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Xenomorph_aot

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In killer instinct I main hisako and mortal kombat X is alien and street fighter R mika. The point I'm trying to make is I'm being loyalist cause I don't get mad when I lose lol cause I know limits and match ups but yeah if I wanna drop one of my mains can I still call myself loyalist to for example R mika if I drop her for Alex just curious of the term character loyalist
 
Syzoth

Syzoth

The last Saurian from Zaterra - Syzoth - Reptile
Xenomorph_aot said:
In killer instinct I main hisako and mortal kombat X is alien and street fighter R mika. The point I'm trying to make is I'm being loyalist cause I don't get mad when I lose lol cause I know limits and match ups but yeah if I wanna drop one of my mains can I still call myself loyalist to for example R mika if I drop her for Alex just curious of the term character loyalist
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Character loyalists are people who play an absurd amount of 1 character through multiple games completely disregarding buffs/nerfs. Or atleast that's how I'd define it.
 
Hidan

Hidan

Where the hell is Reiko's wheel kick
Xenomorph_aot said:
In killer instinct I main hisako and mortal kombat X is alien and street fighter R mika. The point I'm trying to make is I'm being loyalist cause I don't get mad when I lose lol cause I know limits and match ups but yeah if I wanna drop one of my mains can I still call myself loyalist to for example R mika if I drop her for Alex just curious of the term character loyalist
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It aplies for a title. A game launches, you click with a character. 2-3 years later where you still play your character the community moves on to the next game. You were a character loyalist at... MK(blahblah)

It's basically the endurance to keep a certain ID whatever the ups and downs the gaming period and active opponents would throw at you

But, don't think too hard on this, it won't get you anywhere if it's just the "title". Then again if you think R.Mika would feel betrayed... that's another story
 
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chrisisnice

chrisisnice

I'm a lover, not a fighter
<----- Character Loyalist

From good times (Tanya MK4/ Kitana MK9 / Mileena MK2) to bad (Tanya now / Kitana MKDA / Mileena UMK3)

I consider a character loyalist someone with a history with a character rather than liking them for one game

EDIT

Injustice / MvsC etc are a bit different in that they are existing characters People like 16BIT stayed with Catwoman despite her being crap
 
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Xenomorph_aot

Noob
Hidan said:
It aplies for a title. A game launches, you click with a character. 2-3 years later where you still play your character the community moves on to the next game. You were a character loyalist at... MK(blahblah)

It's basically the endurance to keep a certain ID whatever the ups and downs the gaming period and active opponents would throw at you

But, don't think too hard on this, it won't get you anywhere if it's just the "title". Then again if you think R.Mika would feel betrayed... that's another story
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R mika can't betray her if she gets 5 mics on me I'm in cementary lol gotta be loyal to her shit maybe even 1 mic wil put me in there haha
 
REO

REO

Undead
Being a character loyalist means you have love for only one character from a specific franchise and play only that one specific character only whenever you get the chance to if they are available in the specific game. Think of it like being sort of like an obsession or adoring a certain something no matter what like having a favorite pet or having an only child.

If you have at any certain point played any other character aside from that specific one character in tournament that you call yourself a loyalist for, then you are not a pure loyalist.
 
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Xenomorph_aot

Noob
chrisisnice said:
<----- Character Loyalist

From good times (Tanya MK4/ Kitana MK9 / Mileena MK2) to bad (Tanya now / Kitana MKDA / Mileena UMK3)

I consider a character loyalist someone with a history with a character rather than liking them for one game

EDIT

Injustice / MvsC etc are a bit different in that they are existing characters People like 16BIT stayed with Catwoman despite her being crap
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Damn I thought Catwoman was good haha I only played her also but she probably won't be injustice 2 so gotta move on
 
RexxyC

RexxyC

what's done is done
I'm a character loyalist, I only play Zatanna in Injustice because she's my favorite superhero, same will go for her or Black Canary given they make it into Injustice 2. I would stick with them if they were trash or A++ tier. That's just about it.
 
Jynks

Jynks

some heroes are born, some made, some wondrous
YOMI REO said:
If you have at any certain point played any other character aside from that specific one character in tournament that you call yourself a loyalist for, then you are not a pure loyalist.
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I think this definition is a little strict.. everyone has played more than one character at one time. No one has never once booted up any of the rest of the cast. That is just absurd.

