Week 7 Character Salt Report

[SaltShaker]

I'm betraying the Kano community to play Tanya. As a person who plays Kano a fellow person that betrays people I hope you can understand.

Normally I'd be upset, but if you look at it one step deeper you are actually making Kano proud.

 

[ImmortalSkillit]

From what I've seen, it's a hype bringing move that the crowd loves...

I read this as "Wait til Week 8 when the amusement wears off #Supermansayshi

 

[IMakeItL00kC00L]

I've been calling for Raiden's head since week 2. About time everyone else caught up. The guy is absurd.

Also, our Kano community has held incredibly strong throught all the bs in MKX, staying a small tight knit unit, but we are literally on the brink of a huge breakdown in our forums. The "normalizing" of our character has taken most of us who stood strong have great doubts about future viability. One wrong step and we'll most certainly be on the Kitana/Kenshi edge of the salt report very, very soon. Stay tuned. -.-

"Low mid-tier. His footsies were nerfed and he has no overhead."

"High mid-tier. He still has footsies, knives are pretty good, and doesn't need an overhead."

 

[SaltShaker]

"Low mid-tier. His footsies were nerfed and he has no overhead."

"High mid-tier. He still has footsies, knives are pretty good, and doesn't need an overhead."

Lmaoooooo!!!!!

This is literally dead on our forum right now. Couldn't be any more accurate!

 

[LEGI0N47]

"Low mid-tier. His footsies were nerfed and he has no overhead."

"High mid-tier. He still has footsies, knives are pretty good, and doesn't need an overhead."

The sad thing is I can't decide which side I'm on.

 

[IMakeItL00kC00L]

The sad thing is I can't decide which side I'm on.

lol kano's fine, don't listen to the cyber kano downplayers. It's getting kinda ridiculous tbh

 

[PetulantWaste]

This week's report is missing some of the best salt of the week. After CB, Kotal Kahn (3rd pl) and Takeda (6th pl) players had to reiterate that their characters still need buffs.

 

[Dirtylova]

I don't understand the quote. Are you just posting it because it looks nice? Anything written by RYX will probably lower your reputation.

What he said is true regardless of how he's perceived.

and LOL at SZSR

 

[Apex Kano]

Ok.

I just HATE everything about Shinnok, from his gameplay to his design and I wish he was never playable. He is as bad as Rufus from Street Fighter.

You joking right?

 

[Apex Kano]

What about how awesome Kano is? No salt yet from him. His knives are awesome.

 

[Mighty Durpyena]

You guys aren't allowed to say anything about Black anymore when you don't even know his strings

 

[Zatoichi]

Well the only way you could really do that is if you gave every hit in the 21122 string lots of blockstun to make the throw whiff, in which case, uninterruptible rifle swings and plus on block gun cancels in Marksman? Sure, I'll take that trade.

Also, what the fuck is F23? Why do people keep saying this? He doesn't have a F23 string. Go into training mode and do your homework instead of just being useless armchair critics, you know?

OR how about doing something more simple like changing start up for Sand Trap? Also, calm down, it was a typo, I meant F12, not F23. You didn't need to be an ass about it.

 

[STRYKIE]

OR how about doing something more simple like changing start up for Sand Trap? Also, calm down, it was a typo, I meant F12, not F23. You didn't need to be an ass about it.

Nice try, you're not having it that easy.

 

[MK_Al]

Pro-tip: That string is variation specific. They've given it to fisticuffs for a reason, it's the whole mindgame of the variation.

I know its fistcuffs only... seems like I'm a pro after all
But I fail to see the mindgame. All i can see so far is that once you're in the corner the game is over unless you have enough meter to pushblock or combobreak. Thats dumb.

 

[MrProfDrPepper]

dont have much salt to share, but if Johnny cage makes it to the evo finals this game will look worse than injustice (-finals). that broken string has to go.

the string isnt broken you just dont know how to deal with it, not your fault barely anyone knows how to deal with it right now (no im not a cage player i dont even play him on the side as you can tell from my portrait, icon, mood chooser etc.) either backdash or armor through it after 2 hits, the 2 hits is crucial since he has a slight gap after those two hits. dont call broken unless there is truly no way out of it.

