Are stance-specific combos still a thing?

[Groove Heaven]

Saw this get posted on reddit, haven't seen it talked about here and I can't confirm for myself right now if these combo drops are because of stance. Is anyone else finding stance-specific combos? Any other characters have this problem?

I really thought this died with IGAU...

 

[Tharr]

Just saw this, now have to check all my combo stances. :\

 

[Eijiken]

I wondered this the other day, I remember nearly unmapping this button on IGAU, I mapped it on my 8 key in MKX....why is this still a thing again?

 

[Brutal Chimney]

nope i dont care if im dropping combos i am am not dealing with this bullshit

 

[DDustiNN]

Well damn.

 

[Monox1de]

Fuck that shit dude, fuck it.....just fuck it.....i thought stance switch button was for block breaker or disco achievement only =(

 

[roosTakk]

I noticed i was dropping all my combos on a Ferra/Torr player (with takeda)...no idea why but my BnBs i land 95% of the time didnt connect once

 

[Groove Heaven]

Still haven't had a chance to check with Erron Black. This does suck, though, and I have no clue why this would happen without them coding moves to act differently when you are or aren't facing the same way as your opponent. Then again, I know nothing about game development, but it just seems like a weird thing to happen by accident 3 games in a row.

 

[Eijiken]

My guess is that since MK uses Front P/K and Back P/K (As opposed to stand Light and Heavy), the plan was to maybe make it more realistic and in depth so that may your combos or reach of them would differ based on your positioning (if front kick is with your left leg, then maybe in a stance switch, its with your right leg). The thing is, MK is a game of setups anyway so we're going to play footsies, zone, punish and go to BnB's and options from there on out instead of stance switching just to stretch the hitbox out a neglible amount. Only thing left I wonder is that has anyone tried maybe seeing if you can use stance switch to cancel stuff? I feel like that button is a remnant of the Armageddon/DA/MK vs DC era where stance switches maybe changed styles or something (I'm ignorant, stopped playing MK after 4, correct me if i'm wrong)

I say they should take a page from IGAU's book and change that button to a dedicated MB button.