For me, I've never had an issue finding matches in Multiplayer. I only play Kombat League at this time though, and I typically only play on Sunday afternoons, usually between three to five sets. I actually just tried now (Sunday morning) to see if there would be a difference, and it took slightly longer than normal to find my first match, but nothing to frown over, and after that, it found my next few sets quickly.
I also have been fortunate where I haven't encountered any disconnectors yet. I
may have had one lag switcher back in Season 2, but I'm not certain. I live in the greater Toronto area, and I agree it seems most if not all of my random opponents are from overseas. My Ping usually ranges between 150 to 200 (and it's usually in the higher end of that spectrum) and the user names I see lend credit to the overseas belief. I've rarely had a match so laggy that I couldn't play, but better ping would be nice. Only one or two of my matches ever were ones I was forced to accept without an option to decline, since the ping usually isn't optimal.
Typically with fighting games on PC, I do play private sets mostly, usually against a good buddy of mine. Sadly he bought into the
Mortal Kombat 11 pre-launch hate train about "political correctness," and refused to buy the game. Shortly after launch he realized he was wrong and let internet sensationalism get the better of him, but he bought other games instead so he'll be picking it up down the road.
For the thoughts on a "dead game," for any game, and I've said this before, I typically find people who say a game is "dead" are usually angry/frustrated at the game for some reason and are venting and trying to add validity to their frustration, or they are not good players at the game and trying to preserve their ego.
StarCraft II has been a "dead game" for seven or eight years now, it seems, yet it's still played in many major tournaments and has a steady player base. The PC version of
Mortal Kombat X was declared "dead on arrival" almost, and yet it's still being played.
A game isn't "dead" until it really isn't being played anymore. Even then, you can still play Single Player and with friends.
@Raider Agreed, it's a shame nVidia is not addressing this. I recall there being white flashes in
Mortal Kombat XL as well, though only in certain tower menus and on the left side of the Training Stage, and they were never resolved. The ones here, sadly, are much more prevalent. I suspect it's something we'll need to live with.
@Arqwart Impressive. I personally always found the Xbox 360's D-Pad attrocious for fighting games. Otherwise, it's a fantastic controller.
