Different reasons for different people. Some people are extreme character loyalists. When the playstyle of their predetermined main doesn't necessarily suit their playstyle, they struggle to find a character that does.
For me personally, I just find the current roster incredibly unappealing. I have no interest in using Ferra Torr, Goro, Johnny Cage, Jax, D'Vorah, Erron Black, Jason, Sub Zero, Jacqui, Kenshi, or Shinnok. It limits things quite a bit, since that doesn't leave as many characters as I would like to explore playstyles.
Another reason is that out of some of the characters I haven't mentioned, some of the remaining ones aren't very good, and I don't want to just be another tier whore.. I'd rather the game have some variety.
So yeah. For me it's the cast. There are too many classic fan favorites that are not in this game, and instead there are horror movie guests, main character's kids, and new characters that I personally don't care for. Give me Smoke, Cyrax, Sektor, Kabal, Shang Tsung, Noob Saibot, Rain, Sindel, Skarlet, Jade, and Baraka (hell... just one..). Then I would have more interesting characters to choose a main from.
For me personally, I just find the current roster incredibly unappealing. I have no interest in using Ferra Torr, Goro, Johnny Cage, Jax, D'Vorah, Erron Black, Jason, Sub Zero, Jacqui, Kenshi, or Shinnok. It limits things quite a bit, since that doesn't leave as many characters as I would like to explore playstyles.
Another reason is that out of some of the characters I haven't mentioned, some of the remaining ones aren't very good, and I don't want to just be another tier whore.. I'd rather the game have some variety.
So yeah. For me it's the cast. There are too many classic fan favorites that are not in this game, and instead there are horror movie guests, main character's kids, and new characters that I personally don't care for. Give me Smoke, Cyrax, Sektor, Kabal, Shang Tsung, Noob Saibot, Rain, Sindel, Skarlet, Jade, and Baraka (hell... just one..). Then I would have more interesting characters to choose a main from.