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An analysis of top 8 Evo matches for first year NRS games

Immortal

Blind justice....
The hype level on MK EVO 2011 top 8 was unreal. On the other hand IGAU EVO 2013 top 8 (especially final) was kinda meh.
 
Well, either Chris G was so good that he figured out decent stuff in a go, or there was simply nothing else to figure in Reptile's design :p
probably the latter, but Chris g figured THAT out quick. he must be like "HMMM i play 15 games, i need a character who gives others a headache and can be mastered without practicing that much". i bet he will be drawn to reptile again in mkx, he Looks very easy again.
 

Barrogh

Meta saltmine
probably the latter, but Chris g figured THAT out quick. he must be like "HMMM i play 15 games, i need a character who gives others a headache and can be mastered without practicing that much". i bet he will be drawn to reptile again in mkx, he Looks very easy again.
Gotta admit that those points were indeed not mutually exclusive.
 

Rude

You will serve me in The Netherrealm
Well, either Chris G was so good that he figured out decent stuff in a go, or there was simply nothing else to figure in Reptile's design :p
Maybe a bit of both? This isn't to say Reptile didn't get better once we realized how many 0 on block strings he had and that he didn't have set-ups.
But right from Day One, Christ G got it. His Reptile, even in its infancy, is the backbone of what I think Reptile should do.

I mean...I know the Reptile Community hates Chris G, but while he wasn't on the level of CD Jr, the guy beat some pretty big names with the character.
 

Rude

You will serve me in The Netherrealm
A bit off-topic, but what's up with that?
I mean...have you ever perused their forum, especially back when everyone was playing MK9, and looked at what they were saying about him?
I vaguely remember people advising others NOT to play Reptile the way Chris G does. If I'm wrong, I'll hold that.

I'm probably not being entirely fair. Allow me to re-phrase it this way: I've always been left with the impression, personally, that the Reptile Community of MK9 didn't much care for Chris G's style of play. But that could just be me reading into things unnecessarily.
 
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coolwhip

Noob
probably the latter, but Chris g figured THAT out quick. he must be like "HMMM i play 15 games, i need a character who gives others a headache and can be mastered without practicing that much". i bet he will be drawn to reptile again in mkx, he Looks very easy again.
Actually Reptile is Chris G's favorite character and he used him in UMK3 way before MK9. He already said he'll be using him in MKX.
 

coolwhip

Noob
A bit off-topic, but what's up with that?
Because he was always the best Reptile without really practicing the game and for the most part, had the best results with him out of any true Reptile main. So many in the Reptile community just wanted to arrogantly nit-pick his playing style. I'm not saying they all disliked him by the way, and I feel the MK community in general has actually warmed up to Chris G, but there was always this "oh he's getting away with outdated 2011 tactics" narrative. Well, maybe there are reasons for that, including the fact that he understood the character.
 

Briggs8417

Salt Proprietor of TYM
Dafuq? No one ever told anyone that they shouldn't play like chris g, at least I never did from what I remember. Hell I learned how to play the character from him and @THTB. Not to mention past evo 2011 Chris G didn't put up the results you guys are talking about. He had some good places here and there, but the rest of us started to put in some work after, specifically showtime, tylerlantern cossner and some others. Hell I had a top 8 under my belt. @Rude @coolwhip No one hates chris g he was a solid player, but he was kind of misconceived as the best rep player throughout the entirety of the game when there were more people getting more results after a certain point. The lack of recognition was real.
 

coolwhip

Noob
Dafuq? No one ever told anyone that they shouldn't play like chris g, at least I never did from what I remember. Hell I learned how to play the character from him and @THTB. Not to mention past evo 2011 Chris G didn't put up the results you guys are talking about. He had some good places here and there, but the rest of us started to put in some work after, specifically showtime, tylerlantern cossner and some others. Hell I had a top 8 under my belt. @Rude @coolwhip No one hates chris g he was a solid player, but he was kind of misconceived as the best rep player throughout the entirety of the game when there were more people getting more results after a certain point. The lack of recognition was real.
Chris G was making top 8's with Reptile as recently as NEC 2014. I mean, he beat CD Jr and Perfect Legend in 2013. Yeah, he went through a bad spell in 2012 since he wasn't practicing but during that time, nobody else was really putting work with Chris G. Showtime and MIT are awesome but they were using other characters as well.

I wasn't singling out anyone by the way, but I don't mean to sound douchey, it's pretty much a fact that Chris G was somewhat resented.
 

THTB

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Dafuq? No one ever told anyone that they shouldn't play like chris g, at least I never did from what I remember. Hell I learned how to play the character from him and @THTB. Not to mention past evo 2011 Chris G didn't put up the results you guys are talking about. He had some good places here and there, but the rest of us started to put in some work after, specifically showtime, tylerlantern cossner and some others. Hell I had a top 8 under my belt. @Rude @coolwhip No one hates chris g he was a solid player, but he was kind of misconceived as the best rep player throughout the entirety of the game when there were more people getting more results after a certain point. The lack of recognition was real.
Chris was probably the best Reptile player. Showtime eventually switched off, and MIT never really stuck to Reptile by himself. And people did hate on Chris, too lol (myself included especially >_>).

His results only slowed down in 2012. But he still was doing really well in comparison to any other solo-Reptile player afterwards (when the game reached it's "no-entry" point in late 2012-early 2013).

Chris was playing Reptile the way I played him at PowerUp 2011 before I even was. I actually learned the Reptile strats after learning how Chris was playing.
 

Cossner

King of the Jobbers 2015
Chris was probably the best Reptile player. Showtime eventually switched off, and MIT never really stuck to Reptile by himself. And people did hate on Chris, too lol (myself included especially >_>).

His results only slowed down in 2012. But he still was doing really well in comparison to any other solo-Reptile player afterwards (when the game reached it's "no-entry" point in late 2012-early 2013).

Chris was playing Reptile the way I played him at PowerUp 2011 before I even was. I actually learned the Reptile strats after learning how Chris was playing.
Go back, watch the gameplay and prepare to cringe.
 
What do we expect from our Top 8 at Evo in MKX?

  • Do we expect them to know all strings of all opponent's characters and variations? Or is it ok to get hit by some of them as long as you adjust the next time you have to block that string?
  • Should we expect them to know the basic MUs of all characters? Or is it ok for a player to wing it in some matchups?
  • How many combos are ok to be dropped?
 

Konqrr

MK11 Kabal = MK9 Kitana
Watching JOP's Cage walking forward like a tank against Chris G brings back some memories... Not many had the opportunity to play against him as he quit so soon, but his reactions and hit confirms were on point.

Seeing PL do the "controller issue, 'wasn't me', put your hands up in the air" at 25:40 vs Denzell made me lol

Also, looking back... my biggest problem in every game I compete in is matchup knowledge. I didn't know the Cage matchup at all or the Kitana mirror... at Revelations I didn't know Kabal (still struggle with it) and at Final Round I had no idea what to do against a Sektor who knew what he was doing (iKizzle). I hope to change this for MKX.