I simply can't use Cyrax online for some reason.

[Kazoot]

I don't know what the hell it is, but I whiff every command when I use Cyrax online some matches. I'll try to do his net and B3 will come out instead, leaving me to eat a jump in punch that should've been countered by a net. I know I should use the AA in these cases, but if I know the net will land, I'm gonna go for it. I'll even screw up his moves mid combo. Too many times now I've completely missed a bomb due to lag or launched the sticky too late in a combo. Anybody else have this issue with Cyrax or am I alone?

On another note, I can land his Bnb ~50% combo consistently offline so it frustrates me. I have another concern as well, how in the hell do you get out of the corner as Cyrax? I have a friend that plays a mean Kenshi and he's able to corner me with that damn shoulder sometimes. The occasional Johnny Cage'll give me trouble too and knock me back into the corner. Does Cyrax have ANY options that are armored or is he just screwed in the corner?

 

[philipposmich]

Second that. It seems that with the lag you can't always pull his combos... Or it's just how useless the player is (speaking for myself- no pun intended)...

 

[Jamison]

Online even with lag you can consistently land the combo that includes jip. 21, ex bomb, ff3, late uppercut, bomb explodes they come flying back, ......multiple options....uppercut, njp, b2, etc. Online lag I feel helps opponents fall into bombs and gives Cyrax an advantage because the animation sequence shortens when the lag kicks in. However, with all online play each character takes some time to adjust to. Also if really corner trapped then do an EX teleport to escape.

 

[GodsLonelyman]

Every character is difficult to be used to their max potential online, not just Cyrax. Why? Mortal Kombat 2011's Online is a piece of shit. Only good for trolling and a laugh or two. Not to be taken serious nor considered real practice. Uppercuts dont work half the time and true anti air tactics either, thats why crossups and jump in punches are so safe online and people look like bunnys hopping around all the time. With that said, some characters are "easier" to use online, or at least appear to be easier. Mostly its due to their normals speed, specials, combo timing etc. The stricter the timing for combos the more unplayable the char becomes online.

 

[scarsunseen]

I often have trouble landing Cyrax combos online. His combos require you to really pay attention to timing. It's just the crappy servers. While I like Cyrax's gameplay better, I often use Scorpion online because his combos are easier to pull off with the lag.

 

[Tong Lung]

One observation that might help you unless you already knew about it is that you can input just the directional buttons for a special attack if you've already pressed the required attack button. E.x let's say you want to do 3,3,net normally you would hit 3,3,back,back,3 but in reality you only need to hit 3,3,back,back without the extra 3 for the net and it will still come out. Same thing with ragdoll, you only need to press 3,3,down,forward,grab. Just a small observaton I came across in practice, don't know if it's already well known.