Kitana Fan
Mortal
I barely even play it, to be honest. I've done maybe like 10 matches in them in total. I'm more of an offline player.
I take it you dont care for the skins then. Hey thats good on you, if you can do that man. I still hate nrs or the guys who came up with the idea for nrs to do that. Major weaksauce imoI barely even play it, to be honest. I've done maybe like 10 matches in them in total. I'm more of an offline player.
I own the game on PS4 and PC as well. PS4 players are more toxic but maaan, if it comes to cheaters, Steam is the worst place to play. For starters, Forfeit glitch was patched two weeks later. I stopped playing after a while because it was pointless. Then there are the notorious slow-mo players. Character Select screen, there's no sign of what's coming. Intros played just fine, then game goes into slow-mo. I played through a set once, mofo was losing even like that way so he pulled at the end, no win, no points.There are lag switchers everywhere in this game and they get away with it. Also the pullers, they'll pull the plug at the last minute and you wont get any point credit for winning. This is a huge problem and it happens often.
I've had some death threats as well, not hunting me but wishing. One dude said he hopes I fall into a deep hole somewhere and nobody finds me lmao....you have to be some kind of special next level loser to send that shit to someone.The daily inbox messages from people explaining to me how they want to hunt me down, rape my wife, and then kill me in front her kinda pushed me away. No gear is worth that. Also need a wi-fi filter, but really it's the rape thing done me in.
Trust me dude, they're toxic on every console. I play on Xbox I get constant hatemail to where I have to block messages, filter etc. Switch while there's no message mode, I get people teabagging all the time and pulling...it's no exclusive to one console, it's on every console. This game just attracts loser assholes regardless of the port.I own the game on PS4 and PC as well. PS4 players are more toxic but maaan, if it comes to cheaters, Steam is the worst place to play. For starters, Forfeit glitch was patched two weeks later. I stopped playing after a while because it was pointless. Then there are the notorious slow-mo players. Character Select screen, there's no sign of what's coming. Intros played just fine, then game goes into slow-mo. I played through a set once, mofo was losing even like that way so he pulled at the end, no win, no points.
What's even worse is these pullers. 'Game session is no longer available', I swear to God this text burned into my brain on PC. But in extreme cases it's not only no win, no points but it is even registered as a loss! It was just the other day, a +20/-36 match came up, we picked characters, we're on loading screen, POOF, 'Game session is no longer available'. Back to the menu, it's -36 points for me. What the actual f*ck? Punk ass t-bagger bitches who t-bag+fatal you after Game 1 then quit in Game 3 when losing are a welcome change after pluggers like these. How do they do this anyway? Every time the game crashed to desktop on PC, it was a loss for me. I guess it looked like I pulled. How come they can get away with pulling or even win like this? How is it a loss for me?
Not to mention pulling and NRS hiding skins behind this trash mode. Let's hope they learn from this game and never put this weak af shit in again.People don't like the mode where everyone does whatever it takes to win by using cheap tactics, nothing but top tiers, t-bagging at the end and all that on shitty undeclinable connection? What a shock.
You can’t really say it’s not a 10 out of 10 when the poll is inherently subjective, though. You also can’t use this poll as some objective critique for the same reason.A lot of things hold this mode back and definitely NOT a 10 out of 10 lol. Shitty players, shitty lag, shitty gimmicks and cheaters make this mode 0/10 and thus is winning as a result.
Well, that's my opinion though and going by majority of the votes(poll leading at 0 for example) I kind of can say that based off that evidence now going in sure I'd agree. But I can't help it if most feel the same way I do about KL being well trash lol. I mean everyone's individual view is subjective but I'd bet my left pinky majority on here, twitter and general would feel the same way I do about this mode tbh. I don't believe majority on here, twitter, reddit etc feel KL is a 10/10 tbh outside of like 5 or 6 people.You can’t really say it’s not a 10 out of 10 when the poll is inherently subjective, though. You also can’t use this poll as some objective critique for the same reason.
Totally understand, for me while I'm not a completionist(I am with the single player modes like story, arcade endings, gauntlet, holiday tot etc but KL I never did ranked I have done player rank, KOTH when I want imo KOTH is more fun unless it's a full room then the wait is like a half hour if 8 players are in there but with friends it's fun. KL is just horrible and mentally exhausting, stressful, too grindey and as you've pointed out a lot of players probably majority actually aren't going to be great players. I'm competitive and gotten Demi God when I want to but it's getting harder and I don't use broke tier dumb characters, I use Raiden, Jade and will be using Fujin and RB possibly Sheeva. But thankfully if you've noticed the DLC they don't hide the skins behind KL probably because my guess not everyone will have all the DLC so they prob figured, why waste spots on DLC that not everyone may want or have, when they can put the base launch roster stuff in there.I touched on Kombat League in one of my "11 Changes/Modifications I'd like to see" post here: https://testyourmight.com/threads/11-changes-modifications-id-like-to-see.72889/
Score-wise, I give Kombat League a 3/10 and I'm probably being a bit generous.
