Doctor Fate Pre-Release General Discussion/Speculation Thread

[JLU51306]

Use this thread to discuss all speculation relating to DC's resident sorcerer supreme.

What will his playstyle be? Will he float above the ground like a boss?

For me, personally, I'd love for this to be the Kent Nelson Dr. Fate.
I can imagine his attacks to be long-range/projectile based. I wouldn't be against him playing physical to a degree, either.

 

[VX_Saga]

I'm thinking Spectral Ermac meets Black Adam! So tools like: float, teleport, trait to extend combos or restand (do we even know if traits are coming back?), decent zoning. Thoughts?

 

[JLU51306]

I'm thinking Spectral Ermac meets Black Adam! So tools like: float, teleport, trait to extend combos or restand (do we even know if traits are coming back?), decent zoning. Thoughts?

That's probably a good combination of playstyles. A teleport seems really fitting.
I wonder if the 'gear' will be character specific, so he'd get magic related pieces of armor, etc

 

[DubiousShenron]

For the zoning I was hoping maybe Sinestro fearball and runes like quan

 

[SaltShaker]

Gotta be a no brainer that Dr. Fate flys, floats, and teleports. I mean it's Dr. Fate lol.

On top of that I think he'll have a magic move that traps opponents, a trance like move, a magical shield of some sort against projectiles, and good defensive zoning. Not in a pew pew pew way, but in a magical moves for space control and traps way. More of a Lex style than Sinestro style.

His trait should be very interesting.

 

[SM StarGazer]

His trait will be summoning Spectre.

Hands down a space fontrol character with ass-slow normals ,(however), he'll have everythin, overheads/lows, frame traps, a trance or capture special, ok zoning, teleports, floats, slow projectiles into a side switch tele-float. Yep. Sign me up....what I look forward to most is a ExKanoBackdash overall tho.

#NerfMyImagination

 

[Solomon Gorondy]

I hope he doesn't play like Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme...

 

[FL Rushdown]

I'm calling it right now. Fate will be either top 5 or bottom 5. Nrs tends to either go ham on these kinds of characters or plays it too safe.

 

[SaltShaker]

I'm calling it right now. Fate will be either top 5 or bottom 5. Nrs tends to either go ham on these kinds of characters or plays it too safe.

Raven was as middle of the pack as they come.

 

[FL Rushdown]

Raven was as middle of the pack as they come.

........ The exception that proves the rule I guess.

 

[Dayvon]

I hope he doesn't play like Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme...

Dr Fate would be lame if his move set looks like that. NRS will do him justice. They did a great job with all the magical characters in MKX. Shinnok, Quan and Ermac all look good to me.

 

[brainfraud]

 

[RexxyC]

Hey Guys! This is gonna be a WIP, i'm gonna get you informed on everything you need to know about this character so you don't have to go googling around. Please discuss!

Trailer:

 

[TheRealOnlyGoonie]

CHARACTER LOOKS FUCKIN NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RexxyC]

CHARACTER LOOKS FUCKIN NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's more than I was expecting. I screamed.

 

[Kokoko]

Finally!
I was waiting for his official announcement last 8 months

 

[RexxyC]

Finally!
I was waiting for his official announcement last 8 months

 

[CrazyFingers]

Kicking out the queen for a taste of fate. Sign me up. Gonna lab this guy heavily along with Swamp Thing and Scarecrow.

 

[DC4-3]

Zoning has never looked so visually appealing.

 

[CrazyFingers]

This guy's animations are so crisp man. Love it.

 

[RexxyC]

This guy's animations are so crisp man. Love it.

The flair he does on the 3 orb projectile is hilarious.

 

[CrazyFingers]

Did anyone realize that it looks like he stole Atroctus' health drain?

 

[SaltShaker]

WE MADE IT FELLAS. WE MADE IT.

 

[RexxyC]

Aw I was gonna make my general so nice

 

[legion666]

Did anyone realize that it looks like he stole Atroctus' health drain?

I thought he did for a second, but I am not sure because it looks like Doctor's red aura changed the qualities of his own specials and wasn't draining any health. If he does indeed steal specials = instaMain, because that is like my thing in all of nrs games, but right now it looks more like Fate's own boost move)