I really enjoy MK11 but i also dont play so much in general. (maybe this helps?)
MK9 was ok but the animations back than already held me back (ugly stiff + the main reason I skipped all 3D games, 10/10 in ugly animations ...) + never really liked the gameplay (too much "broken" stuff) + no real online game = dying game to me.
MKXL was nice but I am personally not a fan of the run mechanic.
MK11 has not much to complain to me, maybe it could have a little bit more gameplay options.
For example when Tekken7 only had RageArt (kinda like FatalBlow) it felt "dry" but when they added RageDrive the hole system got so much more interesting and dynamic.
So far MK11 has great single-player content (best in all FGs I have played since SF2 on snes)
The online league is super fun. I really like it how it is getting a reset, the fun always begins again. (A huge factor to the threads question) In addition, we get nice loot (new Brutals, such a high motivation for me).
The Netcode is fantastic, I can do all stuff I do in practice mode.
(There is only one thing I really want them to add, a *Wi-Fi filter/decline option. (even Tekken7 did this recently, pls NRS))
When they added input buffer (less random/luck) and opened up the variation system, I really started to like the gameplay even more.
I hope to see more adjustments to the fighters in the future, especially to variation moves. Plus more content like KP3,4,5 etc..
(I still wait for a human Shao Kahn skin
- I also wished this game would have more fighters with anti-projectile moves like Shangs "shake", when is this move getting a brutal?
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(Sheevas stomp so far is the only red flag for me in the game, exactly what you should not do, to make your game fun to play, oh and I also think Kotals command grab is super cheap, 1 or 12 into grab works on block(!) and you can ONLY jump to get out? Crazy abusable!)
I could so me easy support this game for 2 more years
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*Wi-Fi is not meant to be used for a fast pace genre like "fighting-games" and you know that NRS! Crazy sin to "seriously" play such games.