So yesterday I tried out the MoK (lots of fun, but challenging) and noticed something really weird: if I got downed, I was inmediatly killed completely. No chance to be put back on my feet by a teammate. I am aware the Sorcerers' healing powers do not apply on a MoK CSM, but instant death? The server was acting funny during that match: could it be just a server issue? A bug? Working as intended? Really need some light into this, fellow crusaders. Thanks in advance!
It's as intended. Lore wise it makes sense as Khorne doesn't care who bleeds, so long as blood flows, even yours. The problem I have with it is you're not told that you die instead of being downed. The MoK only says you're not affected by psychic powers from fellow sorcerers. This bugs me because not only is it another negative effect the MoK gives, they don't freaking tell you about it. There isn't a bolded warning like the one given about psychic powers and this effect is arguably even worse than that. Getting killed instantly instead of being downed as well as being unable to be healed can really rub you the wrong way in-game, especially considering how fast you can get downed. I find going Nurgle with a fellow Sorc to be far more effective in-game, as I can get healed while fighting and even if I'm downed I can get back into to the fight if the fellow sorcerer kills the opponent himself. The lifesteal it gives is a joke in most cases and rarely saves you in massed combat.
personally I love the insta-death vs the downed ... not only do I not waste time hoping one of my myopic team mates can be bothered to pick me up (and leave me in the critical state) .. but I dont have to worry about being healed/downed/healed/downed/healed/downed while some stupid healer tried to help me while I'm still taking enemy fire, added bonus is no-one can execute you ... they rush over thinking "yes another free 100xp" and they get nothing
I too have a bit of an issue with no downed state, but it's apparently working as intended. If Khorne's mark aided a bit of survival to it beyond the lifesteal it may not feel as bad, but who knows.
Thanks everyone! That seems a bit bad, to be honest. I have no much issues with the no healing thing: one can always keep an eye on supply boxes, which is a good ability to develop for all classes and for all factions. However I do find the insta-death thing a bit excessive. Sure, Khorne does not care from where the blood flows, but Khorne devotees surely would be extremely hard to put down for good, due to endless rage (never get close to a wounded khornite, might end bad for you). At least, give us a warning for that particular downside as well!
Someone else suggested adding an effect that would allow you to keep fighting through the "downed" state as normal. I think this would be awesome. It would make the lifesteal worth it because you could potentially lift yourself from the downed state and it would buy you some time after closing the gap between yourself and another player. I don't think it would be OP considering that once you're downed you can still be finished off and your health is draining on its own the whole time. Plus no one else can really heal you, so once you're downed your only choice is to get stuck in and try to land some blows. Sounds pretty fluffy to me.
After chaos tabletop codex 3.5 I'm used to the things I like getting made underpowered, so it's OK to me that the MoK is not very good, I run with different loadout setup instead. The fire effect right in the center of the screen sort of hurts my eyes too.
What's funny is they cannot equip Warp Crystals, but people can use Warp Crystals on you with Mark of Khorne. Literally the most useless mark in the game.
