As a troll yes, which was the plan. Get gear and your build works normally. Not without gear.Auto knockdown isn't an option, it's a buff.
A good martial artist doesn't need gear to knock you down in HH combat; even if you're armed with a gun, should you let him get within hand-to-hand range.
Auto knockdown is the only option/buff for pvp to make such build viable, and even then you have to get in close range and you're doing small damage- not easy to do vs bursters/big gunners who can kill in 2-3 bursts.
which one can avoid by moving/not standing still and thus not allowing a HH build to get in close range.
Back to knock outs, anybody know if luck factors into getting knocked out? We know lower luck = higher chance to be bypassed but does it also increase higher chance to get knocked out?
No. The characteristic used for KO rolls is endurance.
I think that is true with stonewall, but without stonewall 10 endurance doesn't make a difference. Know this from experience.
I think bonehead + man of steel reduces a knock out shot to a knock down.
Stonewall 6 ST 6 En Roll to ignore knockout, En-5 roll to ignore knockdown