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[infinityBCRT]

"I love this game to death, but the online is ass. Is anyone having any problems with the Live version?"

People are having problems with both versions. The netcode is terrible on both platforms (when PSN is actually up).

On my 360 in my room using wireless g, there was enough lag that blocking becomes worthless because of it. On my 360 in my family room wired directly to my router, its perfectly fine against my other friends who are playing the game. And this was in KOTH mode.

 

[Teknopathetic]

To settle the stick/pad debate because it's been done a million times before:

You can be good on stick or pad, especially in MK. However, sticks do have the advantage of being easier on your hands, simply because stick motions use a combination of several muscles and parts in the body, compared to only using your thumb on a pad. Likewise, having the buttons spread out can make button combinations easier.



"On my 360 in my room using wireless g, there was enough lag that blocking becomes worthless because of it. On my 360 in my family room wired directly to my router, its perfectly fine against my other friends who are playing the game. And this was in KOTH mode."

It's funny, I've not actually had problems blocking online. Everything feels underwater and shitty, though. Also, combo timing goes a bit out the window. It's just a bad experience.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

I love this game to death, but the online is ass. Is anyone having any problems with the Live version?

I concur. I love everything about the game, but holy fuck does the netcode make the game unplayable online.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

I concur. I love everything about the game, but holy fuck does the netcode make the game unplayable online.

wasn't much better on ps3.... well, when psn was working a few days ago lolol

 

[Data West]

online is teh suck anyhow.

nothing like going to a friends house and playing mk with a bunch of people. test your luck was practically made for that reason.

 

[alstein]

I must be the only one having a decent experience (sometimes)

I just don't think the netcode is THAT bad- though it does stand improvement.

This isn't KOF12 or SC4.

Hopefully NRS fixes it, it's the biggest flaw in the game right now.

 

[Lost Fragment]

The whole online pass thing makes the shit netcode twice as bad. At least maybe that will inspire them more to fix it.

 

[Dacvak]

Can you unlock klassic scorp/sub/reptile without having those preorder codes?

Also, how do you unlock stage fatalities? (And where can I get a list of which stages have fatalities?)

 

[Data West]

I find it odd the lack of a single player skirmish mode on here.

There's no way to just do a regular match against the computer where you can pick the characters and stage. You have to do Ladder every time.

 

[Sblargh]

http://gametipcenter.com/mortal-kombat-2011-version-stage-fatalities-list-for-ps3

For all your stage fatalities needs.

 

[Pengew]

I wish there were a way to export some of this art. I really want that scorpion reveal render as my desktop background.

I know, I have been trying to get artwork for this game but not having much luck. Something I don't understand was why they didn't use this artwork for the character select portraits. I hate the stiff 3d model character portraits they used.

 

[malfcn]

Playing against Kabal in lag is horrible. He spins you before you see anything coming.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Is there a GAF lobby still up? (360)

 

[Mr. Enigma]

I was mega hyped for this game. It's taken me 72 hours to break the denial, but I'm there now: the online component on this game is absolutely terrible. What a bummer.

 

[njean777]

Does anybody else hate the tag battles in the story mode? I dont mind the story it is MK but these tag battles are complete bull. Especially when I play with a character I just dont like. I had a heck of a time with Kitana and Stryker. I wish they would have given you a partner or ended the battle when you KO'ed one of them.

 

[malfcn]

Effing stupid online. Fix the online, and the game will be awesome. Can't get GOTY in the current state.

 

[Glass Joe]

Does anybody else hate the tag battles in the story mode? I dont mind the story it is MK but these tag battles are complete bull. Especially when I play with a character I just dont like. I had a heck of a time with Kitana and Stryker. I wish they would have given you a partner or ended the battle when you KO'ed one of them.

The 1 vs 2 tag battles are an homage to the endurance matches of the first Mortal Kombats. And far less brutal difficulty-wise, I might add. If you lose, spend the matches (or ladder) to learn your fighter better.