I'm a completionist, so obviously, I HAVE to play KL to unlock the gears and skins. Unfortunately, as I mentioned in my post linked above, I'm not the greatest player on Earth and even though it really bothers the "completionist" in me, the highest rank I can be bothered to go to in KL is Grand Master, which means I always have missed out on the DemiGod/God/ElderGod skins/gears every season. I just can't push myself to play past my five matches per day and sometimes, after I get the challenge rewards, even that is a struggle.
Obviously, lag that seems to "conveniently" kick in the few times I actually get a good string going angers me, as does the pullers who cause me to not even get points that I do earn, they also cause the match played not count, so I still need another to get to my five. I've never had a puller cause me to lose points (yet, that I know of) but that would get me pretty upset as well.
But, as I said in my post, the major issue I have is the fact that I can LOSE points to a player that the game is saying should beat me. In fact, many times, I can lose more points than I can gain by beating the same player that the game is saying I should lose to. To have to play matches where you can lose 30 points and only gain 10 to a person the game says is better than you is one of the most infuriating things to me in Kombat League.
My first solution would be simple: If you're favored to lose, you shouldn't lose points for losing. Not saying you should gain points, but losing points shouldn't be a thing in matches you are an underdog in.
As for the rewards, I'm not a big fan of cosmetics in games being put behind "skill walls," meaning you have to be a certain skill in order to gain an item. The icons and banners being different for each level, I'm OK with, since every KL player at least gets one of each, but I really wish they would make the skins and gears available in other ways. They have some with the gears in the Kronika vaults, but so far, none of the skins have been available. I get that they want some "exclusivity," but at the same time, gear pieces like "maskless" gear for Skarlet and Kitana were at one time "exclusive" to the Shrine. Then, enough people complained and they created towers for those items. Sticking these skins in towers (or hell, even make them purchaseable with Time Krystals, since I have over 17,000 of them, while the store has cycled through things I already have for a few months straight now) every so often would be nice. Season 1 started on June 18, nearly a year ago. I'd say that's enough "exclusivity." It's longer than the Kold War Skarlet and Cangaceiro Kano skins got.
I'd even prefer a modification of the way to get the skins and gears, if you really want me to play Kombat League. Make it so gears and skins unlock based on stuff you do in Kombat League, like the season challenges. The first skin for winning 25 matches, the second for 50 wins, the last one for 75, something like that. Personally, I'd play Kombat League a lot more if there was a concrete goal where I would be guaranteed the gear or skin, instead of having to deal with the gain points/lose points rollercoaster that is currently in place. In fact, that's why I (and I assume many others) play 5 daily matches then are done with Kombat League for the day. They know that playing 5 matches guarantees those 50 Time Krystals.
Just my thoughts.
Good to see someone on here gets it. People who complain about KL are scrubs who suck at the game. It's by far the best Ranked Mode we've had in an MK game yet.KL is easily the best thing about MK11. All I have wanted from MK9 days is a awesome online scene and KL gives it to me. Even a year after release on the smallest player count platform you can jump on and get a game with zero problems, it has cool records, replays and even records rivalries with the nemesis system to create a feeling of community and get you to remember players. On top of that there is a ton of cool rewards to allow you to get a feeling of progression. I love getting cards and skins and using them as a mark of my time in the league. I'm so glad that NRS is not caving to the "I want it all crowd" and keeping the arcade feeling of trophies. Some people not getting the skins and cards is the entire point and that is what make it great.
The only thing that would be cooler would be if there was a official online tournament mode with brackets and grand finals.
From what I'm reading, that's where a lot of people have an issue with it. NetherRealm has made it a mode for obtaining skins. In fact, if UnderDawg's poll is any indication, the rewards are the only reason over 85% even bother with Kombat League.This isn't a mode meant for casual playing. It's not a mode meant for obtaining skins.
Which means 85% of people are a bit dumb. I mean y'all complain how much you paid for the game and then you play the mode you hate just so your Scorpion can be purple.From what I'm reading, that's where a lot of people have an issue with it. NetherRealm has made it a mode for obtaining skins. In fact, if UnderDawg's poll is any indication, the rewards are the only reason over 85% even bother with Kombat League.
If "It's not a mode meant for obtaining skins," then NetherRealm shouldn't make the rewards exclusive to the mode.
The exclusive skins are no different then the skins locked behind Towers, story, and all other single player modes. The only reason why people think that is okay is bc it's easy. If they spend enough time grinding they can get skins rewards and they only have to play against AI. There are plenty of skins I will not get bc I don't want to play those modes. It's always been that way. But now they offer rewards for competitive players in a mode I was looking forward to playing anyway (ranked).From what I'm reading, that's where a lot of people have an issue with it. NetherRealm has made it a mode for obtaining skins. In fact, if UnderDawg's poll is any indication, the rewards are the only reason over 85% even bother with Kombat League.
