New tech could be discovered if everybody didn't flock to the same characters.
^^^ This.
Most people gave up on the low/mid-tier because they didn't feel it was worth the effort compared to the Top 5.
There's no such thing as a useless character in Mortal Kombat...except Kano, offline.
I'm sorry, but the moment Kano runs into Kabal or Kenshi, he's dead where he stands.
At least Sheeva has Tele-Stomp mindgames and EX Grab to work with.
Mileena won 3 or 4 majors, placed Top 8 in even more, and she's still regarded as Top 15 at best by most.
GGA Dizzy beat
FOREVER KING in one of the hypest finals ever in arguably Cage's #1 worst match-up.
Numbers and past assumptions mean nothing if you know what to do.
The player will always be a more important factor than his character.