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Mortal Kombat 11 Roster & Stages Discussion Thread
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Stand Name: The Great Kung Lao
Stand User: Kung Lao
(No idea on a source unfortunately, found it on Reddit and they didn't post a link)
I've rewatched the new reveals, and I gotta say Jax is looking like my cup of tea. Guy is just grabbing and throwing down his opponents all over the place.
That's because she is not the real Sonya. It's just Ronda Rousey.
That's because she is not the real Sonya. It's just Ronda Rousey.
Stand Name: The Great Kung Lao
Stand User: Kung Lao
(No idea on a source unfortunately, found it on Reddit and they didn't post a link)
GOAT
(Someone needs to tweet this to Boon)
Seems odd that they would exclude Takahashi Takeda and Kung Jin if they're including Jacqueline Briggs in the base roster. I figured NRS would either feature all of them or just Cassie if they were going to go with one from that group.
Interesting that MK11 will be featuring only 1 new post MK3 character this time around. Could it be because NRS has nothing substantial to plumb from any of the 3D era characters at this point?
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Will NRS be featuring non playable fighters in the story mode as they did in MKX? It was a point of contention for some.
Which is something that always boggled me. They did it in many prior games too. Characters like Kitana, Johnny, Sonya, Quan Chi, and others weren't playable in Deception, but you fought them in the Story Mode. They've never been shy about using old character data to spruce up a story or adventure mode if they can.
They sort of said that they would never repeat that mistake again. But I feel like Boon was talking about characters like Rain and Baraka who didn't end up being DLC later when he said that. We already know Shang Tsung is a NPC in the game, and probably also in the story mode.
I can see them not being in playable fights in story mode. That's probably what bothered people. Having finished characters (even if they were ripped straight from MK9 gameplay wise, with no variations) in story mode that you can't unlock despite not being bosses is a bad look. But take Li Mei for example. I don't think anyone had any problems with her being part of the MKX story mode, because she didn't even fight in it.
I want this.It's to avoid confusion when they add the first guest DLC
I'd be shocked if there are non-playable opponents again (like Rain and Baraka in MKX), but there will probably be a few cutscene NPCs.
Scorpions classic look is perfect but I'm not really into this one. The headpiece looks wrong.
Do you suppose that it's NRS's business model to simply coast by on some of their previous games as justification for leaving certain characters out as they develop their current games?
I know that they're 11 games into the series, but for many, this is seen as their 3rd entry into the current series.
The best I can discern for now is that NRS is gravitating to mainly the characters of the first 2 Mortal Kombat games, and reserving any of the slots remaining for 3D era characters and newcomers.
Which of the 3D era characters are almost guaranteed to appear in future games?
Beta is really good. Even with limited amount of content, I can just keep playing. I am big fan of the changes they have made to the gameplay.
But why almost everyone is playing this on their WiFi? It is a shame because the net code is otherwise great.
But why almost everyone is playing this on their WiFi? It is a shame because the net code is otherwise great.
I've no idea as to their thought process behind this, but I don't think the 3D era characters stand much of a chance. Kenshi has gained a lot of popularity, and I think they're hoping to recapture that with Frost (who seems likely to be a replacement for Cyber Sub-Zero at this point). Putting Bo Rai Cho in MKX instead of Fujin or Rain was such a troll move, but I don't think we'll see that character being playable again. Maybe Li Mei?
MK3 characters are getting the short end of the stick this time around. Almost all of them are missing in action. Sheeva, Sindel, Stryker, Nightwolf, Smoke, Sektor and Cyrax, as well as Rain and Ermac from UMK3/MKT.
Meanwhile, the game is just a couple characters (Reptile and Mileena, plus Human Smoke if you wanna count him) short of including everyone from the first two games minus the sub-bosses.
Any clue if skins will be selectable from the character select screen or not? That really killed Injustice 2 local play for a bunch of my friends, they liked being able to quickly select a skin without diving into a customization menu
With the story focused on time travel between 90s and current Mortal Kombat timeline characters, it makes sense to skip most of the 3d era characters that haven't had a huge impact on what's been going on recently.
