I skipped MK X Entirely And Now I Have A Question

[Made Capo]

I'm not saying I'd main a particular character, I just want someone to help me get the fundamentals/mechanics down, so that I may explore a more complex character in the future.

 

[Nexallus]

I'm not saying I'd main a particular character, I just want someone to help me get the fundamentals/mechanics down, so that I may explore a more complex character in the future.

Well, most of the roster isn't really based much around fundamentals. Most of them play differently from each other, so I'd suggest just picking a variation or character that you think looks or plays according to your style.

 

[Dogeofthesea]

It took me a year to use Tanya in a similar way as Revetleafing does. You may wanna try her, she's the most fun and her 3 variations are the most different from each other

 

[Meep8345]

I'm not saying I'd main a particular character, I just want someone to help me get the fundamentals/mechanics down, so that I may explore a more complex character in the future.

I think its best if you avoid 50/50 and vortex heavy characters, yeah you'll get wins but you aren't really learning from it. . If you're looking to learn how to pressure these are great to learn: Kung Lao, Scorpion, Reptile, Johnny, Liu Kang, Tremor, Kotal (sun god), Cassie (Plays neutral a lot more but has good pressure), and Jax. If you want to zone: Kitana, Kano, Ermac, Mileena, Quan, Sektor Liu, Predator, and Shinnok.
Almost every character in this game can be played scrubby and still get wins but you need to be especially careful how you play Shinnok, Sektor, Quan, Mileena, Liu Kang, Johnny, Ermac, and Cassie to a degree. These characters can be played random and still somehow get wins like quan's random njp or mileena's random ball rolls, or johnny's depending on his fake 11 f2 and 113 mixup. Rarely wakeup it sucks but its the only way you can learn how to block and make reads on their offense. If I still had mkx I'd play against you and help you out.

 

[Meep8345]

Have fun with the game though because it is still just a game so pick whoever your favorite character is or playstyle and just have fun even if you just want to random ball roll and get wins that way.

 

[Made Capo]

I think its best if you avoid 50/50 and vortex heavy characters, yeah you'll get wins but you aren't really learning from it. . If you're looking to learn how to pressure these are great to learn: Kung Lao, Scorpion, Reptile, Johnny, Liu Kang, Tremor, Kotal (sun god), Cassie (Plays neutral a lot more but has good pressure), and Jax. If you want to zone: Kitana, Kano, Ermac, Mileena, Quan, Sektor Liu, Predator, and Shinnok.
Almost every character in this game can be played scrubby and still get wins but you need to be especially careful how you play Shinnok, Sektor, Quan, Mileena, Liu Kang, Johnny, Ermac, and Cassie to a degree. These characters can be played random and still somehow get wins like quan's random njp or mileena's random ball rolls, or johnny's depending on his fake 11 f2 and 113 mixup. Rarely wakeup it sucks but its the only way you can learn how to block and make reads on their offense. If I still had mkx I'd play against you and help you out.

Thanks for the input. Im just gonna pick someone based on design, lol....or just play everyone to a degree

 

[Made Capo]

How come no one mentioned Raiden? lol. I like his style.

 

[DeftMonk]

How come know one mentioned Raiden? lol. I like his style.

thunder god took it in the ass the first balance patch and while displacer is decent, might not be a good place to start to learn MKX. MKX is a weird fighter in that cheese and 50/50s are extremely powerful so a char that can build meter and has50/50s + on block ex moves, does not require you to learn literally any defensive mechanics to get the job done. Altho johnny has been mentioned multiple times I would not try him first because the last balance patch kinda did a number on RC heavy chars. Also (if I remember correctly) also took away his armor on ex nut punch.

 

[Roy Arkon]

I'm not saying I'd main a particular character, I just want someone to help me get the fundamentals/mechanics down, so that I may explore a more complex character in the future.

I think its best if you avoid 50/50 and vortex heavy characters, yeah you'll get wins but you aren't really learning from it. . If you're looking to learn how to pressure these are great to learn: Kung Lao, Scorpion, Reptile, Johnny, Liu Kang, Tremor, Kotal (sun god), Cassie (Plays neutral a lot more but has good pressure), and Jax. If you want to zone: Kitana, Kano, Ermac, Mileena, Quan, Sektor Liu, Predator, and Shinnok.
Almost every character in this game can be played scrubby and still get wins but you need to be especially careful how you play Shinnok, Sektor, Quan, Mileena, Liu Kang, Johnny, Ermac, and Cassie to a degree. These characters can be played random and still somehow get wins like quan's random njp or mileena's random ball rolls, or johnny's depending on his fake 11 f2 and 113 mixup. Rarely wakeup it sucks but its the only way you can learn how to block and make reads on their offense. If I still had mkx I'd play against you and help you out.

Reptile can be both in the Zoner and Pressure groups. He is an all-rounder, In fact he is more in the Zoning part then the pressure part. Yes he can both Rush and Zone and he has pressure but his Zoning is the better part. Also Kano can really Zone only in the Cybernetic Variation, and Liu Kang is also in both the Zoner and Rush groups at least in Flame Fist, although he is more in the pressure part, same thing for Dragon's Fire.

