166 Rapid-Fire Questions With Ed Boon

[Raider]

New update from GI monthly coverage, interview with Ed Boon:

https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive-video/2019/04/03/166-rapid-fire-questions-with-mortal-kombat-11s-ed-boon


Edit: Summary:

• Game will have 25 characters at launch, "thirty-something" to finish.
• Liu Kang is the closest thing to a main character in the game.
• Mars can be in Earthrealm, in-fact you can leave our solar system and still be in Earthrealm.
  
• No quick-time-events in the story mode.
• There are multiple story endings.
• No new realms will be introduced.
• A tournament will not happen in the story mode.
• The cutscenes are probably about 2h 30m in total, around the same time as MKX "but maybe a little longer"
  
• They always knew the game was going to be called Mortal Kombat 11, there wasn't really a big discussion on what the game was going to be called.
• Kronika was originally going to be male and have a name similar to "Kronika", but "not too long ago" they decided to make the character female. They made the switch just because they thought it would be cooler.
• Kronika is not an Elder God, she is "higher than an Elder God"
• Ed had a meeting about a Mortal Kombat movie about 5 months ago, and a script exists.
• No Factions or Clan system in the game.
• Not planning on bringing back 3D fighting anytime in the near future.
• No lootboxes in the game.
• No cross-play at launch, but they aren't against the idea.
• Ed has had a meeting about a potential Marvel fighting game but doesn't want to share any details other than that.

Thanks @Gamer68

 

[NothingPersonal]

Are custom variations available for competitive play? All I care right now.

 

[JINNOCIDE]

EDIT: @Gamer68 did a better job on page2

I'll try to add the important stuff:

- 25 characters* (edited) to start, 30-something to finish, which makes me think if there's a KP2 it won't have 6 characters, but let's hope.

- no quick time events

- alternative endings confirmed

- no new realm

- boon still remembers all the realms (except outworld LMAO)

- BOON CONFIRMED THE LENGTH OF STORY MODE IS ABOUT 2H30M, I FCKIN KNEW IT WASN'T ABOUT 8 HOURS

 

[Pterodactyl]

Are custom variations available for competitive play? All I care right now.

You’re about a day late dude

 

[_CHINOCUDEIRO_]

One rapid question, just one:
Why waiting so long to say MK11 will have THE SAME variation system than MKX and INJ2?

 

[NothingPersonal]

You’re about a day late dude

I'm not. I'm just still hoping. Need NRS's official confirmation. The next question would be then: will they consider patching it in if people badly ask for it?

 

[JINNOCIDE]

I knew that interview about story mode being 8 hours long was sketchy. Way too long when you compare to their old story modes.

 

[Vslayer]

- BOON CONFIRMED THE LENGTH OF STORY MODE IS ABOUT 2H30M, I FCKIN KNEW IT WASN'T ABOUT 8 HOURS

Damn you can stream that shit without a break.

 

[xenogorgeous]

- alternative endings confirmed

replay value on the way !

 

[Jhonnykiller45]

I'll try to add the important stuff:
- 24 characters to start, 30-something to finish, which makes me think if there's a KP2 it won't have 6 characters, but let's hope.
- no quick time events
- alternative endings confirmed
- no new realm
- boon still remembers all the realms (except outworld LMAO)

- BOON CONFIRMED THE LENGTH OF STORY MODE IS ABOUT 2H30M, I FCKIN KNEW IT WASN'T ABOUT 8 HOURS

I knew that interview about story mode being 8 hours long was sketchy. Way too long when you compare to their old story modes.

Damn you can stream that shit without a break.

There seems to be some misinterpretation here. When questioned about it Dom Cianciolo (NRS story lead) said the whole story is about 8 hours, as in counting all the gameplay all alternate paths endings etc. Boons just confirming the cutscenes are 2:30 hours.

 

[NothingPersonal]

I knew that interview about story mode being 8 hours long was sketchy. Way too long when you compare to their old story modes.

Wow. What is going on with NRS marketing? First they advertise custom variations and then limit them, now they say story is about 2:30h whn advertised as 8 hours. What's next? Shaggy will be the first DLC instead of Shang Tsung?

 

[_CHINOCUDEIRO_]

- BOON CONFIRMED THE LENGTH OF STORY MODE IS ABOUT 2H30M, I FCKIN KNEW IT WASN'T ABOUT 8 HOURS

They spent most of their time balancing kustom moves

 

[mikeraskol]

I'm not. I'm just still hoping. Need NRS's official confirmation.

What the heck, how is the GameInformer information, which they got directly from NRS, not official confirmation? What are you talking about?

 

[Chuckyscookie]

Kronika is higher than an Elder God, what would that be?. And she was male at one point, so she's definetely not the woman from Jade's ending, if there still was any doubt about it.

 

[JINNOCIDE]

There seems to be some misinterpretation here. When questioned about it Dom Cianciolo (NRS story lead) said the whole story is about 8 hours, as in counting all the gameplay all alternate paths endings etc. Boons just confirming the cutscenes are 2:30 hours.

honestly, even if you put in account the fights (90s each round) it doesn't seem to be 8 hours, it's toooooo long.

 

[Vslayer]

There seems to be some misinterpretation here. When questioned about it Dom Cianciolo (NRS story lead) said the whole story is about 8 hours, as in counting all the gameplay all alternate paths endings etc. Boons just confirming the cutscenes are 2:30 hours.

Still, fights are pretty quick IMO, but I guess it depends on how many you encounter and how long the chapters are.

 

[DragonofDadashov24]

QTE was the shitties thing in MKX story mode beside the actual plot.
They only tried in chapter 1. Other chapters were lame af.

 

[DarksydeDash]

Shaolin Monks HD is possible and Marvel vs DC is a talk he has recently had..


INTERESTING

 

[mikeraskol]

- BOON CONFIRMED THE LENGTH OF STORY MODE IS ABOUT 2H30M, I FCKIN KNEW IT WASN'T ABOUT 8 HOURS

Can we be more careful/precise with our language on this shit? I know we want to make our points and be outlandish or whatever, but the exact question he was asked is:

"How long would the movie cut of MK11 story on YouTube be?"

And his response was 2.5 hours or so. For just cinematics. And he said its a little longer than MKX.

That's a different question than how long the story mode takes in total.

 

[REYTHEGREAT]

Shao Khan top tier. Confirmed.

 

[NothingPersonal]

Neo has 0.0% chance to appear in MK. I'm sad

 

[Nardi19]

I'll try to add the important stuff:

- 24 characters to start, 30-something to finish, which makes me think if there's a KP2 it won't have 6 characters, but let's hope.

- no quick time events

- alternative endings confirmed

- no new realm

- boon still remembers all the realms (except outworld LMAO)

- BOON CONFIRMED THE LENGTH OF STORY MODE IS ABOUT 2H30M, I FCKIN KNEW IT WASN'T ABOUT 8 HOURS

He said 25 to start

 

[Might-Taro 19]

So are we getting more than 25 characters base roster? what's the official confirmation towards that. I'm hoping we get at least 28-29 characters base.

 

[NoobKillua]

My boi Liu Kang, the main character of the story. as it should be.

 

[mikeraskol]

So are we getting more than 25 characters base roster? what's the official confirmation towards that. I'm hoping we get at least 28-29 characters base.

Boon has said 25 like 90 different times, including in the video in the OP of this very thread.

What other official confirmation are you looking for? Am I taking crazy pills?