How does the life shroom work?

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

As I can see it should activate when I am hit with lethal damage and then heals me for 50% hp, but it doesnt work for me. I just die.

[Alucard]

Eat it up, then there will be small icon - that means it will work.

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

But it didnt.
I just died.

[Alucard]

Because you got hit after you revived?

[Aletheia]

Originally posted by Alucard:

Because you got hit after you revived?

This.

There's no indication when you get revived, so if you're getting stuck in a combo, you still die anyway, since you revive and you take another lethal hit.
I think there should be a visual efect when you're actually getting revived. Not that it would save you from death in a 2/3 hits combo, but I've been dead for not seeing that my character used the shroom to revive. Meaning I still thought the shroom was still active, but it wasn't.

[Ap2000]

Originally posted by CallMeMrNiceGuy DK:

But it didnt.
I just died.

If used, they definitely do work.

Of course, what Aletheia wrote applies.

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

I got hit by a body slam attack from the floor 23 mid boss, dunno could maybe have been a double hit, sucks that it doesnt give you a couple of inv frames

[Aletheia]

Originally posted by CallMeMrNiceGuy DK:

I got hit by a body slam attack from the floor 23 mid boss, dunno could maybe have been a double hit, sucks that it doesnt give you a couple of inv frames

GOTO is somehow very nasty when attacking the player. Sometimes you don't even know what he's doing, and you get hit. I find GOTO to be one of the most dangerous mini boss. COEN and JIN-DIE are predictable. I've died a lot to Goto because you really have to be sure when you want to attack, since you can get chain pretty quickly. Also the body slam doesn't help, keep it at distance. :p

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

I feel like an item like that should prevent death, but as it seems its more of a coinflip of faith.

[Vinnolo]

Originally posted by CallMeMrNiceGuy DK:

I feel like an item like that should prevent death, but as it seems its more of a coinflip of faith.

it isnt tho

[JHarlequin]

To simplify it, you generally won't see it work. It is a however much life insta heal buff that triggers when you go to 0 hp.

If you have 2000 health and eat a grilled lifeshroom (50%) then basically while you have the buff, you have 3000 health instead of just 2000. If you take a hit that takes you passed that 3000, it will trigger and give you the health but you will still die.

It is just a temporary bonus health buff. You don't go down and get revived, you just see a quick flash like oh healing as if you finished eating something. If the hit doesn't take you passed the temporary limit then you will have some life leftover.

Another example just to be clear, again 2000 hp. Gold lifeshroom this time (100%). This would mean 4000 hp total. You are at full and take a hit for say 3000 hp. You will see a flash of healing and no longer have the buff but have 1000 hp.

It is just a quick heal the moment you hit 0 hp. The only thing that bypasses it is the decal to nullify lifeshroom or the forceman abilities that clear the buff. It always triggers, but it is only trying to heal you for however much life, which might not be enough life.

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

Originally posted by Kill4rz:

Originally posted by CallMeMrNiceGuy DK:

I feel like an item like that should prevent death, but as it seems its more of a coinflip of faith.

it isnt tho

Well, if you end up in a combo that will kill you even if you get the extra health then it doesnt matter if you ate it or not.

[J]

If you take a hit that kills you and its damage exceeds the amount of life restored by the lifeshroom, then it will punch thru the lifeshroom effect as if it never existed.

[Angel777]

so it's a lucky shroom

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

Pretty much.

[Vinnolo]

Originally posted by CallMeMrNiceGuy DK:

Originally posted by Kill4rz:

it isnt tho

Well, if you end up in a combo that will kill you even if you get the extra health then it doesnt matter if you ate it or not.

the shroom still works, just because you where killed anyways doesnt mean it didnt work, get grade 5 fighters and you will see the difference there