Soltype
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It's crazy how good the faces look in this game,really digging Catwoman and Black Canary.Even the lip syncing is done well.
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Injustice 2 Roster Discussion & Speculation Thread
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It's crazy how good the faces look in this game,really digging Catwoman and Black Canary.Even the lip syncing is done well.
Better than Adam Baldwin continuing to get work.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Yeah I thought that was curious too.
GL has a quip at GA and calls him a SJW.
Would have been super weird/gross hearing Baldwin say that lol.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Given Scarecrow
died in the prequel comic
else has adopted the Scarecrow identity.
HelloNewman
Member
I don't wanna start a fight but he's a jerk.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Everything. Best not to have that discussion.
DerekOfTheDykes
Member
I thought the popular theory was that the Injustice universe's Scarecrow might have been revived as an avatar of The Black / The Rot?
Regardless, I'm more curious how this world's Joker and Green Arrow are still around, considering their deaths were well noted both in the comic and in the first game's story mode (unless I missed something).
Green Arrow is obviously from the earth Black Canary was sent to.
Joker might be a hallucination. Or Lazarus pit.
pock3tmonster
Banned
I postulated that theory a few months ago, but given everything that has been said about Scarecrow's
corpse like appearance being a fear toxin hallucination
Strangelove77
Member
Jesus Christ. It actually looks worse than the one from Injustice 1.
DerekOfTheDykes
Member
Yup, Lazarus pits are a thing. Keep forgetting that.
Oh okay, I guess the logic is that if you're fighting Scarecrow you have already been gassed. That explains the powers too...
pock3tmonster
Banned
It seems likely that if the Joker has returned, NRS might want to keep that card to themselves, at least in the beginning. We'll probably be questioning whether his appearances are fear toxin hallucinations, the result of mental instability or flash backs, etc, only to find out towards the end he actually is alive. I'd argue it'd be very much in character for the Joker to want to keep the truth behind his revival hidden and instead mentally taunt those most vulnerable to the truth.
Batman asks him if he's a scarecrow hallucination and he says yes lmao. But he could be lying.
In one of his intros, you see his human form using the gas and turning into the scarecrow.
In one of his intros, you see his human form using the gas and turning into the scarecrow.
pock3tmonster
Banned
It definitely gives NRS more freedom to reinvent Scarecrow and subvert our expectations for his potential within the confines of the fighting genre.
Jesus Christ. It actually looks worse than the one from Injustice 1.
Pretty much all of Batmans gear in this game is universally terrible.
He got shafted hard.
Heh I'm not sure I'd agree with that statement
.He has some really cool stuff, and more importantly, it's the shaders that make or break his armors, and he has some absolutely sick ones.
He does have some really awful stuff too but nobody is forcing you to use those atrocities
.At least his default outfit is quite good. Hopefully he gets some decent full skins to compensate for some of the gaudy gear.
pock3tmonster
Banned
Irishmantis
Member
Hahaha don't worry the die hard NRS fans are the games biggest cridicts, we tend to be more picky than the average playerHeh I'm not sure I'd agree with that statement
He has some really cool stuff, and more importantly, it's the shaders that make or break his armors, and he has some absolutely sick ones.
He does have some really awful stuff too but nobody is forcing you to use those atrocities
lucebuce12
Member
Jesus Christ. It actually looks worse than the one from Injustice 1.
Well.
Not everything's gonna be a winner.
It's a whole can of worms that's not really worth getting into.
Just google "gamergate adam baldwin" and you'll know why.
He's got a "Did I remember to turn off the oven in the Batcave?" look on his face.
