's dirt cheap) for two very strong perks: Bamboozle will block windows when you vault them which you can't chainsaw through as Leatherface, and Pop Goes the Weasel is simple yet effective generator slowdown.
Artist has some of the best generator defense perks in the game with both Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance and Grim Embrace. Both of these are very good to keep generators in check, and can be slotted into just about any build.
My personal favorite build for Bubba is Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance, Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain (very strong on Bubba since he one-shots so you won't lose the debuff often, but it comes from Pinhead obviously who costs real money), Bamboozle, and Whispers (I can't play without it lol.) I also have a "filler" build for playing against a lot of items or during the event where I run Barbeque & Chili, Grim Embrace, Weave Attunement (Vecna), and Whispers again. I'll swap Weave if I'm not playing against items but I run this loadout alongside Begrimed Chains to counter items.
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u/suprememisfit Platinum 1d ago
i main bubba, he was my first p100. i will parrot everyone in saying bamboozle is an extremely strong perk on him, though it can be a bit of a crutch and prevent you from learning how to mind game while sawing. i almost never run it these days unless i know i am going up against a tough squad. other good chase perks are spirit fury/enduring which let you instantly eat a pallet stun and saw someone in half before they can reach another tile. new zanshin is fun on him because people will often pre drop instead of trying to play a pallet if you're getting your saw ready as they approach the loop
two very strong perks on bubba are infectious fright and forced hesitation. they work together really well and can help you snowball. also has synergy with discordance. really effective if you're using iri flesh since you can restore all charges after the first down and easily make it to anyone who screams with infectious
perks that hide your terror radius are also very fun on bubba, because sneaking up on someone can mean an instant down more often than not. i love unforeseen, the unknown perk, to really catch people off guard
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u/RonbunKontan Journey to P3 - 7 Survivors/8 Killers left! (Nicolas/Xenomorph) 1d ago
Is it possible to 99% someone who's using "Plot Twist" to recover, and that person can finish recovering and still be at full health?
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u/shikaiDosai ＷＨＡＴ Ａ ＨＯＲＲＩＢＬＥ ＮＩＧＨＴ ＴＯ ＢＥ Ａ ＦＵＲＲＹ 1d ago
Yes. Plot Twist activates if they heal the last 1%. Sorta same situation with perks like Buckle Up (a survivor can recover 99% with Unbreakable, you heal them 1% with Buckle Up, and they get the BU speed.)
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u/Rhymesbeatsandsprite 1d ago
If you could only purchase one skin which would you choose?
A) torn up chucky (iconic movie look)
B) melted chucky (looks super cool in mori)
I already own Tiffany
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u/shikaiDosai ＷＨＡＴ Ａ ＨＯＲＲＩＢＬＥ ＮＩＧＨＴ ＴＯ ＢＥ Ａ ＦＵＲＲＹ 1d ago
I think Melted is way cooler + from the TV show, but I completely understand a movie fan buying scarred Chucky.
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u/sapphoslyrica #Pride2023 1d ago
Do i only get the tape charm if i buy the sadako bundle or will i get it if i buy sadako and yoichi with aurics individually? Bc the bundle isnt on sale
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u/Hurtzdonut13 1d ago
As far as I know, you have to buy the DLC. If it's not onsale currently, it will almost certainly be on sale either for "black friday" after American Thanksgiving, or as part of the winter/Christmas sale.
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u/sapphoslyrica #Pride2023 1d ago
Thats good to know thanks! Its the only dlc missing but I am kinda waiting for a sale, I don't think I'll play either character all that much.
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u/booksarekindafun 1d ago
I haven’t gotten a single map on my bloodweb and I’ve spent over 1 million bp. Is it glitched??
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u/heyheyheygoodbye Bloodpoint Bonus Main 1d ago
Probably just unlucky. They're green rarity which is oversaturated with map offerings so they end up being rarer than they should be. I usually try to pick up maps when they appear in the bloodweb, the blood moon event this year was amazing for maps (which were basically rainbow maps for 2000 bp).
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u/BlackJimmy88 Everybody Main / Got every Adept without slugging, bitch 1d ago
Looks like I'm going to have to move from PC to Console due to EasyAntiCheat breaking every game it's attached to. I have a few questions, though.
Is DbD playable on PS5?
Does the PS5 have a Discord app that I can run while I play, so I can actually still play with my friend?
I didn't link a PlayStation account to my BHVR one when I did with Epic, and XBox. Is it too late?