 

[STRYKIE]

I know its fistcuffs only... seems like I'm a pro after all
But I fail to see the mindgame. All i can see so far is that once you're in the corner the game is over unless you have enough meter to pushblock or combobreak. Thats dumb.

That's the thing, that string is designed to piss you off and frustrate you into making more impulsive mistakes. If he could do it in any variation, I'd agree to maybe tone it down, but he gives up a lot of other shenanigans for it.

the string isnt broken you just dont know how to deal with it, not your fault barely anyone knows how to deal with it right now (no im not a cage player i dont even play him on the side as you can tell from my portrait, icon, mood chooser etc.) either backdash or armor through it after 2 hits, the 2 hits is crucial since he has a slight gap after those two hits. dont call broken unless there is truly no way out of it.

Inb4 it turns out he plays Blood God Kotal

 

[MK_Al]

Inb4 it turns out he plays Blood God Kotal

lol

 

[ando1184]

I have kept quiet for the most part but I hate how every NRS game I play, my characters get unnecessary nerfs. I mained SZ in mk9, GA in injustice, and now Kano in mkx. I look for balance in my character choice and yes, at this moment Kano is the most balanced character in the game across the board for all his variations imo. Hell, he was still balanced prepatch! He's not busted, knives aren't broken in cyber, he can't open people up half the time because blocking low negates a whole 2 variations. Even cutthroat can't rely on 50/50's because he steps away from the opponent when doing an OH, that's only in 1 variation by the way. They didn't give him anything universal that will keep him in the same boat as Erron Black, Raiden, Sonya, Jax, or even freaking Scorpion. All of those characters have universal OH/lows that open up a window for busted ass situations. Point is, stfu about Kano, he's already gotten his neudering and I don't think those balls are growing back.

 

[Hellbringer]

This week's report is missing some of the best salt of the week. After CB, Kotal Kahn (3rd pl) and Takeda (6th pl) players had to reiterate that their characters still need buffs.

If you actually read the kotal forum then you know nobody asked for wargod buffs, except maybe some random ppl who joined the forum last week.

 

[Rean]

kotal kahn is crap character = nobody ever.

 

[RunwayMafia]

I'mma add to this salt report, my own salt(this was recent too)

Kenshi players

• Lol my character is bad

Nrs Community

• Yeah we know, sucks bruh hope u get buffs

Kitana players

• Lol my character is bad

Nrs Community

• OMG U GUIZE WHINE SO MUCH, SHE'S NOT THAT BAD GET GUD I MEAN REO SAID SHE HAS A SHENANIGAN THAT FUCKING WORKED SO SHE'S CLEARLY GOOD AND YOU ALL DOWNPLAY HER SO MUCH. GOD SHUT UP.

Kitana players

• :\

Lol this!

The hate and bias against Kitana is so damn real.

It's ok though. Dizzy exposed all the idiots who would invade Kitana threads stating she was "fine" and "probably the best zoner". Those poor bastards, lol.

 

[I GOT HANDS]

I don't even see the Kitana salt. I mean when it's relevant it gets discussed, Kenshi mains manage to off-track every second thread with the tears. Mentioning no names but I think their glorious eSports figurehead may have been raised on a salt mine, and accidentally fell into a salt cavern as a young child

 

[Charybdis]

Lmaoooooo!!!!!

This is literally dead on our forum right now. Couldn't be any more accurate!

Link to the thread? I was thinking of picking up Cyber Kano....

 

[Rude]

I've been calling for Raiden's head since week 2. About time everyone else caught up. The guy is absurd.

Also, our Kano community has held incredibly strong throught all the bs in MKX, staying a small tight knit unit, but we are literally on the brink of a huge breakdown in our forums. The "normalizing" of our character has taken most of us who stood strong have great doubts about future viability. One wrong step and we'll most certainly be on the Kitana/Kenshi edge of the salt report very, very soon. Stay tuned. -.-

There are those of us doing our best to stem the tide, but it may be too late.

 

[SaltShaker]

Link to the thread? I was thinking of picking up Cyber Kano....

Just check out our Cybernetic Variation thread. Lots of good strategy tips and BnB's. But you'll have a hard time seeing whether the players feel he is Raiden tier or Kitana tier.

There are those of us doing our best to stem the tide, but it may be too late.

Haha yea it seems that way. It's like trying to clog the hole on a sinking ship. You may delay the tanking, but the inevitable is imminent.