Roster question

[Gixxerkid66]

Game looks great...roster sucks. Aside from smoke being my biggest disappointment. Sektor cyrax and noob are all some of my favorites. And the new characters look lame. At least I got scorp and subby I guess.

 

[BoromiRofGeo]

majority of people didn't quite get the question, which asked how you feel (honestly) about roster, and not about the game.
personally, i think this is a 10/10 material right here (the game), and i'm probably one of the few who still plays mk9 so ill be playing this amazing mk10 probably till mk11, but that is not the point.
MK2 roster was ok, but mk3 roster was better. Umk3 roster was amazing, but UMKT roster was shit. In my understanding most of the time quality>quantity.
how many chars armageddon had? i cant even bother myself to count them. basically it had all of them, roster was full and complete, but was it a good and balanced roster? no it was not, sir.
Good roster is not just list of all characters available in the game, it is a combination of them.
MK9 roster was perfect, hands down. just amazing. all iconic chars of first generation were there.
but honestly people, did we really need 3 cages? 2 brigs? 2 kenshis? and 2 laos? this is a slot waste. i care about new characters as the next guy, really i do, i loved kotal, and im amazed with erron's gamepay, but all those slots filled with characters, that at some point, we thought werent in the game... i just cant accept it. sorry. i cant.
and to people saying how can u say you dont like someone until you dont play them, well, sir, i dont need to play character to understand if she's important to the overall universe of mortal kombat (and yes, im looking at you jaqui or however ur called). is she comparable to saibot? to smoke? to mustard and ketshap? to shang? really?
what happened to: "it would not be ok to perform fatality on your own sibling?" (c) boon
i was alright with cassie, really i was. she was a successor to the cage and blade family, but now, damn, i've had enough of kartwheel and f3 in my life, now i have whole family doing that on me.
this is basically, at least i think thats what this is, WarnerB pushing on NRS for "diversity and equality" polit correctness bullsh e t.
still. i've pre-ordered game since day 1 on steam, waiting for my ermac.

 

[IrishMantis]

Okay with this and all the other threads lately, I think I should cool off TYM for awhile till I at least get some of my IQ points I lost back.

Basically OP is saying i want it to be exactly like MK9 Roster plus more please. lol

 

[ScribJelly]

majority of people didn't quite get the question, which asked how you feel (honestly) about roster, and not about the game.
personally, i think this is a 10/10 material right here (the game), and i'm probably one of the few who still plays mk9 so ill be playing this amazing mk10 probably till mk11, but that is not the point.
MK2 roster was ok, but mk3 roster was better. Umk3 roster was amazing, but UMKT roster was shit. In my understanding most of the time quality>quantity.
how many chars armageddon had? i cant even bother myself to count them. basically it had all of them, roster was full and complete, but was it a good and balanced roster? no it was not, sir.
Good roster is not just list of all characters available in the game, it is a combination of them.
MK9 roster was perfect, hands down. just amazing. all iconic chars of first generation were there.
but honestly people, did we really need 3 cages? 2 brigs? 2 kenshis? and 2 laos? this is a slot waste. i care about new characters as the next guy, really i do, i loved kotal, and im amazed with erron's gamepay, but all those slots filled with characters, that at some point, we thought werent in the game... i just cant accept it. sorry. i cant.
and to people saying how can u say you dont like someone until you dont play them, well, sir, i dont need to play character to understand if she's important to the overall universe of mortal kombat (and yes, im looking at you jaqui or however ur called). is she comparable to saibot? to smoke? to mustard and ketshap? to shang? really?
what happened to: "it would not be ok to perform fatality on your own sibling?" (c) boon
i was alright with cassie, really i was. she was a successor to the cage and blade family, but now, damn, i've had enough of kartwheel and f3 in my life, now i have whole family doing that on me.
this is basically, at least i think thats what this is, WarnerB pushing on NRS for "diversity and equality" polit correctness bullsh e t.
still. i've pre-ordered game since day 1 on steam, waiting for my ermac.

tl;dr

They are providing new content which not many developers can say nowadays. I just saw street fighter 5 for the first time the other day and while it is in an early state I definitely was not impressed in the least. MKX however has me drooling every time I see it.

I know not everyones mains are in(if Kano wasn't in it would suck for me) but who's to say it won't come later and who knows you guys might like a new character.