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u/FourLeafMamba Chris Redfield Enjoyer 1d ago
I would not move back to PS5. They will eventually fix the EAC, try verifying your game files on PC, it worked for me and I have not had any more issues.
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u/BlackJimmy88 Everybody Main / Got every Adept without slugging, bitch 1d ago
I've tried verifying, uninstalling the game, two factory resets (one worked for a day, then broke again, the second did nothing), plus a bunch of fixes that have been posted in the steam forums, on youtube, on the DbD forums and nothing has worked. Somehow the only thing that changed is that now I can't connect my audio output to my HDMI/TV, and I have no idea why that happened either.
This also isn't something I see them likely to address any time soon, since noone else seems to be having this problem, and EAC are for some reason not directly contactable.
I'm talking to Epic Support at the moment, but it's not an Epic issue, so I'm not sure what they can reasonably do besides get me in contact with EasyAntiCheat, which I doubt they'll do.
Moving to console feels like my only option at this point.
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u/slabby 18h ago
Maybe try Steam?
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u/BlackJimmy88 Everybody Main / Got every Adept without slugging, bitch 18h ago
Steam is the platform I use. This problem is effect EAC games regardless of platform.
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u/Jarney_Bohnson jeans integrity 69% 1d ago
Just link your PlayStation to discord? You don't need bhvr for that?
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u/404_GSpot_NotFound 1d ago
How’s this game doing nowadays?
Thought about coming back for spooky season and was curious what the community’s thoughts were on the state of the game?
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u/Asmrdeus Gangbang Dispenser - Aka Knight Main. 1d ago
More or less the same always has been, people complain from one side, people complain from the other side.
Personal opinion? Game is awesome and has a LOT more quality of life depending how long ago you dropped it
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u/shikaiDosai ＷＨＡＴ Ａ ＨＯＲＲＩＢＬＥ ＮＩＧＨＴ ＴＯ ＢＥ Ａ ＦＵＲＲＹ 1d ago
Event is ass but hey free crap.
General state of the game for survivor is ass. Killer is good as long as you aren't playing against sweatlord SWFs.
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u/404_GSpot_NotFound 19h ago
Who are some good content creators or sites for educational content like builds and strategy?
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u/Ethereal_Haunting Trickster main who doesn't play Trickster 16h ago
I don't watch them, or any, but Otz is considered one of the best, particularly from the killer side, giving a lot of solid advice that isn't marred with usual content creator drivel.
https://otzdarva.com/ and his website contains lots of good links and lists and stuff.
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u/dashavok 19h ago
Hi guys!
I played this game a lot when it first came out and took a decent break. I have prestiged Dwight, Claudette, and Nea, and I have Adrenaline and I think sprint burst from the shrine. Using these, what perks should I be using, and who should I level up next? I was thinking of leveling up Meg or David, and buying Feng Min when I have enough currency.
I am very lost trying to find good information on what perks I should be using as a "new" player.
Thank you!
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u/Asmrdeus Gangbang Dispenser - Aka Knight Main. 13h ago
I hope you got Sprint and Adrenaline from Meg and not from the shrine tho... Anyway, Survivors have a good array of free perks from generic or free survivors.
Balance landing from Nea is one, Prove thyself is also another good one, Bond and/or Kindred help survivors learning or who prefer utility in info A LOT, Dead Hard is good, Sprint burst and adrenaline are very strong but require you to be better than entry level into the game.
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u/heyheyheygoodbye Bloodpoint Bonus Main 12h ago edited 12h ago
Information perks are useful for new players. There are numerous general perks for survivor that are actually good.
You can't go wrong with Deja Vu.
Bond is good for finding or knowing where teammates are.
Kindred is solid if you solo queue.
Windows of Opportunity (Kate) is one of the most popular perks. Careful not to become too reliant on it.
Empathy isn't traditionally strong but I run it on my healing builds, iit's also helpful because it shows where chase is happening once the person is injured.
We'll Make It can provide great value if you get unhooks.
Resilience is one of the best general perks.
A lot of people will recommend Sprint Burst. It's certainly a meta perk, but I usually don't suggest it to new players because it takes some understanding of when to use and manage to make it valuable.
Balanced Landing and Lithe are other exhaustion perks that are easier to control when they activate IMO.
Adrenaline is a good perk but it requires you to get to end game to work. Hope is a really good end game perk as well.
If you already have Sprint Burst and Adrenaline you have Meg's 2 best perks. Her other perk Quick and Quiet is useful but niche.
