This is a very elegant way to buff Fan-fare in my opinion. I very much like the idea because it's both unique and pushes a gameplay style that's severely lacking across Kitana's variations due to her shit normals (effective rushdown).
D3 lol
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On other hand hand, Kitana Prime has done well in online tournaments with all three of Kitana's variations, Semiij still uses Fan-Fare Kitana as a secondary character, and if I recall correctly, VideoGamezYo used Fan-Fare Kitana to win an online European tournament.
I barely see any kitana players and Jade players as well. The only ones I've seen is semiij and KP and they do kinda well but guess what? Usually they gotta put double the effort because of their characters shortcomings. I've said this and I'll say it again, we'll never seen any kitana and Jade player in a top 8 unless they get adjusted and if we do see them, they'll 90% lose. Kitana has received NOTHING but variation buffs.On other hand hand, Kitana Prime has done well in online tournaments with all three of Kitana's variations, Semiij still uses Fan-Fare Kitana as a secondary character, and if I recall correctly, VideoGamezYo used Fan-Fare Kitana to win an online European tournament.
But in the end a Kitana player ought to ask himself or herself to use Highborn or not, that is the question.
This right here. MK9 and MKX Kitana had a fuckton of options, tools, and threats at basically any and all distances on screen. In MK11's toned down environment, Kitana is a slow and steady zoning / spacing character.
I literally don't understand why Upwards fan toss is an ability outside her "tournament" variations. It would fit fanfare so well and make flashy combos as you said possible.
Kabal is essentially what kitana should be. A good zoning, footsie, stagger character without dial ins
As I have discussed many times before, Highborn has all of those tools with fan, aerial fan, dive kick, and razors.
In Highborn, you can do meaty sai after a mid range AA ground or aerial fan in order to set up okizeme.
Yeah, Im talking specifically Fanfare. I have never played Highborn. I agree that Highborn is better. Im just not used to having no float or air lift.
Kitana players, at least not those who don't know anything, ask buffs for a reason. I guarantee you, that we'll never see kitana in any top 8 or top 16, and even if we do, it'll be just for one match in particular. Why? Because she isn't as good as other characters. She CAN beat them, but she isn't as good or on the same level, thus requiring the kitana player to outplay the opponent". Where are the kitana players after the "god like buffs"? I barely see any, if there are some. What I'm trying to say is that, she received very good variation buffs but no actual fixes to her frame data, to get her to a perfect competitive state.
I think Fan-Fare could be a little better or at least represent Kitana's identify a little better according to the manner in which she plays Mortal Kombat 9 and Mortal Kombat X. So your argument is fair, but lots of other people are requesting unrealistic buffs such as long combos and guaranteed follow ups after AA fan at any range. Kitana players ought to accept the game that they are currently playing.
I’m aware of what you’ve said. In regards to jumping, I’d take Cassie’s standing 1 over Kitana’s d3 to AA any day. A full combo as opposed to what... string into stab or fan?
You ask a very good question to which I have no answer. However, you can make the exact same argument about other characters too. High level players consistently place Noob and Shang Tsung in the top 10, but where are these characters in the most recent online tournaments?
In my experience so far, B142 also whiffs on jumping opponents.
Good points! But I don't agree with B231. It's one of the two advancing mids kitana has and the one with the longest range. I get your point about not using it as a meaty, but that isn't the problem. The problem is that it's a DIAL-IN. Every character mid advancing string can get punished by just jumping, but at least they have the option not or to complete the string. Only kitana has this issue and I don't understand why. At least let us get a B23 as a string, make it death on block, but let it be used for situations like these.
