Shao's Taunt vs. Shang's Vile Sorcery

[Gaxkang]

The two moves do like the same stuff, buff your damage or debuff opponent's damage.

Shang's is faster and more useable I think tho.

Really makes ya think what they were thinking with Shao...

But maybe Shang is a preview of what Shao's taunt could become after a massive balance patch?

 

[stokedAF]

Hopefully. I was hyped about the taunt but it’s unusable lol. One good thing is that most of the Shang towers I have played unlocked Shao gear as well. Somebody is looking out for me!

 

[SHAOLIN]

Unfortunate for Shang Tsung's players it's not in a tourney variation...

 

[ty lewis]

gotta wait for a patch to help shao kahn out with his issues.

 

[NothingPersonal]

Hopefully. I was hyped about the taunt but it’s unusable lol. One good thing is that most of the Shang towers I have played unlocked Shao gear as well. Somebody is looking out for me!

Really? I was avoiding Shang's towers, now I'll have to completet them. Which ones exactly gave you Shao gear?

 

[stokedAF]

Really? I was avoiding Shang's towers, now I'll have to completet them. Which ones exactly gave you Shao gear?

Not his character towers but the regular ones. I think the long timed one up now has Shao gear but I could be wrong. I played 3 Shang towers and they all had shao stuff.

 

[NothingPersonal]

Not his character towers but the regular ones. I think the long timed one up now has Shao gear but I could be wrong. I played 3 Shang towers and they all had shao stuff.

This long one doesn't show any Shao gear for me, sone Cage and Jax stuff.

 

[Olcadan13]

he had a boss tower with shang and shao, but it was just a spear

 

[LoveThyCheese]

The two moves do like the same stuff, buff your damage or debuff opponent's damage.

Shang's is faster and more useable I think tho.

Really makes ya think what they were thinking with Shao...

But maybe Shang is a preview of what Shao's taunt could become after a massive balance patch?

I think I'm gonna vouch for dark priest on this one. It takes 84 frames to come out I think but the buff/debuffs take 120 and 130 to do. Granted you get access to an alternate easier KB that does guaranteed 35/40 percent but that extra second or so of vulnerability really hurts. Honestly neither is that useful without conditioning an opponent first to just sit there. On the plus side if you do manage to get it off, usually at full screen, it does put the opponent on high alert and may make them hesitate or overreact with a mistake.

 

[LoveThyCheese]

Lol

I think I'm gonna vouch for dark priest on this one. It takes 84 frames to come out I think but the buff/debuffs take 120 and 130 to do. Granted you get access to an alternate easier KB that does guaranteed 35/40 percent but that extra second or so of vulnerability really hurts. Honestly neither is that useful without conditioning an opponent first to just sit there. On the plus side if you do manage to get it off, usually at full screen, it does put the opponent on high alert and may make them hesitate or overreact with a mistake.

After reading your post again I feel silly for not reading correctly. Shangs is more useful cuz it comes out is 72ish frames and he can start a combofrom ground fb so he doesn't even need to risk being point blank in your face. Also his projectile game is just leagues better.