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Having Spawn would be pretty fething boss, but on the other hand more actual MK characters would probably be better in the long run.

That's a good point. Guest characters are fun, but we need more actual MK characters.

Who wants to start a petition for Hornbuckle? Or Mavado?

Can we get Chameleon back? Yes, I realize he was kind of a joke character like Mokap and Meat, but think of the possibilities...Spear into uppercut, then into Noobs shadow port, Rain's around-the-world kick, into a shadow grab, ala Ermac. Yeah...me want Chameleon done right.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Guest characters are fun, but we need more actual MK characters.

The guests only make up two of twenty eight characters, which doesn't seem so bad. I just hope the trend of four characters with three alternate costumes (for other characters) carries over from the first pack to the second pack.

 Ahtman wrote:
The guests only make up two of twenty eight characters, which doesn't seem so bad.

I have no problem with the guest characters, but we have them now, let's have some more actual MK characters. 2 in 28 is fine. It needn't go higher though.

 Ahtman wrote:
I just hope the trend of four characters with three alternate costumes (for other characters) carries over from the first pack to the second pack.

*shrugs*

Komplete Edition will have all the skins.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:
The guests only make up two of twenty eight characters, which doesn't seem so bad.

I have no problem with the guest characters, but we have them now, let's have some more actual MK characters. 2 in 28 is fine. It needn't go higher though.

I agree, that seems enough.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Komplete Edition will have all the skins.

I imagine. I got the Injustice Gold (or Complete or whatever it is called) and I got all that included so in a year or so the same will probably happen to MKX.

So, I've been hearing sources saying Liu Kang is confirmed, although it was via the combat skin "classic" pack. Anyone else hear anything? Images? Didn't have much opportunity to surf, I'm at work.

Yeah there's a skin for him in there, which kinda implies he's in there.

Ugh, we need more MK discussion here. I tried going on the GameFaqs forum, and there's just a bunch of 12 year olds carrying on about how awesome more and more guest characters would be, and I kept getting attacked for wanting to keep MK for MK characters (I'm okay with one guest, but more becomes overkill).*

*I did tell one guy to shoot himself out of an airlock after he said Walking Dead was as bad of a show as Duck Dynasty and Jersey Shore.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Ugh, we need more MK discussion here. I tried going on the GameFaqs forum, and there's just a bunch of 12 year olds carrying on about how awesome more and more guest characters would be, and I kept getting attacked for wanting to keep MK for MK characters (I'm okay with one guest, but more becomes overkill).*

*I did tell one guy to shoot himself out of an airlock after he said Walking Dead was as bad of a show as Duck Dynasty and Jersey Shore.

Honestly, with how much they butchered the characters on the way from the Comic to the show....

Unless they release more info I think we are having to wait for the game to actually be released to have anything of real merit to discuss.


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 Slarg232 wrote:
Honestly, with how much they butchered the characters on the way from the Comic to the show....

Even before the show came out even the creator of the comic said it would be a different experience. You already read the comic, why would you want it to be the same thing? Just read the comic again if that is all you want.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
I did tell one guy to shoot himself out of an airlock after he said Walking Dead was as bad of a show as Duck Dynasty and Jersey Shore.

To be fair, the characters on Walking Dead show about as much intelligence as the people on those other two shows.


Uhh... on topic... uhh... FATALITY!

 Ahtman wrote:
Unless they release more info I think we are having to wait for the game to actually be released to have anything of real merit to discuss.


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 Slarg232 wrote:
Honestly, with how much they butchered the characters on the way from the Comic to the show....

Even before the show came out even the creator of the comic said it would be a different experience. You already read the comic, why would you want it to be the same thing? Just read the comic again if that is all you want.

It's not about changing the experience, it's about what they did to the characters; Badass Tyrone became Spineless T-Dog, Carl became a bloodthirsty punk, Lori.... let's not get into Lori.

Stuff like Shane living, that's kinda cool. Stuff like characters not being who they were.... that's kinda dumb.

Who wants to see Johnny Cage rip his daughter's chest in half and yell "Here's Johnny" as the first thing you do in the game?


I don't have issues.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Who wants to see Johnny Cage rip his daughter's chest in half and yell "Here's Johnny" as the first thing you do in the game?


I don't have issues.

I think it would be funnier to see him do it to Sonya in a sick, sadistic sort of way.


Also, Liu Kang revealed! Bo Rai Cho confirmed as at least NPC.