I took it more as a "Wow, somehow they've made a worse cowl than Batman Begins" look.
lucebuce12
Member
"Uggh, I can't believe Alfred thought this looked cool".
did they give details how we will acquire gear? It won't be a RNG filled grindfest right? that dragonball xenoverse 1 game was filled to the brim with rng to acquire loot items
As long as it's fun and deterministic to acquire gear that is coo. no rng loot boxes plz. There is so many f2p games filled with that I'm burned out
[edit] Whew! Just double checked an article that confirms I can turn off stats from gear. Thank goodness it for sure won't be a loot acquisition-casino grindfest then unless you looking for a particular cosmetic then that sounds like it could be a grind but at least the stats BS can be turned off
As long as it's fun and deterministic to acquire gear that is coo. no rng loot boxes plz. There is so many f2p games filled with that I'm burned out
[edit] Whew! Just double checked an article that confirms I can turn off stats from gear. Thank goodness it for sure won't be a loot acquisition-casino grindfest then unless you looking for a particular cosmetic then that sounds like it could be a grind but at least the stats BS can be turned off
lucebuce12
Member
Gear can be acquired from playing Multiverse mode (like Living Towers in MKX), by playing online and by playing some of the other single player modes (probably story mode). You can get guaranteed loot drops, and you can get mother boxes. Motherboxes are literally loot boxes. There are I believe 5 different types of loot boxes.
In terms of gear stats and playing against others, there are 2 modes. Casual modes and Tournament modes.
In Tournament mode, stats and abilities from gear is disabled but your looks are still changed. Online Ranked mode will have stats disabled from the get-go with no option to enable it.
Online casual and offline multiplayer has the option to play with either the stats on or the stats off, but both players have to agree to it in the character select screen.
Getting gear doesn't seem to be that much of a grind. Playing the single player modes seems to be an incredibly easy way to get gear, and you're guaranteed gear when you win an online match even if it's ranked. If you lose, I believe it's random whether you get gear but you do get exp and coins regardless.
He's a legit scumbag and we'll leave it at that.
pock3tmonster
Banned
No word as yet, but the frame rate won't differ between the PS4 and Pro consoles.
GasProblem
Member
Is there a way to play online with stats disabled but with abilities enabled?
I don't really like the idea behind stats in a fighting game. It's fine for single player, but playing matches in casual mode online you're going to get your ass beat unless you're all decked out in the best gear.
I don't really like the idea behind stats in a fighting game. It's fine for single player, but playing matches in casual mode online you're going to get your ass beat unless you're all decked out in the best gear.
CommandThrower
Member
So far, I don't think so. There is a "competitive mode" option on the character select screen, and enabling it disables gear stats and also disables custom abilities--I also think it "normalizes" the base stats of every character, so that they're all the same.
There may yet be a mode that disables stats but leaves custom abilities on, but we have yet to see it.
lucebuce12
Member
Sadly no. It would have been the best thing since it could have been a deeper version of the variation system that was in MKX.
But since they've chosen this route of abilities being unlocked like gear, it's not available in ranked or tournament mode.
It does bring the stats to base level but not everyone has the same base stats. Some character have more base health, some have more or less base defense etc etc. They've confirmed as such in the last or second last stream. It was Derek who said that. Though there's probably not a big difference overall for the cast, just small number tweaks.
EDIT: Joker confirmed to be
a Scarecrow hallucination
pock3tmonster
Banned
Great catch lucebruce! I guess that settles the debate.
Yeah, the
Joker introduction prominently features the fear toxin too
Jesus Christ. It actually looks worse than the one from Injustice 1.
Yeah, whoever is in charge of the Batman designs has a strange taste, lol. I think IJ1 Batman looked still worse though. Little reminder:
While I in general would say that the IJ2 character models look really good, some of the best in any fighter out there, one thing that irks me, is that gear looks more like rubber and plastic than leather and metal. It's all so shiny and new looking.
Hardly any gear is real black too. It's mostly dark grey, which looks a bit washed out. Especially on Batman, Catwoman and Black Canary.
thanks but when it comes to RNG it is always a grind (which is reason it is hidden behind a loot box)
now if they let us buy the pieces directly I'd be more convinced
luckily we can turn that stuff off though so it's all good.
Spehornoob
Member
While this is a possibility, especially with
what seems like the presence of Fear Toxin in his opening animation
For example, there were a number of intros that hinted Scorpion had returned to being a revenant serving under Quan-Chi, but that didn't happen in the story.
The cool ones were during mirror matches, when occasionally one of the fighters was hinted to be the original timeline versions of the characters.
What did he mean by this?
Member
He's clearly uhhh joking
... joker is in all versions.
They haven't announced any of the DLC characters yet