MK11 SHANG TSUNG Discussion

[ogrimtitan]

There appears to be a bug with Shang Tsung's soul steal move. Sometimes in towers, the move will not allow Shang to transform into the opponent, rendering it basically useless for anything other than base damage.

It's when there's an assist modifier in play that's also a playable character.

 

[Lokheit]

There appears to be a bug with Shang Tsung's soul steal move. Sometimes in towers, the move will not allow Shang to transform into the opponent, rendering it basically useless for anything other than base damage.

Maybe there is an alternate input to avoid changing form if you don't want to change your playstyle and people are accidentally using that? I still don't have him on my ps4 so I can't check.

 

[MeSoFoolish]

Tournament mode says the variations are: Warlock & Spellmaster
Kustomize says the tourney variations are: Fire and Brimstone & Soultaker

Seems they have the same moveset but once again in this game when it comes to variations, i'm confused.

 

[Kainz]

There appears to be a bug with Shang Tsung's soul steal move. Sometimes in towers, the move will not allow Shang to transform into the opponent, rendering it basically useless for anything other than base damage.

It would be nice to have it as an option. I like Shang but I don’t want to transform into other characters lol

 

[SaSSolino]

It would be nice to have it as an option. I like Shang but I don’t want to transform into other characters lol

But that's the whole point of soul steal. Use another ender if you don't want to morph.

 

[Kainz]

But that's the whole point of soul steal. Use another ender if you don't want to morph.

But in tournament variation is has the range+damage that is ideal for an ender

 

[SaSSolino]

But in tournament variation is has the range+damage that is ideal for an ender

Can't have your cake and it too mate, you gotta pick the best option for the various situations.

 

[ogrimtitan]

Isn’t up skulls the superior Ender? Higher damage + full screen.

 

[OpKi Repulsion]

Isn’t up skulls the superior Ender? Higher damage + full screen.

Yes

 

[SaSSolino]

This is not ok.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1140796009829883904

 

[santanabar]

This is not ok.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1140796009829883904

Not again....

 

[REYTHEGREAT]

its going to be a mashfest

 

[M2Dave]

He is officially available on the PSN.

 

[stokedAF]

This is not ok.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1140796009829883904

What does it say? Twitter doesn’t pull up on my phone for some reason

 

[SaSSolino]

What does it say? Twitter doesn’t pull up on my phone for some reason

Shang's d3 starts up in 7f and is -2 on block. Plus it has good range and, by the looks of it, it seems to have low profiling properties as well.

 

[Saltea Moonspell]

Shang's d3 starts up in 7f and is -2 on block. Plus it has good range and, by the looks of it, it seems to have low profiling properties as well.

Looks like he got his d3 from MK9, with a small tweak for ret@rded kids.

 

[dribirut]

Does his soul steal give a damage boost?

 

[John Grizzly]

Does his soul steal give a damage boost?

No, it does not. I think the fact that he has access to all their Krushing Blows is the incentive to morph.

Also, sidenote to those not aware - Shang Tsung has been added to the character tutorials. You get a cool white skin for completing his.

 

[TeknoOdin]

No it give

Does his soul steal give a damage boost?

s you access to the opponent's krushing blows at half the potency

 

[legion666]

Shang Tsung is definitely strong but very honest. Its the honeymoon phase right now but I'm seeing flaws that will break him once others learn the matchup. Certain characters can punish him on slot but he is good everywhere. I love him. He has 50/50s with a huge gap but you can condition it(maybe not once people learn the mu)
B3D4 is a low, low and has a low hitbox made stronger by the fact it starts as a 10f and he has a low overhead B3U4(has a huge gap that can be full combo punished without bar) the U4 low crushes. B11 is an amazing 14f mid mid the second hit advances pretty far.
His zoning is strong and he is good mid range.

B3U4 and B3D4 are not 50/50. You just block low and interrupt his overhead on reaction. It starts up in 30 frames

 

[dribirut]

No it give

s you access to the opponent's krushing blows at half the potency

As in you dont have to meet the pre requisites?

 

[Enenra-Kitsune]

Probably not how it works but it'd be funny as hell if you did your opponents KBs and they lost their access to it, stupid idea but funny. More on point I think the Kombat kast said you had to meet the pre reqs for their KBs yourself I think. Lemme look into that bit

Edit: Just watched it and I can confirm you need to do the pre reqs for the opponents KBs (Max heat for Jax'sthrow etc)

 

[Agilaz]

Morph feels neutered tbh. No dmg buff AND less dmg on kb's is too much of a penalty. Unless you know the opposing character's max damage combo, its way too much of a risk to use it reliably

 

[CorneliusBrutus]

But in tournament variation is has the range+damage that is ideal for an ender

The forward dash I've seen be used at the same ranges that soul steal is, mostly.

 

[M2Dave]

Soul steal does provide damage buffs except for krushing blows and fatal blows, which have reduced damage. For example, regular throws do 168.00 points of damage.

As in you dont have to meet the pre requisites?

You do.

By the way, there are lots of moves with gaps.

• 1,1,2
• f+2,4,2
• b+1,1,2
• b+3, u+4
• ground erruption

b+2,1,1,2 has no gaps, but the last hit can be neutral crouched.