I've been in love with these Greatswords for months now and they're finally out to the live client. They perfectly fill out a power fantasy of being a Crusader in the Emperor's service with their moveset. Overall the Mk2 is the more "technical" of the Relic Blades in that its combos need a little bit more nuance to adapt between single target and horde damage combos. I prefer it more for single target damage thanks to the overheads and uppercuts in its kit. I’ve watched that overhead at 8:30 in slow motion so many times and I still don’t see how I got hit. I’ll just chalk it up to its hitbox being hidden by the crusher in front.
Honestly it seems like the crushers have more range on their attacks lately. I've been taken out by a crusher several times in past week when usually i EASILY dodge out of their range
@@Highlander1432😂 nah fr bro. Not only THAT but they feel more tanky now, in my opinion... as a psyker ragers, bulwarks and crusher were tanking like 3 whole brain ruptures I thought I was tripping but no, it's not even damnation or a special modifier going. They are finally making thee enemies stronger🤌 SOON THE BOSSES😢😊
@trent11ify The bread and butter endless horde combo for the mk2 is light 3 into heavy attack which loop into each other infinitely. My preferred way to get to light 3 is to push attack (which is a sweeping attack) which then immediately go into light 3 and then into the heavy attack. You can also do a sprinting light attack that is a sweep that let's you follow up with light 3.
Honestly, the mark 2 seems to be the undisputed best. Much of that is because it has a better single-target loop with an uppercut that does insane damage. And both have solid add clear so no real champ on that
i'm not upset by it (i firmly believe each class should have signature weapons other classes can't use), but it is kind of funny to me that zealots can figure out how to use chainswords, heavy swords, duelling swords, catachan swords, eviscerators, and now relic blades... but still can't quite wrap their heads around how a one handed power sword works
@@dude4762 if I’m accidentally misinputing in the heat of the moment the push attack comes out and it might hit the burster and accidentally detonate it
My own opinion but the MKX seems better than all of the melee options already. It’s smooth flowing and less clunky than Zealots best hordeclearing weapon right now. It won’t beat the combat knife or dueling sword in special/precise kills but it’s braindead. Just activate and spam light attack into a horde. I found myself alive after walking into large packs of ragers and gunners. I like MK2 but it’s in the direct line of combat knife and dueling sword which is where the weapon falls off pretty hard compared to them. But still a commendable piece of work even compared to the other two.
Imo not being able to deal with crushers rapidly (or even bulwarks) immediately puts it as not meta. Now it is fun for clearing trash... But it's not the priority. If even the DS4 (whose horde clear isn't exactly the best) is meta, maybe it's because precise kill of priority targets is better for a team success. Honestly disappointing given how good the weapon looks.
Understandable, if I had my way I'd rather have it replaced by adding melee parry mechanics and crouched sprinting instead but since I don't have that sort of pull I just make do within the constraints of the game.
the dopamine level going from 0 to 100% after that godly psyker cleave at 18:24, fatshark knows what we love to see
Darktide has a shitload of problems, but the damn combat is ketamine, nothing comes close.
Yup, no one else in the industry comes close, even outside of the horde survival genre.
I've been in love with these Greatswords for months now and they're finally out to the live client. They perfectly fill out a power fantasy of being a Crusader in the Emperor's service with their moveset.
Overall the Mk2 is the more "technical" of the Relic Blades in that its combos need a little bit more nuance to adapt between single target and horde damage combos. I prefer it more for single target damage thanks to the overheads and uppercuts in its kit.
I’ve watched that overhead at 8:30 in slow motion so many times and I still don’t see how I got hit. I’ll just chalk it up to its hitbox being hidden by the crusher in front.
Honestly it seems like the crushers have more range on their attacks lately.
I've been taken out by a crusher several times in past week when usually i EASILY dodge out of their range
Bossman, can you clarify how to switch between horde combos and single target for Mk2
@@Highlander1432😂 nah fr bro. Not only THAT but they feel more tanky now, in my opinion... as a psyker ragers, bulwarks and crusher were tanking like 3 whole brain ruptures I thought I was tripping but no, it's not even damnation or a special modifier going.
They are finally making thee enemies stronger🤌
SOON THE BOSSES😢😊
@trent11ify The bread and butter endless horde combo for the mk2 is light 3 into heavy attack which loop into each other infinitely. My preferred way to get to light 3 is to push attack (which is a sweeping attack) which then immediately go into light 3 and then into the heavy attack. You can also do a sprinting light attack that is a sweep that let's you follow up with light 3.
@@glockenspiel604 @trent11ify this is more or less correct.
oh yea purging time, was waiting patiently for your vids on these weapons
played all day with it. its good and fun
I still can't decide between the two marks, but they feel so good either way!
Honestly, the mark 2 seems to be the undisputed best. Much of that is because it has a better single-target loop with an uppercut that does insane damage. And both have solid add clear so no real champ on that
i'm not upset by it (i firmly believe each class should have signature weapons other classes can't use), but it is kind of funny to me that zealots can figure out how to use chainswords, heavy swords, duelling swords, catachan swords, eviscerators, and now relic blades... but still can't quite wrap their heads around how a one handed power sword works
i like to believe they saw the normal power sword and just laughed at it and picked up a relic blade instead lmfao
Duelling sword should have stayed a Psyker weapon, it completely ruined melee weapons' balance in Zealot's hands.
Fr 😂😂😂😂😂😂@@epsilon1572
@@maboilaurence8227heresy!
maybe that sword was never big enough for them
Really like how it stays charged
It's beautiful. I won't need any other weapons now. Time for me to get back into DT
They need to change the normal 1h power sword to the on and off style instead of waking it up every other swing
Was definitely a sentiment amongst playtesters, just praying to the Emperor someone in some high place considers it.
I think the best combo for single target is L1, L2, H1, H2
Why do you aim up when pushing poxbursters?
@@dude4762 if I’m accidentally misinputing in the heat of the moment the push attack comes out and it might hit the burster and accidentally detonate it
👍👏👏👏.
Is the 2H power sword available on Veteran?
No only zealot sadly
How do you feel on the placement of this weapon in comparison to the zealots current arsenal?
My own opinion but the MKX seems better than all of the melee options already. It’s smooth flowing and less clunky than Zealots best hordeclearing weapon right now. It won’t beat the combat knife or dueling sword in special/precise kills but it’s braindead. Just activate and spam light attack into a horde. I found myself alive after walking into large packs of ragers and gunners. I like MK2 but it’s in the direct line of combat knife and dueling sword which is where the weapon falls off pretty hard compared to them. But still a commendable piece of work even compared to the other two.
Imo not being able to deal with crushers rapidly (or even bulwarks) immediately puts it as not meta.
Now it is fun for clearing trash... But it's not the priority. If even the DS4 (whose horde clear isn't exactly the best) is meta, maybe it's because precise kill of priority targets is better for a team success.
Honestly disappointing given how good the weapon looks.
Hey Vamp nett video kan you du the ogryn new stubber pleas❤
In the pipeline when I have time.
@Vamp0613 ok
what's your FOV?
Whatever's max in the PC settings slider, I think 85 Vertical?
STILL zealot class suck
I absolutely hate how sliding is a thing in this game. Ruins the entire vibe.
How does sliding ruin the "vibe"?
@@skrawl8374 Just ruins the ambience seeing people crouch slide constantly. Looks like Fortnite to me.
Understandable, if I had my way I'd rather have it replaced by adding melee parry mechanics and crouched sprinting instead but since I don't have that sort of pull I just make do within the constraints of the game.
skill issue