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Mortal Kombat 9 Online Lag Tier

Luija1006

since 1995
I am an online player. I know Kung Lao and Raiden are gods in lag, but I am doing pretty well with Scorpion (main), Kenshi and Ermac, to the point I am 601-250 W/L ratio (most loses are from trying new characters). Yesterday I tried Rain online.. and that really was horrible. So people, What's the lag tier in this game?
 
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I am an online player. I know Kung Lao and Raiden are gods in lag, but I am doing pretty well with Scorpion (main), Kenshi and Ermac, to the point I am 601-250 W/L ratio (most loses are from trying new characters). Yesterday I tried Rain online.. and that really was horrible. So people, What's the lag tier in this game?
You've gotta be careful with a post like this because a lot of people cry lag when they lose an online match, no matter the reason. That being said, any character with fast movement and/or mix-ups and strings is difficult to face online. Kung Lao and Raiden are awesome characters regardless of lag. I wouldn't say it makes them godlike.
 

Vulcan Hades

Champion
God Tier:
Raiden

Top Tier:
Scorpion, Ermac, Kenshi, Nightwolf, Kung Lao, Johnny Cage, Reptile, Liu Kang, Skarlet, Noob

Mid Tier:
Smoke, Sub-Zero, Kitana, Mileena, Kano

Low Tier:
Everyone else

That's pretty much lag tier. :)
 

TyrantRave

タイラント・レイブ
God Tier:
Raiden

Top Tier:
Scorpion, Ermac, Kenshi, Nightwolf, Liu Kang, Skarlet, Noob, Smoke, Kano

Mid Tier:
Kung Lao, Reptile, Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Kitana, Mileena

Low Tier:
Everyone else

That's pretty much lag tier. :)
I mostly agree, but I'd say kung is probably top tier or god tier in lag. Also, Johnny Cage's frame traps are pretty insane with lag.
 
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God Tier:
Raiden

Top Tier:
Scorpion, Ermac, Kenshi, Nightwolf, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Skarlet, Noob, Smoke, Kano

Mid Tier:
Reptile, Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Kitana, Mileena

Low Tier:
Everyone else

That's pretty much lag tier. :)
I don't know if Kano should rank that high in a "lag-tier" list. The timing on his kombos is so strict that even a small amount of lag can render them unusable. He's not really a kombo-oriented character, but lag can still kill his punishment potential.
 

ADR Napalm

Apprentice
Yeeeaaah that list is a bit, I mean quite a bit off. You kidding about Reptile? His Elbow sash is the most unpunishable special in the game due to lag, and his BnB stuff is easy as he'll with no lag all the way to extreme lag. He belongs in god tier along with Kung Lao and Cage.
 

Kombo

Apprentice
This thread is going to become where everyone comes to bitch about OP characters mark my words.
 

Sao87

@thedigitaldojo
I wouldn't rank Johnny Cage so high on that list online, he is almost unusable online unless you are playing him incorrectly. There are very few players that Actually know how to use him right and any bit of lag hinders him severely, I get frustrated with 1 or 2 frames of TV lag let alone a full second of it.
 

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Kombatant
Do you need me to spell it out?
Why dont you stop being such a jackass about it. No need to get hostile...

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As for the list of lag characters, I'd definitely say Raiden has to be the top. I dont think Ermac is that bad either. His force pushes and gravity lifts both have great area. Liu Kang is harder to play in lag IMO. I main him and even his 213 combo whiffs because of the lag sometimes or doesn't fully connect. So is his B312 combo.
 

Kombo

Apprentice
Why dont you stop being such a jackass about it. No need to get hostile...
I just don't want god characters getting nerfed because a few people think they're overpowered online. If I'm a jackaas for someone not being able to read a clear obvious statement than a proud jackass I am. :)
 

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Kombatant
I just don't want god characters getting nerfed because a few people think they're overpowered online. If I'm a jackaas for someone not being able to read a clear obvious statement than a proud jackass I am. :)
Noted. NRS is not going to nerf characters because of one thread, especially this insignificant. And when do NRS listen to the minority? Every little change they make so far has been embraced by the public majority. Why dont you stop being hostile? This is a chill environment, take your anger issues elsewhere if this thread displeases you. Ta-ta.
 

Luija1006

since 1995
This thread is going to become where everyone comes to bitch about OP characters mark my words.
No, this thread is not going to become that :facepalm:

I just don't want god characters getting nerfed because a few people think they're overpowered online. If I'm a jackaas for someone not being able to read a clear obvious statement than a proud jackass I am. :)
Dude, wtf.. just wtf

My thread is about characters that do well online. Everyone knows online is laggy, and that some characters get worst when they are used online. My connection is good (Most of the time matches are non-laggy), but just the slight lag can kill some characters (Rain is king here), so I created this thread asking people's opinion about characters that are good online. That's all. I am not calling any character overpowered, or begging for some nerf, specially when people hate-mail most of the time I win with my scorpion (LOL SKORRRPION SCRUB, LOL STOP SPAMING SPEAR, LOL HELFIRREEE IS GAAYY, LOL STOP DOINGGG SAMEEE COMBOZZZ).

so please, DON'T GO OFF TOPIC. Thank you :)
 

Kombo

Apprentice
I'm just saying, pretty soon everyone is going to come to this thread and say "OMG *insert character name here* Is fucking broken online fix him" and 9 times out of 10 people want them to be fixed offline as well as online. When has NRS nerfed something because just offline players say its broken? Kung Laos spin was nerfed because people online as well as offline were bitching about it. Same as Kano upballs and knives. Too many characters have been hurt by patches and hotfixes so I have a right to be displeased about this thread all I want thank you.
 

Luija1006

since 1995
I mostly agree, but I'd say kung is probably top tier or god tier in lag. Also, Johnny Cage's frame traps are pretty insane with lag.
Agreed, both Kung Lao and Raiden are my nemesis online, they are very good and have good and fast mix ups. Both should be god tier in this specific tier list.
 

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Kombatant
I'm just saying, pretty soon everyone is going to come to this thread and say "OMG *insert character name here* Is fucking broken online fix him" and 9 times out of 10 people want them to be fixed offline as well as online. When has NRS nerfed something because just offline players say its broken? Kung Laos spin was nerfed because people online as well as offline were bitching about it. Same as Kano upballs and knives. Too many characters have been hurt by patches and hotfixes so I have a right to be displeased about this thread all I want thank you.
Cool story bro. Kung Lao's spin WAS OP.

I think the worst player to fight online has got to be Raiden or Scorpion. Online Raidens are mostly beginners who dont really know how to play him, so they superman and teleport all day being punished again and again. It just gets tiresome dealing with the constant teleports that dont amount to anything.
Scorpions are just redundant. Bored of killing em lol
 

Reedoms

Champion
You gotta love when, in lag, you hit someone with an overhead, they're blocking low, and NOTHING HAPPENS...
They are probably blocking low and high at the same time by quickly pressing up and down. Works for me when I'm unsure as to where the next hit is going to be.
 

GodsLonelyman

Kombatant
You gotta love when, in lag, you hit someone with an overhead, they're blocking low, and NOTHING HAPPENS...
Happens to me often. When I play as sub zero, my slide wiffs alot. I Slide at the opponent and they are not blocking, yet it doesn't hit them. They literally slide back along with subs slide. Hilarious.
 
No matter how "god" like raiden is, as soon as I figure out how to deal with his teleport jump in cross over, my sub and LK would destroy raiden