Scorpion General Discussion

[DarksydeDash]

Found out that you can combo off low hell fire using Sektor's rocket. Once you see the rocket hit, its an easy spear into a followup.

 

[NHDR]

How do you unlock the spectre skin? Is it by completing the season 1 invasion? Many thanks.

 

[RoboCop]

Anyone saying Scorpion sucks needs to watch MKJavier's sets in R1p's Arena. Dude is straight-up bulldozing the some of the best players in the world.

 

[NHDR]

Anyone saying Scorpion sucks needs to watch MKJavier's sets in R1p's Arena. Dude is straight-up bulldozing the some of the best players in the world.

He appears to be really strong when paired with Cyrax. Insane chip damage.

 

[Eddy Wang]

Anyone saying Scorpion sucks needs to watch MKJavier's sets in R1p's Arena. Dude is straight-up bulldozing the some of the best players in the world.

Scorpion alone without Kameos it's one of the most capable characters in the game, straight up madness, now add the perfect combination and his mileage just goes through the roof.

 

[DarksydeDash]

I know its Kombat League shenanigans but I feel like his spear has a huge upward hitbox. I have gotten pulled out of the air from that thing when it is behind me.

There also doesn't seem to be a lot of specials that can combo punish spear.

 

[spidey300]

spear has been doing that for a long time. spear is pretty unsafe in this game either way.

 

[Woodchipdust]

Is there any consensus as to Scorpion’s favorite Kameo? I’m seeing a lot of Sektor and Scorp

 

[Bloodfang]

I was experimenting online today to unlock that Scorpion skin from KL and I had the most success with Frost. Specifically her Low Freeze giving Scorpion some actual mixup options. Also catching opponent's in a kameo loop of whatever combo into air, air combo of choice (1,2 or just 2 or 3/4 seem to work best) into db2ex, 111, Frost Low Freeze as they are bouncing, repeat. Was nasty and cheap as hell. They can actually block the low freeze but between catching them by surprise and I suspect some possible online lag it hits more often than I thought it would.

 

[DarksydeDash]

Scorpion duo is so sick, let's him combo off b3 and air spear meterlessly.

 

[Bloodfang]

Scorpion duo is so sick, let's him combo off b3 and air spear meterlessly.

I knew about the meterless combos from air spear but not b3! Have to try this now. What was your preferred setup/range, etc. to do it off b3? Scorpion duo is my preference but I find myself switching to Frost w/ Low Freeze when I'm really struggling to crack their defense.

 

[DarksydeDash]

I knew about the meterless combos from air spear but not b3! Have to try this now. What was your preferred setup/range, etc. to do it off b3? Scorpion duo is my preference but I find myself switching to Frost w/ Low Freeze when I'm really struggling to crack their defense.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1705907986819133932

 

[StormGoddess]

new skin for Scorpion

 

[Bloodfang]

Anything on how to unlock it or is it on sale? lol

 

[spidey300]

the skin is sick. I kinda wish he didn't have the flaming skull. i know he had it before but it feels like nrs just can never just keep it simple

 

[spidey300]

I don't know if someone already mentioned it here but scorpion/motaro might be the sauce. you can combo off bf4 with motaroport. don't have to use up your spear early. honestly might have to delete this. nrs cops could be watching. subzero cant even use this tech. poor subzero

 

[Bloodfang]

The fact that any person played Scorpion competitively and was actually doing well makes me scared for what nerfs are coming to my boy when NRS sees he isn't complete trash despite their obvious efforts. He has decent range, great anti-air and sick damage but everybody but Sub-Zero has high damage combos, lol. Oh, and with Cyrax he can do alot of chip damage (also something quite a few characters can do). When I play him I do the same crap and still struggle alot because to me at least he feels lacking compared to most of the cast. Opinions on how he is when not played with MKJavier skills? Are we currently thinking he'll get nerfed, buffed (I can dream...), or is he actually in a good place (relative to the other characters)?

 

[spidey300]

not enough complaining for him to get nerfed. in the right hands he is very viable

 

[Bloodfang]

not enough complaining for him to get nerfed. in the right hands he is very viable

Thankfully there are Baraka, Raiden, and Johnny to whine about. Also Smoke replaced him as most overplayed online from what I hear.

 

[Gito666]

I finally made the jump from Sub to Scorp, and he feels SOOOO much better! I'm still gonna play Sub for fun, but Scorp feels like a very fair character in this game. He does great damage, but not effortless 50% like a few others, and he really makes you play footsies.

 

[spidey300]

Thankfully there are Baraka, Raiden, and Johnny to whine about. Also Smoke replaced him as most overplayed online from what I hear.

Yeah smoke is the new online "scorpion". Teleport low. Annoying strings.

 

[spidey300]

Even though there was no scorpion in the beta I enjoyed the time I had with subzero. Aside from the nerfed damage he is fun but he's honestly not worth it to me right now

 

[Bloodfang]

Yeah I left the Beta hoping that Scorpion would have strings with similar overhead or low options to Sub-Zero. Now I see the unnecessary damage nerf to Sub and yikes. It's just really dumb when almost everyone can get 40+% off of one bar and/or one kameo combo. Especially when they've already lowered Sub's defensive superiority with Ice Clone/Slide, etc. For me Sub-Zero was always the defensive counter specialist as a foil to Scorpion who (again imo) was the offensive mindgame specialist. MK3 and 4 era Sub-Zero could be damn near untouchable in the right hands, lol.

 

[spidey300]

scorpion deadly alliance skin is now out in the store. jesus christ can I cover up his face though

 

[Ramichaura1]

Anyone else hates that scorpion teleport is completely horizontal from the point he teleports? Sometimes I hit an opponent and teleport in the air but it whips because the opponent would be under it. In Mk11 he would always hit