Rant ahead. Please forgive me in advance, but I need to vent.
These past two days since the patch dropped has soured my opinion on MKX, but I've decided 'fuck it'. I played a really fun set with
@MsMiharo on Tuesday, last night I helped a mate unlock HotShot Johnny, and in return he helped me unlock it too, so I killed the time by showing him Kano's brutalities. Last week I had a great time playing in my clan's league (this week too) as Commando and Cyber. In short, what I'm trying to say is that Kano, despite all the bullshit, is still a really fun, rewarding character to play.
The whiff problems are annoying, Cutthroat's 'with one hand he giveth, with another he taketh away' buff/nerf ordeal is tiresome, but with that comes the knowledge that when you did well, it was because
you did well, not because your character did all the heavy lifting (cough-Quan-cough).
At the end of the day, nobody is shackling us to a chair to play Kano, or this damn game either for that matter (At least I hope not. If they are, what are doing on TYM? Call the police!). If it's not fun for you, quit. There's no shame in it. I'm pretty sure there's enough stress in your life already, don't add to it by playing a game or character you don't like.
Kano isn't great. He's not top tier. His tool kit is lacking compared to other characters. That said, his brutalities are great, he looks cool as fuck in pretty much any skin, he has a small set of strings so you can learn the basics pretty quickly and get on with playing others. He calls people 'Wanker' mid match, which always brings a smile to my face. What Kano lacks in dirt, he makes up for in fun.
At the end of this rant, I don't really know what I want to achieve by it. I think I just don't like seeing people upset, and have noticed a kind if residual stress carrying over from the boards into my actual adult life. I spend a lot of time reading posts on here for fun, but seeing people who's opinion I respect feeling bitter about a character we all feel fond of isn't enjoyable. Maybe I want the boards to go back to what they were intended to be; somewhere to get advice and share strategies. I'm not an idiot, I know this is TYM, and that's not how things work around here, but still...
Ultimately, the patch was shit for us, but there's no point crying over spilled milk. If you've got money on the line, switch to a top tier character and increase your chances. If losing upsets you too much, do the same. If you like Kano and can overlook his problems, stick around and share your findings.
@MsMiharo,
@FlappyDaniel,
@Derptile and
@DougDFC have been really cool to me and I want others to feel the way I do when they help me out.
I'm gonna stop bitching about Kano from this point forward and just try to make the best out of a bad situation. If in future I seem unreasonably positive about his prospects, this post is why. I'm sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.
