She's definitely up there. If you can compete with Kitana at a high level, it's impressive to me. She's the one super strong character that you can't say "You're getting carried" with. It's just not a thing. Good Kitana players are good at the game. Period.Kitana is the most honest imo. Always has been
Balanced kenshi is definitely as honest as it gets. He has no OH/Low starter, no string mixups, no great plus frames and is full combo punishable on every non ex specialYour list is is about right I think, but I would remove Reptile from it and probably add Goro, Kitana, Leatherface (except Killer), Ninjutsu, and Slasher just off the top of my head.
I can't imagine any variation is more straightforward and "honest" than Lackey. He does have an oki OH/Low starter mixup like everyone else, a few tick throws, and that's about all his dirt. He can't take anything you don't give him.
So basically he's shit?Balanced kenshi is definitely as honest as it gets. He has no OH/Low starter, no string mixups, no great plus frames and is full combo punishable on every non ex special
pretty much, he has 'zoning' and good corner damage but that's about it. Really is kind of a mess, he has lots of tools but they don't mix very well together. It also doesn't help when his fastest high is 9 frames. I'm still learning him though so I might find a way to make him work.So basically he's shit?
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yeah i dont understand why everyone is acting as if the most recent patch never happenedThis is the problem with MKX. We keep acting like the game is full of safe 50/50s and all this madness when it's not. October 4th fixed a lot of stuff and we want to keep acting like it did nothing.
Why? Characters like Cybernetic and Balanced are viable. Armored launchers are gone or super toned down.
Cybernetic still has instant air balls which is pretty dishonest. Only reason I didn't consider himCybernetic Kano is as far as you can get in MKX
I'd like to say Shinnok too, but I'd lie, oh my I'd lie so bad...
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and mid fast projectiles, but as far as MKX goes, he's as fair as you can get in my opinionCybernetic still has instant air balls which is pretty dishonest. Only reason I didn't consider him
My mains Kung Lao and I honestly couldn't disagree more. Kung Lao is all about mixing the opponent and stealing turns.Kung Lao is the most honest character in the game, any variation. The only crazy thing about him is canceling strings into EX teleport, but that costs 2 bars. Everything else about him is pretty straight forward
You can win with Balanced, but it will take you double effort than with most of the chars in the game. He has the problems of base Kenshi + his own variation problems, and to make things worse, you have to learn to play him in a way he was not designed to be played since exrisingkarma died and he was one of the few chars (like Lackey Torr) where launching armor was justified and a core tool.pretty much, he has 'zoning' and good corner damage but that's about it. Really is kind of a mess, he has lots of tools but they don't mix very well together. It also doesn't help when his fastest high is 9 frames. I'm still learning him though so I might find a way to make him work.
You can win with Balanced, sure Possessed is better but don't make it sound like Balanced is garbage. I use him in certain matchups over possessed.pretty much, he has 'zoning' and good corner damage but that's about it. Really is kind of a mess, he has lots of tools but they don't mix very well together. It also doesn't help when his fastest high is 9 frames. I'm still learning him though so I might find a way to make him work.