MKX: The end of character loyalty for some?

[n9195v]

I'll have one character that I play all their variants and some where I only use one or two.

 

[BillStickers]

Playing every character = getting your money's worth.

 

[GuerillaTactix]

MKX is just making me really, really glad that I was never a character loyalist in the first place.

I also had an identity crisis on Injustice for a while, so I'm sure this game will put me through hell.

I had an identity crisis in Injustice just cuz my fave character, NW, had horrible anti airs and a slow walk speed.. I ended up picking NW cuz I felt loyal to the character but how can you not be jealous of AMs D2 and crazy footsie game. Also mad jealous that martian had such sick orb set ups and a teleport. Here I was with stubby little arms, no teleport, and only low projectiles.. Cool character but not top tier. Serious first world problems y'all let me tell you..

Things were looking bleak until Takeda got released. This dude is basically NW with a viable anti-air, long range footsie tools, a teleport, and low trap set ups.. No more dilemma, this guy embodies the spirit of NW.

Simple math in this case:
Takeda:Scorpion = NW:Batman

Biggest difference being, Scorpions not gunna J2 me all day like Batman did.

#getwhipped

 

[xWildx]

I always know my mains before the game even drops, and considering how I've played Mileena since MK2.... that's not about to change. I'm loyal to her until the end.

That being said, I also love Kitana and will be putting just as much time into her as my secondary. If I get comfortable enough then I'll start working with D'Vorah. For me, personally, I couldn't ask for anything more with this roster haha

 

[Brack1sh]

Man there's just too many great options. I'm really liking KL, JC, and Takeda but there's stil like 3 or 4 others that I wanna play too. NRS plz

 

[Sultani]

Its the end of character loyalty because some of the most popular characters from the best installments in the history of the franchise are being left out because retarded fucking 12 year olds want movie characters.

 

[kantboy-2]

Lackey Torr for starters; but War God Kotal looks awesome but as of yesterday, Commando Kano just jumped to challenge.

That mother%$@%&! suplex. Beautiful.

 

[GamerBlake90]

MKX won't mark the end of my character loyalty. Not even close.

If I'm not winning with Raiden, it's not worth the win at all.

 

[REYTHEGREAT]

For me is tough cause the one i want is smoke but i dont think they are going to release him. But i do know why is so hard to stay a character loyalist, so many character with plenty of sick moves. I hope i do find that character the i can put my time and soul in. In injustice, i never did.

 

[Juggs]

I definitely feel the same. I usually stick to 1 main and 2 back ups, but I want to main the entire cast so far! At least the character loyalists get 3 versions of their characters though.

 

[I$AAC]

A lot of these characters are great and I will have fun dabbling wit leg the whole cast, but I'm still maining Kano.

 

[The Farmer]

Sub Zero for life. Ride till I die. ...............But Erron and Predator are pretty gnarly, won't be able to resist the lab time with those two.

 

[Decay]

Mk always had more interesting characters than injustice in my opinion. If it wasn't for Lobo being announced, I would have quit injustice early. So with the new mkx on the horizon, the hype is real because not only do we get some of our classic favorites in beautiful renditions and 3 variations, we get well designed fresh new characters to try to master.

 

[ZeZe]

Not the end to my character loyalty to Sub. But I'll spend more time this round with other fighters for sure. Way more time from the looks of it. Predator, Shinnok, Erron, Takeda... It will take forevah!

 

[DYNA$TY]

Still maining Kitana and Reptile as secondary.

 

[Wemfs]

Noob Saibot will always be my nikka. That won't change.

 

[Eldriken]

I'm still going to main Kitana and all that, but I very seriously doubt she's going to be the only character I work my ass off to be good with. There are just too many other characters so far that have caught my interest.

 

[BLACKRENEGADE]

Loyal to Sonya. Even though I haven't seen her gameplay yet, I feel it'll still be a fresh play. I keep thinking about how many variations there are, and the matchups boggle my mind. Gotta win with my character though.

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

Just because you're not a character loyalist doesn't mean you can't have a main + pocket characters.

So far, similar to MK9, there are a lot of fun characters to play in this game. I still plan to main Reptile, but shit, Sub Zero, Takeda, Kenshi, and even the Cage family as much as I normally dislike Johnny and Sonya. GOTTA PLAY ALL DEM CHARACTERS.

Besides, it's more fun to at least learn 1 BnB for the story mode characters. That's what I've always done for all FGs I play with a story mode.

 

[Treadmill]

Those switching characters in the majority are the ones whose their MK9 characters didn't make the cut, everyone in here who mained the same char in MK9 competitively is sticking to their guns with pride.

PL and F0xy are maining KL
MITDJT and Slips are maining Scorpion
Sonic Fox is maining Mileena
16bit is maining Kitana, same as Khaotik and Mr Mileena
Pig will main Kenshi if he is in the game, if not he will main Mileena, then Takeda

If Skarlet was in this game i would abandon all chars to main her again, why wouldn't i?
So no, i don't think its the end of character loyalist

Yeah. To ah to that nearly the whole reptile community is back onboard him as well.

 

[Wemfs]

I'm still going to main Kitana and all that, but I very seriously doubt she's going to be the only character I work my ass off to be good with. There are just too many other characters so far that have caught my interest.

Bro, I'm eager to try out everybody. No lie. I'm gonna be like a kid going to fucking Disney World for the first time with no lines to wait in.

 

[Tim Static]

I've been saying this for YEARS now. Character loyalty in a series like MK is absolutely overrated. Game in & game out, the same characters have been so different that staying loyal is just absurd. When a new MK is coming out, sure there is characters I'd like to try out more than others based on my love for the character without knowing how they'll play & some characters that through their introduction & Kombat Kast's that tell me I'd like to try them. But until i get the game & play it & find out who works best for me, I'm not declaring anything. Play the game, carve out your own niche & then take it to the next level.

 

[Wemfs]

That Tim Static double post. Better ss this.

 

[JnTonioo]

sub zero all day everyday been usin him since mk2

 

[Shady]

Well, it kills it for me because Kabal is not in the game (although Sonya still is).

I don't know. I think that for tournaments and competitive play, I will focus on one or two characters max out of the gate and get them to a state of competitiveness. Besides, with variations, there is more time and focus required for each character now too.

That's not to say I won't dabble in almost all of them at some point. With MK9 when I was bored and had time I had a series of 100. Where I took each character and ran 50-100 matches and recorded the results. Just did this to understand match-ups and options the opponent might have. I'm sure I'll end up doing something similar. Plus, but end of MK9, though my strongest characters were Kabal and Sonya for majors, I've used Cyrax, Skarlett, Kung Lao, Shang Tsung, Johnny Cage, Smoke and Liu Kang in locals.

If a character looks fun to play, odds are I'm playing him.