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Polygon interview with Ed Boon

insignis

Apprentice
Assuming the UI layout is final you've got 2 rows of 12 characters, giving space for 24. No reason why another row (above/below) can't be added during the game for unlocked characters like Cyber Sub was in MK9 and/or DLC.
Boon already confirmed at E3 that UI is just a draft for presentation.
 

xenogorgeous

.... they mostly come at night. Mostly.
good stuff .... Ed is a class act as always, and he knows exactly what he is doing and how to promote this new game. I wish that MKX becomes a modern classic fighting game and way better than the already successful MK9 (2011). We gotta admit we all love what MK franchise is turning in this new 2.5D generation after 3D era, so forget about the stupid MK games made in the past .... this new shit is real and we will love it, rsrs :D
 

insignis

Apprentice
Missed that, thanks! As much as I loved the minimalist UI, things like the Stamina bar were far too difficult to see.
actually it was select screen related information (when he was asked if there will be only 24 characters, he said that it is a draft and doesn't represent final select screen). However I bet UI will be redesigned too as meter bar in MK9 looked different in the first presentations.
 

Fred Marvel

It's actually Freddy Marvel
Also I wouldn't be surprised if that select was "final" seeing as the first selection screens they showed for injustice and MK9 had the same count as the final, which would suck because MKX should have at least 28 at launch
 

EMPRESS_SunFire

Regina George of discord
Also I wouldn't be surprised if that select was "final" seeing as the first selection screens they showed for injustice and MK9 had the same count as the final, which would suck because MKX should have at least 28 at launch
Ed Boon said there will be 28 characters at launch.
 

gamesun

Mortal
28 characters at launch, that would be awesome plus the variants. Also I can't stress how awesome it is that their addressing the female looks and finally realizing that pornstars aren't kool.
 

Mst

Apprentice
He could also mean that MKX will at the end have atleast the size of the MK9 roster when MKX had dlcs and stuff and not at the release right away.
 

xenogorgeous

.... they mostly come at night. Mostly.
Ed Boon said there will be 28 characters at launch.
Ed is the king of trolls, a good one, hehe
Maybe he explicity did not wanted to say that yeah, will be 28 characters, however, 4 of them will come in the season pass dlc form ..... so, 24 native and default in the game + 4 guaranteed DLCs

Nevertheless, I think he will start to reveal more characters in the next months, to feed the hype up around MKX .... and we all know that the "leak info" always come in a way or another, so, soon or later in this year yet, we'll be sure about the final numbers in the MKX character selection screen ....
 

EMPRESS_SunFire

Regina George of discord
Ed is the king of trolls, a good one, hehe
Maybe he explicity did not wanted to say that yeah, will be 28 characters, however, 4 of them will come in the season pass dlc form ..... so, 24 native and default in the game + 4 guaranteed DLCs

Nevertheless, I think he will start to reveal more characters in the next months, to feed the hype up around MKX .... and we all know that the "leak info" always come in a way or another, so, soon or later in this year yet, we'll be sure about the final numbers in the MKX character selection screen ....
Yeah and we are definitely geting more characters reaveals at EVO!
 

Swindle

Philanthropist & Asshole
Oh yeah, and I remember that tweet he put out, saying to expect some more Mortal Kombat X at an "Injustice gaming event". This must be EVO