Anti- Zoners in MKX?

[REYTHEGREAT]

So I am here thinking, where are the anti-zoners in MKX at? Maybe I payed attention but so far I have seen a lot of rushdown characters and zoning characters. Are rushdown characters considered anti zoners? Are teleporters anti-zoner?

#weneedsmoke

 

[Fractured_Shadow]

We need more zoners. I am pretty sure that is what you ment to say.

 

[FinalBoss_FGC]

So I am here thinking, where are the anti-zoners in MKX at? Maybe I payed attention but so far I have seen a lot of rushdown characters and zoning characters. Are rushdown characters considered anti zoners? Are teleporters anti-zoner?

#weneedsmoke

Quan Chi's portal has one that hits behind the opponent. Teles can work, too.

 

[just_2swift]

Smoke is good smoke is life... * lights black n mild wine(wood tip)* #SMOKE 4 MKX

 

[Evil Canadian]

MK X should be a golden age of zoning and footsies, where rushdown players are spat upon and any attempt to get around a fireball should be met with instant death.

 

[STB Sgt Reed]

Kitana has a projectile reflect, as does lao and takeda.

And Sub Zero's clone eats projectiles and his ex ice blast goes through other projectiles.

 

[Treadmill]

Half the fucking cast teleports or goes off the screen making them unhittable or something. Just because there isn't a pary that does guaranteed damage like smoke ' s doesn't mean there aren't anti-zoners.



Edit for shit spelling

 

[Kenshi_mk]

Kitana has a projectile reflect, as does lao and takeda.

Kung Lao can only deflect them, if i remember correctly.

 

[JTB123]

@General M2Dave

I think you can lend something to this discussion

 

[SaltShaker]

There's way too much anti-zoning as it is. What are you talking about OP??

-Raiden Displacer.
-Takeda all over the screen.
-Takeda LightSaber reflects.
-Kitana Reflects now for some reason.
-Mileena teleports now for some reason.
-Reports about projectiles being slower/more punishable than ever.
-Reptile with a slow mo trait recharging every 3 seconds.
-Kotal Kahn creating sunlight to stand in while he regains health during your zoning.
-The run button.
-etc etc etc.


That's just off of the top of my head. The real question is, "where's the zoning"?

 

[ABACABB]

There's way too much anti-zoning as it is. What are you talking about OP??

-Raiden Displacer.
-Takeda all over the screen.
-Takeda LightSaber reflects.
-Kitana Reflects now for some reason.
-Mileena teleports now for some reason.
-Reports about projectiles being slower/more punishable than ever.
-Reptile with a slow mo trait recharging every 3 seconds.
-Kotal Kahn creating sunlight to stand in while he regains health during your zoning.
-The run button.
-etc etc etc.


That's just off of the top of my head. The real question is, "where's the zoning"?

kenshi , shinnok ,kano,potentially predator ;>

 

[TotteryManx]

I've said it a million times, but I feel like NRS purposefully toned down the zoning due to not being able to cancel dashes with block and dashing/running costing stamina. This game will be about patience and mostly walking in the future. That is my opinion.

 

[EGGXI]

Mileena's teleport and her low sai is kind of counter-zoning I guess

 

[Shark Tank]

There's plenty of offensive options in this game as is. Half the cast has potentially crazy oki, reflects everywhere, half the cast has a grappler variation+ tons of mobility options via teleports, divekicks etc.

I mean you should never have a character that is built for anti-anything anyway and shit on a specific playstyle because it creates boring,lopsided, binary matchups.

 

[SaltShaker]

kenshi , shinnok ,kano,potentially predator ;>

-This is MKX, not MK9. No way to know how good Kenshi will be or what the early looks of his zoning will be. But I agree, he'll be a zoner, just waiting to see if it appears as powerful.

-No way to know what Shinnok will do or if they change him up.

-Kano, who has been reported by a couple of people who played the game that his zoning isn't all that, especially in his "zoning variation".

-No way to know how Predator will play.


Meanwhile, read my post. From what we've seen and heard so far there's nothing to indicate that zoning will be strong. Only thing zoners have so far is "I hope we'll be able too".


Also, you have DD in your avatar. I now understand why you said what you said.

 

[Immortal]

@REYTHEGREAT - the fu... are you talking about? At this point THERE IS NO ZONING in MK X.

High hopes for Kenshi and Shinnok but it's unknown atm. Not to mention that like half of the roster (atm) can be considered as ANTI ZONERS.

Not to be rude but man you're clueless.

 

[JHCRANE 14]

I love the title of this thread because my boy Reptile fits the zoning, rushdown, or anti-zoning builds depending on how you want to play him. Good question OP.

Reptile 4 Life

 

[RoboCop]

At this point it seems like there won't be "zoning" as much as just using the occasional ranged attack to threaten your opponent and control space. I doubt many high-level matches will be won with game plans based around ranged attacks. Between run, teleports, parries, buttloads of armor, and other shenanigans, I think the essence of zoning as we know it will be dead in MKX.

 

[KillaGthug4Life]

I haven't seen characters that are looking to be extremely strong zoners to begin with. Kitana's Storm variation and Mileena's piercing variation are the only two for me that really look like they can strongly zone out people. But really all characters have at least one variation, so far, that can deal with the zoning characters.

Like what has been said previously, MKX is going to be a huge footsi game imao.

 

[Pnut]

MK X should be a golden age of zoning and footsies, where rushdown players are spat upon and any attempt to get around a fireball should be met with instant death.

Are you the spawn of @General M2Dave?

 

[Pterodactyl]

-Mileena teleports now for some reason.

But Mileena could tele...

 

[Evil Canadian]

Are you the spawn of @General M2Dave?

I don't know who that is so ill say sure, general is a high rank so I respect it.

 

[xWildx]

-Mileena teleports now for some reason.

Mileena has been able to teleport in every game since MK2.

Edit: @Pterodactyl beat me to it haha

 

[SaltShaker]

But Mileena could tele...

No I'm talkin bout that invisible crap haha!

 

[Eldriken]

I don't give a rat's ass if there's a major lack of zoners in this game. Make everyone have to be solid at footsies in order to win.