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[Arde5643]

I think people saying the netcode is really bad are kind of blowing it out of proportion. It's not the best but totally playable. I feel its just as good if not better than mvc3s, even tho thats not saying much..

trying to find a match on the other hand is a pain in the ass.

I think private/player matches have some lag but still playable in average while KOTH range from totally unplayable to at best laggy enough to ruin even simple combos.

 

[The Antitype]

Playing with a Mad Catz Fightpad makes the game about 100,000 times better. Holy shit.

 

[Khezu]

I think people saying the netcode is really bad are kind of blowing it out of proportion. It's not the best but totally playable. I feel its just as good if not better than mvc3s, even tho thats not saying much..

trying to find a match on the other hand is a pain in the ass.

I haven't bothered to use my own code yet, but I have played it at my two friends houses, they have the same internet provider, at ones house its totally playable, only a little of input lag and no random disconnects, but at the other guys house, its almost unplayable, constant dropping and terrible delay, like fighting underwater.

Something is up with there netcode.
On the positive, just the fact its playable at my friends gives me a bit of hope they patch it to a working state for everyone.

BTW, this is all 1v1 ranked, or private matches, KoTH is bad for both.

 

[haunts]

ah yeah Ive only played 1v1 ranked, im sure koth is a blow up

 

[Arde5643]

Playing with a Mad Catz Fightpad makes the game about 100,000 times better. Holy shit.

I'm pissed that MadCatz fightpad is so hard to find nowadays while you can find TE stick fucking anywhere.

Why can't they build top of the line gamepads for fighting games?

 

[sleepykyo]

I think people saying the netcode is really bad are kind of blowing it out of proportion. It's not the best but totally playable. I feel its just as good if not better than mvc3s, even tho thats not saying much..

trying to find a match on the other hand is a pain in the ass.

Have you tried to punish or react to anything (throw breaking, ducking under projectiles) though? Your daily blow-up matches had a lot of dropped combos and punishes on both sides.
It was considerably different from the Starbase material.

 

[SentientStone]

I'm pissed that MadCatz fightpad is so hard to find nowadays while you can find TE stick fucking anywhere.

Why can't they build top of the line gamepads for fighting games?

I was just searching for them on eBay last night and there are a whole bunch of them listed for around $30 (brand new I think).

 

[malfcn]

Too be fair, not all disconnects could be the users. I have had people rage quit on me, and I get the loss *and* disconnect.

 

[Rattles]

MK9 sold 900,000 kopies. Well done NetherRealm Noobde: That don't include special editions, its actually over a million!

Boons twitter

 

[bathala]

MK movie must be green lighted NOW

 

[SolidSnakex]

Boons twitter

Not surprised at all. I remember in the Gamestop pre-order thread there was a big argument over MK's selling power with many thinking that it would come in rather low (compared to other expectations).

 

[DryEyeRelief]

MK movie must be green lighted NOW

I rather get a sequel to this game.

 

[Diablohead]

Playing with a Mad Catz Fightpad makes the game about 100,000 times better. Holy shit.

Welcome to the party pal!

 

[bathala]

I rather get a sequel to this game.

After that NPD number i think that's a no brainer

 

[Diablohead]

Super

Spoiler

Ultimate

Mortal Kombat

 

[Fox Mulder]

great job with MK.

now put the klassic kostumes in that klassic kollection and take more of my money.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

MK movie must be green lighted NOW

Wasn't there info that WB can't do a MK movie because Treshhold have the rights? WB could only do that web shit. Let's face it, it's shit.

 

[ezekial45]

MK movie must be green lighted NOW

Given the success of this and the legacy series, i'd say it's a done deal.

I'm just happy to see MK back.

 

[Rattles]

Wasn't there info that WB can't do a MK movie because Treshhold have the rights? WB could only do that web shit. Let's face it, it's shit.

The web series is shit but there is nothing wrong with the first movie.

 

[fernoca]

Wasn't there info that WB can't do a MK movie because Treshhold have the rights? WB could only do that web shit. Let's face it, it's shit.

Well, the series has been doing quite well apparently.

And apparently the WB/Threshold thing was solved...let's see if I can dig up some links.


EDIT:
Darn, can't find the link(s). I even remember a relatively recent interview that apparently Kasanoff said he is making the movie, with WB..or some bullshit like that.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Wasn't there info that WB can't do a MK movie because Treshhold have the rights? WB could only do that web shit. Let's face it, it's shit.

That was the rumor but the Threshold lawsuit is over now (they lost). So they can definitely greenlight a movie now. It makes a lot of sense when you consider the success of the game and the web series.

