I’ve been playing MK games competitively for 12+ years now. Mainly UMK3, played MK9 and MKX competitively for a little bit, never really got deep into them though. Anyway, even in UMK3, doing a Fatality was seen as disrespectful and made people so mad. And most Fatalities back in the older games took way less time than they do now.
I’ve noticed that people get extremely angry these days if you do one. Of course I understand the “waste of time” angle, but is that really the only reason it makes players so mad? Maybe it’s seen as a form of bragging that you won?
I remember back in the day playing against @REO. While we were running sets, he would do a Fatality literally every time he won. I wasn’t salty, but I did ask him at the time why he did one after every match. He simply said “to increase your rage meter”.
So that kinda stuck with me because it was a little irritating and I didn’t know why. So I started doing them fairly often. Now I do not mind if my opponent does one every match. I just use it as time to think about my loss and what I did wrong and what I should do in the next match. And in ranked, I do it every time I win. For similar reasons, but in ranked if you win you don’t get the option to sit for 30 seconds before you press rematch. You also don’t get the option to go back to character select. So literally the only way you get extra time to relax is if you do a Fatality.
But boy, do people get furious if you do a Fatality. They will start teabagging, send hatemail, etc. So it seems REO was absolutely right and it’s still true today. Fatalities increases your opponents rage meter.
So, how do y’all feel about Fatalities? Do you hate when someone does them even once? Do you only hate it if they do it every time they win? Do you ever do them? Do you only do them if your opponent does? Does it make you really salty or do you not mind?
Just really curious.
I’ve noticed that people get extremely angry these days if you do one. Of course I understand the “waste of time” angle, but is that really the only reason it makes players so mad? Maybe it’s seen as a form of bragging that you won?
I remember back in the day playing against @REO. While we were running sets, he would do a Fatality literally every time he won. I wasn’t salty, but I did ask him at the time why he did one after every match. He simply said “to increase your rage meter”.
So that kinda stuck with me because it was a little irritating and I didn’t know why. So I started doing them fairly often. Now I do not mind if my opponent does one every match. I just use it as time to think about my loss and what I did wrong and what I should do in the next match. And in ranked, I do it every time I win. For similar reasons, but in ranked if you win you don’t get the option to sit for 30 seconds before you press rematch. You also don’t get the option to go back to character select. So literally the only way you get extra time to relax is if you do a Fatality.
But boy, do people get furious if you do a Fatality. They will start teabagging, send hatemail, etc. So it seems REO was absolutely right and it’s still true today. Fatalities increases your opponents rage meter.
So, how do y’all feel about Fatalities? Do you hate when someone does them even once? Do you only hate it if they do it every time they win? Do you ever do them? Do you only do them if your opponent does? Does it make you really salty or do you not mind?
Just really curious.