I define a loyalist with a few things.
  1. You played that character over multiple games. For me a Loyalist is something that comes from time. We are talking 2-3 games of playing this character. While you can be a loyalist in a single game (say Honeybee with D'vorah) the term really starts to stick when you are a few games deep. I mean Tom Brady is a Sub-Zero Loyalist, but he has played other characters in tournament now and then over the years, but the sheer amount of time with that one character overrides all else. Also being a loyalist can be across different games and different characters. Honeybee for example is a loyalist, he was a loyalist in Injustice with Flash and that mindset translated to MKx when he picked up D'Vorah.
  2. You stick with your character from start to finish.. buff or no buff, nurff or no nurff. This is really the real test. Usually you picked the character on day 1 as well, and never stopped.
  3. You use this character all the time in tournament. For example, no one will argue KatanaPrime is not a loyalist, he satisfies both points 1 and 2, but he is also playing a lot of D'Vorah right now... but during events he is still rocking Katana 100%. Though as I said in point 1, even if you have the occasional other pick, if you have games and games of one character it kinda out weights that.
That is about it... still the thing is that the entire idea of it is "silly" imo. It is not a badge of honour, but a mark of obsession and stubbornness, and not something to be proud. That is how I see it. .. um let me clarify that...

The important bit is that you have fun and you feel you have a decent chance to win (this is what translates as fun for me anyway). You can not force being a loyalist, it will come 100% naturally or not at all. If you have fun then its all good, but if you are not having fun and are refusing to play another character to "be a loyalist" that makes no sense. Well, not to me at least.
 
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Xenomorph_aot

Noob
RexxyC said:
I'm a character loyalist, I only play Zatanna in Injustice because she's my favorite superhero, same will go for her or Black Canary given they make it into Injustice 2. I would stick with them if they were trash or A++ tier. That's just about it.
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This is off my topic as I just got into green arrow cause of tv show would black canary still be Sarah lance cause she's bad ass laurel not as good as her lol
 
x TeeJay o

x TeeJay o

Canary Cry Gapless Pressure
RexxyC said:
I'm a character loyalist, I only play Zatanna in Injustice because she's my favorite superhero, same will go for her or Black Canary given they make it into Injustice 2. I would stick with them if they were trash or A++ tier. That's just about it.
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Im 100% maining Canary if shes in IJ2 . idc if she's kenshi tier i fucking adore her. She's literally everything
 
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Xenomorph_aot

Noob
Jynks said:
I think this definition is a little strict.. everyone has played more than one character at one time. No one has never once booted up any of the rest of the cast. That is just absurd.

I define a loyalist with a few things.
  1. You played that character over multiple games. For me a Loyalist is something that comes from time. We are talking 2-3 games of playing this character. While you can be a loyalist in a single game (say Honeybee with D'vorah) the term really starts to stick when you are a few games deep. I mean Tom Brady is a Sub-Zero Loyalist, but he has played other characters in tournament now and then over the years, but the sheer amount of time with that one character overrides all else. Also being a loyalist can be across different games and different characters. Honeybee for example is a loyalist, he was a loyalist in Injustice with Flash and that mindset translated to MKx when he picked up D'Vorah.
  2. You stick with your character from start to finish.. buff or no buff, nurff or no nurff. This is really the real test. Usually you picked the character on day 1 as well, and never stopped.
  3. You use this character all the time in tournament. For example, no one will argue KatanaPrime is not a loyalist, he satisfies both points 1 and 2, but he is also playing a lot of D'Vorah right now... but during events he is still rocking Katana 100%. Though as I said in point 1, even if you have the occasional other pick, if you have games and games of one character it kinda out weights that.
That is about it... still the thing is that the entire idea of it is "silly" imo. It is not a badge of honour, but a mark of obsession and stubbornness, and not something to be proud. That is how I see it. .. um let me clarify that...

The important bit is that you have fun and you feel you have a decent chance to win (this is what translates as fun for me anyway). You can not force being a loyalist, it will come 100% naturally or not at all. If you have fun then its all good, but if you are not having fun and are refusing to play another character to "be a loyalist" that makes no sense. Well, not to me at least.
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I play other characters if they new just to see how they play but only against friends at locals and online I stick with my main and I just prefer to stick it out buff or nerf cause I have fun with that character and I also don't feel like putting that must effort into another character just as tekken 7 I look forward to chloe her outfit and intro was nice I just feel I know match ups and everything of my character and actuall remember her frames and name of her combos from the top of my head so I feel comfortable with her and wouldn't wanna do that again
 
chrisisnice

chrisisnice

I'm a lover, not a fighter
Jynks said:
That is about it... still the thing is that the entire idea of it is "silly" imo. It is not a badge of honour, but a mark of obsession and stubbornness, and not something to be proud. That is how I see it. .. um let me clarify that...
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I disagree with this entirely. People derive fun from different things. You may have fun by using the best character in the game to ensure the win, but that does not satisfy everyone. Character loyalists usually find it fun exploring a character 100% and pushing them to the limits. Pig knows Kenshi, Vak knows Tanya, Tom Brady knows Sub Zero, Kitana Prime knows Kitana... each of them push the limits of these characters and do a lot better than they should with the character they have. This is fun and satisfying (and makes people VERY salty)

Another thing to consider is how they play across all of the MK titles in the past. Kitana has a commonality in all of her iterations - same with Mileena / Scorpion / Sub Zero / Kenshi etc. For character loyalists, they are easier to pick up and tend to fit your playstyle already. Kitana is this to me - I always pick her up the quickest.