I wouldn't expect a new MK fighter for a couple of years though. It sees like they plan on building a lot of DLC for this game while working on something else (Shaolin Monks sequel?).

 

[GrayFoxPL]

That was the rumor but the Threshold lawsuit is over now (they lost). So they can definitely greenlight a movie now. It makes a lot of sense when you consider the success of the game and the web series.

I wouldn't expect a new MK fighter for a couple of years though. It sees like they plan on building a lot of DLC for this game while working on something else (Shaolin Monks sequel?).

Oh shit. I would shit bricks if both companies would decide to make their own MK movie.

True popcorngif. stuff.

 

[fernoca]

Outcome of the original lawsuit:

Warner Bros. has emerged victorious in a fight to the death over profits from the hit 1995 film Mortal Kombat. A Los Angeles judge has sided with the studio in its long-running battle with Lawrence Kasanoff, producer of the film based on the video game franchise.

Kasanoff, a co-founder and former executive at Lightstorm Entertainment, and his Threshold Entertainment sued Warners in 2008 claiming he was owed as much as $9.3 million in unpaid profit participations on the film, which grossed about $122 million at the worldwide boxoffice. But a December bench trial in front of Judge Ronald M. Sohigian resulted in an award to Kasanoff of only around $14,000 and a finding that Warners was the "prevailing party" and thus could be entitled to recover its costs associated with the case.

At a hearing earlier this week, the court found that the December ruling on the accounting issue rendered the rest of the case moot, so it was thrown out.
“We are very pleased that the court dismissed Threshold’s multi-million dollar claims," Warner Bros. tells THR in a statement. "This victory fully vindicates Warner’s position that it accounted to Threshold fairly, appropriately and according to the parties’ contract."
"Threshold will be appealing the ruling and the denial of a jury trial," says Kasanoff attorney Howard Miller of Girardi and Keese.

This week's ruling only covers an audit period of 2000-2004. Kasanoff filed a separate lawsuit over Kombat for the 2004-2008 period. That case is still pending but the first three years of the period were thrown out based on the statute of limitations. A third case filed by Kasanoff in bankruptcy court in 2009 targeted the sale of Midway Games to Warner Bros and its impact on his intellectual property rights in certain characters associated with the Kombat franchise. That case is still pending.

Still looking for the quote of Kasanoff saying (after that) he was working with WB now; probably some rumor someone posted which is why I can't find it anywhere.

 

[sleepykyo]

Oh shit. I would shit bricks if both companies would decide to make their own MK movie.

True popcorngif. stuff.

Dear god no. Horrible flashbacks of the Tekken movie so bad, that even Namco wouldn't give Andy Lau the rights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBrG534yKl4

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Outcome of the original lawsuit:


Still looking for the quote of Kasanoff saying he was working with WB now; probably some rumor someone posted which is why I can't find it anywhere.

Call be dumb like Baraka but I didn't get it. Does it say who has the rights to make next movies?

 

[fernoca]

Call be dumb like Baraka but I didn't get it. Does it say who has the rights to make next movies?

Well, Baraka...
Nah, don't know.

I still looking for it, because I assumed things were solved after that Kasanoff-quote of him saying that he was making the movie with WB. But as I can't find it, that aside I haven't seen any other report about the fate of the MK movies.

Though, they managed to get the original movies out in Bluray in the US, so things are probably better.


EDIT:
Yep, no luck. Probably some BS rumor a few posted as truth.

 

[Teknoman]

Whenever PSN goes back up, we should have a big King of the Hill GAF series. Also invite me to the Kombat chatroom

 

[fernoca]

Whenever PSN goes back up, we should have a big King of the Hill GAF series. Also invite me to the Kombat chatroom

Yeah. I had a few pending invitations and even sent a few ones..but after that, no PSN, so don't remember who got what...aside the ones I said in the thread.

 

[sixteen-bit]

what are some of your non-fatality moves to use after "Finish Him/Her"?
Stryker gat or kano choke are always funny for me.

 

[impirius]

what are some of your non-fatality moves to use after "Finish Him/Her"?
Stryker gat or kano choke are always funny for me.

Raiden's forward punch. Always. Nyeh!

 

[Diablohead]

Whenever PSN goes back up, we should have a big King of the Hill GAF series. Also invite me to the Kombat chatroom

THE LAAAAAAAAAG THE LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG

 

[simtmb]

Is the netcode really that bad?

What about a small lobby or even 1v1 with people from the same city and decent ADSL2+ connections?

 

[fernoca]

Is the netcode really that bad?

