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Killer Instinct |OT| New Look! New Moves! Same Killer Grooves!
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Troubled Bat
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This is what I was afraid of. It's just going to be so odd just having differents design, that may possibly not match the Season 1 cast along with the music sounding completely different to Season 1. :c
.la1n
Member
I know they are trying to do the best they can given the circumstances with Double Helix leaving but I'm not feeling overly confident so far that Season 2 is going to mesh with season 1 very well.
.la1n
Member
If not that then we might at least see a Maya trailer or some game play.
I'm banking on the Maya trailer being next. If Cinder was ready, we would've seen him at Evo instead of Maya.
I expect we won't see cinder until after season 2 begins
I also expect we get a trailer for Maya at gamescom with another reveal or tease
Then we get another reveal for that teased new character with a tease for aria (assuming she is playable) and 3 other characters all at once (launch trailer)
So we are left with trying to figure out the remaining 4 characters... And cinder will be the last
That is my guess
I am still sticking to my no more than four theory
I also expect we get a trailer for Maya at gamescom with another reveal or tease
Then we get another reveal for that teased new character with a tease for aria (assuming she is playable) and 3 other characters all at once (launch trailer)
So we are left with trying to figure out the remaining 4 characters... And cinder will be the last
That is my guess
I am still sticking to my no more than four theory
Troubled Bat
Member
I'm still in hope that it'll be 5 characters on launch.
Poker Face
Member
I was going to say 3. If we see Maya and another character in motion at SDCC or GDC then maybe 4 for launch.
Slamtastic
Member
Launch?
So they'll finish Combo/Maya/etc and sit on them and make players wait for them until they finish someone else? Why? They already released characters for the game individually, why try to regress back to an expansion pack/"super" version structure instead of embracing their digital download/f2p status and avoiding the old fashioned thinking and arcade roots traditionalism that holds back Japanese fighters when it comes to business model?
So they'll finish Combo/Maya/etc and sit on them and make players wait for them until they finish someone else? Why? They already released characters for the game individually, why try to regress back to an expansion pack/"super" version structure instead of embracing their digital download/f2p status and avoiding the old fashioned thinking and arcade roots traditionalism that holds back Japanese fighters when it comes to business model?
Because they need more content to sell someone who is going to buy the entire season.
That and they are adding in more than just a few characters. UI is being remodelled, stage ultras are being implemented, new modes, new mechanics. They don't even have music for TJ combo stage yet nor is his animations complete. Maya isnt ready to show and neither is her stage. They likely haven't implemented either of their story mode in any fashion (which is going to be more indepth than season 1) they don't even have a VA for her yet.
Dunno why you think they are going to be sitting on anyone when there's still so much work left to be done on the characters they just announced.
.la1n
Member
They aren't going to be sitting on characters, it's like last season in that they will release new content throughout next year as it's completed. It's better this way as you don't have to wait until next year to start playing with the new content. This isn't Capcom, the characters won't be completed before release then locked away 
Slamtastic
Member
They aren't going to be sitting on characters, it's like last season in that they will release new content throughout next year as it's completed. It's better this way as you don't have to wait until next year to start playing with the new content. This isn't Capcom, the characters won't be completed before release then locked away
Yeah, but people keep mentioning x number of characters "at launch", making it sound like they'll wait on releasing character a until character b is also complete, so they can do 4 or however many characters at the launch of the season two product.
but they aren't just adding characters. They're making new modes, adding new mechanics and the old characters need to be rebalanced... they also need prototypes of their new characters to identify any problems they could run into down the road.
Reasoning for this is because they have said they are trying to maintain having different archetypes for almost every character they add.
At season start they also really need to sell to all those players that paid $20 or $40 to convince them to do it again. Little difficult to do that with just TJ combo, no? Everyone with hands on this project seems to be saying how amazing this season is going to be so i am ok with them taking their time.
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IToTheG: @SenseiAsad @Mick_Gordon A soundtrack for #Killerinstinct is something considered but nothing to announce yet or about Mick. He is the best.
http://www.ultra-combo.com/forums/index.php?topic=740.0
Next character reveal is a newcomer. And the shortest character in season 2 is 5"4. Also a balance update!
Next character reveal is a newcomer. And the shortest character in season 2 is 5"4. Also a balance update!
.la1n
Member
Sounds like the next time we see TJ Combo it will be his final design, like it or not. Maya being 6'4" is...interesting. Next character reveal being a newcomer I am okay with, look forward to seeing how he/she turns out. Kim Wu should be of Korean descent, not sure where they even got an idea for doing Korean/Chinese but it really doesn't matter to me as long as she actually looks Asian this time. It was nice of Adam to do a small post like that on the forums since there aren't going to be any streams for a while it seems.
Really sucks not having Mick back for S2.
I'm hoping for a Maya trailer and a possible Cinder reveal. I'll take any news at this point since they didn't really give us much at Evo
We got a lot at Evo though...
http://www.primagames.com/games/killer-instinct/feature/killer-instinct-season-two-outlook
- Revamped Ranking System (similar to StarCraft)
- 8 Characters for Season Two.
