FinalGwen
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Post by FinalGwen on Dec 3, 2019 4:06:02 GMT -5
Tbh I think it would have been a fascinating idea if all the DLC had been alternate takes on the characters from different timelines, so they could really go wild with their ideas. Shang Tsung stepping directly out of the movieverse fits in pretty well with this.
As far as Sindel goes, I don't hate the change too much? Maybe it's that the character archetype of Edenian who used to be loyal to Shao Kahn through being brainwashed/manipulated who then turned out to be good all along and becomes the one true good queen figure is already covered well enough by Kitana. And now that Tanya actually has pretty reasonable goals in MKX, there's a spot open for an Edenian traitor... Or maybe it's just because she reminds me of Madalena from Galavant.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 19:03:59 GMT -5
Something scummy they've been doing rather low-key at the moment is that the Klassic female ninja skins that have been in the data since Shang Tsung came out have been alternating in the premium shop in bundles each day for over 1,000 time crystals apiece. Can get them without spending any money if you have plenty of crystals and haven't been using them for much of anything - as I did - but it's pretty clearly a way of trying to get people to impulse buy crystals to get skins that are only available for a limited time and jacking up the price to make it harder to do with just what you have in-game.
Especially because I doubt it's the end of it - they'll probably add more of these things in the next patch now that they're doing this until you have no choice but to start paying real money for them.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jan 1, 2020 19:29:40 GMT -5
Something scummy they've been doing rather low-key at the moment is that the Klassic female ninja skins that have been in the data since Shang Tsung came out have been alternating in the premium shop in bundles each day for over 1,000 time crystals apiece. Can get them without spending any money if you have plenty of crystals and haven't been using them for much of anything - as I did - but it's pretty clearly a way of trying to get people to impulse buy crystals to get skins that are only available for a limited time and jacking up the price to make it harder to do with just what you have in-game. Especially because I doubt it's the end of it - they'll probably add more of these things in the next patch now that they're doing this until you have no choice but to start paying real money for them. That's the plan for most after all the loot boxes get banned or severely cut down on
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2020 20:24:08 GMT -5
Boon basically just up and had a breakdown on Twitter screaming at people for wanting Mileena, because this game really needed worse PR around it.
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 9, 2020 1:23:56 GMT -5
The whole "I want Mileena!" thing is so f***ing weird, on both sides. She was in the past two games, which is more than you can say for characters like Fujin or Havik and Kitana has plenty of her moves (hell, Kollector has one of her fatalities). Why are people so upset about this that they're bugging the devs when there's new shit we could have?
Frankly, I never even really thought Mileena was that great a character.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2020 1:29:05 GMT -5
The whole "I want Mileena!" thing is so f***ing weird, on both sides. She was in the past two games, which is more than you can say for characters like Fujin or Havik and Kitana has plenty of her moves (hell, Kollector has one of her fatalities). Why are people so upset about this that they're bugging the devs when there's new shit we could have? Frankly, I never even really thought Mileena was that great a character. Really I think it's just kind of reached the boiling point of a consistent trend with these games of Boon pretty much knowing full well who the popular characters are that people want but just openly, proudly not giving a shit and doing whatever else he wants instead. Like, I like what 11 did with him and all, but who the f*** was asking for Nightwolf back? Who wanted Bo Rai Cho in X? Personally Mileena is one of my favorite characters to play as and I'm annoyed she was cut, but I also can live with her cut since whatever, there are characters I like and there are other characters that were cut I think desperately needed a break for a bit (looking at you, Reptile and Ermac). Boon's constant trolling in regards to the fact that her and Rain are heavily requested though is getting extremely tiresome, and it's really just embarrassing that a dude in his 50s who's been making games for 30 years is having such a meltdown over it.
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Post by schizo on Jan 9, 2020 10:10:55 GMT -5
Iam a big mileena fan and all but her not being in the game doesn't really bother me. Having the likes of kabal, jade, Baraka and Noob Saibot in it makes up for it
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Post by Hurbster on Jan 10, 2020 20:48:10 GMT -5
In my opinion they really shit the bed with the Sindel retcon, don't like it at all.
