This has been one of my biggest issues with NRS games. But it’s weird, because with both MK11 and MK1, I really enjoyed the betas. With MK11, a big reason I loved it was because of the custom variations. And then after heavily advertising customs, pre-release they said that customs weren’t gonna be in ranked modes or in tournaments. And they didn’t correct this horrible decision (imo), until way too far into the games life.
Similar thing with MK1. I really enjoyed the beta, especially Sub-Zero. Post release, I’ve only used Sub at first to see the changes and they were abysmal, haven’t used him since. I’ve liked a couple characters in MK1, but overall wasn’t a fan of all the changes they made to my favorite MK character, H.Smoke. But my 2nd favorite MK character, Scorpion, I have loved his gameplay from rip even though he was low tier for so long. But having to constantly work so much harder to edge out a win compared to most of the cast, it got super tedious and the satisfaction/gratification just wasn’t there. You’d think that overcoming bad MU’s or winning with a lower tier character would be gratifying, but it just wasn’t. Because I had just had to put too much effort in, meanwhile my opponents constantly could do insanely strong fck neutral tools and make them completely safe on block, and on hit I’m either losing a huge chunk of life, or I’ve “lost” neutral and have to make a guess or just hold pressure.
Of course NOW Scorpion is great, arguably a top 3-5 character. But just like with MK11, for me it’s too little too late unfortunately. Plus, with how many people hate Scorpion (even when he’s low/mid tier), I can’t imagine he’ll stay as he is for very long. And for the record, I don’t think he’s this super godlike character. He just has the tools he should’ve had from the beginning now. And ftr, I don’t use Ferra or Khameleon at all. I main Motaro but also use other Kameos like Jax, and Scorpion. I don’t like Kameos that make a bad character really good, it just doesn’t interest me. But enough rambling. I think you get my point. By the time the game is in a decent place, it’s (IN MY OPINION) too late. ¯\(ツ)/¯