Oh sorry I forgot to mention lol. I only have Xbox 360 and Xbox One(just need my own HD TV for the One though lol) been using my oldschool TV's for years til now since they force you to have an HD with the power of the systems now and games you know?
Oh yeah, well I disagree on the zoning being superior to rushdown. I think both were pretty effective in MK 9 depending on the skill and player, character of course. I'll admit Kenshi, Ermac, Freddy from a far etc were annoying as fuck to get near but then so was trying to get JC, KL and Kabal out of my face as well. I think both were annoying but I think MK X won't have that same issue with either tactic, rushing down now is a risk and zoning I don't think will be AS effective because of the run mechanic zoners and turtlers will have to remember that. And Rush down people have to remember people can just backdash on now on invincibility frames and they can't just cancel into block instantly like MK 9. So I see someone running at me I'm thinking low poke kicks will stop them
Pretty much Ermac while he did have good tools he was also nerfed to fuck, had no armored moves, a shitty slow ass overhead and near to no good close game outside of his poke. So speaking on behalf of Ermac since I've used him since day one. Sektor is just a great overall character you can do anything with him, could zone, play footsies, turtle, do 50/50 mix ups on jump ins, resets with the seeking missile etc. Ermac was more of a strickly zoning/keep away character however. Oh yeah I agree btw on Scorpion, his hellfire into spear baiting tactics were fun lol. One trick I always did that not many if any Scorp players talked about with MK 9 was you could get a great trade off on projectile stuns with his hellfire, meaning say you're stryker or someone with a fireball you hit me as I hit you with hellfire Scorp recovers first(unless it's Subby or the projectile stuns you long enough to both recover at same time) he could get a free spear if you're fast enough because the hellfire stuns you(kind of think like what they did to Ermac's MOS style with his soul ball that stuns you on hit with 3 souls) he can get a free hit after. It was like that,
. It was a trick I used all the time online and NEVER once saw any Scorpion do it or take advantage of it. Kind of like my Ermac tactics, I used to do the levitate cancel often from a far and fooled the hell out of people make them jump towards me so I snatch them out of the air with the push or do a teleport for a combo, rarely mixing up a buttslam but since it was so damn slow I hardly did it, very risky. Guess you can say I'm a sneaky player, I will try to get you by fooling you and playing mindgames rather than rush you down flat out or put constant pressure.
Oh yeah the corner is key for any player, hell I would practice the perfect distance with Ermac's push where it's safe trapping them in the corner without actually rushing them down once they're in the corner, same with Sektor's back+1. The move is safe on block and on hit while pushes back lol so I used that after a poke often and people would get so mad online lol. Especially if I needed a little damage to win, I'd do that and toss a seeker then just back, 1, back 1 lol that would be good enough you know? I wouldn't even use frame traps or resets in that situation, sometimes sure but I believe personally great set ups, mind games work just as well if not better. I also am a player I admit who doesn't like relying on frame traps, resets etc. I know people do it to "win" I get that, but I just use other methods to win which if effective will do too you know?
Oh yes, lol it doesn't work on every smoke player. The really smart player probably won't fall for it, it's why I will do that rarely against a smarter player. This one time I remember, going 3 with a good smoke, and only in the last 30 seconds of the third match I did it and said fuck it and thankfully he tried parrying and fell for it so as soon as I did the seeker, he parried and I did instant air teleport for the win lol. It was a risk but I had full meter and figured know what, I'll do an ex teleport for safe measure lol. Another thing great about Sektor is if i remember correctly you can't break the flamethrower off a juggle I don't think.
But yeah lol I'm a VERY patient zoner lol. If you're one of those super patient players(cause a lot aren't lol) I would probably still zone you but alter my tactics, or do something to make you move lol. Against Smoke I wouldn't just sit back with missiles I know better lol.