Everything we thought we knew about smudge sticks is wrong! I had a chat with the developer about smudge sticks and they work completely different than I thought. The new Phasmophobia update changes the burn time from 15 seconds to 6 seconds, HOWEVER, that is not a nerf! It’s actually almost a buff! In this video I explain you everything you need to know about smudge sticks! I hope you enjoy 😀
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NOTE: This video was recorded on Phasmophobia update v0.29.2
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Why did smudging in front of the ghost cause it to wander if it wasn't continuously smudging around you? I haven't finished the video yet lol
11:51 Wait… Did you run into the ghost on your way up the stairs and not die?! Can someone please explain this?
Insym pls tell me why did the ouija board turned of when u asked something…. it doesnt work all the time?
Me and my friend played this map at 2 am and it was so refreshing but we couldn’t get a yokia but we got the hantu we played about 15-20 games but it always kept us on our toes I love this game and I love your videos they taught me all I know thank you
I'd argue that if smudge sticks don't work the way somebody would obviously think they would then it's a game mechanic problem that needs a fix. Having an important mechanic be confusing and "wrong" compared to the player's beliefs creates a barrier to playing Phasmo.
They still haven’t fixed the mismatched character and first person hand model lmao
11:28 Insym "Wait a Minute.. Oh, ok… So its not… Its not one of the New Ghosts, right? Can´t win em all."
11:53 Ghost: "Maybe i´m not a Hantu, but i´ll Hunt you!"
Amazing vid! Fun to watch, but it was even more fun to watch this live 😀
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First 40 seconds of the video seemed to be telling me you were talking really fast.
I love it
Man this ghost is aggressive
i’ve never been happier seeing a notification even from my girlfriend, i get so excited when Insym posts because i just get to relax, thank you for making videos Insym every day would be boring as hell without them, keep it up legend
I did remember that the Board and Bone together was 150 points, so the Board was 80 and the bone is 70. Did DK nerfed Ouija photos?
Idk why I'm watching this because I was in the stream the whole time yesterday 😂
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Insym just want u to know that in the new map like in garage the ghost can see you walk into that laundry room and if u hide behind it ur safe but if the ghost sees u going behind the laundry then ur dead I have looped the ghost many times around the car and just going there without dying
Phasmophobia masters also learn lots of new things
So this explains why I've always been so successful with smudge sticks as opposed to people that lit them far away from ghosts. I was always under the impression that the smoke itself had a hit box and so, I'd wait until they were close so they could hit that hit box while I walked away and trailed smoke behind me which, wasn't actually the case. It was just a radius around me that was protecting me upon lighting it. This would also explain those freak accidents where the ghost wouldn't stop chasing me when I lit one a bit too early and it just felt like total betrayal by my smudge stick.
No wonder I hate smudge sticks, the way they work is so confusing. I still hate them haha.
I got Hantu yesterday and I'm so happy✌✨
i only ever thought it had an effect at the exact moment you light it and the smoke was just a lingering animation, so i guess i was half right 🙂
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Will you upload the rest of I'm on observation duty? My friend told me u played the second part of it aswell, and it is fun
The big nerf is the ghost spawning randomly all over the house during a hunt. Dying to pure rng cause you were in the opposite part of the house when hunt starts and the ghost spawned on top of you is just a fantastic feeling /s
How the smudge stick is designed kinda makes you think that someone was smoking something else at the time it was created..
Im really happy for this video. Explains how Ive died several times when I thought I was safe when using smudge sticks. I feel like this should have been made clearer already by now
Personally, I only ever smudge a room if it's an objective. So it being a nerf for a large room isn't a big deal for me. I'd rather use them for hunts.
My last 7 ghosts all needed the spirit box as evidence. Ive just gotten used to it at this point.
Thats how to properly smudge a room IRL. So I can see how we all thought thats what you do in the game. Thanks for the info!
Same fave spot! Lol. Laundry is the best spot to hide if the ghodt is in the bedroom or basement. Not a good hiding spot if the ghost is in the garage or living room. Lol.
I also observed the process of smudge stick how it works by just volunteering the objective lol. Most players doesn't want to do it and also misunderstand the use of it. I also had to explain it to other player. Especially that range and timing when will you light up the smudge stick. Good to see that you also explained it to everyone here.
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So basically this "nerve" means, that you can now prevent the ghost from killing you during a hunt for 11 seconds? With a small gap of 1 second as an exception? Burning the smudge sticks near the ghost during a hunt will stop its ability to kill you for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds it will try to kill you again but after 1 more second – if you are still near the ghost – the smudge sticks go off but a second check disables the ghosts kill ability for 5 seconds again?
You are wrong, we all know smudge sticks are used for in game Snoop Dogg impersonations.
So this new update is buff instead of nerf
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2 days, 2 clutches. New record on the latest update. Posym
Note to be taken: Don’t find glitches in the first week of a new update cuz DK will be watching to find out.
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