 

[Shark Tank]

I miss Sheeva

Me too

 

[DarksydeDash]

The fact that so many of you are complaining because johnny amd sonya are in is pointless. Johnny and Sonya are veterans of the franchise and have been around since the beginning. Like Scorpion and Sub Zero they are fan favorites so they were bound to be in. They also play completely different than each other in MKX despite what you believed so enough with this Johnny is a copy of Cassie junk. She is his daughter so of course she is going to resemble her father in some way. Honestly, you should love their inclusion cause the intros between the three are absolutely hilarious. You cant hate on them cause they were top tiers in MK9 either, cause that means you have to hate on everyone else who has been top tier as well in past games, including Lao, Sub, Scorpion, Mileena, and Raiden.

 

[LABound93]

People are angry about the roster. And people are angry because people are angry about the roster. And people are angry because people are angry about their fave newcomers.

What's new?

 

[TheeOnlyPhoenix]

Naaaaaah. I like the roster for the most part. I would've liked a few more characters from MK4 + a few more fresh faces, but this is cool

 

[VenomX-90]

Never really liked the deception style Roster, should have kept it vertical similar to MKDA so we can actually see their full body and their gestures when we select a certain character,

 

[Predannok]

WoW so much Butthurt in One thread How can you not like this

 

[Lo0py]

Definately not the worst roster, but something feels missing. Because Cyrax, Sektor, Kabal, Smoke etc etc isn't in.

 

[Jimbo]

Solid roster. I will miss the cyborgs. We don't know how many characters are unlockable yet either. Could be more than one. Never know.

 

[TomlulsBrady]

we got big briggs and lil briggs...That alone puts the roster on goat status.

 

[aldazo]

It's not that bad, plus we have Predator now. What worries me is the gameplay, but we will see in few days.

 

[chrisisnice]

I Sometimes I feel like the story actually gets in the way of MK, and NRS forgets that in the end people just want to play as their favorite characters, regardless of whether or not it makes sense in the plot.

I completely disagree with this sentiment. The story line has become a cornerstone of the franchise alongside things like the challenge tower. MK is not SF - it is a game with many facets. This is what separates it from the other fighting games out there. Yes, the fighting component is the most important, but the other elements make the game are important too - especially to casuals who are their main audience. I am also one of the people that finds the story lines interesting and I am really looking forward to playing story mode (It will be the first thing I do after having a go of Kitana in practice mode).

I really do not think that the roster has been compromised by the story line simply because a couple of favorites did not make the cut. No one will be 100% happy. I do think though that DLC should be reserved for the inclusion of fan favorites rather than new characters/guests. Tremor should have been in the game and only one guest character and the other spots could have been used for the most popular omitted characters like Cyrax, Noob, Baraka etc to make people happy.

 

[SaibotMk]

It's not that bad, plus we have Predator now. What worries me is the gameplay, but we will see in few days.

Yes, the Predator, and his gameplay, excited about him being in the game. Honestly, going off the attention and quality of Mileena in this game I bet the Predator will be pretty sick, I hope so anyway.

What I would love to see is Smoke with a classic MKII type costume and a spear variation. You take MK9's Smoke, throw on the classic outfit, add a spear, MKII Smoke, bam. I doubt they will do that though, what is one copy & paste ability going to hurt, who didn't like Smoke in MKII? It would just be cool.

Then if Noob Saibot makes it in, I am sure he will be zoning orientated again but with variation options I am sure you could make him more melee centric, will see.

 

[aldazo]

Yes, the Predator, and his gameplay, excited about him being in the game. Honestly, going off the attention and quality of Mileena in this game I bet the Predator will be pretty sick, I hope so anyway.

What I would love to see is Smoke with a classic MKII type costume and a spear variation. You take MK9's Smoke, throw on the classic outfit, add a spear, MKII Smoke, bam. I doubt they will do that though, what is one copy & paste ability going to hurt, who didn't like Smoke in MKII? It would just be cool.

Then if Noob Saibot makes it in, I am sure he will be zoning orientated again but with variation options I am sure you could make him more melee centric, will see.

You know, there is a guy in twitter that says that Smoke would be DLC in september or october I think, so who knows, maybe we'll play as him in the future . I really miss Noob but what can we do. Predator really brought the hype back on me, I was a sad panda until they announce him, now I just can't wait to play as him.

