Personally, I'd much rather have large packs of DLC characters from the other games get put into MK9, I love large character rosters and Mortal Kombat has ditched some really fucking cool characters (There were an absolute shit ton of guys in Armageddon, and I loved it), but since I don't see that ever happening I guess I'll start my wishlist off with characters I'd like to see in Mortal Kombat again (No characters from MK9 will be mentioned, I'm talking new characters, not returning ones):
*New characters to add:
-Drahmin
-Meat
-Blaze or Moloch or Onaga (Not playable, but maybe as bosses? Doesn't have to be them, just not fucking Shao Kahn)
-CUSTOM CHARACTERS!!!
-Chameleon! (It'd be cool if he could mimik the other ninjas, like Shang Tsung but it didn't have to be in the match, it could be random too)
-Belokk
-Chameleon
-Tremor (As a playable character. I don't get why they make a character playable, but just don't let you play as them in the roster...)
-New characters!
-Did I mention Chameleon?
*Like I said, I think it would be really cool if they added a lot of characters into DLC packs for MK9, but I don't see that happening. In my onion the core gameplay is totally fine in MK9, and so are the graphics (I can deal with the toned down models on the PS Vita version, I mean do you really play Mortal Kombat for the graphics?).
*A list mode for the Krypt so you can quickly buy stuff, takes too long to buy a lot of stuff when you're shooting for 100% and have to watch an animation (I know they can be skipped, but they still take a while) for every single item.
*Unlockable characters! I love unlocking characters so I can play as them, something I felt MK9 doesn't really do. You kind of just have everyone. Don't get me wrong, I like having this roster right away, but it'd be cool if they added a lot of other characters as unlockables.
*Unlockable moves, costumes, etc... Maybe add certain moves once you play with your character enough, or have little challenges you can do with your character to add more specials. Also, I don't like having the majority of the costumes at the start. I think you should just get a character's main costume, so it's actually worth something when you show up in a match with an alternate or klassic costume.
*Updated playing styles for some characters. Not necessarily extremely different, but switching them up. For example, if they were to make Noob Saibot into a better, less... spammy character I would definitely play as him. His shadow moves are so fucking cool, but I feel like he's too dumbed down. Everyone says he's cheap, I just think he kinda sucks. I think characters like Noob have a lot of potential, and I think Mortal Kombat should work on adding more unique things to every character that truly make you love your special abilities. It never hurts to make fighting games a bit more flashy
*Add basic mid-air combos to characters that look like they'd be able to do it. I'm not talking specials, but just things that might make you stick in the air for another couple seconds.
*Smoke as a slightly less human Ninja. I like when he's not really a person, but not a cyborg.
*It would be kool to see certain characters explained, like the aforementioned Smoke (How he appears as several different types of fighters in the Mortal Kombat series), or Noob Saibot's shadow half.
*Am I the only one that feels like Sub-Zero was made worse and Scorpion was made better? I used to like playing as both of them, but now Sub-Zero doesn't feel like he has much potential to me. I used him to get a combo trophy when I wasn't very good at the game, but that's about it.
*Also, it would be cool to have a couple bosses, not the klassic sub-boss(es) leading up to one main boss.
*I felt like this story mode was really worth playing though. A fighting game at 16 chapters is just impressive, but it does suck when you have to play as that one character you just fucking hate every now and then xD
*More secrets! This is a given, but Mortal Kombat has always been legendary for its secrets. I think they should work extra hard on this one to really pack in the content. Imagine how cool it would be if several months after its release people were still finding things out (Like that secret room in Batman that wasn't found for forever). Even a (few) secret unlockable character(s) would be really cool to see. You're just kicking someone's ass online and they had absolutely no idea your character even existed
My list probably won't be agreed with by many people, but these are just some things I think would be cool to see in the next Mortal Kombat game(s). I love the series, but I think it's time for something a little ground-breaking to pop into Mortal Kombat - something that just makes MK10 really feel like a new game, but at the same time keep the feel of the Mortal Kombat series.
BETTER NETWORK CONNECTION! (and no region lock)
I would like to see how a newer MK would work without all the armor.
I would like some more balance aswell. Counter picking sucks and u should be able to pick up any character u like, simply because its the fighter u have the most fun with and then being able to (with skills ofc) beat any characters...
And this... all of this...
Jesus Christ I have a really long post...