If "It's not a mode meant for obtaining skins," then NetherRealm shouldn't make the rewards exclusive to the mode.
Agreed, it's your opinion. However, you said it to deny the previous post's answer, and while you're free to disagree, your particular choice of language overall suggested that you somehow think this poll is objective.Well, that's my opinion though and going by majority of the votes(poll leading at 0 for example) I kind of can say that based off that evidence[...]
Well, that's my opinion though and going by majority of the votes(poll leading at 0 for example) I kind of can say that based off that evidence now going in sure I'd agree. But I can't help it if most feel the same way I do about KL being well trash lol. I mean everyone's individual view is subjective but I'd bet my left pinky majority on here, twitter and general would feel the same way I do about this mode tbh.You can’t really say it’s not a 10 out of 10 when the poll is inherently subjective, though. You also can’t use this poll as some objective critique for the same reason.
Is it not objective?Relative? Sure in terms of every user but I'm just saying I would wager majority of people who bought this game regardless of casual, competitive, tournament whatever kind of player would agree the grind is not worth it and then you have the other flaws cheaters, toxic aholes, counterpickers, shitty laggy connections you're forced to play etc, etc. We're allowed to disagree with each other, I mean I won't insult someone if they think this mode is 10/10, I would definitely disagree I see the opposite if anything personally but hey if they can deal with all that bs that comes with this mode, hey more power to them. I personally go to MK to relieve stress, escape life's issues, worries and KL only makes that worse for me personally, not being a fun experience to me obviously I can't and don't speak for everyone but going back to the poll, it speaks for itself so I'm not alone as it would seem. I don't see how I'm biased though, I've been playing MK since MK 1, I've spent well over a 100 bucks on this game alone I think if anything someone like me is more than qualified to express how I feel and keep in mind, over the years I've been called "a blind MK fanboy" so yeah...clearly that's not the case lol. 81% in terms of you count every other answer, but the 0% is clearly leading much like an election which is all that matters at the end of the day. From 5-0, lead most of the votes compared to 6-10 keep in mind also. So even though 0 is leading, it's never good when the lower half of the spectrum is leading the higher half, just saying. If this were a movie, show or comic feedback those are like canceled after one movie/season numbers....but being a video game, they have the luxury of DLC staying power(even if the prices now are a ripoff) but that's another story all together.Agreed, it's your opinion. However, you said it to deny the previous post's answer, and while you're free to disagree, your particular choice of language overall suggested that you somehow think this poll is objective.
I don't particularly like the game, I'm not defending the mode, but I think your bias isn't doing you any favors here. The sample size is incredibly small, and you're not attempting to average anything. You're jumping at the chance to trash the game based off your skewed interpretation of the results. 18.6% is a small majority, some of your poll options overlap, and your own logic suggests that I could just as easily (still incorrectly) say that the mode does not deserve a 0/10 score since 81.4% think it deserves a different score. This polls an individual's subjective take on a game mode, but you're trying to treat it like an election. It doesn't work that way.
Before I uninstalled I really couldn't stand the mode or the idea of skin rewards in a ranked mode, so it's not like I don't agree with your take personally but I recognize that everyone has their own taste, and that's great. I don't want to try and ruin the game's social perception any chance I get just because of my personal grief with it though.
Stay safe, hope all is well.
I've seen a lot of people complain about skins being locked in towers, story, etc as well, so not everyone thinks that is OK, either. In fact, they've even moved things in some instances where items that were in one place have been moved to character towers, making it impossible to get items if you already completed that particular character tower before the change was made.The exclusive skins are no different then the skins locked behind Towers, story, and all other single player modes. The only reason why people think that is okay is bc it's easy. If they spend enough time grinding they can get skins rewards and they only have to play against AI. There are plenty of skins I will not get bc I don't want to play those modes. It's always been that way. But now they offer rewards for competitive players in a mode I was looking forward to playing anyway (ranked).
So why is it okay to do this for single player and not for multi-player? and like I said earlier, they are dropping KL gear in the krypt.
People "play the mode they hate" because there is literally no other way to get the content. Make it available through towers and/or time krystals and I'd either never play Kombat League again, or may even play it more, knowing that I'm playing because I want to, as opposed to it being a chore just to unlock skins and gears. I'm sure the same could be reversed for those that don't like story mode or towers.Which means 85% of people are a bit dumb. I mean y'all complain how much you paid for the game and then you play the mode you hate just so your Scorpion can be purple.
Also, if it is a mode meant for obtaining skins then so is every other mode too. So what the hell do you play to have fun then? To actually get your moneys worth?