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 10, 2020 21:01:03 GMT -5
In my opinion they really shit the bed with the Sindel retcon, don't like it at all. I'm choosing to believe Sindel's retcon is non-canon (which given the nature of MK11's story, is completely plausible) because the retcon ruins her entire character and it feels like they just wanted to "shock" people.
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Post by Hurbster on Jan 10, 2020 21:17:59 GMT -5
Yeah, I believe that someone realised they killed one evil dominatrix queen in MK10 so they better get another one.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 21:35:49 GMT -5
Boon basically just up and had a breakdown on Twitter screaming at people for wanting Mileena, because this game really needed worse PR around it. Like, I get it. They killed her in the last game, but don't throw a hissy fit at fans who would rather her appear instead of Joker.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 21:53:36 GMT -5
Boon cannot possibly be surprised at the reaction and endless whining about Mileena.
But also this goes into there being this sense of entitlement with gamers...yea she is popular but she has only been gone for a single game.
Gawd damn think about how us Jade fans have felt over the years....she rarely makes it into games and when she does make it in she is amongst the worst characters to play as because her damage is trash etc.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 22:13:05 GMT -5
You know, I want Khameleon to appear. Now Chameleon; Khameleon. But she has yet to appear in the series since the "reboot" aside from a card cameo in the mobile game. But, unlike, say, Isaac in Super Smash Bros., I'm not gonna be up in arms about that.
However, I still say Ed Boon is handling this pretty badly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 22:29:16 GMT -5
In my opinion they really shit the bed with the Sindel retcon, don't like it at all. In general I think the only retcons this game made for the better were giving Skarlet the poor person elevated angle rather than being Girlmac like she was in 9 and the fleshing out of Nightwolf's backstory and turning it into a title. Beyond that stuff like Sindel, Kabal, Jade and Kotal, it's all dumb.
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 11, 2020 1:36:33 GMT -5
I'm kind of hoping 11 ends up being a "what-if" deal and 12 is where the story actually continues. I mean, when you look at these retcons and even how they brought characters back because "Well, time travel!", it does come off like a dream sequence or some shit in a TV show.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jan 13, 2020 19:59:17 GMT -5
I think I would have the next game be in the spirit of the very original game in being more of a (extremely violent) fighting competition then a cross-dimensional battle of the fates. But something happens in the tournament that sparks conflict. Like Jax, or someone, kills an Outworld prince, and the family demands vengeance, and things start to go sour.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 11:29:41 GMT -5
Really I kind of just want them to drop the story mode entirely. It's abundantly clear they don't actually care about it, given it gets shorter and structurally lazier with every game, and yet it's pretty abundantly clear their process is basically coming up with the story then come up with a roster around it, then throwing in one or two super requested people (like Atrocitus and Doctor Fate in Injustice 2 and Noob in 11) who have nothing to do with the plot but just pop into the story for no reason for 30 seconds just to use the assets.
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Post by xCompackx on Jan 14, 2020 12:08:47 GMT -5
Really I kind of just want them to drop the story mode entirely. It's abundantly clear they don't actually care about it, given it gets shorter and structurally lazier with every game, and yet it's pretty abundantly clear their process is basically coming up with the story then come up with a roster around it, then throwing in one or two super requested people (like Atrocitus and Doctor Fate in Injustice 2 and Noob in 11) who have nothing to do with the plot but just pop into the story for no reason for 30 seconds just to use the assets. I like the story modes in general (wish they'd go back to Deception-style Konquest, but whatever), but it seems like they focus on shit that's not really necessary as opposed to stuff that matters. Was anyone clamoring for an adventure mode Krypt? Or a gear system requiring grinding and bullshit in-game currencies? They only give themselves two years to make these games, focus on shit that's interesting. X did a story mode with QTEs, different modes of gameplay, and Factions yet still had a story mode featuring everybody decently.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jan 14, 2020 12:10:09 GMT -5
I still never bought this game yet surprisingly.
I probably should
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2020 12:12:21 GMT -5
I still never bought this game yet surprisingly. I probably should For what it's worth it's on sale all the time. It is a lot of fun and has a lot going for it, but it also has a lot of bullshit and pretty clearly is designed to try to completely dominate your life so after awhile I've basically just stopped playing it. It's definitely a lot of fun for awhile though.
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