Will the Mad King kill survivors?

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Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Do deaths from the Mad King's games add to your /deaths total? I started a new character in an attempt to get a max survivor title, and am nearing the second tier now. I wouldn't mind picking up a few holiday items and a festive hat along the way, but wouldn't want to end up loosing my progress to a bad game of paper, rock, scissors or something like that.

trickfred

trickfred

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Canadia

It's A Trick Get An [Axe]

No, I don't think so. I don't think A.net would want to field the hundreds of complaints they'd get.

More likely the deaths are like the one in the Shing Jea tutorial - just a 'dummy' kill.

Xenex Xclame

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

i think since you would be in town when this happens and things are different in town the answer is no, but of course i know you would like an answer from anet itself, maybe someone that had a survivor during the dragon festival and got killed by the grawls can answer it too.


@Trickfred:I remember the nightfall tutorial, " there are also deaths that occur and these will weaken you , let me demostrate" *poof* dead. I was like WTF!? nothing hit me!

Lord Sarevok

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ottawa, Canada

W/

I highly doubt it. Besides all the complaining as has already been mentioned, there's lots of "deaths" that don't actually count as such. Resigning doesn't count as a death, nor does your "death" if a key ally you were supposed to keep alive, dies. Forced deaths like at the end of Vizunah Square, don't count either.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

while logic would dictate that it certainly *shouldn't*, I find this to be a perfect example of a detail that can be very easily overlooked (which, after numerous complaints, Gaile would somehow spin this to be something that was meant to be a feature, not an oversight). Personally if I had a Survivor character, I'd take the safe route.

Cowboy Nastyman

Cowboy Nastyman

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Me/Mo

during the mad kings first show the deaths did not add to your total so no worries

TiggerDeathDagger

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

Light of the Star Fire

Mo/Me

heres some advice take one of your non survivior chars check its deaths, go do a game and die intintinaly and see if the death toll when up any.

Master Bater

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

From He||

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Sarevok
Forced deaths like at the end of Vizunah Square, don't count either.
be careful with that, once everyone die in this cinematic, if you have a MM in your group, the minions will become masterless and start a slaughter by killing each and every person in both parties, i lost my 2nd survivor that way xD.

heroajax1

heroajax1

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

By Any Other Name [Rose]

W/

Mad King's deaths didn't count last year. I know I checked it when he killed me the first time. For some reason. I really hate dying.

Electric Sky

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

nope, survivors will be safe from the this kind of "death"

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

just don't die in the tag arena......that counts