What about a small lobby or even 1v1 with people from the same city and decent ADSL2+ connections?

It varies.
Is not perfect, but seems to depend on multiple factors. I've had no "unplayable matches", did had 2-3 really laggy matches that got better with time and 2-3 more with some kind of lag but still playable... out of the 60+ I played before PSN went down.

But others had too many problems across both platforms. So if you're able to (well, on Xbox Live at least) try a few matches, modes and see for yourself. If anything, it will be as good or as bad as other 3D fighters you might've tried. And if it's really bad, the team's working on improvements so keep an eye out for updates.


By the way, Gamestop is selling the Kollector's Edition for $79.99 till May 17.

 

[Mr. E. Yis]

Is there anywhere (non-Ebay) to get a PS3 PDP Tournament stick anywhere new for under $130? It sucks that only the Xbox 360 is being sold anywhere. The MK1 stick that comes out in the summer I guess is ok, but I don't want to wait, and these original ones look much better.

 

[TrAcEr_x90]

I'm pissed that MadCatz fightpad is so hard to find nowadays while you can find TE stick fucking anywhere.

Why can't they build top of the line gamepads for fighting games?

i still have a street fighter one? hardly ever used it? you guys are saying i should bust it out for mortal kombat?

 

[fernoca]

Is there anywhere (non-Ebay) to get a PS3 PDP Tournament stick anywhere new for under $130? It sucks that only the Xbox 360 is being sold anywhere. The MK1 stick that comes out in the summer I guess is ok, but I don't want to wait, and these original ones look much better.

Well, you could always just get the one that includes the game for $150 and sell the game (Gamestop's giving like $25 for it).

 

[Throavium]

Boons twitter

Haha, "kopies".

 

[R2D4]

i still have a street fighter one? hardly ever used it? you guys are saying i should bust it out for mortal kombat?

I'm using my Marvel vs Capcom 2 TE stick. It's awesome. Fuck the D-pad. I have the PDP MK stick and can't use it. The buttons are too far apart. I don't know how it's even usable. I never played MK in the arcades.

 

[HeresSomeWeapons]

I rather get a sequel to this game.

I'd rather just have this game supported for a good long time.

 

[Nome]

Playing with a Mad Catz Fightpad makes the game about 100,000 times better. Holy shit.

Curious, are you playing on a 360 or PS3?

 

[Struct09]

I'd rather just have this game supported for a good long time.

Same here. I'm hoping a Shaolin Monks sequel is next.

 

[GhostRidah]

Next game title is Mortal Kombat Resurrection, mark my words!

 

[Khezu]

Yay, it looks like there not removing cyrax's bomb trap afterall, just making it easier to tech the command grab, those resets are probably going though, that's understandable.

I really do hope they try and buff sheeva and baraka, even just a little bit.

 

[notworksafe]

Next game title is Mortal Kombat Resurrection, mark my words!

I don't think that Boon can pass up the awesome title that is Mortal Kombat X.

 

[DryEyeRelief]

Yay, it looks like there not removing cyrax's bomb trap afterall, just making it easier to tech the command grab, those resets are probably going though, that's understandable.

I really do hope they try and buff sheeva and baraka, even just a little bit.

you have information about changes?

 

[The Lamonster]

Yay, it looks like there not removing cyrax's bomb trap afterall, just making it easier to tech the command grab, those resets are probably going though, that's understandable.

I really do hope they try and buff sheeva and baraka, even just a little bit.

Where are you getting this?

 

[Khezu]

you have information about changes?

I just read it on TYM, brady posted in the thread about cyraxs trap.

ok so from what im hearing the bomb trap being basically free is a bug. you are supposed to have 10 frames to break is b1 throw but right now you only have 3 maybe 2 frames. its going to get fixed so now when a random net hits you will be able to break the throw 100% of the time.

however, breaking a naked b1 will be near impossible on reaction but you can basically mash d1s and beat everything cyrax has while still breaking b1 command throw. cyrax would have to jump over or 33 in close to stop d1 shit and then you can aa him or cross up his 33 etc.. so it becomes a mind game with strategy.

 

[fernoca]

Well, success! XD

Came in around $30 after trading the (same) game and some other misc. things/credit I had. Bought the original game with Gamestop credit and a coupon, so ended paying for both around $40 in "real money".

The artbook's way better than I thought..longer and fatter...ehr..yeah, really cool!

 

[Struct09]

I must learn this dragon language that Tom Brady is speaking

 

[Unicorn]

I must learn this dragon language that Tom Brady is speaking

This. completely lost at what "d1s" is.