With the release of Mortal Kombat X closing in with less than a month to go it appears there are more announcements on the way. What makes these announcements that much more intriguing is that per Lead Designer, John Edwards, these announcements are geared towards the competitive community [so, that would be us, for example].
John also discusses the difficulty of balancing the character variations, which if you didn't know already, were actually inspired by the tournament scene. Since match-ups are a huge part of competitive-play, variations of each character were born.
Here's a part of the interview from VentureBeat.com:
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John also discusses the difficulty of balancing the character variations, which if you didn't know already, were actually inspired by the tournament scene. Since match-ups are a huge part of competitive-play, variations of each character were born.
Here's a part of the interview from VentureBeat.com:
Read the full interview here!GamesBeat: NetherRealm Studios’ fighting games are enjoying major support among the competitive scene. As just one example, between Mortal Kombat 2011 and Injustice, Evo [Evolution Championship Series] has officially run one of your games for the last four years straight — not including Mortal Kombat X in 2015 and Mortal Kombat 2011 as a side tournament in 2014.
Is NetherRealm Studios doing anything to help support this growth?
Edwards: As much of the design team is made up of fighting game players and fans, we are always trying to support the competitive scene in any way we can. Most of our focus is in making a game that is competitive while still being fun to play and fun to watch. That in and of itself is the most important aspect of keeping the competitive audience involved and growing.
Recently, we have also started to include systems and quality-of-life features specifically designed to help cater to the tournament scene, and we continue to do so in Mortal Kombat X. We also have some exciting announcements specifically related to Mortal Kombat X and the competitive community coming very soon, so stay tuned.
Source: VentureBeat via EventHubs