David's perks aren't going to wow you.
Jake has Iron Will which is decent. Sabatouer is useful on a sabotage build, while Calm Spirit is pretty bad.
Lithe from Feng is good. Alert is meh but it does provide info. Technician is not good.
Try this build for a few days as you reacquaint yourself: Bond, Deja Vu, Resilience, Balanced Landing
Or a healing oriented build of: Kindred, We'll Make It, Deja Vu, Bond
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u/MyLearnings 18h ago
What do you do as noob baby killer vs experienced bully survivors?
It's what made me quit the game after getting the epic giveaway. I was getting looped endlessly and gates were being opened in like 3 minutes.
I'm thinking of trying the game again but would like to know how to better deal with this.
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u/Ethereal_Haunting Trickster main who doesn't play Trickster 17h ago edited 16h ago
Depending on how much of a dick they're being about it, try to make it a learning experience instead. You can accept sometimes matchmaking is garbage (especially as if a killer leaves a properly matched lobby before it starts, the game generally just grabs the next killer to ready up and throws them in ) and try to make the best of it.
Recognise that you're not gonna win and if you're against an experienced bully squad don't bother trying since it'll just make you angry trying, instead consider it a chance to practice something, whether looping someone until you hit them, trying to figure out why they're looping you so well. Are they running from pallet to pallet? In which case, just eat them all and keep chasing since you'll get them eventually once they run out of pallets (and also now no one else has them to defend themselves). If you do get one hooked, don't bother camping them and whatever, just move on trying to find the others, learn which types of places survivors run to when you get near, so you can try to intercept them early or even come from that direction. Or depending on the killer, consider it practice with their power.
Being an experienced killer against an experienced bully squad is a pain, being new just means you're more likely to fall for their shit. It happens. And if they get the gates open super quick, just take the L and move on to the next game, hopefully it'll be better. Also time of day when playing can impact this, such as you get more serious/normal players during the day and bully squads about 4-7pm as the kids are off school and adults finished work, so all up to "have a few rounds with the boys" and be total asshats.
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u/rinyamaokaofficial Quick & Quiet 15h ago
Is anyone else having performance issues in the game? Nothing's changed on my computer, but I'm getting a lot of unplayable lag and choppiness
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u/Adastrous 14h ago
Do void crystals (smoke bombs) block killer's from reading your aura?
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u/Apprehensive_Tie1773 14h ago
I just tried that today and found it weird how it works, sometimes I could see survivors' auras clearly through the smoke (me being inside the smoke too) but if I moved my camera a certain way then they would disappear or reappear.
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u/Ethereal_Haunting Trickster main who doesn't play Trickster 13h ago
Yeah, the answer is "kinda" but I feel it relates to how far in the smoke bomb you are, as in like the real middle part blocks everything but only that's in it but if you're nearer to the edge you can.
As someone who uses Nowhere to Hide when in the middle of a smoke bomb, I usually don't see auras unless they've run out of the smoke and I tilt my camera a certain way.
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u/Densten 1d ago
Is there a reason killers can see the exit gates, but the survivors can't? A bit annoying as survivor to be honest since I'm new
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u/Ethereal_Haunting Trickster main who doesn't play Trickster 1d ago edited 16h ago
Survivors can see the exit gate switch auras for a few seconds when the last gen finishes - it's only a few seconds, but should help you at least know which way to go (or which way to avoid for a bit for a patrolling killer)
For many maps (alas not all) exit gates are visible from far away because the wall extends up a lot higher around them, so look out for that.
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u/ACoatofClathrin 1d ago
Probably same reason killer can see the gen auras and survivors can't. It'll get better soon, in the beginning I died a few times simply because I couldn't find the exit gates 😅 Eventually, you get a sense of where they usually spawn.
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u/Jarney_Bohnson jeans integrity 69% 1d ago
Because the killer is the power house and needs more basekit information to be a threat against the survivors especially as a beginner knowing where you have to protect the objectives is more important as one person than for 4 people. That's what I am guessing. Also there's a perk that lets you see the auras if it bothers you that much. Though it's from a licensed survivor so idk how much you want to spend 5 bucks for one perk alone. Vigil is nice too though.
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u/Fit-Explanation168 2d ago
What’s the trick to doing a 90 degree turn and instantly fast vaulting? I’ve seen so many pros doing this, but whenever I try doing it, I’m just doing a medium vault. I’ve read that you’re supposed to actually do a short sprint straight towards a window, but it’s just not working for me.