MK X. Gonna play Story mode first or Training mode?

[GGA Jeremiah]

Hey guys. We were talking earlier tonight at GBS. I thought the majority of people when MKX comes out would go right into training mode to find their main. I was surprised at how many people were going to play story mode first. Someone (sorry can't remember who) brought up a good point. What if you have to play story mode to unlock all characters just like in mk9?

So what are you playing first? Story mode or is it right into training mode for you?

 

[SkaGoogle]

well when I first play the game that comes out in 8 or 9 months i'm going straight for online, gotta be at the top of ranked as fast as I can

 

[KIllaByte]

I think NRS is done with unlockable characters, based honestly upon community feedback.
Cyber-Sub-Zero is too COOL to not have from the start.
What they are going to add is some other type of rewards for story: costume items, probably.
It is pretty darned rad when story mode gives you control of a character you know how to do fun stuff with.
Maybe train with one hero character that is likely to be playable in story, then head right in to story, to avoid those spoilers, and get those rewards, and learn a lot of game and character mechanics.

 

[Jimmypotato]

I'll do just like MK9 and Injustice,

Do the whole story mode first before I do anything else, that includes any online or offline matches.

 

[coolwhip]

Training mode. I like to at least have an idea about what I'm doing before playing any match. I actually tend to not play story mode until at least a couple of weeks of playing the game.

 

[GrandMasterson]

I will play through story mode first because if it's like MK9, you'll get to play through multiple characters and see how they feel.

And because it's fucking MK STORY MODE. It's guaranteed to rock tits. I don't care if I sound like a casual scrublord here, but no other fighting game puts the care into its lore like MK does and I fucking love it.

 

[Laos_boy]

Since injustice and MK story videos were leaked before the game came out I watched those and went straight to training

If the same happens I'll do the same

 

[Crathen]

I usually hit up the training mode for one or two hours to get a grip of the basic mechanics with a character i aesthetically dig , learn a few combos and only then i play the story mode , wich takes 2-3 days at max , then it's back to training mode - online ( or offline vs ) , repeat.

 

[jozuvloke]

Unlike some of these cock stains! I need to like the character as a whole before I main him or her, so yeah I'll play story mode first!

 

[Eddy Wang]

I will grind out all characters first on the training mode, build my personal advanced gameplay strategy guide, only then i will go for the story mode.

 

[bdizzle2700]

I will play through story mode first because if it's like MK9, you'll get to play through multiple characters and see how they feel.

And because it's fucking MK STORY MODE. It's guaranteed to rock tits. I don't care if I sound like a casual scrublord here, but no other fighting game puts the care into its lore like MK does and I fucking love it.

Pretty much this haha. I get hooked on the story and I get a chance to play all the characters and see which one I will practice with more in training mode after.

 

[Bi-on-iC]

Story before anything.

 

[xWildx]

1. Tutorial
2. Go through all movesets
3. Story mode
4. Lab
5. Online

 

[The-Bizzle]

I will first play training mode to understand the fundamentals of the game. Then story mode for 1 hour I think... After that I will check online and other shit !

 

[FCP/EMP SCAR]

Story Mode Because I enjoyed MK9's story and am very interested in what the follow up has to offer, I want to know the back story of the characters I play before I play them, not just because they have cool moves, call me weird but I feel more in tune and enjoy playing characters once I know their personality n back story, like I enjoyed playing regime superman because I know how badass he is and how he bodied Shazam lol. And I loved Skarlet because she was made by Shao Kahn and was made up of thousands of different warriors blood, see I wouldn't know these things if I didn't dab into arcade n story modes

 

[Maasik]

That was me that said something about potentially unlocking the full roster.

But even on top of that, I as a player like to connect with my main. Not only on play style (which of course is the big factor), but I also like to know what kind of character they are, their personality, and what they're all about.

So for me, I gotta beat story mode before I even think about getting serious and grinding the nitty-gritty.

 

[1man3letters]

yea straight to story mode for me. game will prob come out few days earlier in US than ireland like normally does so all the "day 1" tech can be found by the tarkatan army while im waiting

 

[just_2swift]

strainingory mode

 

[Koor]

Definitely story mode. Im anxious to know whats taken place since the last game up till the current. And ill have a great time mashin' my way through it. After that ill hit the training wheel mode, find a main, then play in the tar pits aka Online

 

[mikey_mike1993]

I would start off story mode 1st. MK9 story was really good & i'm looking forward to MKX story. PLUS I'm dying to know why Sonya & Johnny hook up lol.

 

[RiBBz22]

I will start off in training mode and check out the story later on

 

[Qwark28]

Easily training mode for a couple of hours.

 

[GeoffBedlam]

The fact that I don't know who Kotal Kahn, Ferra, Torr and D'Vorah really are bugs the ever loving shit out of me, so Story Mode first. I follow the canon of MK religiously, so I'll want to absorb it all in, play through it two or three times just to see if there's small details I've missed (easter eggs, hints at future events, etc.) and then do all the single player stuff. Once I've done everything there is to do, then I'll head online.

 

[Linkuei82]

I have to go through story mode first.

 

[EndofGameBoss]

If there is a tutorial I'll do that first. Then I'll play story mode. Afterwards I'll hit the lab and find the character that fits my play style.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the netcode is at the very least a step up from Injustice. If it's the same....it's gonna be a blow up because that is unexceptable.