Health restore on executions

[OntologicalWeevil]

It'd be neat to have some health restoration after performing an execution.

[shadowsfm]

...Like the first game. This is so much tougher relying on the few stims we find

[mudcrab]

agreed.
would help assault

[Get Out]

It's not needed. You literally have health on every single hit, even if you shoot at an enemy from the distance. Executions restore your armor.

[LeranRob]

We don't need that, some HP regen would be nice but you already ahve armor on execution, just manage your health and you'll be fine, skill issue otherwise

[Aradiel]

There is, its called bulwark.

[Hexagoros]

Originally posted by shadowsfm:

...Like the first game. This is so much tougher relying on the few stims we find

And those stims only heal like 1/3 or 1/4 of your health.

Originally posted by LeranRob:

We don't need that, some HP regen would be nice but you already ahve armor on execution, just manage your health and you'll be fine, skill issue otherwise

I don't agree.

Compared to games like the Arkham Trilogy, Shadow of Mordor, Shadow of War, Assassin's Creed, KCD, Darktide, and even Gotham Knights to a certain extent, the melee in Space Marine 2 punishes the player too much, without giving adequate rewards for skilled play.

In all of the games I just listed, the player has a variety of tools at their disposal to 1) Control the horde 2) Navigate the horde 3) Escape 4) Regen stamina/health/shielding to continue the fight.

In Space Marine 2 the player only has QTEs and Finishers to regen armor, and nothing else. The player has zero mobility, no means of escape, and a very slow run speed. The player has no crowd control to speak of. Meanwhile, the player - despite being a Space Marine - is far squishier than in 'any' of the games I just listed.

My suggestions would be to allow Armor regen on Perfect Parry and Perfect Dodge and/or allow Contested Health to remain active for 3-5 seconds instead of just 2.

[Henkka]

On Veteran I've practically never gained any health from melee hits or kills, much less ranged hits or kills. Even executing warriors doesn't seem to yield anything. And on top of that the tutorial specifically says that to restore health, get into melee combat. These space marines feel like paper dolls being ripped to shreds by few basic mobs, it's laughable.

[Kozak]

People saying (It's fine) have not ran operations on Ruthless or Substantial where currently it is borderline unfun the game style you have to adopt in order to finish those difficulties.

[Kozak]

Campaign doesn't give you anything for finishing the game above easy, there's literally no point unless you either want to torture yourself or play veteran because someone wrote that it is the intended difficulty. Operations on the other hand lock content behind beating higher difficulties that most people playing this game will never be able to do the way it currently is.

[FromChaosTheory]

You do get it on white health. They want you to prioritize regen.

[FromChaosTheory]

Originally posted by Kozak:

People saying (It's fine) have not ran operations on Ruthless or Substantial where currently it is borderline unfun the game style you have to adopt in order to finish those difficulties.

I have. Still don't see the issue. Your supposed to avoid damage with the 4 universal mechanics they gave you to do so. Not to mention additional class perks/abilities. You will take some hits but you shouldn't be dying by any means unless you making a lot of mistakes and not using the intended design.

Edit some classes even give everyone back HP on execution. Level up.

[Aya]

As annoying as Leandros is, you'd think that he was right to report the Marine that magically heals his wounds by performing executions.

I do question whether Titus is in the clear given his cooldown ability

[Hexagoros]

Originally posted by FromChaosTheory:

You do get it on white health. They want you to prioritize regen.

Contested Health lasts TWO seconds without the Bulwark's passive. With the Bulwark's passive it lasts 3.5. That's it.

If you lost your shield and health to a stunlock, good luck getting 'any' health back because you're going to spend anywhere from half a second to a full second just standing back up.

[Get Out]

Originally posted by Henkka:

On Veteran I've practically never gained any health from melee hits or kills, much less ranged hits or kills. Even executing warriors doesn't seem to yield anything. And on top of that the tutorial specifically says that to restore health, get into melee combat. These space marines feel like paper dolls being ripped to shreds by few basic mobs, it's laughable.

That's not true, I'm playing Veteran too and you can sustain yourself very well.

[Little Strawberry]

There's perks where you get health from executions and kills.