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Earlier this week, Mortal Kombat 1's community was incensed after publisher Warner Bros. Games revealed that it will sell a seasonal Fatality for real-world money. Now, this Fatality is available in the shop with a confirmed price, and players are up in arms once again, with many vowing to boycott the Fatality (and some abandoning the game entirely) because of its cost.

Today, the Halloween Fatality was added to MK1's Premium Shop for the price of 1200 Dragon Krystals (1250 of which can be bought in a bundle for $10)



Players have expressed shock at the Fatality's $10 price tag, especially because it's added on to the game's $70 cost (or $110 for players who bought the premium edition). Many community members are now criticizing the move as an indication that MK1 is shifting toward a freemium model despite not being free.

Mortal Kombat 1 Halloween Fatality Costs $10 and the Community Is Pushing Back - IGN

After days of player complaints, the paid Halloween Fatality is now available in Mortal Kombat 1's Premium Shop with a hefty price of $10, and players are (even more) unhappy.

www.ign.com

 

[64bitmodels]

PAYTALITY.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Bruh what are WB thinking lol

 

[Bojanglez]

I mean it is shitty, but it is optional, so just ignore it. Unless of course you think it is worth it

I'm right in thinking this is effectively cosmetic? You still have to earn the ability to perform a fatality and this is essentially like a glorified emote for when you kill someone right?

 

[Power Pro]

Bruh what are WB thinking lol

 

[TheBomb]

Capitalism

 

[West Texas CEO]

 

[F0rneus]

Game is just a mess in general. It looks gorgeous but the stiff Nrs animations have never felt stiffer, the single player content is very poor with a good story mode that ends up as shit once the main threat is revealed, and the wannabe Invasions mode is a dumb seasonal grind that won't stick for the masses like their previous offerings did.

I mean it pulls lower daily numbers than it's competition's fucking betas on steam lol.

But my bae Mileena has never been that cool or looked better, so that's that. Reptile is dope too.

 

[Sorcerer]

I remember reading somewhere that if you bought all the dlc for the previous Mortal Kombat game it would have cost over $3000. If true then 10 bucks for a fatality is not suprising.
When they do game of the year editions for a game such as Mortal Kombat do you really get $3000 dollars worth of dlc or is something like an all encompassing package with all the content a thing of the past?

 

[systemr123]

Reminds me of that dead animation DLC from that Dead Space clone I already forgot the name of. Publishers gone full retard with these MTX. You should never go full retard.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

It's Warner Bros.

What did you expect from those vultures?

 

[RayHell]

The real problem is the people who pay for it.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The real problem is the people who pay for it.

And those are the Youtubers, to have views... They are the first to buy this garbage.

 

[Sub_Level]

Im a mortal kombat fan since MKII and even I did not buy MK1. Watched the story mode on youtube.

 

[Madflavor]

Been a MK fan for most of my life, but the series got really stupid. It feels like it's lost it's grit, which I know seems like a weird complaint because it's still as violent as ever, but there was a particular darky, gritty, evil aesthetic and atmosphere these games used to have that seem lost now. I watched the story of MK1 on Youtube, and so much of it was focused on Sindel's relationship with her daughters, and there was so much touchy feely bullshit.

I thought with MK1 they would go back to basics since it's supposed to wipe the slate clean with a new timeline, but they went right into multiverses again and it was more convoluted than ever.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

PAYTALITY.

No shit.

 

[Arsic]

I mean it is shitty, but it is optional, so just ignore it. Unless of course you think it is worth it

I'm right in thinking this is effectively cosmetic? You still have to earn the ability to perform a fatality and this is essentially like a glorified emote for when you kill someone right?

This isn’t a cosmetic IMO and will set a bad precedent for future dlc and sequels. Let’s lock all the cool fatalities behind pay walls. Oh they keep asking for babyalities and friendshipalities? Great $20 a pop.

Skins aren’t part of core gameplay— when the screen says finish him that’s your chance to do an input in game to see a result. That’s gameplay they are locking behind pay walls.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again but MK1 & Lords of the Fallen are my biggest stinkers of the year and most regrettable purchases.

 

[JohnnyPhats]

 

[Unknown Soldier]

That wasn't even really creative, brutal, gory, or clever. Okay, the doorbell dingdong was kinda funny. The rest of it was below average for a modern MK Fatality.

 

[kunonabi]

This is right up there with the awful Texas Chainsaw Massacre DLC.

 

[yansolo]

Been a MK fan for most of my life, but the series got really stupid. It feels like it's lost it's grit, which I know seems like a weird complaint because it's still as violent as ever, but there was a particular darky, gritty, evil aesthetic and atmosphere these games used to have that seem lost now. I watched the story of MK1 on Youtube, and so much of it was focused on Sindel's relationship with her daughters, and there was so much touchy feely bullshit.

