Dreamcatcher
EFL Founder
We had a few people that can’t play this weekend so we are going to wait until after Nightwolf drops, and give everyone a little longer to work with the new patch.
You sure can!
Not yet, shooting for next weekend.
We had a few people that can’t play this weekend so we are going to wait until after Nightwolf drops, and give everyone a little longer to work with the new patch.
You sure can!
Not yet, shooting for next weekend.
Good cause I need to pick up another character. Not only did they Nerf shang, but I played great bunny's kollector and I'm pretty sure with the new string, the teleport and the f3,123 he completely shuts down shang tsungs options. His kollector is rediculous.
They nerfed Shang and Cetrion for literally no reason. They were good all around characters and not OP at all. Erron is mid tier at best post patch too, so I’m with the hive now. Lol
Good cause that's all I was saying yesterday in the shang general thread, that instead of getting 3-4 touches i have to work twice as hard to get 5-6 touches and that I was super upset cause I always won more matches than I lost in high level kl and now it's so hard to win with him it's stupid. Watching me outplay my opponents and two or three more good reads than them and then losing to someone that has a 15% life lead at the end of the match knowing I would have one the match two combos earlier, given that they wouldn't have nerfed his damage so hard. I just mentioned it in the general discussion thread and people started picking fights with me. I just said that if they are just trying to pick fights than quit tagging me in this shit.
I don't play him much but I know Shang very well and you're 100% right.
Dude I know this is the wrong place to post this but my ex is playing the mobile game and she was showing me a support kard and it was something realllly interesting. A new character, goros father gorback. Hmmmm lol. Possibly mk11 dlc? https://mortalkombat.fandom.com/wiki/King_Gorbak
I actually was playing around with her before the patch, but it was so hard to get her f13 out cause it was so slow. She is definitely an amazing character now. Thinking if picking her up too.
I know Shang got 4-6% nerf And I think it was to much of a nerf. He was definitely good before and has some of the best tools in the game but I'm sure the damage hurts him. I feel he is still viable mid tier But not sure since alit of characters got adjustments. I'm hoping they do more hotfixes to give him at least 3 more % on F24/114/B3U4/B11 combos. If they bump it up to about 29-33% per combo I think he will be great. There are some saying he is unviable but I'm not sure its still early. Found 40% KB combos And he still gets pretty good damage on Soulsteal combos.
I think Shang is lower mid-tier now. His lack of damage adds up and he needs at least another good touch to win against most of the cast. Same with Cetrion, but a little higher. She requires more touches, and just about no one falls for the up boulder at a high level. (not common anyway)
Even though I don't LIke some of the nerfs and felt they where unjustified I feel the cast is more balanced and most are closer to mid tier. Overall good changes but yes some where sketchy to say the least.I think Shang is lower mid-tier now. His lack of damage adds up and he needs at least another good touch to win against most of the cast. Same with Cetrion, but a little higher. She requires more touches, and just about no one falls for the up boulder at a high level. (not common anyway)
I really tried to like FoN but the damage is terrible. You're talking low 20's for anything not off a D2 KB or without FB, that's pretty rough. It's a 95% zoning/5% mix variation, even with the Earthquake changes. I do like the shattering boulder KB but it's so slow and reactable, like 42 startup? AND the input is super touchy for some reason. So playing mind games with earthquake cancel and hoping to anti-air for what, 180 additional damage? Not worth it to me, they dropped the ball IMO. Building a char around KB's if their average damage isn't great is fine, but if they are tricky KB's to get then it kinda defeats the purpose and takes away value.
Lovin' D'Vorah though! Looking like my new main, along with Nightwolf right around the corner.
Yeah Kotal is much better than people are saying... the cat moves don't seem to have great priority but they're very useable now. That parry buff helps keep him safe on strings cancelled into if you can't hit confirm into a finisher too.
Ya that's how I feel playing the Jade- Baraka matchup. Jades gotta constantly be playing well and making good reads cuz Baraka only needs to get in once for all that work to be undone
Ask my brother to show you how he plays Jade against baraka. Before shang came out I was maining baraka and he spaces himself so we'll that you can't even get in. Not that great with baraka now but, maybe I can play a few matches with him and he can play Jade and we'll post it for you.
I'm curious, is he playing ED or the buffed Jaded? That pressure with the new kick being +3 on block is insane.
That was a while back but he was playing the first variation not the new buffed one.
Gotcha. Yeah I could see urgent spacing and glow needed for that MU for sure. I really want to lab that Jaded vari more and try to pick it up, I'm a rushdown OG. Lol
Yea that variation looks really really good for rushdown. We're going to have to lab it up anyways.
@Dreamcatcher Yo what's happening man? Is TYM dying out or something??I AmTheDead
Nah, was just waiting for the patch and Nightwolf to drop before we do our tourney. He’s still not out on XB1 looks like though.