1. Bo Rai Cho! W00t! That's awesome. I like how they're changing history, but also not ignoring what came before.
2. I like how they're using Liu Kang and Kung Lao. I was worried that having them alive again wouldn't make sense, but as servants of Shinnok that's pretty cool.

And Kang looks like fun.

Super happy with that outcome. Still curious about Jax's and Kitana's loyalty after their deaths

After the last Kombat Kast, I can say my favorites are looking to go like this:

Returning: Ermac, then Shinnok (he looks incredible!), then probably Mileena, actually. I love what they've done with her in this game.

New characters, I think Erron Black has taken my "favorite new character" spot. I think D'vorah would be after, and then probably followed by Takeda. I love Kung Jin and Cassie Cage, too.

The only thing that worries me is about my favorite (Skarlet) returning. In the beginning, I was positive she'd come back. Two weeks out from release and still no sign? I'm getting worried. Oh God, it's Smash Bros 4 with Ridley all over again, except worse this time, because Skarlet was actually playable previously, as my main no less! Gah!

...I guess I'll just start a petition to get her as DLC or something. If it can work for an odd side character in the "worst MK spinoff ever", I'm sure it can work for a character fans legitimately loved last game.

I just hope that nuSmoke (whatever he calls himself in the first act) and Fujin become fully playable characters. And Reiko eventually, as the lead-in comic has made him kind of a big deal.

 timetowaste85 wrote:
Super happy with that outcome. Still curious about Jax's and Kitana's loyalty after their deaths

Can't say for Kitana, but Jax has gone Full Evil (at least at the start of the game). Seems that the first act is tying up the loose ends from the last one, then moving onto the main story of the war between Kotal Khan and Mileena. The dead characters - Nightwolf, Stryker, and so on - all show up at the start, all as wraiths/zombies under Quan-Chi/Shinnok's command. The exception is Scorp. I can't figure out why he'd want to work with Quan-Chi again.

Information on the GameFAQS website says you will be able to try the DLC characters in tower mode, without even purchasing them. It'll allow fence sitters to decide if they want them. Not sure if this means they're fully ready by game release (which would piss people off as "day 1 DLC") or if they're tower sections that will be released on the same day as the DLC. It likely won't help anyone who is doing the season pass, but it would help the fence sitters. And the season pass can still be purchased later as a bundle deal. I only care about Tanya and Tremor. I think Jason doesn't belong (too slow moving and methodical for MK). Predator is cool, but...not sold on multiple guests. The GameFAQs site is a pit of people asking for this and that person to come as a guest character. Is it so bad that I want purity in my MK?

Gimme Reiko, Stryker and Rain, and I'm happy!!

There was a video on Youtube of the different styles for Liu Kang (Duality, Dragon's Breath, Flaming Fists) and he seems very combo-centric and quick.

First 25 minutes of storymode is available on YouTube: Jax, Sub Zero, Sindel, Smoke, Nightwolf, Stryker, Kabal and Scorpion can all be seen, still slaves of Quan Chi. So Jax is gonna make a comeback at some point, as well as Sub Zero since we've all seen them both as restored. But Jax is definitely "evil" at the start of the game (Johnny Cage starts this game too). Fujin is also prominent during this time (I'd expect him in future DLC, honestly).

And Smoke calls himself something different. I'm thinking him and Fujin will be the first DLC characters.

Other than a new Liu Kang Fatality I don't think the new, and possibly last(?) trailer doesn't have any story spoilers. Of course I have been avoiding to much about the story so those more intimate understanding of the story may suss things out. As far as I can tall gak goes down, but I already figured that anyway.

I must keep my strength and not pre-order. Wait for the Komplete Edition.

You know you want to Kompromise.

Nope. Gonna keep my promise. No kompromise, no kapitulation. Going to konquer the urge to purchase, no matter what komes my way.

The footage of that trailer is gorgeous, but god that song is awful.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Nope. Gonna keep my promise. No kompromise, no kapitulation. Going to konquer the urge to purchase, no matter what komes my way.

Exchanging all your Cs for Ks makes your post 76% more Swedish.

 Ashiraya wrote:

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
Nope. Gonna keep my promise. No kompromise, no kapitulation. Going to konquer the urge to purchase, no matter what komes my way.

Exchanging all your Cs for Ks makes your post 76% more Swedish.

He did not do that though. Else he would have said “Going to konquer the urge to purkhase”, which looks horrible and does not fit the Mortal Kombat scheme.