Can we ditch Star Labs Missons and get Combo trials back?

[RapZiLLa54]

Does it infuriate anyone else that a vast majority of these missions are half assed, boring, corny and teach you absolutely NOTHING about the character at hand? Sure having some extra content is always good but why not use missions that incorporate combos or teach you certain strategies about the character.

Same thing goes for MK10. I don't want a 300 mission Challenge Tower with only about 25 of them teaching us anything worth a damn about the characters gameplay while some of them being patched out like Reptiles invisibility going through projectiles

All the 3D games had the combo trials as do most fighting games but yet we get this worse version of the challenge tower.

 

[Mulder]

I like STAR Labs. Unlike Story Mode they actually incorporate aspects of each individual character.

 

[FrothyOmen]

STAR labs isn't for you. It's for comic book fans who don't care about competitive play and want to just fuck around with their favorite superheroes. If you're expecting anything more out of it than that you're doing it wrong.

 

[RiBBz22]

FrothyOmen said it best. This is not a mode for tournament players but more-so to keep the fan boys happy who want to control Catwoman's cat doing 6 foot vertical jumps over 2 foot high lasers to avoid security guards that all have a responsibility of a 3 foot radius.

With that said, a combo trial would be cool.

 

[RapZiLLa54]

I'm a comic book fan and a completest so just like the challenger tower in Mk9 I will complete it but considering this is afterall a fighting game, learning how to fight with your character should be essential....

I mean crap it was in Mk vs DC

 

[Euphoric]

Because ....casuals.

 

[Sultani]

I sort of assumed that star labs was going to be a more traditional character specific combo challenge like AE, SFxT, Marvel, etc have. I fired it up and was like, "oh, that's what this is? Stupid." and stopped after about 5 minutes.

I definitely would have preferred a challenge / trial mode like the other mentioned games.

 

[echelonNYK]

im more upset that there's no theater mode.

 

[Courtney]

Star Labs got pretty repetitive pretty fast tbh

 

[Ca$hFlagg]

I was hooked on S.T.A.R. Labs the second I saw the cat's back jump animation. Godlike.

That being said, S.T.A.R. Labs is ass that tests my patience at a level i don't experience often.

I love the, "Don't get touched by one of the game's top rushdowns (CW) as Superman..Oh, you want 3 stars? I'm gonna need 2 grabs then" mission.

And by love I mean hate more than anything in recent memory..got my fuckin stars though

 

[ProudDisciple]

im more upset that there's no theater more.

THIS!!!!!!

Being able to rewatch your matches to learn from you mistakes and to see where ones gameplay needs tweaking, is AMAZING!
I personally learn and level up better from being able to watch myself after the fact.

 

[MorbidAltruism]

Yes. I loved Deadly Alliance's combo training mode. Raiden's last couple missions make me shiver.

 

[echelonNYK]

THIS!!!!!!

Being able to rewatch your matches to learn from you mistakes and to be able see where you gameplay needs tweaking, is AMAZING!
I personally learn and level up better from being able to watch myself after the fact.

Did MK9 have a theater mode?

 

[ProudDisciple]

NO. With a background in FPS's and Anime fighters I've been spoiled a bit with theater modes and combo trials. Honestly these two things are the only things missing from Injustice, so I really can't complain about NRS's efforts.

 

[echelonNYK]

How does NRS expect us to get better at Injustice. Word of mouth and pigeons?

 

[ProudDisciple]

How does NRS expect us to get better at Injustice. Word of mouth and pigeons?

Keep in mind that combos as important as they may seem, aren't the determing factor in deciding who the winner will always be. It's awesome to have combo trials to give us a foundation and understanding of what the characters are capable of but the training mode provided to us is a great tool. Trial and error is how I learn, so lots of lab time for combo practice and for learning my spacing is a must for me!

 

[MorbidAltruism]

In all fairness... At least we have the sense of discovery. We have to learn how to do the combos without the game prompting us. Even though this will probably turn into MK9 where everyone uses the same strings to make a combo. As a reptile player I know I only used one combo

 

[Reedoms]

I'd like STAR labs more if I didn't have to unlock the missions. I wanted to do GL's to practice with him and I have to unlock like 150+ stars. I was a little disappointed.

 

[trufenix]

insanity. why bother making video games.