Under_The_Mayo
Master of Quanculations
Look at how far we've come.
I woke up at 9am to watch this tournament and I stayed until the final moment. MK's presence at Final Round 15 is something to be truly proud of as a community. Never before have we seen so much high level play. We saw tremendous upsets, emotional victories, heartbreaking loses, and hype beyond imagination.
We had an intimate stream, packed full of the true fans of our game. Generally free of trolls and lude comments. Medina's enthusiasm when he found out how many viewers he had was one of the highlights for me. We are lucky to have someone with so much passion.
First, on behalf of the Kenshi community, I want to say congratulations to PigOfTheHut. The man has come very far and is demonstrating a true understanding of our character, and no one can say that he doesn't have a bright future ahead of him. And how about that Mileena play? Incredible.
Team VSM showed their dominance once again, but not without some heavy obstacles that put 3 of them in losers bracket. Congratulations to REO after coming out the winner, showing us all that he truly is the monster we've all known he is, earning his 2nd major win.
We have new bright stars to watch now, with players like Big D and Death laying waste to the competition. Big D's victory with Nightwolf over CD Jr will not be forgotten. And speaking of Jax, what an amazing showing from STB Shujinkydink using Quan Chi, in a matchup that I certainly wouldn't call favorable.
Tom Brady, once again, showed us some of the smartest play we've ever seen with Sub Zero. His loss to the incredible Slips was truly shocking. And there's so many other amazing people to mention. Blackula's vicious Kenshi, Ikizzle with a stunningly good Sektor that sent a shockwave through his pool, and LordOfTheFly with some of the most intense fights I've seen in months.
We finally got to see Crazy Domincan vs Osu16bit, in a fight that is bound to leave them both with mutual respect for each other, finally. DetroitBallin's Shang Tsung continues to be the most entertaining character to watch in MK9 tournaments. STB Gr8one tore through the competition after his first lost match, gaining momentum and dropping opponents left and right with smart patient play. And there's just so much more that could be said.
We didn't just see top tier characters. We saw Sheevas. We saw Sindels. We saw Noobs. We saw Strykers. And they kicked all kinds of ass. They didn't make it, but they certainly showed that they could.
Mortal Kombat isn't as big as the titans of the FGC. But you can't say what we had at Final Round wasn't something beautiful. We may be small, but we're the most earnest and the most sincere. We're the most passionate about our love for the game and our characters. Personally, seeing the series I've loved since I was 7 years old, playing MK1 in the arcades, rise to this level, fills me with a great sense of pride and complacency.
Raise a glass TYM. We were declared dead after EVO. And here we are, nearly a year after the game's release, and we're seeing a higher level of play, passion, dedication, and solidarity than any of our critics thought was possible. I'm damn proud of this community, and I know everyone else is too.
-Mayo
And I think we can all agree, finally, that Sheeva needs a nerf.
I woke up at 9am to watch this tournament and I stayed until the final moment. MK's presence at Final Round 15 is something to be truly proud of as a community. Never before have we seen so much high level play. We saw tremendous upsets, emotional victories, heartbreaking loses, and hype beyond imagination.
We had an intimate stream, packed full of the true fans of our game. Generally free of trolls and lude comments. Medina's enthusiasm when he found out how many viewers he had was one of the highlights for me. We are lucky to have someone with so much passion.
First, on behalf of the Kenshi community, I want to say congratulations to PigOfTheHut. The man has come very far and is demonstrating a true understanding of our character, and no one can say that he doesn't have a bright future ahead of him. And how about that Mileena play? Incredible.
Team VSM showed their dominance once again, but not without some heavy obstacles that put 3 of them in losers bracket. Congratulations to REO after coming out the winner, showing us all that he truly is the monster we've all known he is, earning his 2nd major win.
We have new bright stars to watch now, with players like Big D and Death laying waste to the competition. Big D's victory with Nightwolf over CD Jr will not be forgotten. And speaking of Jax, what an amazing showing from STB Shujinkydink using Quan Chi, in a matchup that I certainly wouldn't call favorable.
Tom Brady, once again, showed us some of the smartest play we've ever seen with Sub Zero. His loss to the incredible Slips was truly shocking. And there's so many other amazing people to mention. Blackula's vicious Kenshi, Ikizzle with a stunningly good Sektor that sent a shockwave through his pool, and LordOfTheFly with some of the most intense fights I've seen in months.
We finally got to see Crazy Domincan vs Osu16bit, in a fight that is bound to leave them both with mutual respect for each other, finally. DetroitBallin's Shang Tsung continues to be the most entertaining character to watch in MK9 tournaments. STB Gr8one tore through the competition after his first lost match, gaining momentum and dropping opponents left and right with smart patient play. And there's just so much more that could be said.
We didn't just see top tier characters. We saw Sheevas. We saw Sindels. We saw Noobs. We saw Strykers. And they kicked all kinds of ass. They didn't make it, but they certainly showed that they could.
Mortal Kombat isn't as big as the titans of the FGC. But you can't say what we had at Final Round wasn't something beautiful. We may be small, but we're the most earnest and the most sincere. We're the most passionate about our love for the game and our characters. Personally, seeing the series I've loved since I was 7 years old, playing MK1 in the arcades, rise to this level, fills me with a great sense of pride and complacency.
Raise a glass TYM. We were declared dead after EVO. And here we are, nearly a year after the game's release, and we're seeing a higher level of play, passion, dedication, and solidarity than any of our critics thought was possible. I'm damn proud of this community, and I know everyone else is too.
-Mayo
And I think we can all agree, finally, that Sheeva needs a nerf.
