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  1. Obly

    The RoboCop Thread

    I haven't seen a whole list posted anywhere, no. But it's easy enough to sum up: His parry has a 9 frame start-up (same as Skarlet's and Joker's), so he can interrupt gaps that are 9 frames or larger. Honestly, 9 frames is pretty fast as melee parries go; I think only Sonya (7 frames) and Liu...
  2. Obly

    The RoboCop Thread

    It is case by case, but it's not random; there are consistent rules at work. It has to do with the gap between the blockstring and the command grab you're canceling into. As far as I can tell in the labbing I've done, these rules apply to every command grab in the game: Is there a gap between...
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    RoboCop got a new tick throw

    Haven't seen this come up yet, so thought it was at least worth a mention. As we know, the hotfix yesterday made Robo's 121 string safe on block (-8 to -5). Small change but welcome. To do it, looks like NRS subtracted 5 block recovery frames (as the patch notes say), but added two general...
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    Why has mk11 lasted for 2 years?

    Can only speak for myself, but I've never told someone that their opinion about MK11 is "wrong". The reason I asked for a link is because I honestly can't remember seeing anyone else do it either--even though we keep hearing claims that this is what's happening. But from what I've seen, most...
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    At this point, is there any one person who thinks this game is balanced?

    To play devil's advocate--if the devs had truly intended b231 to be used only for whiff punishing, they wouldn't have given it a KB that only triggers when you block every hit except the final overhead. Pretty clear they intended it to have some use as a blockstring too--just one that's risky to...
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    Why has mk11 lasted for 2 years?

    Real question here: Can you link to an instance, any instance, where you said the game isn't fun for you and someone else truly told you "no, you're unaware of your actual preference here, I know you better than you know you, and you actually do think the game is fun"...? Seriously... we hear...
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    At this point, is there any one person who thinks this game is balanced?

    I'm not a FG dev so I can only guess but... my guess is that it's just one more tool they use to try to enforce more balance. As in either (a) the string itself would be OP if you could stagger/cancel between every hit; or (b) they just need a way to "ding" the character a bit to balance out...
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    At this point, is there any one person who thinks this game is balanced?

    I don't doubt what you're saying, but it's really not evidence. No stretch to say (as a general rule in life) that your friends are your friends because you probably share a lot of the same beliefs and attitudes about things. So to claim something like, "MK11 is competitively dead because my...
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    At this point, is there any one person who thinks this game is balanced?

    I watched Dragon's video. At no time did he say that MK11 wasn't competitively viable. I don't think he even used the word "balance" a single time. What he did say (twice actually) was that MK11 is an "incredibly well-made" game at its core and that he likes it very much. So as a start, maybe we...
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    At this point, is there any one person who thinks this game is balanced?

    I don't know what you're referring to. Did Dragon say that MK11 wasn't a "real" FG? Not saying it didn't happen, but it would be a pretty strange thing for him to say. That would mean his great tourney placements in the game were due to... what? Random luck? Cheating...?
  11. Obly

    At this point, is there any one person who thinks this game is balanced?

    The question doesn't even make sense. It's not a matter of belief, it's an indisputable fact: People are competing in MK11 (a lot of them, actually). The outcomes are not random; the winners clearly have a high degree of skill at using the rules of the game. Yeah there's too much Jacqui and...
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    Do we need to be able switch characters mid set?

    If someone makes you wait for the character select to time out, take it as a compliment; they're acting petty and childish, which means you rattled them and you have the mental edge. Don't let them rattle you back; that's what they want. Just get in the habit of practicing some deep breathing...
  13. Obly

    How To Fix Flawless Blocks Simple And Clean

    Agreed that the FLB mechanic needs to change. Not sure I totally agree on how it should be done. The goal should be to get rid of the ways it's being abused, but if you go too far, you end up stripping even more depth out of the game--turning it into a predictable, monotonous my turn, your turn...
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    What character do you see as the scrubbiest?

    I hear ya on a lot of these frustrations, but c'mon, this is an exaggeration. If MK11 match outcomes really were decided by random chance, then I, you, everyone here would have exactly the same odds of winning a tournament--heck, the whole pro series!--as anyone else on earth. Does anybody...
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    NRS and their garbage patches (aka hotfixes)

    Mostly agreed--although in some cases it does seem like they gutted a character's base kit for no other reason than to be able to offer more ability options. The biggest culprits are abilities that add extra strings (e.g., Nightwolf, Kano, Rambo) or add versatility to other moves (e.g...
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    What character do you see as the scrubbiest?

    Well ok, again, I wasn't calling Sub's design fundamentally "scrubby"; I was saying his design appeals to scrubby players. Subtle but real difference. He may not be a popular tournament choice, but it's not a coincidence that he's wildly popular among casuals. And right, 50/50 mixups aren't...
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    What character do you see as the scrubbiest?

    All true, but tbf, I was going off the OP's given definition of a "scrubby character": one that appeals to scrubby players because of a toolset that supports a yolo play style and can get a decent number of wins by luck alone. Obviously people use "scrubby" to refer to a lot of different...
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    What character do you see as the scrubbiest?

    We've probably had similar experiences; just trying to explain why Sindel and Sub-Zero are different imo. The funny thing about Sindel is that when she first came out, everyone thought she was trash; no one played her online. It wasn't until a few high-level players like Koisy really put in the...
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    TYM Updates

    This is great news @RoboCop! I hope the deal works out; hoping for the best outcome for all stakeholders. It would be great to see an infusion of energy, as there is still a good, solid core product with this place and lots of potential. In the short-term, honestly, just get some social media...
  20. Obly

    What character do you see as the scrubbiest?

    By your own definition, Sindel is not a "scrub character". You said it yourself, whip & flip is high-risk/low-reward if used recklessly. Throwing it out randomly only becomes a winning strategy if Sindel's opponent refuses to adapt to her yolo game play. She gets to use her scream KB once a...