Hey everyone.. just joined the forums today to try and get some advice. I am new to MK9..
I am looking for some input on who you would suggest me maining.. characters I am interested in, in no special order are : ermac, cage, jax, kitanna, sektor, rain and scorpion. I first was interested in ermac but then was quickly told that he was complete shit and very difficult to play. Can you guys go over what each character is / does and your thoughts on maining them with no MK experience?
Thanks
Looking forward to some great feedback
Thanks for Joining, and welcome!
First thing first, 1=x, 2=y, 3=a, 4=b on the Xbox controller and same for PS3 just not letters. f=fwd, b=back, d= down, u=up.
Ermac: Who ever told you he is complete shit was wrong. Sure, he isnt top 10, but he's good. He has mid tier rush down and high tier zoning. This is a well rounded fighter and possibly not fully explored at the moment.
Cage: All Cage is, is f3 mashing, and nut punch. I have heard he is fun to use, but far from fun to fight. There is somewhat of a "Cage bandwagon" going on right now. He is all rushdown. Top 10.
Jax: Jax is all around a great fighter. Good rush down, good mix-up, good zoning, GREAT corner game. This fighter does quite a bit of dmg, but not out of combos. Out of what just happens to hit you, and the kind of dmg he gets in the corner. Top 5. Won the last 2 major MK9 tourny's.
Kitana: A loved fighter in this community. Even by me, and I hate fighting the bitch. She has great zoning do to her air fans, and good mix-up/pressure. And when she does dmg, its gunna hurt. She will get 30% off of 1 air fan and no bars. Almost 40% with 1 bar. And for no bars, almost 50% off of a full combo. Top 10 and potential top 5.
Sektor: Very versatile. He can zone, mix-up and rushdown all fairly well. High dmg output, fast (as hell) normals. Best lethal tele in the game. Potential top 10.
Rain: This communtity has mixed feeling about Rain at the moment. We can't make up our mind on wether he is really good or really mediocore. I personally feel like he is a great fighter. At some point he maybe even be able to reach top 10, who knows. He builds meter super fast and can take yours away everytime he touch's you. One big mix-up game with a lot of dmg and at the same time, happily draining all of your meter. Top 15.
Scorpion: Probably the worst out of all the fighters you listed. But don't let that scare you, this fighter has what is called a "vortex" which pretty much means he can put you in a situation where, if you guess wrong, you get put in the same situation again, but with 30% less health. And this goes on until you guess right, and even then, he usually still has adv. He goes even with the majority of the cast as well. IMO he is number 15 out of the cast, give or take a few.
If you have anymore questions, feel free to ask. Also, if youplay Xbox, I'd be glad to spar with you sometime. But be warned, this site has a lack of noobs at this game so if you feel like your not to great at it, you probably wont get far against most of us. But we still love to help you get to the proper level.
My GT is RampaginDragon
Good luck!