What do you look for in a character

[gamesun]

It's all about how good they look and then I start figuring out what their play style is.

Also if I use a female character they have to be non pornstar looks(MKX seems to have calmed MK9 pornstar looks).

 

[The Slaj Jazz]

Jack of all trades character.

 

[xInfra Deadx]

I go for badassery, then for a zoning/counter zoning game.

 

[GGA Fill Pops]

(because i have already begun sniffing out the diamond in the rough)
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what does a diamond smell like? i think you...sifting?

 

[CCVengeance]

To determine what I look in a character we need to look at who I main in FGs:
-Injustice: Superman
-Soul Calibur: Mitsurugi
-Tekken: Law
-DOA: Jann Lee
-SF: Fei Long
-GG: Anji Mito
-KOF: Kensou and Team Japan

Now, obviously, most characters in the list share some similarities:
-Simple, effective playstyle
-Average execution requirements
-Top to High-Mid tier
-Being Bruce Lee clones

The exception there are Kensou and Anji, who are generally slightly above average execution-wise and are more technical. This is because I have extreme character loyalty to them ( the story on how I came to love Kensou is funny as hell but X-Rated, so PM if you want to know).

So come MKX I will be looking for a character that fits those criteria( of the revealed characters Subs looks the closest).

 

[smileforme]

Prefer male or a freak ( i have no desire playing as a pretty woman)! Badass look wise and personality wise, has to have a mindgame playstyle

Mains in Mk 9 were Kano,Sektor and Shang tsung
Injustice: The Joker, Grundy

 

[The PantyChrist]

Things I need:
To like my characters look/story
Decent specials with a good one for safe/adv block strings/wu
Good footsie tools for defense and rushdown
Gimmicks. I like hitting people and they have no idea what the fuck is going on.
Mobility
Decent pressure or ways to open people up

Things I'd like:
Good setups
Moderate Zoning/ space control.
Can compete with the rest of the cast
Um. Good fatalities?
I used Shang in mk9/ Tira in ScV/ joker in IGAU

 

[The PantyChrist]

Also I don't mind harder execution characters

 

[chessmaster]

i like characters based on design alone. not gameplay design but concept or character design.

 

[imblackjames]

I look for a character that's fun to play simple as that (with me most of the time they are accidentally low tier) but it's whoever i find the funnest to play

 

[Art]

I like hard hitting characters with good pokes and low number of hit combos. I mostly play grapplers (Sheeva in MK9).

 

[IMakeItL00kC00L]

I look for 2 things.
1. Is the character badass (not moveset-wise or top tier-wise but as an actual character)
2. Do I feel comfortable playing them and enjoy playing as them

This is what I like about someone like Sinestro. He's BA (he uses FEAR as a weapon for God's sake) and I love his playstyle and love playing as him

 

[Maasik]

Must like the character's story, has to be fun to use, gotta be a badass, have some mix-ups, and have some flashy moves I like (Kotal Kahn's X-Ray, Ferra/Torr's combo-able command grabs, Scorpion's dual spears).

 

[Fred Marvel]

this

 

[bishbash]

I like a character you have to put some work in to do well with but who also feels natural to play as. I appreciate the ability to keep up pressure or reset the opponent, decent setups and a great corner game. I only play female characters I used to claim for the tiny hitbox but I mained WW when injustice came out so..

 

[Doombawkz]

Easy to use and sure to be buffed

 

[gdf]

The primary criteria for me is that I go straight for the protagonist, and their friends.
For example, in MK:SM (my first Mortal Kombat ever) you start the story as either Liu Kang or Kung Lao, in co-op you can only choose one to play. So since my brothers got Liu Kang first, I got stuck with Kung Lao (really hated that). But as I played through the game, I grew to like Kung Lao, and figured out how he played. Which is why I use him in every other MK iteration that he is available.

When I was younger, the next criteria would be if it was a character(vs computer players) that would beat me or my brother handedly, I'd pick them up to find out if they really are that good, or if they won through my stupidity.
In Tekken, an AI Steve Fox beat my brother's Eddy, so I started using Steve.

If I've used characters from other games before, I'll play them.
Following that, the Ermac battle in MK:SM was ridiculously hard for me and my brother, so when my brother and I got Deception per recommendation of our friend I mained him there.

Then I'll go by back story and character design if all else is gone.

 

[JustPressingButtons]

I mainly like spacing and oki options. Playing based on the opponent on knockdown. And characters I find fun to play, and somewhat zoning based before Rushdown.

 

[VenomX-90]

A well rounded character that is cool, and fits my personality lol. C'mon LBSH we all want to be the characters we use in fighting games, shit I can fantasize.

 

[Gobblerr]

Looks and personality of the character. I don't play girls.

 

[TaffyMeat]

I used to like the good characters but as I grew up turned to the bad characters. Forget tier lists, being bad is more fun

 

[Breakin Wordzz]

With Mortal Kombat X coming, i'll ask you guys (because i have already begun sniffing out the diamond in the rough)

What you are looking for when you pickup a char?
What makes a character good?
Here's my criteria:

1. I pick the character i see with tons of untapped potential, that seems to have a bit of complexity
2. I have to like them and their playstyle, I.E. i didn't play sonya
3. I wanna see if i can break them i.e. make them top tier, I'll play mids/lows if i think they are underrated or i really like them because they are often really
4. I want the best chance of winning (i.e. i am a tier whore, but i tier whore before the whoring begins)

What i look for when i think a character has potential ( what i think they will be once mastered)

1a.Mobility - almost every top notch character i have seen is mobile, unless they have something broken (i.e., KENSHI)
1b. Mid/small hitbox - big clunkers are almost never top tier, unless they have like mvc2 sentinel like space control
2. Footsie tools
3. ability to zone or cancel out zoning
4. up close game
5. set up potential
6. Most importantly lots of tools, if they can do tons of different things well they usually they are beast.

So far in mortal kombat X, the only chars who have caught my eye so far are cassie cage, and scorpion.
Kotal Kahn, i want to see his zoning tools, don't know enough, don't like grapplers, but he seems like he has some pretty cool shit so i'll definetly jump in with him, he looks badass too, he does have some alarming clunkiness.
Hodor, looks cool will try by virtue of his awesomeness, won't main probably because he looks like a clunker
subs= yawn, james can play him
bug chick: ehhh... might have some good shit no idea
Cassie: missiles, need to confirm how good they are, a good pistol to deal with the zoning game, nutpunch potential, seems fast
Scorpion: Lots of tools, need to confirm if he has good footsies, probably won't play him unless inferno is over the top awesome when i get my hands on it


really i have no idea

thar you go

Follow these in order and you are guaranteed and top tier character.
step 1. Find who foxy grandpa plays.
Step 2. Main that character forever.

 

[STB Sgt Reed]

ice clone.

 

[FinalBoss_FGC]

I just kind of play with everyone until I'm comfortable.

Then learn a character based on the weakness of the one I main.

 

[CrazySlasher]

how fast can i shoot da bullets