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Lokheit

Warrior
I thought the Goro gif was implying that ExPW doesn't launch on hit unless you spend another bar.
I think it's both. Another instance of an armored move won't launch unless in this case you meterburn an extra bar for it. You pay 1 bar for the multi armor of the move, but just like with the regular version, you have to pay to also launch (plus make it safe). I think Mileena's EX roll will be the same (still armored overhead, but MB to juggle like with the changed meterless version).

I think in this patch meter spending is going through the roof across the cast, and I think that's a good thing (if done right and all).
 

hkriderz

Lin Kuei Scum, yellow robot enthusiast
What's your low option here? b+3,2? d+4? How you gonna set that 50/50 up?
B3 is his low and his overhead is overhead slash. People ducking Tele flurry can also be launched.

It's not a really good or like your average alien-esque 50 50. But now he has both options that launch. which he didn't before.
 

trufenix

bye felicia
B3 is his low and his overhead is overhead slash. People ducking Tele flurry can also be launched.

It's not a really good or like your average alien-esque 50 50. But now he has both options that launch. which he didn't before.
It's a shame that 50/50 is just applied to any mixup that involves launchers. Unless they're making OS a ton faster (Which it does not appear to be in that gif) this is nowhere near a 50/50.
 

hkriderz

Lin Kuei Scum, yellow robot enthusiast
It's a shame that 50/50 is just applied to any mixup that involves launchers. Unless they're making OS a ton faster (Which it does not appear to be in that gif) this is nowhere near a 50/50.
Takedas mixups are about the same speed as this and people get caught. But just in general sense speed doesn't dictate if it's a 50 50 or not. He has a low and now he has an overhead.
 

Lokheit

Warrior
I'm not a Dualist main so I'm not sure if this is big or not (I've only seen some of forever el1te tournament footage and other good dualists in some videos but that's all) maybe as part of his pressure where he set ups orbs and changes from one to another can be exploited (though I think I remember his midscreen pressure pushing beyond the orbs so maybe corner only? edit: or wakeup setups as said before). Anyway I think making both versions interact with each other is good, not for balance but for "thematic" reasons, it gives purpose to both being fused on the same variation and I hope Metallic gets synergies too.
 

John Grizzly

The axe that clears the forest
So many huge changes shown already and it's 3 days before the balance stream. This is going to essentially be an entirely new game we are playing. NRS should have just dropped KP3 on us and released all of this as UMKXL. I'd have happily paid.

Can't wait to see what else they have up their sleeve.
 

Lokheit

Warrior
So many huge changes shown already and it's 3 days before the balance stream. This is going to essentially be an entirely new game we are playing. NRS should have just dropped KP3 on us and released all of this as UMKXL. I'd have happily paid.

Can't wait to see what else they have up their sleeve.
MKXXL was the proposed term back in the day :DOGE

But yeah, this is going to look like a completly different game, everyone is going to adapt almost from zero to the resulting meta and we've only seen some teases.

I think MKX should still have a presence on big tournaments after I2 release given how big these changes are.
 

Tanno

The Fantasy is the Reality of the Mind
The orb exploding isnt new tech, but the setups to be used will be. I imagine ending combos with string, dark ball into say f213 ss string light ball may explode the dark ball, but we'll see.
It's just that I have never seen it before. I saw some combos involving multiple red orbs a while ago.