Mortal Kombat Thread - GET OVER HERE!!!

[Heckler1]

Maximillion Dood has some good coverage of the game, I'd recommend his channel to anyone who wants details about how the game plays. I just hope the dlc packs aren't filled with dumbfuck horror movie characters and shit. Everything else I'm more or less fine with.

 

[Bluey]

Kabal was pretty awesome in 9. Hope he returns. X wasn't bad, but it felt kind of empty in some places.

 

[Heckler1]

Kabal was pretty awesome in 9. Hope he returns. X wasn't bad, but it felt kind of empty in some places.

Kabal was teased during the reveal event. Your probably in luck

 

[Kuchipatchi]

Kabal was teased during the reveal event. Your probably in luck

Was it when they pointed out something on the screen and said they'll save it for the 30th?
I looked away when that happened and can't find it on the livestream.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Spoiler: speaking of story, SPERG AHEAD

What if Raiden actually sent everyone/everything into a pocket dimension at the beginning of MK9? Instead of truly going back in time like we thought.

Like, everything will just fade into original Armageddon timeline at some point, to where everyone was dead?

With that aside I'm fucking HYPED.

 

[The Cunting Death]

Just watched MK11 live with @Dink Smallwood!
Holy shit! Skarlet is awesome!

She's cute!

 

[Heckler1]

Was it when they pointed out something on the screen and said they'll save it for the 30th?
I looked away when that happened and can't find it on the livestream.

It was a screen transition in the beginning, where when you slow it down, the blur effect is made by a certain masked boi running super fast.

 

[GethN7]

I hope they continue the tradition MKX had of snarky pre-battle dialogue, it was a good idea and a lot of it was very funny.

However, not entirely sure I like how Nu-MK is basically winding up in the many of the same story places as Old-MK. We've basically gotten to the point where Old-MK Edgelord Raiden is back, Liu Kang is stuck as a zombie again, and the plot appears to be heading for MK Armageddon territory again, just from a different direction.

 

[Duncan Hills Coffee]

However, not entirely sure I like how Nu-MK is basically winding up in the many of the same story places as Old-MK. We've basically gotten to the point where Old-MK Edgelord Raiden is back, Liu Kang is stuck as a zombie again, and the plot appears to be heading for MK Armageddon territory again, just from a different direction.

I kinda like it in a sick way. It basically says that Armageddon is inevitable, and Raiden's attempt to change the timeline was for nothing since all roads lead to the same destination. That said, the new villain who is supposed to be a master of time seems to be throwing a wrench into everything, and I'm curious to see where that goes.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

I kinda like it in a sick way. It basically says that Armageddon is inevitable, and Raiden's attempt to change the timeline was for nothing since all roads lead to the same destination. That said, the new villain who is supposed to be a master of time seems to be throwing a wrench into everything, and I'm curious to see where that goes.

If anything regarding the One Being means anything, basically the universe itself will behave in a sentient matter and say "aight had enough of your shit" and a giant blue clouded face will devour everything.

 

[Teri-Teri]

Spoiler: Kano Confirmed!

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

Lol. Hey it suits him.

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

Will they perhaps get around to making the actual fighting not terrible and the characters not move like robots? I mean, the 2edgy violence was OK back in the 90s and fighting games weren't all that deep at the time anyway, but there's stuff out there where it seems like the creators actually get what fighting games are.

Have they at least fixed the shit like being able to do infinite throw/bonebreaker moves in a row until the "You did too much damage" mechanic kicks in and explodes you away?

 

[Kuchipatchi]

Spoiler: Kano Confirmed!

Is this his normal look or alternative costume? Looks quite comical. I missed the Kombat Kast.

 

[Teri-Teri]

Is this his normal look or alternative costume? Looks quite comical. I missed the Kombat Kast.

Spoiler: Default

I think that's his other costume.

 

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Is this his normal look or alternative costume? Looks quite comical. I missed the Kombat Kast.

Apparently the pirate skin is for Brazil players only, kind of how Skarlet has an exclusive Russian skin:

Why Netherrealm is doing this, I have no fecking idea. But I'm pretty sure it'll be another carrot for them to dangle for everyone to buy the Mortal Kombat 11 Komplete Kollection of Kharacters and Krap they'll no doubt release in late 2019/ early 2020.

 

[XYZpdq]

Spoiler: Default

I think that's his other costume.

Oh sure we get Austin Ares but not Pentagon Jr?

 

[ShittyRecolor]

Spoiler: Default

I think that's his other costume.

Compared to the hyperrealistic style of the characters we've so far in the actual gameplay, Kano looks weirdly caroonish, like he's from Fortnite or something. Otherwise the characters look great, the only design I have a problem with is Sonya's. She's just way too scrawny looking with her frail build and overly large ears, making her badass swagger come across as passive-aggressive vitriol. She just feels less like a kickass army veteran that can annihiliate dude twice her weight and more like an embittered elemtary school teacher in a midlife crisis whose extra pissed because of her haphazardly adapted, dull vegan diet. I don't mind her not having too much TNA, as it never did make a lot of sense for a special forces soldier to have huge fake looking tiddies á la MK9, though I hope that at least supposedly sensual characters like Mileena or Jade will have a little more Thiccness to them.

gameplay wise it's interesting, though I'm not sure how to feel about the game going for a more traditional, slower and footsie-based gameplay á la Street Fighter as opposed to the series' trademark rushdown heavy, super aggressive meta. I also don't like how the characters' meter replenishes automatically instead of them having to perform actions to replenish them, that's something that could make zoning even more obnoxious that it was in Injustice 2. Still, it's good to know that the game mechanics are still subject to some tweeking and altering, hopefully the developers can get some good feedback to make it a suitably fun fighting game.

 

[Heckler1]

gameplay wise it's interesting, though I'm not sure how to feel about the game going for a more traditional, slower and footsie-based gameplay á la Street Fighter as opposed to the series' trademark rushdown heavy, super aggressive meta. I also don't like how the characters' meter replenishes automatically instead of them having to perform actions to replenish them, that's something that could make zoning even more obnoxious that it was in Injustice 2. Still, it's good to know that the game mechanics are still subject to some tweeking and altering, hopefully the developers can get some good feedback to make it a suitably fun fighting game.

My understanding is that meter regenerates based on the actions used. So hopefully meter burn projectiles make meter build slower, to prevent things like Jaqui Briggs full screen zoning spam.

 

[ShittyRecolor]

My understanding is that meter regenerates based on the actions used. So hopefully meter burn projectiles make meter build slower, to prevent things like Jaqui Briggs full screen zoning spam.

Ooh, that wouldn't be too bad! I do also like how there's separate meters for offensive and defensive stuff, gives me some nice flashbacks to Heretic 2. I thing either Melty Blood or In-Birth had something similar, but I'm not sure.