Not quite. There's a bunch of videos regarding how to do it. I know @Pig Of The Hut explained an easy way to do it on his show
Not quite. There's a bunch of videos regarding how to do it. I know @Pig Of The Hut explained an easy way to do it on his show
Also to add, a member here even made a helpful post for everyone to learn it as well. http://testyourmight.com/threads/reptile-basic-option-select-tutorial.52667/
I think you're the one reading between the lines. Most of what I mentioned was stated in the OP as "needed buffs": a safe overhead, better recovery on already solid pokes, another hkd, etc. And that's just the fucking OP... so I'm hardly just cherry picking random posts and compiling them to make you guys look bad.
checkmate atheistsHow can reptile be bottom 5 if he's #1 on the official MKX eventhubs tier list
I agree with much of what was said about the fatalities and brutalities...at this point I would be grateful for any improvements for the actual character.Closing in on 2k fights with reptile..
Rapzilla, I'm a big fan, studied your gameplay.
Reptile needs some better frame data. I get pinned by many characters in the corner and can't armor out - Have no teleport - And get interrupted during wakeups. Johnny, Cassie, Sonya, a Kotal, Raiden, and every single god forsaken Lui Kang.
Reptile's uppercut is slow and shorter range than many characters.
Kotal.. the big giant has a much faster d3 than Reptile as well as many other characters (it's also extreme short range)
Reptile's mixups suck. Especially if you compare to the latest DLC character.
I would like to see some quicker frame data. Reptile is very punishable. The klaw needs to be overhead. The fact that it isn't is completely asinine. A slash that arcs over his head is a med? What? I'd say Reptile's learning curve is very high. It takes time to learn how to sidestep his flaws and even then you can easily lose to an opponent based off of the characters they choose.
Also, not that they'd change this but.. Reptile's brutalities SUCK. Spit over their mouth. They die, (not much of an animation) Rip their heart out with your tongue.. assuming you can lick the everloving crap out of your opponent midfight and finish it with the 2% damage move. Noxious's uppercuts their headoff.. mind you this same fatality was in the very first couple of MKs. And reptile doesn't catch or eat their head. Deceptive requires you to repeatedly waste bars vomiting on your opponent. Whats the animation? He pukes on their face and only the front half of their skull melts... not even through the skull. Just their face. Only the front half. and all that acid that pours over their chest? Doesn't leave a mark. Knee Kapper is the only one I'm okay with. His secret input for his first one is kinda cool. Sucks it can't occur in air.
Reptile had so much Brutality potential.. His grab coulda slashed them to pieces. His Pounce coulda ripped right through the opponent.
These brutalities prevent Reptile from being competitive in ladders.
His fatalities. His deceptive brutality and splits their head in half.. Looks rushed and one of the least brutal fatalities. And His second he dissolves his opponent in acid. Which... he also has been doing since mk3? But Atleast it's the best he has.
Sorry this rant has been long coming
I'd worry more about QOL than better frames. If, long-term, he's falling behind in the buttons department, sure, give them a look. But I'd like to see the Reptile NRS seemed to be going for off the ground. Then there'd be ample time to see if his buttons are too weak. Being trapped in the corner is something other characters have to deal with, sometimes with similarly risky (or expensive) options. In that respect I'd say it's Reptile's meter addiction that hurts him there.
I don't think it needs to be. It can be reacted to during a blockstring anyways, and mixing it up with slide is probably riskier than it's worth. It'd be gravy.
Agreed. A lot of effort for some rather lame payoffs. As for his fatalities, I'm in the Maximilian boat of "I love his first fatality because it sucks". Silver linings and all that.
Buffing his brutalities and fatalities is a top priority. Fuck his damage and his framedata, I want some cool reptilian illuminati shit.Also, not that they'd change this but.. Reptile's brutalities SUCK. Spit over their mouth. They die, (not much of an animation) Rip their heart out with your tongue.. assuming you can lick the everloving crap out of your opponent midfight and finish it with the 2% damage move. Noxious's uppercuts their headoff.. mind you this same fatality was in the very first couple of MKs. And reptile doesn't catch or eat their head. Deceptive requires you to repeatedly waste bars vomiting on your opponent. Whats the animation? He pukes on their face and only the front half of their skull melts... not even through the skull. Just their face. Only the front half. and all that acid that pours over their chest? Doesn't leave a mark. Knee Kapper is the only one I'm okay with. His secret input for his first one is kinda cool. Sucks it can't occur in air.
Reptile had so much Brutality potential.. His grab coulda slashed them to pieces. His Pounce coulda ripped right through the opponent.
These brutalities prevent Reptile from being competitive in ladders.
His fatalities. His deceptive brutality and splits their head in half.. Looks rushed and one of the least brutal fatalities. And His second he dissolves his opponent in acid. Which... he also has been doing since mk3? But Atleast it's the best he has.
Sorry this rant has been long coming
Damage goes a long way in making matchups go from even to advantage or disadvantage to even, if the increase is great enough, since it increases the worth of your risks.
I'm inclined to disagree. I'd prefer his other strings gain more mileage, rather than forcing him to rely on a single string to get everything done. That said, I still think looking into his normals should come much farther down the line.
Well said. I've been harping on the damage angle, but if 'roiding up Reptile makes his risks worthwhile, so be it. It wouldn't make db4 or meterless db2 practical, but it's a start.
Someone has already said why having an overhead safe special move would be great for reptile. You'd have a "50/50' off of certain strings (34B3 or 34Claw I think is the string) and you can end your stuff safely into a special move to build slight meter.
Wow how dare people have a conversation about their character.
When you consider the Kenshi that shipped with the game and the current Kenshi we have now, it's pretty clear that NRS has no fuking clue what they want.
