MK11 Pre-Release Hot Takes

[pure.Wasted]

It will be a while before a legitimate tier list is made for MK11.

Good guy NRS makes variations preset, and only includes 2, so it's easier to make tier lists!

 

[Shoah_Kahn]

Shao Kahn will win Evo' (@ 00:20) and the the MK11 narrative.

 

[Juggs]

- MK11 will breakthrough the 2 year cycle for the first time in NRS history.

- There will be a bunch of new top players that weren’t top in previous NRS games.

- Some of the previous top NRS players that haven’t been top in the most recent ones will be top in MK11

- Custom Variations will probably not see their full potential unfortunately

 

[MagicMan357]

Im really hoping this community doesnt drop this like every other game, this game legit takes the cake on all levels. With this constant updating especially adding variations for tourny play, can show the playerbase that they care about all aspects of the game. Hell id even like to see a battlepass type setup to keep this game going.

 

[Ptehu]

Character design and preferences won't matter online. You will play only these characters that you find easy to use and beat people up. For example, you are a big fan of Kano, but you will end up playing Jacqui all the time, because NRS will purposely make her easy to use for casual players - ergo NRS will see online usage stats = NRS will consider Jacqui as HUGE FAN FAVOURITE = she will return in next game as main protagonist and will kill deadly alliance of Shao Kahn and Kronika's Father who NRS invents in the meantime to have more powerful villain than before.

 

[STB Sgt Reed]

Shao Kahn is S+ tier.

As he should be.

 

[Scyther]

Reptile will be revealed to be the mastermind behind everything in the story mode, and has been manipulating events and Kronika since before MK 1

 

[Obly]

Kollector's second fatality will reveal that he's been hiding Mileena, Fujin, and Rain in his backpack, and that's why they're not in the game.

The fanboys will scream bloody murder. Half of them will sign an online petition demanding that Kollector get a Mileena skin to make up for this grievous personal insult.

The other half will continue to stomp their feet... then eventually come around and create a second petition demanding that Kollector be given long hair and bigger boobs.

 

[Vslayer]

They're going to add Rain, and after realizing he's low tier all his fans will flock to Cassie and other characters they always like to diss.

 

[methademic]

zoning won't be that relevant, but everyone will act like it's killing the game

I'm almost with you, it'll be relevant but in a perfectly fine way, and THEN everyone will act like its killing the game. "InJUstIcE 3!!!!!"

 

[methademic]

Kollector is gonna be the receiver of popularity buffs this time. He will come out just fine, no one will use him, NRS will buff him, no one will use him, they’ll buff him again and suddenly everyone has a pocket Kollector.

Jade is gonna be hella downplayed but we’ll have one in almost every top 8.

Noob will be the first overnerfed character and we will rarely see him in competitive play until they allow full kustom.

Supposed to be hot takes not facts

 

[Darth-Nero]

Raiden's best mid option will be nerfed into a high for absolutely no reason whatsoever.

Skarlet and Sonya will be heavily slept on till the very end.

Kitana will return as the most annoying character to play against and will receive pages of buffs each patch just like in mkx.

Cetrion will be downplayed from day 1 until she gets her game breaking buffs.

 

[Trini_Bwoi]

D'vorah will kill ur fav character

 

[Circus]

- Mercy will be the hilarious way to troll your opponent after pub stomping them.

- Sonya's pick rate will suffer for the sole reason that the voice acting is distractingly bad.

- My inevitable future cosplay of sexy shirtless Kano will make some TYM members erotically uncomfortable.

- Mortal Kombat 11 will bring over more top Street Fighter players than any other NRS title and three of them will be top 8 at CEO 2019.

- With the well thought out variations for every matchup, every character will be tournament viable except 2 or 3.

- Most characters older versions will die in some horrendous way and leave the younger version in the future.

 

[Hitoshura]

Good guy NRS makes variations preset, and only includes 2, so it's easier to make tier lists!

I disagree. Tier lists take time to fully flesh out. Anyone can make one based on day 1, week 1, or even first month tech, but fighting games are layered. There are many different variables that can determine a characters placement within a tier list. The only way to explore those variables is to give the game time and have an open mind towards consistent change.

Nowadays people come to conclusions on where characters reside on a tier list based off theories that are based on data that is cherry picked and obsessed over, then these theories aren't tested. If an attempt is made then it isn't fully tested. Our obsession of which characters are the best in a competitive environment has led us to create lists too quickly. I understand why though. We're in a generation where technology has sped up the production of material goods which has changed our minds to lean towards wanting things instantaneously and consistently.

The process of making a tier list is a long one that requires a lot of competent players who know the ins and outs of their preferred character(s). To have that level of insight time needs to be spent on the game. That can take months. Sometimes years; however, a majority of fighting games don't take that long to fully flesh out, but there are exceptions.

 

[Skedar70]

Hot take: The game will be a disappointment in the long run. Either boring like inj 2 or unbalanced and will die in the same two year cycle.

 

[Vslayer]

- My inevitable future cosplay of sexy shirtless Kano will make some TYM members erotically uncomfortable.

Please do.

 

[Law Hero]

Regardless of when the first tier list is made or posted here, everyone will say it's "too early" and blow up the thread and user that made it.

 

[VSC_Supreme]

Cetrion will be good for like 3 months until the complaints are too much and she's nerfed into never being good.

Geras will be upplayed to hell despite sitting in upper mid tier.

Kollector will be the most slept on character, secretly being amazing but his fans will be hush hush on it, reveling in the fact their main is a hidden gem.

 

[Pterodactyl]

Im really hoping this community doesnt drop this like every other game, this game legit takes the cake on all levels. With this constant updating especially adding variations for tourny play, can show the playerbase that they care about all aspects of the game. Hell id even like to see a battlepass type setup to keep this game going.

The community won’t drop it if they don’t drop it.

If they end their purposely designed 2 year cycle and continue focus on supporting this game then it’ll live as long as they let it.

 

[portent]

Hot Take: Injustice 3 hinting starts shortly after release of MK11.

 

[Pterodactyl]

Cetrion will be good for like 3 months until the complaints are too much and she's nerfed into never being good.

Geras will be upplayed to hell despite sitting in upper mid tier.

Kollector will be the most slept on character, secretly being amazing but his fans will be hush hush on it, reveling in the fact their main is a hidden gem.

This is some Nostradamus level shit right here, these are some solid calls.

 

[IamBatface]

MK11 will crush it in regards to sales and general viewing numbers across various media platforms but still won't be taken seriously by the FGC "purists".

 

[Trini_Bwoi]

MK11 will draw criticism over the years for being less fun to watch than MKX.

 

[RYX]

I will be the best player of nrs games for the 4th game in a row