Mortal Kombat X

[oneamongthefence]

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Well this is the first game my wife won't let me play in front of the kids. Specifically Kung Laos first fatality.

I can also make a case for Mortal Kombat to go in the combat sports thread. Before Mortal Kombat was known as such it was supposed to be a video game adaption of the movie Bloodsport but they couldn't get Van Damme. So it's based on a movie that had sport in the title ergo put it into the combat sports sub forum.

[bcruise]

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Supposedly the patch nerfs the amount of Koins you gain so some people may want to wait and stockpile some coins. *shrug*

FYI, this was a rumor that is apparently being proven false:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1029169

Cliffs:

People have started investigating these claims by comparing pre and post patch drop rates. Preliminary findings suggest that there is roughly no difference. You don't get the same number of koins for doing a fight the second time, which is where the "drop" was noticed. However, this is true both pre patch and post patch. If we get further confirmation one way or another, OP will be updated again.

[franch1se]

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Really like Kung Jin so far. That divekick into overhead bounce is a real nice opener to some combos.

I was thinking of testing him out soon. Did you play Injustice at all? My main in that game was Green Arrow, if you played Injustice, how similar are they?

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Any of you long time players have any words of wisdom for creating combo strings?

[bcruise]

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Any of you long time players have any words of wisdom for creating combo strings?

I'm no longtime MK player (the last one I really played was UMK3), but I can tell you the best way to figure them out is to go into practice mode and learn which ground combos will juggle your opponent (either high into the air or bouncing off the ground). Once you know those, you can start trying to figure out which other combos will hit the mid air opponent. That's probably not the best way to do the most damage (low-hit, high impact combos are best for that), but they look flashy at least

Just an example I can do a 10 hit off-the-ground combo involving Liu Kang's Windmill Punch as the finisher (think Bicycle Kick with fists) for 17% damage, but I can instead end the combo at 4 hits with a normal uppercut and do 20%.

Of course, doing that stuff in practice and a real match are two very different things, and I've always had trouble with the latter. This game is no different.

[Cyros]

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Anybody looking for tips should head over to the forums at testyourmight.com. There you can find sub-forums for every character where players are discussing combos, and other strategies with characters.

[TracerBullet]

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I used D'Vorah and Kitana to start. I liked D'Vorah, but Kitana might be the one I main with.

Can't wait to get into this more.

[Hooe]

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I'm clearing Story mode before I do anything online.

THE STORY IS SO GOOD. EVERYTHING. OMG. #markingOut

[JazzMan]

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1-0 online. I'm going to retire now, guys.

But seriously, PS4 guys should set up an OS King of the Hill match at some point. Think that'd be a blast.

[bcruise]

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1-0 online. I'm going to retire now, guys.

But seriously, PS4 guys should set up an OS King of the Hill match at some point. Think that'd be a blast.

Yes, and this needs to happen sooner rather than later.

[Cubfan]

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Yes, and this needs to happen sooner rather than later.

Agreed maybe this weekend we can try it out.

[JBH3]

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Holy **** this game is gorgeous. Just picked it up...

Must say, Mileena's looking to be my main again after my first fight with her. Straight ruthless.

Holy **** is "ravenous" mileena variation bad *** or what. The a/b combo attacks can chain with her grapple but I still haven't gotten the button presses down to chain all her grapple hits. Its similar to the Solomon Grundy pain chain but soooo much faster to pull off.

Mileena will be my main for awhile, until Predator drops. Practiced with her a lot.

[JBH3]

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For anyone missing their meter burn moves, the trick is to press the icon button and RT at the same time. This was a learning curve for me since Injustice had a more open window.

[bcruise]

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While we're on the subject of meter burn, what's the point of meter burn throws since they don't actually do any damage? Mixups?

[AUChase]

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Is there a list somewhere of the unlockable characters.

I'm not that familiar with some of the story and I don't even know who some of the roster are without a little google. Grew up on MK 1-3 on the SNES, I need more characters from that time period.