Why does Kilik's soul charge take away health?

[KalkiKrosah]

Been dabbling with a few others and I think it is a major detriment to Kilik players to incentivize never using soul charge because your health gets chipped away 20 hp a second. So why is it balanced this way?

[kisald/avohkii]

Dude.
Have you just not seen his damage potential ?

[KalkiKrosah]

Originally posted by kisald/avohkii:

Dude.
Have you just not seen his damage potential ?

Have you not seen how significant the "poison" affects his health bar and how easily his combos can be interrupted? Kilik is the only character who is affected by the health drain and its so large that activating it initiates kamikaze mode where one short combo from the enemy fighter and Kilik just admits defeat.

[Rez Elwin]

It is best to use it when you have 2 bars, like Aswell he has a second CE that does an insane amount of damage, easily half a health bar if not more. The move is also a grab so unless they duck you will hit them. After using the CE you also drop out of Soul Charge so you can minimize your health loss.

[Ranmaru Rei]

Originally posted by Rez Elwin:

It is best to use it when you have 2 bars, like Aswell he has a second CE that does an insane amount of damage, easily half a health bar if not more. The move is also a grab so unless they duck you will hit them. After using the CE you also drop out of Soul Charge so you can minimize your health loss.

Mmm... I want to correct you. His Soul Charage CE is free. It does not spend any meter.

[kisald/avohkii]

Originally posted by KalkiKrosah:

Originally posted by kisald/avohkii:

Dude.
Have you just not seen his damage potential ?

Have you not seen how significant the "poison" affects his health bar and how easily his combos can be interrupted? Kilik is the only character who is affected by the health drain and its so large that activating it initiates kamikaze mode where one short combo from the enemy fighter and Kilik just admits defeat.

That's the point of this CE : activating it mid-round, unleash insane mid pressure on your opponent, and then CE their face into the ground with massive damage to finish the round.
This CE isn't mean to be used for a long time

[danny-san]

His SC is the best in the game.

[Panackin Skywalker]

yeah you're not meant to stay in his SC for very long lol, activate it, go in for a few of your massively + strings, then use unblockable CE and exit it.

[Spooky7.62]

Originally posted by KalkiKrosah:

Been dabbling with a few others and I think it is a major detriment to Kilik players to incentivize never using soul charge because your health gets chipped away 20 hp a second. So why is it balanced this way?

I'll take that over losing his meter anyday

[Rez Elwin]

Originally posted by Ranmaru Rei:

Originally posted by Rez Elwin:

It is best to use it when you have 2 bars, like Aswell he has a second CE that does an insane amount of damage, easily half a health bar if not more. The move is also a grab so unless they duck you will hit them. After using the CE you also drop out of Soul Charge so you can minimize your health loss.

Mmm... I want to correct you. His Soul Charage CE is free. It does not spend any meter.

Oh my mistake, as you might be able to tell I rarely us Kilik.