I thought with MK1 they would go back to basics since it's supposed to wipe the slate clean with a new timeline, but they went right into multiverses again and it was more convoluted than ever.

you said it perfectly mate, i was also hoping they'd go back to a darker style like MK2/3 was back in the day, but instead we keep getting more goofy marvel movie style crap. Microtransactions and cash shops have also killed all the secrets and mystery the games used to have.

 

[Varteras]

PAYTALITY.

 

[ReBurn]

People will buy it

 

[Hot5pur]

The people who are pushing back on this are not the target customers lol
But I support shaming these companies, it just wrecks their reputation long term and they deserve it.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

players are up in arms once again, with many vowing to boycott the Fatality

What? Boycott a video game cosmetic item?

This is one of those "how did we get here" moments. I don't know how many people in here routinely buy skins and cosmetics but it still seems totally insane to me.

"We're boycotting your 8 second animation because $10 is too much! Make it $6 and we'll buy it without complaint. Who's with me?! Yeah!!"

 

[Kaleinc]

Players have expressed shock at the Fatality's $10 price tag

and bought it anyway

 

[Fake]

Enjoy MK fans.

 

[Sleepwalker]

1 dollar is the max this stuff should cost if they are charging. Realistically it should be a free event.

 

[Nydius]

Shit like this makes me glad my interest in fighting games peaked in the late 90s and early 2000s.

I bought SF6, first fighting game I've bought in literal generations, and was immediately turned off by the online store, especially when they had that TMNT crossover where skins were like $15 and someone had tallied all the content to cost over $100. I had considered MK1 but I remember people complaining about the aggressive store in MK11 and that killed my interest.

I suppose I've reached an old-man-shakes-fist-at-cloud point where if I really feel like playing a fighting game, I'll just boot up an old fighter from the 90s or 2000s.

 

[dreamcastluvr]

Wake me up when they bring back sexy skins. I'll gladly pay big bucks for those.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Charge those fcking skin lovers 20 dollars for criticizing your monetization policy.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I was about to buy the game because Motaro comes out, but I saw that he is only an assistant... I was disappointed. I would only buy him if he is a playable character.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Wake me up when they bring back sexy skins. I'll gladly pay big bucks for those.

Why pay when you can mod for free?

 

[Northeastmonk]

That’s a pretty big asking price. For the price you paid for the game, that stuff should be free. The bigger this franchise gets, the scummier they become. It’s one giant paywall.

 

[diffusionx]

The real problem is the people who pay for it.

nope, the blame falls on the dev that does this.

 

[Ozzie666]

PAYTALITY.

This has to be the post of 2023.
Perfection.

They obviously went to the school of Tecmo and Dead or Alive for microtransaction techniques.

 

[64bitmodels]

nope, the blame falls on the dev that does this.

People are buying it though. People have made countless videos explaining how terrible microtransactions are and how the fuel the worst practices in the gaming industry, they still make insane amounts of money. The blame is on the people at this point.

 

[havoc00]

Everything surrounding this game seems shitty tbh, just seems like a non needed game and a step down from the last

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Thank fuck I cancelled my order.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Wake me up when they bring back sexy skins. I'll gladly pay big bucks for those.

Wokeness has put an end to that. Only Japanese games have sexy women now.

 

[kunonabi]

Everything surrounding this game seems shitty tbh, just seems like a non needed game and a step down from the last

The core fighting is great but it's obvious the game was rushed out way too early and the monetization isn't helping matters.

 

[MasterDerico]

Sf6 with that stupid "turtles costume".
Mk1 with that stupid "Halloween fatality".

Its the same shit on every game, not exclusive to mk/wb.
All wrong, all bs.

I like both games and i just ignore! Do the same, don't buy those stupid overpriced dlc.

Overreacting will NOT change the mind of those companies. People pay, so they will continue doing that...

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Complete edition + Trainee to unlock everything for free is the only way I play these games

 

[willothedog]

nope, the blame falls on the dev that does this.

Is it the devs fault or a mandate from Warner their parent company who is also the publisher, do Netherrelam want this?

 

[Kings Field]

NRS peaked with mk9/X when it comes to recent installments.

 

[Frwrd]

MORTAL TRANSAKTIONS

 

[nkarafo]

The tone of this game is weird. It's like a children's game with gore.

 

[supernova8]

More like GET OUTTA HERE

 

[Fabieter]

We have skins in games like leagud of legends coasting 30 bucks that's half of a fullprice game for a skin. Don't get me started on the market system of valve games which can be have skins sold in the hundreds. I absolutely despite mtx but gamers have such a weird way of selective shitstorming games.

 

[Big Baller]

This game will be forgotten by next year when T8 drops.