Right now whenever I fill my Reckoning meter, I generally try to save it for one of two situations:
- Many enemies are surrounding me (say, 4 or more) because I believe using it can grant me a significant experience bonus and a chance for rare alchemical elements per-kill.
- I'm in a really tough fight with a strong enemy, in which case I can make use of its damage output increases.
I'm always torn about these situations. I don't really understand the core mechanic fully – is the XP boost worth using on multiple enemies? How much extra damage will I do, and does that really matter in a tough fight? Are there some specific instances that really make Reckoning mode shine?
Best Answer
Hrrmm I find it works best when my ass is being kicked :)
It greatly increases your damage (I'd say by at least double) and slows down time. When you "kill" people while in that mode, they stick around and your finishing strike will kill all enemies that are down and provide you an experience multiplier based on how many enemies are down. The tutorial told me that if I don't strike the finishing blow, the downed enemies will get back up, however I haven't actually witnessed that yet.
But that said, it fills up quickly so I just use it anytime there are 3+ enemies on the screen. It provides a multiplier for the number of enemies you kill with it, so more enemies = more experience. I'd rather use it on a group of 4 small enemies than 1 big enemy.