I played for years MK9 and MKX. With the characters I played, I could almost always AA, with the tools I had (d1d4(MKX0,s1,s2. There were some exceptions, but they were very few.
In this game, I've been playing for, like almost 3 months, and I cant stand the fact, that carelessly I get jumped on. The universal d2 are inconsistent, and on top of that, the risk/reward ratio, is so good, that even successful d2 twice in a raw, wont prevent'em from fa@cking jumping. Not to mention, that the mechanics of "backdash", s@cks donkeys balls.
This game, is really a haven for scrubs, because of this, and the retarded-friendly mechanics that have been implemented.