will non-shang-owners be able to lab the matchup?

[kabelfritz]

as title says. i dont know how its in older games because i always had the dlc.

 

[Lokheit]

You can only select them in practice mode if you buy them.

I'm not sure if they will appear in towers (does Shao appear for those who didn't get him?), If they do I guess you can always loop those fights against AI... But you won't be able to access practice options if it's like past games.

 

[kabelfritz]

man thats super-unfair. pay to win...

 

[Onilordasmodeus]

man thats super-unfair. pay to win...

Or you can just find someone else who has them and play online practice mode.

This doesn't really rise the occasion of pay to win.

 

[thlityoursloat]

In all the previous games, you couldn't pick DLC characters if you didn't buy them. Period. That includes practice mode.

 

[gitblame]

Is there a game where you can use DLC characters in practice mode without buying them?

 

[kabelfritz]

still, even if you dont play the character, you have to buy him to learn how to beat him

 

[Ns_Brutalmileena]

smite XD not gonna happen tho lol

 

[KiD INsAnitY]

Naw gotta spend that shmoney. For Honor is a great example that lets you practice with fighters you haven’t brought... I guess that makes too much sense for NRS tho but what do I know

 

[neveradestroyer]

Spend da ca$h man.

 

[appo]

still, even if you dont play the character, you have to buy him to learn how to beat him

no you dont. especially in the first days of release you can just go online and play against him and learn the mu.
go to youtube and watch his strings/combos/framedata and you have all the infos you need to play against him.
we are not in the 80´s anymore...

 

[GothamInGray]

still, even if you dont play the character, you have to buy him to learn how to beat him

You can also learn the match-up the old-fashioned way: by playing other people.

 

[nightcrawlers]

I don't understand this TBH.

I am not exactly rolling in dough but; your on a forum specific to 1 game that we all clearly play - dedicating hours of your time to this game.

Your telling me you refuse to pay (what's essentially 1 trip to McDonald's or a medium distance uber ride) for additional content for that game?

Honestly, boggles my mind.

 

[colby4898]

man thats super-unfair. pay to win...

How is that unfair? If you don’t buy him why would they want you to use him.

 

[WhamBamThanxSam]

I will be buying Shang, Nightwolf, Ash, but still on the fence about Sindel and the others. I always thought it was stupid you can't try them out in practice mode. How the hell do I know if I want to purchase a character if I can't try them out first? Lock the character from all other modes but it makes perfect sense for people to be able to lab or try them out. NRS would probably make more money that way.

 

[nightcrawlers]

I will be buying Shang, Nightwolf, Ash, but still on the fence about Sindel and the others. I always thought it was stupid you can't try them out in practice mode. How the hell do I know if I want to purchase a character if I can't try them out first? Lock the character from all other modes but it makes perfect sense for people to be able to lab or try them out. NRS would probably make more money that way.

Do you know what a restaurants food tastes like before you eat it?

 

[WhamBamThanxSam]

Do you know what a restaurants food tastes like before you eat it?

Great analogy. I bet you buy cars before you test drive them as well.

 

[methademic]

Find someone who plays him and grind the match up, get in a chat/party/discord and ask questions, communicate, and try things out. You don't need to own him to learn how to fight him.

 

[WhamBamThanxSam]

How is that unfair? If you don’t buy him why would they want you to use him.

Maybe he wants to try him out in practice mode? Is the concept that hard to grasp? Ever hear of a demo? How bout we have timed demos of characters in practice to see if we like them. Not a hard concept.

 

[methademic]

Also, I imagine they will do as they did with injustice 2 dlc and have a tower the week before that you can play him without owning him if you would like to try before you buy

 

[Vslayer]

Is there a game where you can use DLC characters in practice mode without buying them?

Never saw that be a thing!

As people said, you can just go into training mode with someone who has the DLC. Or watch YT videos of people explaining the MU.

 

[appo]

Great analogy. I bet you buy cars before you test drive them as well.

the car is the game itself. shang tsung is like a pair of new wheels and i doubt anyone let you testdrive them before you make the purchase.

 

[nightcrawlers]

Great analogy. I bet you buy cars before you test drive them as well.

a car costs a whole lot more money bud. My comparison makes a lot more sense.

 

[Hitoshura]

man thats super-unfair. pay to win...

Welcome to competitive gaming. Card games are the same way unfortunately.

 

[LightsOut452]

Just turn on MK9 and lab Rain, Reptile, Smoke and Ermac and you're good to go