 

[Meep8345]

Reptile can be both in the Zoner and Pressure groups. He is an all-rounder, In fact he is more in the Zoning part then the pressure part. Yes he can both Rush and Zone and he has pressure but his Zoning is the better part. Also Kano can really Zone only in the Cybernetic Variation, and Liu Kang is also in both the Zoner and Rush groups at least in Flame Fist, although he is more in the pressure part, same thing for Dragon's Fire.

That is true about reptile, he's a very solid character that can teach you a lot. Kano can zone in all variations to me his projectile is really solid although rushdown is the way to go with CT and Commando. I also put Liu in both groups. I miss mkx sometimes

 

[Johnny Based Cage]

PSA: MKXL's $11.99 this weekend on PSN, which is sick af.

My vote, character-wise, is to honestly watch a little footage of the game and see which character appeals to you most, stylistically.

Because of the variation system and run mechanic, there's less stark diversity between gameplay archetypes and more of a jack-of-all trades feel to the vast majority of the cast. Obviously if you heavily favor something like zoning or grappling you might lean more toward a Summoner or Sun God, respectively.

Just don't expect to find a Deadshot in the former or Zangief in the latter in this game, where every character's got two other variations which usually lean toward different playstyles informing 90% of their core moveset to keep them from moving too far in any one gameplay direction.

TL;DR: just pick who think is the coolest

 

[Dankster Morgan]

Cybernetic Kano is probably the best to learn fundamentals with, but Kano is a lame ass jobber so I wouldn't reccomend him if you wanted a cool character

 

[EntropicByDesign]

Whoever you choose first, if they are meant to introduce you to the game itself, should have run cancels somewhere. They aren't hard by any means but they are a thing you'll have to learn and are absolutely integral to the design of a ton of characters.

My vote is Brawler/Hollywood Cassie personally.

 

[Made Capo]

She's growing on me... But Raiden has swag lol

 

[Roy Arkon]

That is true about reptile, he's a very solid character that can teach you a lot. Kano can zone in all variations to me his projectile is really solid although rushdown is the way to go with CT and Commando. I also put Liu in both groups. I miss mkx sometimes

I think it's safe to say that Kano in CT and Commando can Zone but only to a very limited degree unlike Cybernetic, but you are right in general.

 

[Meep8345]

She's growing on me... But Raiden has swag lol

Play Raiden then he's good too. Displacer was pretty good I heard but I never played with any good ones.

 

[Made Capo]

LRCs are giving me trouble

 

[Bender]

I'm not saying I'd main a particular character, I just want someone to help me get the fundamentals/mechanics down, so that I may explore a more complex character in the future.

I'm biased towards buzzsaw laou. He's has a bit of everything. Good footsies, 50/50, set play, stagger pressure, air control, etc. Can teach a lot, but also challenging to pickup at first

 

[SpineRip]

Thanks for starting this thread @Made Capo!

I just picked up MKXL yesterday for PS4, and while I'm still running through the story, I'm running Nimble Reptile through Training to likely main for the first little while at least.

I've always liked Reptile, particularly in his classic ninja costume, but according to you guys, he seems like a good entry character, so I'm happy about that.

 

[Roy Arkon]

Thanks for starting this thread @Made Capo!

I just picked up MKXL yesterday for PS4, and while I'm still running through the story, I'm running Nimble Reptile through Training to likely main for the first little while at least.

I've always liked Reptile, particularly in his classic ninja costume, but according to you guys, he seems like a good entry character, so I'm happy about that.

He is one of the best characters in the game. Nimble Reptile in particular is one of the harder characters to use but he is very rewarding once you undestand how to play him.

 

[SaucyD0ge]

I'm biased towards buzzsaw laou. He's has a bit of everything. Good footsies, 50/50, set play, stagger pressure, air control, etc. Can teach a lot, but also challenging to pickup at first

I still can’t input his multi-punch string so I never touched him.

 

[Made Capo]

Lol I'm so damn determined to learn TG Raiden that its making me ANGRY! hahahahahaha

Maybe I should play the story again. I can learn to play the game, its just the damn RCs and LRCs.

 

[Made Capo]

Thanks for starting this thread @Made Capo!

I just picked up MKXL yesterday for PS4, and while I'm still running through the story, I'm running Nimble Reptile through Training to likely main for the first little while at least.

I've always liked Reptile, particularly in his classic ninja costume, but according to you guys, he seems like a good entry character, so I'm happy about that.

I guess we're in the same boat, lol...Are you on PS4? Maybe we can learn together. Whenever I'm free I can get on (if my girl leaves me alone, lol)

 

[Made Capo]

I still can’t input his multi-punch string so I never touched him.

That shit is dumb, lol

 

[SpineRip]

I guess we're in the same boat, lol...Are you on PS4? Maybe we can learn together. Whenever I'm free I can get on (if my girl leaves me alone, lol)

Yes, PS4, wired connection, near Toronto, Canada.

PSN = WhoCares1984

Feel free to send me a friend request and whenever you see me online, feel free to see if I'm okay for matches. If I'm playing GG or SFV, I may be in sets with other friends, but otherwise, I'll be good to go.