While the 3d era doesn't have many standouts, NRS have shown an ability to turn boring jokey or throwaway characters into really interesting additions to the roster (Noob Saibot/Ermac/Smoke/Rain when from palette swaps without their own movesets to fully fleshed out characters with distinctive fighting styles, Li Mei was actually interesting in MKX story mode, hell, even Stryker won people over with the "I'm in over my head" version in MK9). So, there's characters that could be interesting, I think - Fujin (who I expect will be DLC), Havik, Kai (there was concept art leaked a few years back for a version that didn't make MKX that made him look badass), etc.
On character select, you can choose one of three default loadouts, each with their own skin/gear preset. You can always change them/save them or add additional variations, but for casual folks, it should have them covered for wanting to see different skins.
I don't mind the the three variations from the last game but having to worry what move the opponents might have if ranked allows custom characters seems terrible.
Tekken customs don't affect the move-set though (minus the weird special item moves, like the gun stuff).
I dislike ability customization and augments, but don't mind cosmetic costume stuff.
Already on it! Not a big 3d fighter player and half the cast is very unappealing. Devil Jin...gross
You get rid of Frosty-chan, you might as well get rid of Jax-senpai or Cetrion-san.
You really wanna get rid of Liu-kun?
Liu-kun just sounds so god damn right for some reason tho. Ok you got me. Frosty-chan it is.
MK11-style cosmetic customisation is great and I wish more games did it. I love having preset skins that I can change certain aspects of.
No roster discussion, only weeb talk now.
Stand Name: The Great Kung Lao
Stand User: Kung Lao
(No idea on a source unfortunately, found it on Reddit and they didn't post a link)
Stand Name: The Great Kung Lao
Stand User: Kung Lao
(No idea on a source unfortunately, found it on Reddit and they didn't post a link)
I love this so much lmao.
NetherRealm continues to innovate. I have no doubt the feature will be a success. The approach NetherRealm is going with is the natural evolution of their game and the genre.
I applaud them for introducing industry benchmarks in terms of facial animation. No question they have the genre's best graphics tech. Thanks for reminding these complacent fighting game devs that fighting games once stood atop this industry.
Now if I can only get WB and NRS on a Ninja Scroll project.
If you don't mind the sports team comparison, which characters do you expect to be called up in future games as heavyweight contenders? Who could be called up on a periphery level, and who do you expect to never be called up at all? Now that I think about it, do you think it's possible that NRS uses one of their more forgettable 3D era character in a squash confrontation, similar to the market scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
NetherRealm continues to innovate. I have no doubt the feature will be a success. The approach NetherRealm is going with is the natural evolution of their game and the genre.
I applaud them for introducing industry benchmarks in terms of facial animation. No question they have the genre's best graphics tech. Thanks for reminding these complacent fighting game devs that fighting games once stood atop this industry.
Now if I can only get WB and NRS on a Ninja Scroll project.
The Tekken series does a pretty good job when it comes to customizing their characters.
I think some of them could be made interesting to fill roles that characters like Erron Black, D'vorah, Reptile in recent story modes, even if they currently seem bland. Characters like Kai, Li Mei, Sareena, Hotaru, etc. could be given that fresh code of paint, expanded background and cool moveset to make them more interesting.
Havik and Fujin are the characters that seem like they are best suited for an upgrade, though. Fujin, because Raiden has been an idiot in recent games and he's long been requested, and Havik because the idea of a chaos cleric could play into the story mode in fun ways.
I'm quite surprised nobody seems to have been able to describe in detail how the Switch version looks in comparison to the others. Just very vague descriptions. Did nobody who played/followed/cared about MK11 play the Switch version?
I love using B1,2 for combo starts but yeah that Fatal Blow is deadly. I keep it in my back pocket in case my opponent slips up. I don't remember his F4
It's a patience game playing against Kabal
They don't know any better
They don't care
They think their connection is good enough
Using/getting wired is too much hassle for them/they don't care enough
They legit can't do anything about it
In that order.
LOL
Most of my matches are WIFI and wow... it is bad sometimes.
Playing Lan VS WiFi is a different experience.
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