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TheSlyMoogle · 05-17-2011, 11:40 PM

No I'm saying you have no clue what you're actually talking about in terms of what makes a fighter balanced, and I'm saying that in all technical breakdowns of the game mortal kombat, kung lao is a god. He literally cannot be punished for pressure strings or special moves by 95% of the cast. It's not that complicated honestly, it's in the frame data, 60 frames per second, moves have a certain number of startup frames, a certain number of active frames, and a certain number of recovery frames. All of Kung Lao's pressure strings start and end with moves that have significantly less startup frames and recovery frames than the majority of the cast's move with the lowest amount of startup frames.

A situation like that not only caters to competitive players to rape the scene with Kung Lao, but it also caters to button mashing casual gamers because he out prioritizes shit and can just mash mash mash all day pretty safely.

And as far as making MK9 to cater to casual players, that would be true if MK9 didn't do play testing at several major tournaments, and even had a team there to talk to players to find out what they felt they could do to balance the game to make it acceptable in the competitive scene because believe it or not, that's what brought back all the fighters you know and love.

And what do you mean no one plays Kung Lao? He's a fucking monk with a badass razor hat. WHY WOULD YOU NOT PLAY HIM?!

Playing in a competitive fighting environment isn't really about winning either, it's mostly about making friends, and usually the goal of being in a tournament is to get better at a game, not to win. It's about pushing yourself to just be better constantly, which turns into winning, but you're also helping those you play with to get better too. You get better, the people around you are forced to get better to try and win, which makes you play better, everyone gets better, so at the end of the day you can say "Man, we got a lot better and had some sweet fucking matches" not "Man, I kicked your ass and won so hard, you're fucking bad"

That's just poor sportsmanship in any area of life.

05-17-2011, 11:40 PM	#20
TheSlyMoogle Knight TheSlyMoogle is offline Location: Morehead, KY Now Playing: Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume Posts: 2,000	Re: Mortal Kombat No I'm saying you have no clue what you're actually talking about in terms of what makes a fighter balanced, and I'm saying that in all technical breakdowns of the game mortal kombat, kung lao is a god. He literally cannot be punished for pressure strings or special moves by 95% of the cast. It's not that complicated honestly, it's in the frame data, 60 frames per second, moves have a certain number of startup frames, a certain number of active frames, and a certain number of recovery frames. All of Kung Lao's pressure strings start and end with moves that have significantly less startup frames and recovery frames than the majority of the cast's move with the lowest amount of startup frames. A situation like that not only caters to competitive players to rape the scene with Kung Lao, but it also caters to button mashing casual gamers because he out prioritizes shit and can just mash mash mash all day pretty safely. And as far as making MK9 to cater to casual players, that would be true if MK9 didn't do play testing at several major tournaments, and even had a team there to talk to players to find out what they felt they could do to balance the game to make it acceptable in the competitive scene because believe it or not, that's what brought back all the fighters you know and love. And what do you mean no one plays Kung Lao? He's a fucking monk with a badass razor hat. WHY WOULD YOU NOT PLAY HIM?! Playing in a competitive fighting environment isn't really about winning either, it's mostly about making friends, and usually the goal of being in a tournament is to get better at a game, not to win. It's about pushing yourself to just be better constantly, which turns into winning, but you're also helping those you play with to get better too. You get better, the people around you are forced to get better to try and win, which makes you play better, everyone gets better, so at the end of the day you can say "Man, we got a lot better and had some sweet fucking matches" not "Man, I kicked your ass and won so hard, you're fucking bad" That's just poor sportsmanship in any area of life. __________________ Guilty Gear Anyone?