I am going to address all of this talk coming to me for saying that JC EX Armor was unnecessary. I don't have a move full screen that contributes to me being able to basically say "fuck it" and just travel the full screen, completely nullifying the efforts of a good zoner like Shang Tsung. When I do get in, I get the reward. That's how Cage used to be. He has UNPARALLELED rush down in this game with all the frame traps in his disposal, not to mention that almost every one of his BnBs can be finished with a nut punch for more pressure. Now, as a rushdown character he has to work to get in, that's what makes him balanced. Yes, he will struggle against some characters, but that's always the case with most and this is a very match-up heavy game. What EX Armor gives him is that "fuck it" button that just gives him a head above certain match ups. He already has the fastest regular dash in the game, and yes, getting in is part of a challenge with a good rush down character. EX Armor throws all of that away because some people went "WAH, I actually need to work to pressure someone in certain match-ups now, change that NRS!!!" Tough shit. I don't bitch or cry about anything, I just said that I thought it was unnecessary, I'll still deal with it.
I'm sorry, there will never be a perfectly balanced game because for that to happen each character will be identical. There need to be tier lists and such and each character should have strength AND weaknesses, not one or the other. And MK has done a good job of that so far. Yes, some characters by design will be better than others, but that's part of it being a fighting game. And we keep saying all these things but look at CD JR.'s Jax. Or listen to him say that all people crying for Rain buff or change have no idea what they're talking about, and I completely agree with him.
For your other suggestions, Jax is already pretty beast, as has been shown many times over by CD Jr. who actually put time into him. If we're gonna argue for Scorpion wake ups, where is Shang? Where is Quan Chi? There are a few more characters that enter that discussion that could use "better and safer wake ups" but that's not how it works. Shang hneeds to keep you off him, if he can't he pays, that's part of his game. His only safe wake up option is EX Soul Steal, for meter, so why can't Scorpion's be EX Teleport?
Also, to the other guy, hit me? For what? For having an opinion? For actually taking time to play the game and form some sort of insight about it?
THIS!
i speak as an online only player (kitana,sonya) and the second reason for droping the game was (after lao) cage,s red kick, u explain it very well in ur post!
a rushdown char has 2 work to get in, a good zoner has to work to zone well, but the red kick destroys every good zoning, the last 10 matches against JC online players was so ridic. and i needed more than 2 hands to facepalm very hard.
they can use it at fullscreen (LOL) with fullarmor the whole animation (LOL) and it is NOT crouchable.. and what is that mean?
right, they (can) (ab)use it, they just can do it random and they are in, no matter what, on hit on block or on whiff, they are in, not every char can punish it hard, with kitana she can just do throw..at least online
its too much, especially online u CANT react so well against that crap, that means i have to be careful at fullscreen, to be able to BLOCK IT ON REACTION? (LOL)
and they can ALLWAYS do red kicks, because of cages pokes that builds so much meter on hit or even on block.. (LOL) and his green fireballs, they dont suck like a lot says, they are GREAT because they build tons of meter!
the fireball from baraka sucks but not cages, his fireballs are actualy very good, u cant crouch it or jump, depends wich of both of them.
if the red kick dosnt go fullscreen, maybe mide range or like the regular one, that would be ok, but so its just ridic.
and its too fast, like nightwolfs shoulder.. other LOL, thats 2 much, it became,s ridic.
fullarmor,fullscreen,faster than light that things should not be, not only in mortak kombat, in every serius competitive fighting games!
after eating random and braindead red kicks, i just smle put the disc out of the ps3 and say BYE BYE..
