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Who has Something To Prove in MKX: 'Return of The Footsie'

He does have something to prove because w injustice he had every excuse in the book even smashing ones pad so he didn't have to compete

I just posted his accurate rankings using sheer results

And honestly no I don't think he has any Evo medal

Edit: 2006 he placed 7th in doa so yes one medal

DOA was his finest achievement and game 8 years ago. This is good to know
Come on man, lets at least wait and see how Tom does now that he has a trainer partner before we call it quits on him in injustice.
 

VenomX-90

"On your Knees!"
Fuck it I'll give my 2 cents. Idk why ppl bitch about the footsies in games in general just like Block button Vs B2B. Footsies main purpose is to control space and to get the other opponent off you so you you can do your shit. Its good for a counter when ppl pressure your A** in a corner, and if your fast enough you can F*ck with your opponents so they wont read you as much. Its in there, use the damn tactic.
 

xQUANTUMx

Twitter: @xxQUANTUM
Another idea I'd like to see is "Which players never got a top 8 in Injustice at a Major" because it shows you truly how hard it is when you see the names.

Best tip i can give you is Pick a main, love him/her and be the best there is with that character in all MUs and variations. Learn every situation, and know every outcome. Control and own your character.

Also remember when you're not practicing your opponent is
Exactly what I'm going to do
 

Johnny Based Cage

The Shangest of Tsungs
Anyone else worried a character crisis might keep them from reaching their full potential glory in MKX?

Probably less than a third of the cast revealed so far and I've already gotta choose between my favorite archetype (big armored grapplers/brawlers like Ferra/Torr and maybe Kotal Khan), my MK9 best in Raiden (and my god was that reveal trailer better than porn), and any reveals, past or future, for whom my love just straight up defies archetypal preference (I will zone all day with Shang Tsung, not to mention how gay I'd go for Quan Chi no matter what the fuck moves they give him).

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Sub Zero with clone, Baraka with armor, Ermac with anything, the potential to fall in love with a character across the board is just ridiculous. God help us all whose mains aren't already set in stone.
 

STB Shujinkydink

Burning down in flames for kicks
i think INJ players can and will prove that they are good in MKX, people like Theo, jupiter, Digit, Max, myself etc need to make a statement when the game releases. i know i will have access to the NYC scene and i know we will go hard in MKX. if i turn out to suck in MKX i will be really surprised, as well as the above mentioned players and everyone else i didn't mention. the return of greats like CDjr, Detroit ballin, Reo, etc with combination of the new players, MKX will be hella fun. also i really don't want any outside Scenes to dominate us early in the game lifes span. that means if Jwong, floe, chris g etc come in and start mopping us up i will be really disappoint and will make it my mission to gatekeep these guys out of our top 8's. not saying i don't like them playing MKX, but that if they don't put full effort into MKX like the rest of us i don't see how we should lose to them. also i can't wait to see brand new blood as well. every generation there's always a few new players that take the community by storm, like honeybee, harold, FK jr, caption O2, Digit etc.
Chris G's original game was MK9. He got top 8 at evo before he got big in marvel

#themoreyouknow
 

SZSR

Noob
Attitude is a huuuuuuge part of being a tournament player. You can't "prove yourself" and get top 8 if you're sitting around saying the game and your character suck. And if you can realize that, and get on your own case instead of the games case, you'll place a lot better and feel a lot better about your play. I don't know why the fuck I went on this tangent but I literally just woke up 4 minutes ago and I felt like doing this for some reason.
I really like this post, especially this part. Attitude is so overlooked but so important.
 

trufenix

bye felicia
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CHARACTERS HAVE TELEPORTS IN MK?! THATS AN INSANE QUALIFIER. SHEEVA HAS A TELEPORT. SHAZAM HAS A TELEPORT. THERE ARE MORE CHARACTERS IN THE TOP 8S FOR BOTH GAMES THAT DON'T HAVE TELEPORTS. YOU MIGHT AS WELL SAY PEOPLE WITH PUNCHES ALWAYS WIN EVO.
 

Konqrr

MK11 Kabal = MK9 Kitana
I'm not saying Cyrax won because of his teleport. I'm saying that when characters win NRS games at EVO they usually have teleports in addition to their other bullshit, and in addition to player skill, Superman being the only exception to this because he does not have a teleport. And if you use MK as an example when it was a main game at EVO then there actually are no exceptions: the winning characters all had teleports. But, as it has been stated,4 out of 5 positive examples don't prove that characters with teleports will always win NRS games at EVO. However, I do believe that is the case, which is why I said anyone who wants to win EVO should pick up a teleport character, preferably the strongest one or the one who has some broken stuff.



It doesn't change the fact that he still has the move and maybe used it on his entire path to winning EVO, unless he never used Cyrax on his way to GF.

The point isn't that Denzell won because of Cyrax's teleport. Denzell played spectacularly to beat Reo, and Cyrax has many more stronger tools than a teleport. My point is that in Mortal Kombat's years as an NRS main game teleport characters have won everytime. This has nothing to do with player skill. This leads to my assumption (not fact) that a strong character, who also has a teleport will win MKX at EVO.

I actually counted Denzell using teleport only twice in all of GF. He used it in one round and ended up losing the match; and he ended up using it in another game and won a round with it, but eventually lost the match. So, it absolutely didn't aid in his GF win, but the move was still there.
I hate teleports... wait, didn't Kitana have a teleport in MKvDCU? Yeah, I want that back.
 

Juggs

Lose without excuses
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"All of you chumps are gonna bow when I whoop 'em. All of ya, I know you got 'em, I know you got him picked, but the mans in trouble, Ima show YOU how great I am"
 

xWildx

What a day. What a lovely day.
I just want MKX to prove itself an amazing game for the community, pros and online warriors alike.
 

Yoaks

A spaceman
Well considering I have like 0 attraction to any character because I never played MK I really doubt we will end up playing the same character.

So I'm pretty sure we won't have a problem. I believe in us.
Watch Nightwolf be in the game and he is a like an"Indian Werewolf-Demon hybrid!" So here's you "Oh wow! He's just like Sabrewulf! Im maining him!" And now you have LotF who will probably main Nightwolf since that was his main in MK9 and to continue the gimmick of him maining characters with the initials "NW" from the past 2 NRS games.

Both of you guy's will be like to one another "You sonuva..."
 

Zatoichi

Fabulous Goofball
Watch Nightwolf be in the game and he is a like an"Indian Werewolf-Demon hybrid!" So here's you "Oh wow! He's just like Sabrewulf! Im maining him!" And now you have LotF who will probably main Nightwolf since that was his main in MK9 and to continue the gimmick of him maining characters with the initials "NW" from the past 2 NRS games.

Both of you guy's will be like to one another "You sonuva..."
Werewolf Nightwolf would just be badass to have in MKX.