Personally, physcality is always important to me too when initially picking a character. I can't play a character that I don't like. No matter how good Jason is, I think he is douchey, so I would never play him. It just would not be satisfying to me. I started playing Kitana (since MK2) because I like the way she looks and her fans are cool, so I was initially interested in her and then enjoyed her play style. It was the same thing with Sakura from SF and Ivy from SC.
 
Jynks

Jynks

some heroes are born, some made, some wondrous
chrisisnice said:
I disagree with this entirely. People derive fun from different things. You may have fun by using the best character in the game to ensure the win, but that does not satisfy everyone. Character loyalists usually find it fun exploring a character 100% and pushing them to the limits. Pig knows Kenshi, Vak knows Tanya, Tom Brady knows Sub Zero, Kitana Prime knows Kitana... each of them push the limits of these characters and do a lot better than they should with the character they have. This is fun and satisfying (and makes people VERY salty)

Another thing to consider is how they play across all of the MK titles in the past. Kitana has a commonality in all of her iterations - same with Mileena / Scorpion / Sub Zero / Kenshi etc. For character loyalists, they are easier to pick up and tend to fit your playstyle already. Kitana is this to me - I always pick her up the quickest.

Personally, physcality is always important to me too when initially picking a character. I can't play a character that I don't like. No matter how good Jason is, I think he is douchey, so I would never play him. It just would not be satisfying to me. I started playing Kitana (since MK2) because I like the way she looks and her fans are cool, so I was initially interested in her and then enjoyed her play style. It was the same thing with Sakura from SF and Ivy from SC.
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um... this is exactly what I said...
 
chrisisnice

chrisisnice

I'm a lover, not a fighter
Jynks said:
um... this is exactly what I said...
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I guess what I was refuting was the idea that it is silly and a mark of obsession / stubbornness. They were fairly harsh words which lacked insight. I don't think what I had to say was from a mark of obsession or being stubborn at all.

If you think liking a particular character is somehow a negative thing, I guess you are entitled to that opinion, but suggesting that it is due to obsession / stubbornness is probably taking the argument too far. That is all.
 
GAV

GAV

Resolution through knowledge and resolve.
Xenomorph_aot said:
In killer instinct I main hisako and mortal kombat X is alien and street fighter R mika. The point I'm trying to make is I'm being loyalist cause I don't get mad when I lose lol cause I know limits and match ups but yeah if I wanna drop one of my mains can I still call myself loyalist to for example R mika if I drop her for Alex just curious of the term character loyalist
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You already use Alien, so nothing you do after that is redeemable.
 
Sulfur

Sulfur

Winning feels better when you take a little damage
I'm a character loyalist in most games I play outside of Mk, and I hate myself for being a loyalist all the time.
 
Jynks

Jynks

some heroes are born, some made, some wondrous
chrisisnice said:
I guess what I was refuting was the idea that it is silly and a mark of obsession / stubbornness. They were fairly harsh words which lacked insight. I don't think what I had to say was from a mark of obsession or being stubborn at all.

If you think liking a particular character is somehow a negative thing, I guess you are entitled to that opinion, but suggesting that it is due to obsession / stubbornness is probably taking the argument too far. That is all.
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We are arguing the same point here, as that is pretty much the exact opposite of what I was trying to say.

Jynks said:
The important bit is that you have fun and you feel you have a decent chance to win (this is what translates as fun for me anyway). You can not force being a loyalist, it will come 100% naturally or not at all. If you have fun then its all good, but if you are not having fun and are refusing to play another character to "be a loyalist" that makes no sense. Well, not to me at least.
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What I was saying is that character loyalists is a natural thing. It is something you do when you really enjoy playing that character and getting into the vibe of how it plays. It is not something that can really be faked.

There is a kind of respect given to loyalists, as it is a hard road. Some people "try" and be loyalists when they are in fact NOT enjoying it as they self identify as that. That is stubborn and obsessive, and not cool.

The real loyalists love their characters and love playing them. They do not have to "try.
 
RemainSolid

RemainSolid

It don’t always be like it is... but it do.
Play whoever tf you want whether it be single or multiple characters in one game and be loyal to those characters.
 
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