Ok, I just wonder if second chance is in effect until you are killed or does anything else negate it? I would of course expect it to be gone when you return to the nexus (duh), but I have just started to use it. I was up against BP Satsuki and he 1-hit killed me and I didn't revive even with second chance I thought in effect. I was trying to melee him for the kill. Does casting a spell-I used Poison Cloud to help reduce his HP-make it quit working or does it have a limited time period?
No it shouldn't disappear, and stays on until it is triggered by losing all your health. It doesn't stack with certain things (like Warding, for example) but nothing, as far as I know, would cancel it. Also, a single hit should not affect the 50% health after a revival, as I don't think that the damage carries over into your revived health.
Sometimes, I think that it kicked in only to notice that I still have the second chance aura around me.
Yes, I did see the aura and figured I was ok. It really ticked me off, because I had gotten Satsuki down to almost dead using poison cloud and soul ray, then went in for the kill. I also had about 270,000 souls because I went from the Old Hero archstone backwards in order to get some BPs, the Primeval Demon, and Satsuki. 2 darned BPs fell off the cliff. I died at Satsuki and decided to just try and run back and get the souls and get back to the nexus rather than getting Satsuki. It was ok, because I'd gotten him once before so I didn't really need to get him.
The only thing that would make sense is if that one hit took care of me 1.5 times as DAmwake says, because I would have had very low hp once revived what with PBWT. I know that I didn't revive because he hit me and it instantly said I died. I too would like clarification just so I understand this. If that's the case then second chance isn't really that good for characters that can 1 hit kill you or overkill you. But, as you say this shouldn't be because you should only die once then revive and have to be hit again to die again. It just makes second chance make no sense.
You didn't reload your game for some gecko farming or something along the way? That and quitting/resuming the game will cancel your current second chance.
There is no time limit. What you are likely experiencing is Satsuki hitting you hard enough to one hit kill you 1.5 times. Since Second chance essentially just acts as an extra 50% life, if someone hits you hard enough to take out both your normal life and your extra 50% you will still die in one hit.
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Posted at the same time as nobloodnoguts and we are both saying the exact opposite thing. I am relatively certain the damage does carry over but I would like to get some clarification on this from one of the experts.
You know that sound effect that occurs when you lose your second chance? Even when it's on an invaded BP, when they lose their second chance, I can still hear the soudn effect. I've fought invaded BPs who have had second chance cast and I was in hypermode. My first shot got them to about 10 health, but I could still see their second chance active. My 2nd shot killed them and as they faded away, I heard the sound of their second chance being used.
So I would say yes, if the over damage is enough to kill you, your second chance is worthless. But if the overdamage does not kill you, it won't be reflected when your hp goes to 50%.
Yes, you can be overkilled by the extra damage dealt into your Second Chance.
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