Mortal Kombat 11

[Sithborg]

The thing is, it isn't microtransactions necessarily. There are some insane grinding requirements for stuff.

 

[HBarnill]

I know there’s been kinda a controversy over Jax’s ending and I just wanted to give my own thoughts on that...

Spoiler

At the risk of sounding pro-slavery, I’m not a fan of it. I don’t mind politics in video games, even in a campy series such as this, given its history of many falsely accusing it of being racist. My problem is how it simplifies a very complex topic. Obviously, ending slavery would help progress black people in America and Africa but to claim that it made the world a better place for everyone is very disingenuous. Even without slavery, there’s still gonna be plenty of racism against black people. We never enslaved Asians and look how we’re treating them. As far as I’m concerned, prejudice is ingrained into those who are privileged to be what society considers “default”. Though, to it’s credit, they didn’t necessarily say this would end racism itself.

And I know I’m nitpicking right now but he literally said what he did made “the world” a better place “for everyone”. If we’re talking strictly about America, then what about the colonization in Latin American countries that led to their current state? What about Native Americans? Nightwolf’s still getting a raw deal. I get it’s meant to be wish fulfillment and anyone sane would love to see a world without prejudice. I just think this was clumsily handled. Sorry for the what-about-isms.

 

[Teelie]

The thing is, it isn't microtransactions necessarily. There are some insane grinding requirements for stuff.

It's microtransactions under another guise. You can technically grind out all the Krypt stuff (as well as technically get Frost for free if Chapter 4 of story mode works for you*) or you can bypass all that and just buy the character, buy the koins, hearts and souls to skip having to grind anything. It's mobile game free-to-pay mechanics.

* I have done chapter 4 twice, with both Scorpion and Subzero and she still won't unlock but they keep dangling just a few dollars more to buy her outright.

 

[Teelie]

They released patch 1.03 for the PS4 (XBox, Switch and PC coming soon) which addresses some of those issues but Frost still is locked up for me.

 

[Zorro]

I got frost as soon as the chapter ended during a cut scene. Don't know why yours got locked up

 

[Teelie]

I Googled it and a lot of people have had this problem. A few people reported doing it as much as 4 times each with Sub-zero and Scorpion.

 

[X Knight]

so is there no way to unlock Shao Kahn other than the preorder bonus ( which I missed )?

I saw that the game was already $10 off, so I bit the bullet and ordered it (for Xbox). should get it tomorrow.

 

[Nathan]

I'm pretty sure Shao Kahn will eventually be added as DLC. You might just have to wait a few months. I think they did the same with Goro.

 

[Teelie]

so is there no way to unlock Shao Kahn other than the preorder bonus ( which I missed )?

I saw that the game was already $10 off, so I bit the bullet and ordered it (for Xbox). should get it tomorrow.

Shao Kahn might get the DLC treatment. It's hard to say. They never released the alternate Scorpion skin in MK10 though.

I got a $10 refund the other day, didn't realize the game was already discounted.

And I re-ran Chapter 4 today and Frost unlocked. I don't know if it was because of the patch or I had to run through every single fight with Sub-Zero in one go instead of any alternating with Scorpion, despite having previously completed it with both of them.

 

[X Knight]

yeah, I'm sure they'll add Shao Kahn as DLC in a few months then. he's not a character I'm that interested in, so I can wait.

speaking of unlocks, does each character start with one fatality and then you have to unlock the 2nd fatality?

what about brutalities? do you have to unlock each one of those? how many of those does each character have?

 

[Teelie]

Everyone has a single fatality unlocked. I think you have to unlock the rest of them and brutalities, at least some of which are in the Krypt. Not sure how many each has though.

 

[X Knight]

Everyone has a single fatality unlocked. I think you have to unlock the rest of them and brutalities, at least some of which are in the Krypt. Not sure how many each has though.

thanks.

 

[CB Fan]

so is there no way to unlock Shao Kahn other than the preorder bonus ( which I missed )?