 

[RedAssedApe]

Whoever decided that the krypt was a good idea in its current state should die a horrible death. Ridiculously tedious. What a waste of time...

 

[Glass Joe]

Whoever decided that the krypt was a good idea in its current state should die a horrible death. Ridiculously tedious. What a waste of time...

Agree 100%. I wanted my koins to go to exclusive videos and historical content. Instead it's just unlocking stuff that you can accomplish in other modes, plus art from the current game. With the new MK being all about fan service, I'm amazed they didn't focus on the series' rich history at all. Sort of a fail, especially when you consider how awesome Deadly Alliance's krypt was.

 

[thunker 9000]

Fuck the screamers in th krypt.

I just saw one and I pooped.

 

[ThatCrazyGuy]

Yea, Krypt is kinda wack. Should have had more fan service stuff.

I want more DLC costumes though. I want MK2 Lao, now!

 

[Xevren]

I wish they added some silly stuff just for fun in the krypt. Maybe Scorpion is a better cook this time around!

 

[QisTopTier]

http://youtu.be/OhiSWqbSbEo
http://youtu.be/j6QcHEE8qXs

Nothing super crazy or what ever, but I'm enjoying the game

 

[Xevren]

http://youtu.be/OhiSWqbSbEo
http://youtu.be/j6QcHEE8qXs

Nothing super crazy or what ever, but I'm enjoying the game

If you want even more damage for that first bnb, do a back+bp,fp xx force slam instead of fp,fp. It's pretty silly how much more damage it adds.

Edit, thought I saw a different chain, should be about the same. Does look sweet though.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Get away from my character, Q!

 

[QisTopTier]

Get away from my character, Q!

LOL you wouldn't happen to also be interested in kabal as well would you? xD

 

[Teknopathetic]

"LOL you wouldn't happen to also be interested in kabal as well would you? xD"

Nah, Kabal is all yours. You just keep your mitts off Ermac and Shang Tsung.

 

[QisTopTier]

Nah, Kabal is all yours. You just keep your mitts off Ermac and Shang Tsung.

NEVER!!

Also is it just me or does Sonya seem a bit .... godlike in this game >.>

 

[Khezu]

The infinites from the demo and pre patch or something new?

The only other infinite I know of is the quan chi one discovered by brady, I supposed it would be an easy fix, but better to be safe then sorry and just completely nerf him into uselessness so no one will ever use him ever again and I won't have to see his ugly bald face anymore.

 

[Railer]

Finished the story mode last night and i really enjoyed it. Some fights were a tad annoying, but managed to get through most of them after a few tries.

So i got a question about babalities. Is there a special circumstance where i can use them, or do you just use them when they say "finish him" ? I tried doing Nightwolf's babality in the fatality trainer, but i just didn't seem to make it work.

 

[Diablohead]

http://youtu.be/OhiSWqbSbEo
http://youtu.be/j6QcHEE8qXs

Nothing super crazy or what ever, but I'm enjoying the game

That first combo is a good one, I use it online fairly often. I always try to start the combo with an easy move since it makes it easier to start in a match, if I whiff a light jab then I can at least block or move back to avoid being punished easy.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

I find it odd the lack of a single player skirmish mode on here.

There's no way to just do a regular match against the computer where you can pick the characters and stage. You have to do Ladder every time.

Like I've been telling others who have noticed this, bug Boon/NRS on Twitter about it. This is something that shouldn't be missing from fighters in 2011 (I'm looking at you too, MvC3).

 

[DRE Fei]

This game is awesome in many ways, but horrible online. I tried to join so many rooms today only to be disconnected or have the game freeze. When I do finally play a match it's laggy as hell. So much potential down the drain.

 

[Data West]

Kang's X-Ray kind of sucks.

It's easy to block, and it seems to do piddly damage compared to others. I'd rather just save it for enhanced bicycle kicks

 

[DryEyeRelief]

Like I've been telling others who have noticed this, bug Boon/NRS on Twitter about it. This is something that shouldn't be missing from fighters in 2011 (I'm looking at you too, MvC3).

