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That Dive Kick Though....

skater11

The saltiest
Everyone can dive kick off interactable walls :DOGE.
I actually just found that out 2 days ago after being AFK in the main menu and watching the AI fight. I went straight to training mode and tried other buttons but didn't find anything else. Is that all you can do off a wall? Other than armor for a bar
 

Brown Cow 54

Apprentice
I actually just found that out 2 days ago after being AFK in the main menu and watching the AI fight. I went straight to training mode and tried other buttons but didn't find anything else. Is that all you can do off a wall? Other than armor for a bar
Ya its the only thing. But I also noticed from the ai doing it and it blew my mind. Kind of why I posted that.
 

Jay Rupp

Human Smoke or Riot
After watching some matches yeah right Black Adam is really good, Rico Suave knows how to deal with him but you need some patience tho to play with him. Rufus is really debatable, all the SF characters are controversial, some say Makoto is shit tier, others say she is Top 5 like in the Daigo's list lol, in my opinion Rufus have faults but is not that shit like some others, he's definitely mid for me.
Exactly! Mike Ross swears Makoto is good but Gootecks thinks she blows lmao. Those dudes are funny AF.
 

Skkra

PSN: Skkra
There are many more but these are the ones that immediately came to mind. Do you guys think its just a coincidence? Or do you believe the dive kick has the power to push a character up the tier tanks? Obviously a lot of this depends on each dive kick's individual frame data; but as a whole, what do you think?
Yes. Divekicks are insanely powerful. Any character that has a mechanic that alters their jump arc is a powerful tool. It is not coincidence.
 

00000000

Really wants to like MKX
Has anyone notice how most characters with dive kicks happen to be top tier? Now I'm definitely not claiming all top tier characters have a dive kick ability, but lets look at a few examples across multiple fighting games.

1. Black Adam(IGAU)
2. Kung Jin(MKx)
3. Kung Lao(MKx)-debatable
4. Kung Lao(MK9)
4. Evil Ryu(SF4)
5. Akuma(SF4)
6. Rufus(SF4)

There are many more but these are the ones that immediately came to mind. Do you guys think its just a coincidence? Or do you believe the dive kick has the power to push a character up the tier tanks? Obviously a lot of this depends on each dive kick's individual frame data; but as a whole, what do you think?
7. Yun 3s
8. Sakura CvS2
 

LucaTheRipper

RULES OF NATURE!
Exactly! Mike Ross swears Makoto is good but Gootecks thinks she blows lmao. Those dudes are funny AF.
Yeah, i die laughing watching their videos, did you saw them playing MK X? Gootecks spending 3 bars in a low damage combo and Mike trying to combo d4 with the ballroll with Kano lol
 

Superi0rMagik

You only get smarter by playing a smarter opponent
Has anyone notice how most characters with dive kicks happen to be top tier? Now I'm definitely not claiming all top tier characters have a dive kick ability, but lets look at a few examples across multiple fighting games.

1. Black Adam(IGAU)
2. Kung Jin(MKx)
3. Kung Lao(MKx)-debatable
4. Kung Lao(MK9)
4. Evil Ryu(SF4)
5. Akuma(SF4)
6. Rufus(SF4)

There are many more but these are the ones that immediately came to mind. Do you guys think its just a coincidence? Or do you believe the dive kick has the power to push a character up the tier tanks? Obviously a lot of this depends on each dive kick's individual frame data; but as a whole, what do you think?
Sonya much?
 

Jay Rupp

Human Smoke or Riot
Yeah, i die laughing watching their videos, did you saw them playing MK X? Gootecks spending 3 bars in a low damage combo and Mike trying to combo d4 with the ballroll with Kano lol
Hahaha I'm looking it up now. They raaaggge so hard online. Some people think the show is faked because they lose a lot lol. Pros lose too, people.
 

LEGI0N47

I like to play bad characters
MK9 just wasn't fleshed out enough. If we didn't drop it for another game (ugh this community am i right) I bet he'd be top tier by now

this community just doesn't wanna level up and explore the game
Why? It's all about easy wins, who wants to work?. Didn't you know?
 
I mean at least the majority of the dive kicks In this game are punishable, they are not really a footsie tool. They are usually used in combos or to punish something the opponent did. If anything I'd say make it so you can't dive kick when jumping backwards I'm tired of kung jin players hitting me with that.
Seriously though thats just me bein salty I think dive kicks are fine in this game.
Ill take a Kung Jin dive kicking me from half screen away to punish my projectile for a 30% combo, over a Rufus or Yun raping me in a corner for 15 seconds only to eventually get opened up, any day of the week.
With that being said no I dont think having a dive kick immediately makes you top tier.
 

zoofs

bless
IGAU2 release day; what's Mortal Kombat? I hate it. We should all refuse to buy the next IGAU and forcce NRS to keep updating the AMAZING game we have now. I hate to say this, but I would even pay for it. I did like Injustice, but I like Mortal Kombat more. A lot more. This game has ninjas, gods, creatures, sorcerers, army types, mad max types, serial killers and fatalities. Come on.
I don't enjoy this post in the slightest
 

themagiccan2

Apprentice
If you get full combo damage off of a dive kick then 90% chance you are top tier. Black Adam only gets to when MB, so he's mid. Cybersubzero gets like 10% so its shiz