Shao Kahn Discussion Thread

[Deleted member 59910]

This nerf made the roster 24 instead of 25.

 

[Qwark28]

Relax people, the hotfix was rolled back, assumedly for the full patch to roll out.

 

[BunLantern]

Just played a ranked match not knowing about this nerf. Looked like a complete scrub dropping combos off MB bf3 lol

 

[Agilaz]

Relax people, the hotfix was rolled back, assumedly for the full patch to roll out.

Restarted the game just now, and nope, amplified shoulder still doesn't allow for combo. Either nothing is rolled back, or the rollback did happen and this stayed which means it's intentional.

 

[Hor_PeT]

so they nerfed the launching of shao kahn's bf3....wtf are you on NRS? srsly

Omg my poor friend wanted to show me the Bnb he learnt today but it did not work (shoulder charger amp). I just went here to get info lol.

It is JUST RIGHT NOW status.

 

[Qwark28]

Restarted the game just now, and nope, amplified shoulder still doesn't allow for combo. Either nothing is rolled back, or the rollback did happen and this stayed which means it's intentional.

Or you can wait until the patch is fully out, which it is for other regions.

 

[Hor_PeT]

Now I am downloading 1.3!
Lets see the bear lol.

Is there any change log?

It works again...

 

[NothingPersonal]

121+3KB does 345 damage now

 

[NothingPersonal]

False alarm! The Emperor is back in the game.

 

[Head_Baboon]

NB: As of writing, the PC version is NOT patched up to the current build of the game (despite there being a patch a few days ago), which means that Kahn's amplified shoulder charge does not launched opponents in a very favourable trajectory -- disallowing for most follow-ups that aren't another shoulder charge or his forward-2 hammer lunge.

Also, his KB from a forward throw (in reversal or wake-up) does not seem to work consistently, if at all.

121+3KB does 345 damage now

On its own, or with buffs? Which format -- console, Swiitch, PC..?

 

[NothingPersonal]

NB: As of writing, the PC version is NOT patched up to the current build of the game (despite there being a patch a few days ago), which means that Kahn's amplified shoulder charge does not launched opponents in a very favourable trajectory -- disallowing for most follow-ups that aren't another shoulder charge or his forward-2 hammer lunge.

Also, his KB from a forward throw (in reversal or wake-up) does not seem to work consistently, if at all.


On its own, or with buffs? Which format -- console, Swiitch, PC..?

On its own on PS4.

 

[OzzFoxx]

For fucks sake can someone tell me a way to attack without either a) being low profiled or b) waiting 80 frames until active? This guy is so fun but damn, he lacks fundamental mid options. And don’t mention that useless b2; I feel like Walter White tryin’ to whack that pesky fly

 

[Hor_PeT]

For fucks sake can someone tell me a way to attack without either a) being low profiled or b) waiting 80 frames until active? This guy is so fun but damn, he lacks fundamental mid options. And don’t mention that useless b2; I feel like Walter White tryin’ to whack that pesky fly

Is 10F mid bad?
Or huge range -2 on block D4?

What do you need fundamentally?

Other characters have 14-15F mids.

We all need MKX Kotal's fundamental F1.

 

[ty lewis]

Are you guys sure? I'm on Xbox and I'm having no issues with bf3. Everything is the same. No clue what's going on right now.

 

[Olcadan13]

Are you guys sure? I'm on Xbox and I'm having no issues with bf3. Everything is the same. No clue what's going on right now.

They fixed it with the patch thank god

 

[Brown Cow 54]

Just thought I’d mention it here because it is not in the move list, but you can hold back when doing up wrath hammer to make it land next to you. My bad if someone already pointed this out.

 

[Olcadan13]

which do y'all think is the better variation?? Been running true kahn (the one with the low hammer) over the dark priest one lately

 

[ty lewis]

which do y'all think is the better variation?? Been running true kahn (the one with the low hammer) over the dark priest one lately

Both are pretty even. True Kahn gets a low and a much better projectile but Risen Emperor gets a combo ender with Annihilation that doesn't switch sides which is useful for keeping your opponent in the corner. Risen emperor will probably have more set-ups for the dark priest buff as it recovers much faster than True Kahns taunts.

They said before they will be applying changes to the tournament variations so there is a possibility of us getting skewered in one of the tournament variations. Whichever one that gets it will be the go-to.

As long as the bug that removes buffs/taunts the moment you do a KB exists I wouldn't waste time with the buff now. Makes it a lot less rewarding.

 

[Invincible Salads]

kahn need's more plus stuff up close thats what he needs. so he can get in and wreck shit.

 

[ty lewis]

kahn need's more plus stuff up close thats what he needs. so he can get in and wreck shit.

Every character in the game is like that. The game was purposely made to be more footsie focused. The player that is better in the poking battle is usually the one who will win.

 

[Invincible Salads]

if they wanted this to be more about footsies and neutral they shoulda put the invincible backdashes in.

 

[Qwark28]

Yeah, then you gotta deal with 3 types of getup delay, 2 types of strike-invincible rolls, 2 wakeup attacks that recover nearly instantly and can barely be whiff punished, one of which is fully invincible AND backdashes.

Backdashes should've been decent, but some wakeup options shouldn't have been in there.

 

[OzzFoxx]

Is 10F mid bad?
Or huge range -2 on block D4?

What do you need fundamentally?

Other characters have 14-15F mids.

We all need MKX Kotal's fundamental F1.

Actually d4 is kinda great, I didn’t really give it a chance. The b2 just has no range and I keep getting blown up when I get in close. But d4 really does help, I’ll work on it some. He’s really fun

 

[SOULWARRIOR 71K]

Playing footsie with Shao:

 

[Hor_PeT]

Actually d4 is kinda great, I didn’t really give it a chance. The b2 just has no range and I keep getting blown up when I get in close. But d4 really does help, I’ll work on it some. He’s really fun

My friend complains too about the neutral. Need more pokes. With Shao Kahn it is easy to be obsessed by long range moves and forget about pokes.

What really bothers me that I could not break away from the whole bnb (24xxbf3 amp, j2, 24xxdb3) - i spammed down r2 like crazy.
If it is a thing thats great for him. I will go to lab soon lol.

And i think in few weeks shao kahn needs to be prepared to F34 flawless block.
Easy to work around and punish flawless block attempt with risk.