I saw that the game was already $10 off, so I bit the bullet and ordered it (for Xbox). should get it tomorrow.

On switch he’s available in the store for 4.99

 

[X Knight]

On switch he’s available in the store for 4.99

oh, thanks.

edit: Just checked. And Shao Kahn is available in both the Xbox and PS store for $5.99.

 

[Zorro]

I like the krypt's areas/environments , random explorer stranger character and some voice guidence by Shang Tsung but I really don't like having to do stuff in other modes to get keys and other items to unlock certain areas!

 

[X Knight]

can you spend the in-game currency to buy something ( outfit, gear, move, etc. ) outright or is it all done buy random loot box?

 

[The Infernal]

I like the krypt's areas/environments , random explorer stranger character and some voice guidence by Shang Tsung but I really don't like having to do stuff in other modes to get keys and other items to unlock certain areas!

Like having to perform a fatality in Cetreon 50 times in a match to get an amulet. I'm a bit more forgiving on 10 mercy or 10 fatalities as they're things you're going to doanyway, but trying to line up a specific character to fight and kill 50 times is tedious and awkward.

The Krypt is fun though, but I do wish it played more like Deception's Konquest mode where it was an rpg adventure with npc's and side quests.

 

[The Infernal]

can you spend the in-game currency to buy something ( outfit, gear, move, etc. ) outright or is it all done buy random loot box?

Outside of the premium store, which is five or six items periodically swapped out, it is just random unlocks from the Krypt and Towers of Time for the most part. You'll receive none from Klassic TowersTowers, just character endings. Tutorials though will give you a skin per character.

 

[Zorro]

Konquest mode was underrated. It was like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic but in the MK universe before the original game. It's been a long time since Deception and so there's so much potential to use that as a template and improve upon.


Instead of an earth realm character like Shujinko as the only option though, imagine there being classes/styles to choose from like Lin Kuei, Shirai Ryu, Tarkatan etc. It could be it's own timeline or just be set during Konquest's story but at other places while Shujinko is doing his thing.

Ed Boon has said in different interviews recently that he would love to expand into different genres to show that he and his teams aren't just about fighting games or even that MK can just be a fighting franchise. So I hope he remembers Konquest or Shaolin Monks and have ideas of potential new game directions.

 

[X Knight]

Outside of the premium store, which is five or six items periodically swapped out, it is just random unlocks from the Krypt and Towers of Time for the most part. You'll receive none from Klassic TowersTowers, just character endings. Tutorials though will give you a skin per character.

thanks.

so doing the Klassic Towers, you don't get any in game currency or points that you can use in the Krypts?

 

[Zorro]

Yeah you you do

 

[The Infernal]

thanks.

so doing the Klassic Towers, you don't get any in game currency or points that you can use in the Krypts?

You get points and Koins etc. Just no direct skin unlocks like you would have got in MKX.

 

[X Knight]

thanks.

 

[HBarnill]

Konquest mode was underrated. It was like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic but in the MK universe before the original game. It's been a long time since Deception and so there's so much potential to use that as a template and improve upon.


Instead of an earth realm character like Shujinko as the only option though, imagine there being classes/styles to choose from like Lin Kuei, Shirai Ryu, Tarkatan etc. It could be it's own timeline or just be set during Konquest's story but at other places while Shujinko is doing his thing.

Ed Boon has said in different interviews recently that he would love to expand into different genres to show that he and his teams aren't just about fighting games or even that MK can just be a fighting franchise. So I hope he remembers Konquest or Shaolin Monks and have ideas of potential new game directions.

First, I’d like Injustice 3 to happen and then they can do whatever they want. They’ve already earned the right to do that a long time ago but I’m a stickler for trilogies.

 

[Mad Ones]

Is there any reason I can’t do Jax’s fatality? I’m doing the input right but nothing happens and time runs out. I dont have a problem with anyone else.