 

[shaowebb]

The following 18 characters from MK9 are not playable in MKX. You get 7 new characters in MKX and 3 styles per character so while the roster is smaller the amount of movesets is larger. Take this as you see fit.

CUT MK9 PLAYABLES

1. Baraka
2. Cyrax
3. Cyber Sub-Zero
4. Freddy Krueger
5. Jade
6. Kabal
7. Kintaro
8. Kratos
9. Nightwolf
10. Noob Saibot
11. Rain
12. Sektor
13. Shang Tsung
14. Sheeva
15. Sindel
16. Skarlet
17. Smoke
18. Stryker

 

[Predannok]

The following 18 characters from MK9 are not playable in MKX. You get 7 new characters in MKX and 3 styles per character so while the roster is smaller the amount of movesets is larger. Take this as you see fit.

CUT MK9 PLAYABLES

1. Baraka - Takeda and DUMB
2. Cyrax - 80-100% resets
3. Cyber Sub-Zero - DUMB and Sub-zero Who IS FUCKING Kuia Lang
4. Freddy Krueger - Guest Character - Jason vorhees
5. Jade - Mournful Kitana
6. Kabal - Tournament 1# cuz Nomad dash cancel pressure + IAGB
7. Kintaro -Ehhhh what?
8. Kratos - PS3 and PSvita Exclusive and Guest character
9. Nightwolf - Kotal kahn
10. Noob Saibot - Stunt double Johnny cage
11. Rain - Tremor ( water vs Rock i mean...common)
12. Sektor - Predator
13. Shang Tsung - Shinnok
14. Sheeva - Goro and DUMB
15. Sindel - Sonya
16. Skarlet - D'vorah ,Tanya
17. Smoke - Kenshi
18. Stryker - Erron Black , Cassie cage

Nuff said

 

[FinalBoss_FGC]

pfffft.

 

[KuralKing]

It's funy how some people in tym keep on saying, "You know , it's ok to have Cassie/Johnny&Sonya , Takeda/Kenshi&Scorpion , we have Jax, why do we need Jayqueline!, her or Jax spot could be used for another character!", really, you either accept all the parents/offspring or you don't....

 

[xWildx]

I completely disagree with this sentiment. The story line has become a cornerstone of the franchise alongside things like the challenge tower. MK is not SF - it is a game with many facets. This is what separates it from the other fighting games out there. Yes, the fighting component is the most important, but the other elements make the game are important too - especially to casuals who are their main audience. I am also one of the people that finds the story lines interesting and I am really looking forward to playing story mode (It will be the first thing I do after having a go of Kitana in practice mode).

I really do not think that the roster has been compromised by the story line simply because a couple of favorites did not make the cut. No one will be 100% happy. I do think though that DLC should be reserved for the inclusion of fan favorites rather than new characters/guests. Tremor should have been in the game and only one guest character and the other spots could have been used for the most popular omitted characters like Cyrax, Noob, Baraka etc to make people happy.

That's fine, we can just agree to disagree. I have my mains so I'm fine, but other people may not feel the same way as us about the story dictating the roster.

 

[Skylight1]

This thread should have been a status update haha.

Real question:

Why do people consistently whine about a game that they know they're going to play even if their favorite characters are in it or not?

You guys should be fucking excited we're getting a new MK game, especially with all the features we're getting for it. This game looks to be a huge step up from 9 and IGAU. You guys who do cry should do a little less of that and have a more positive outlook. It's a new Mortal Kombat, HAVE FUN.

As consumers, that gives us plenty of rights to complain about the product that we're investing in. I understand that we should all try to be more insightful in those regards but to take a blind eye to everything that appears to be faulty, is asinine and foolish.

 

[BowTheDeceitful]

I think they did it this way to give the hint hey guys for MK11 we won't have a lot of klassic kombatants like in MKX they had a nice round but it's time for new faces. And they will start anew with this whole generations idea they have going.

 

[BrobaChett]

As consumers, that gives us plenty of rights to complain about the product that we're investing in. I understand that we should all try to be more insightful in those regards but to take a blind eye to everything that appears to be faulty, is asinine and foolish.

I understand what you're saying, but having a million threads like this is very annoying and uncalled for. The game isn't out yet and you have a hundred people bitching and complaining because one of your favorite characters isn't in the game, or you feel the roster is bad.

Save that shit for a status update instead of creating another thread like 20 others that have already been posted.