MKX will allow, "choose from multiple variations of each character impacting both..."

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Every knockdown by Fleshpits Mileena results in a "hard" knockdown on male characters(except Rain).

 

[gosoxtim]

i wonder what the story will be though?

 

[Circus]

PLEASE have it mean different options for each character at the select screen and not the switching/weapon styles in previous MKs.

Selecting grooves/assists/ultras in sf4 was always a great way of personalizing in the select screen in SFs. I hope theyve come up with something like that but with their own creativity.

 

[MrSunshine]

so glad theyre stepping up their game

 

[Circus]

Sounds interesting. I think this will help balance issues. Character loyalists can possibly counter pick without learning an entirely new character.

This. This. This.

 

[SZSR]

Is this gonna be like grooves from CvS2?

 

[STORMS]

Storms... Bro I know your excited, but damn a new thread for EVERYTHING?? Lol

The other thing is, there is already a ton of discussion just based on the trailer. Replies to additional information/updates are then already VERY buried. Thus why I felt the need for a new thread/article.

 

[ninjay]

I am wondering if it will be like ISMs or grooves from capcom games where the meter changes your properties, or something like moon types from Melty Blood where it changes the character properties all toghether?

 

[Circus]

The other thing is, there is already a ton of discussion just based on the trailer. Replies to additional information/updates are then already VERY buried. Thus why I felt the need for a new thread/article.

No need to defend yourself Storms. This info right here is possibly even more revealing than the whole trailer shown.

 

[trufenix]

In a sense, mk9 already had this feature with characters like Human Cyrax playing slightly different from their base versions. If anything, this is just them finally expanding it into a full blown feature. I only hope they took the page out of the arc systems book rather than Capcoms.

I also wonder what this means for the plot. Characters like Smoke/Cyrax/Sektor/Sub the divide is obvious and even old / young shang, but how could you make two versions of Liu Kang or Mileena? Could we see the return of normal arms Jax?

 

[@MylesWright_]

The word 'multiple' is pretty offputitng. 20 characters but each character has 8 different versions with different frame data and different match-ups.. lol

 

[trufenix]

The word 'multiple' is pretty offputitng. 20 characters but each character has 8 different versions with different frame data and different match-ups.. lol

multiple means two.

 

[Eric The Scruffy]

I'm seriously hoping that this version-select thing is like different archetypes for characters

IE: Default Sub-Zero is turtle-y, zoner type. Or you could choose a Rushdown oriented Sub-Zero. I have no idea how that'd work, but that would be the coolest thing ever (and probably the first time it's happened?).

If they could actually make that work it would be incredible. Really sucks when you fall in love with a character only to find yourself totally incompatible with their playstyle.

 

[randyth]

Can someone break down what that could possibly mean to me? It would be appreciated lol.

Can anyone already break down frame data?

jk

 

[mkkevin]

My guess is that they're going to make it costume based, for example, Scorpion's MK9 costume makes him have a set of moves while his MKX gives him a new set of moves. But then again, when DLC comes out, that's a lot of different fighting styles for Scorpion (since he gets like 50 costumes more than anyone else)

 

[Trini_Bwoi]

My guess is all the dead/evil characters get the Netherrealm makeover courtesy of Quan Chi (like how he turned Sub-Zero into Noob).

Raiden does something similar for the good guys. Somehow. And the game lets you switch between old and evolved.

 

[1man3letters]

interesting to see what this pans out as....

 

[Doombawkz]

I'm fine with this as long as I can do JC's old nut punching bag fatality

 

[KombatNerd]

Hoping this means I get my CyberSmoke back.

 

[Saboteur-6]

This sounds like a big deal but it's too ambiguous for me to speculate yet. Holding out for E3 still.

 

[chessmaster]

did anyone expect sub-zero to beat scorpion?

 

[coolwhip]

multiple means two.

Multiple means several. Which can be two or more.

 

[ThaShiveGeek]

did anyone expect sub-zero to beat scorpion?

I did...

 

[trustinme]

This is really exciting news.id love to see a return of numerous fighting styles per character.

 

[Under_The_Mayo]

I'm hoping it's multiple fighting styles like the 3d games, but you can only choose one. Special attacks stay the same, but totally different attack strings.