It's in MvC3. It's just done in a weird way. You have go to training and set a timer. This is why the game asks for AI settings before you even get to the stage.


It's not in MK at all though.

 

[scoot3r]

Smoke's my dude. i used him in the tournament monday night at gamestop and made it to the finals. Havent quit using him yet!

 

[Teknopathetic]

"It's easy to block, and it seems to do piddly damage compared to others. I'd rather just save it for enhanced bicycle kicks"


The idea is to use it in combos, not to just use it thinking it's a get out of jail free card. Most X-rays are "easy to block." You can also continue comboing after it, which is why it does less damage than most.

 

[QisTopTier]

If you want even more damage for that first bnb, do a back+bp,fp xx force slam instead of fp,fp. It's pretty silly how much more damage it adds.

Edit, thought I saw a different chain, should be about the same. Does look sweet though.

http://youtu.be/_vdBeZkgjTA

You mean like that?

 

[Diablohead]

Lovely ermac damage but damn if I could do that online lol. I've been working on some more simple combos to use online so I'm only doing 22 to 38 percents, i love ermacs moveset in this game.

*edit* fucking ipod touch auto correct lol

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

Shao Kahn in story mode is freaking broken to shit doesnt help you have to use Raiden

 

[Diablohead]

It's probably been mentioned already but if not. NRS has been doing stealth updates to the game, fixing infinite combo's and other glitches. No patches needed. All you need to do is log online.

I noticed this last night, some of ermacs combos I was using were dropped about 8% in damage, he had a straight forward 40%+ but now it comes out at around 32%, for the better really.

 

[Kweh]

Shao Kahn in story mode is freaking broken to shit doesnt help you have to use Raiden

All you have to do is Teleport whenever he swings at you and just sweep or uppercut him. Rinse and repeat.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

All you have to do is Teleport whenever he swings at you and just sweep or uppercut him. Rinse and repeat.

Every time I teleport in he dose that overhead smash with his hammer the one where he's also immune to knock down then fucks my shit up with a double shoulder charge

 

[ptown]

Also is it just me or does Sonya seem a bit .... godlike in this game >.>

Been messing with Sonya a lot in training mode.

Specials wise, Sonya's military stance and dive kick seem pretty interesting to say the least.

Shao Kahn in story mode is freaking broken to shit doesnt help you have to use Raiden

1) Do a combo or knock him down somehow.
2) Wait for his wake up move.
3) Block it or just step out of its range before.
4) Punish with combo.
5) Repeat from #2.

Worked really well for me.

He doesn't seem to block after a lot of his moves.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

almost every move he dose he goes immune to knock down pretty BS

 

[Diablohead]

I hope we get some alts for the characters shown in the ladder endings, like cages new setup, liu kangs and Raiden's black armour from the intro of story mode and so on, would be cool as a dlc pack.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Every time I teleport in he dose that overhead smash with his hammer the one where he's also immune to knock down then fucks my shit up with a double shoulder charge

Immune to moves but not immune to uppercuts. Uppercut your way to victory. He's also immune when he throws a weapon like a spear or a weapon so teleport when he does and uppercut his ass.

 

[Atruvius]

I have noticed that when you lose three times to Shao Khan in the ladder mode, he becomes much easier to defeat. He starts doing taunts over and over and doesn't do any 3 hit combos. I guess that happens with every opponent too.

This game has become a bit frustrating. I pick characters who I think I'll stick with. I go training to learn his moves. After I think I have learned the characters moves I go to ladder mode and I get my ass kicked. I guess Scorpion is the one for me. :/

 

[Master Thespian]

Fuck the screamers in th krypt.

Does this happen more than once?! I turn the volume down when I go to the Krypt and was lucky to have been looking off to the side and saw one flash out of the corner of my eye. I thought I was spared...

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

It's when he flashes he's immune to any kind of knock back upper cuts and sweep kicks do nothing I'm still tryn on him I can beat him just not twice in a row