- Aerial Combo Breakers
- Aerial Counter Breakers
- Maya
- New Single Player Modes
- Season One Character Adjustments (confirmed for at least Fulgore)
- Revamped UI
Some of it we knew beforehand, but we got complete confirmation on all of this. I think that's a good amount of info to reveal all at once. The only thing missing was seeing Maya in action, but given the development time, it's understandable we didn't get that.
I think it depends on when they launch. If we get an October release date (to avoid the big November rush), then I think it will be on the lighter side. Maybe just three characters. If it's say... December, then we could see 4-5 characters. I'd prefer an earlier release with three characters, but hopefully we'll get a proper date by Gamescom.
They'll sit on a few characters so they can release a season two bundle. This is a new business model and they want people to buy season two for $20 just like they bought season one for $20. It's a much easier sell when you're offering 3-5 characters up front with the promise of 8 total. If they were to say, "Here's Combo, please pay us $20 for 7 more characters that will be coming sometime in the next 6-8 months." it wouldn't sound as enticing.
Some tidbits on that height clue for season two. Here are the heights of every missing character so far (from the previous games):
- Cinder - 6'2"
- Riptor - 7'0"
- Combo - 6'1" (to compare, Thunder was 6'4" in KI1, so I guess Combo is taller now since he's supposed to be as tall as Thunder?)
- Tusk - 6'11"
- Maya - 5'11" in KI2, so she got taller as well.
- Kim Wu - 5'4"
So while a new character could be 5'4" and it's certainly possible Kim Wu's height has changed... if that's meant to be a clue for us, it could be confirmation that Kim Wu is in.
Not sure if I like the fact that the next character is going to be new, but at this point you're running out of classic characters so there's no helping it. With possibly three confirmed female characters for season two (Maya, Aria, and maybe now Kim Wu), I'm kind of hoping this first new character is male.
I know, that did come off sounding ungrateful. I should have specified that we didn't get much new in terms of in game assets and only getting images of Maya and her stage was a bit of a letdown since I was hoping we'd get at least some a trailer or even some gameplay of her.
I'm still hyped for S2 no matter what happens.
If/when = confirmation? I hope so.
GuitarAtomik
Member
I think it's because she wears a Qipao. She's a ridiculous mish mash of Asian stuff though. She's supposed to be Korean, but she wears a qipao (Chinese) and uses nunchuku (Japanese). I think they should make her Korean, but I wouldn't have a problem with them making her half Chinese if for no other reason than to explain the qipao (assuming she still has a variation of it).
Looks like no to both just because of that post by ishmae.
I expected nothing from SDCC. I do expect something from gamescom, though.
.la1n
Member
Stream today at 3:00 CST http://www.twitch.tv/IronGalaxy
Announced as a weekly show so I assume we can expect weekly updates there.
edit: No KI today, they were given permission to stream game play next week. Pack it up folks nothing to see ;P
Announced as a weekly show so I assume we can expect weekly updates there.
edit: No KI today, they were given permission to stream game play next week. Pack it up folks nothing to see ;P
Oh my
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
But will it look sufficiently Korean?
Found this on ultra combo site:
It has the best Orchid so I can't wait to play this and own it forever!
I knew it was coming but I may have to eventually re-buy an Xbox One for Kim-Wu. Still have my PS2 Saturn pad setup for it and bunk Xbox One controller for authentication with my CronusMax.
Incase anyone wonders, the saturn pad with KI is godlike. And I'm a stick player normally.
Incase anyone wonders, the saturn pad with KI is godlike. And I'm a stick player normally.
Troubled Bat
Member
Yessss!! Killer Instinct 2. :3
Cool, still holding out hope that they are making TJ look younger and less zombiefied.
.la1n
Member
Wouldn't bank on it, I think they said the latest build was his final version and as far as I know it was just changes to his stance and height. So basically they fixed the things that were minor gripes while ignoring the majority that saw his face as the primary issue.
StylesClash
Member
So how long has ranked online been fucked? It's frozen at least 5 times so I uninstall and reinstall and it freezes again. I know they said a patch is coming. But how long has it been like this?
Ugh, I don't know what the point of asking for community feedback is when they disregard the largest complaints. Hopefully IG will at least make TJ's classic design look younger.
.la1n
Member
KI MLG Comic Con tournament on now for those interested in checking it out:
http://tv.majorleaguegaming.com/channel/comiccon
http://tv.majorleaguegaming.com/channel/comiccon
GayForMaster
Banned
My gosh man Double Helix ruined Spinal! He can't even shapeshift... I just want to cry right now. I don't even know who to main anymore ;_;
but... spinal is better than he has ever been!
You shut up. Spinal is fantastic.
GayForMaster
Banned
What is wrong with you guys...? What made him completely unique and amazing was his ability to shapeshift and now that's completely gone... like they couldn't even add a backwards srk motion to have shapeshifting finishers...
Ugh I feel like I have buyer's remorse now ever since I bought it for $29.99.
but what does shapeshifting finishers even bring to the game except being a splashy effect?
spinal is so crazy now... so much fun to play and so much fun to watch