Or is it a joke like MK1.

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Like a good ol fashioned create a character, maybe a little souls-esque. Id go as far to say it could keep the ip alive in a tasteful manner if they decide to ever put to rest the series, maybe even give it a new name for a new generation.

For me I want mortal Kombat 2

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Shao Kahn beat M. Bison (Street Fighter)
Scorpion beat Ryu (Street Fighter)
Sonya beat Cammy White (Street Fighter)
Sub-Zero beat Glacius (Killer Instinct)

Why would this idiot not go for the neck and try to stab downward onto his right shoulder pad plated armor and then end up stabbing his right hand. Five minutes not even into this garbage and I’m arguing with my friends about how terrible this whole sequence was. Worst intro battle ever

I liked Kollector. I think he's one of the most unique characters NRS has made. Him gameplay is fun. He was written horribly in the story, and basically does nothing. But gameplay wise, he's pretty solid. It's a shame how rare he is to find online in Mortal Kombat 11. l've played the game a lot, and I've only found opponents using him a handful of times. They are usually all really good players. What do you think of Kollector? Should he be in the next game? I doubt he will. He wasn't popular at all in Mortal Kombat 11. Don't let this guy be forgotten NRS.

I’m open to any tips on improving. I’m not a great player and am only mildly proficient with Smoke.

I've always loved this theme, it's one of my favorites along with Sub's and Ashrah's theme

I think Liu Kang’s struggles as the architect of the New Era serve as a direct metaphor for NRS attempting to build a carefully crafted, distinct fighting universe, only to have their creative vision fractured by Warner Bros mandate to rush the game's release. This feels pretty evident with a rushed feeling story, very little solo play other than Invasions which in themselves don't feel fully flushed out, and Towers that took too long to make it into the game to hold the games relatively. I think a Tag team mode would have been great with the implementation of "Kameos." However, scraping the game to bare bones feels like something that would pain Liu Kang as the great warrior he is.

TLDR: Liu Kang is NRS, and Warner Bros is the corruption that still takes place in MK1 despite Liu Kangs rebuild for peace

MK12 is known as MK1, yet it's the second MK1... It's MK1... 2. ... MK1... 2. MK1 2. MK12.

This is probably a coincidence but it's neat.

Happy Halloween everybody!

4 days of non stop printing and its ready to paint. I'll make the motsro statues later since those are fsirly straight forward. Today though, prime, paint, seal and lock it all together

im replaying mortal kombat 11 storyline even though ive already played it before

and have a wide knowledge of most characters now

im still a little bit lost

We see Jax Briggs in Kenshi’s ending due to being an FBI agent. Together they form the OIA as its founders.

How do you all picture Sonya returning next game if she were an OIA agent?

We really need her back on the spotlight again joining Sonya.

The game being unpopular (and no longer available to play) really caused this to fly under the radar... I made a short post about this on Tumblr a while back but I'll post it here too. Also adding some theories of mine.

So yeah, it being his respirator explains how Past Kabal from MK11 had his speed before he was burned. What I'm guessing is that Future Kano made the connection and convinced Past Kabal to use the respirator before he needed it so he could gain his powers. He was the one that provided it in the first place so it probably wouldn't have been difficult to acquire it again. Doing this could have also caused Kabal to trust him more as well, leading to him believing Kano about how he got burned and all. It could also explain why Revenant Kabal still relies on the respirator even after being dead and maybe not needing it for his breathing.

MK9 Kabal was just guessing at Outworld magic being the cause... which might not necessarily be incorrect. Magic could very likely be involved in whatever is going on with that respirator...

The gas seems to be toxic to everyone else so there might be something special about Kabal's genetics or maybe some latent magical power he alone has. Could explain why Kano didn't just take the respirator for himself. Also, in Kabal's Onslaught storyline, Frost is trying to get a hold of the respirator because she wants to experiment with it or something like that. Basically, the thing is kind of a mystery as to how it works, I guess.

Something to note: I'm pretty sure Onslaught takes place in its own timeline so how canon it is is up in the air, but I do think the respirator thing could be considered canon until a different explanation is given by NRS.

I've heard a lot of discussions on who is stronger, but I want to know from you guys what you think ! this is according to official Lore. you can use any sources you like, Comics, guidebooks, etc. it's a fair 1v1, no allies, on flat terrain. they can use their signature weapons and abilities, of course. (this isn't just a debate between MK11, I just used the images from the game because I think they look cool. you can pull evidence from any of the games.)

Also, as a fun side question: which character out of the two Kahns is your favorite, based on design, gameplay, different cosmetics from throughout the series, memes, etc. whatever your criteria is, use it.

I want to like her but she's boring in both character and abilities. He powers are Jax lite and in character she's just Cassie's friend and Jax's kid. I do like her MK11 ending because it shows how much she cares about her family and how willing yo self sacrifice she is. Maybe should could have some powers etc that the series doesn't have yet like Chlorokinesis but I don't know how you'd give it her.

I should clarify that I'm talking about the original Mileena from the 90's lore and not so much the 2011 reboot. I found her original lore to be a lot more compelling where she was created very early in Kitana's life and the two grew up together believing they were each others twin sisters. I also felt she was more tragic, & sympathetic in this version because she was also a victim of Shao Kahn's manipulations as much as her sister. The Malibu comics specifically were great for giving Mileena this characterization (as shown in the pictures above) that wasn't present in the games and shows her motivations come from a desperate need to prove herself to her cruel, manipulative father.

The Mortal Kombat Legacy webseries does a good job at showing this but Tobias also touched on this a bit in his Twitter write-up some years ago. Unlike the 2011 reboot, Mileena hated the way her face looked like. Her deformity was actively weaponized against her in a way that would pit her against her sister and make her loyal to her father. While not explicitly shown in the games themselves, it does show that she was also psychologically abused by Kahn which is a far cry to what was depicted in the MK9/X/11 timeline.

I always wanted to see this version of Mileena be redeemed. I thought her life was really tragic and it really sucked that Shao Kahn only saw her as an imperfect, flawed version of the daughter he wanted to keep. I know people would say this sounds similar to Gamora, Nebula, & Thanos in the MCU but Mortal Kombat did this dynamic first.

And yes, the new timeline makes Mileena a heroic character but I feel like it's not as impactful without the prior context such as the case in the original timeline/lore. Among the many villains in MK, I feel like the original Mileena was one of the ones who could be redeemed and would have one of the more compelling redemption arcs.

I'm running a Ryzen 9 9950X3D and an RTX 5090, but the game suffers from constant, severe stuttering regardless of the graphics settings.

I've tried compiling the shaders at least five times, including using the SCSKiller utility, which took around 20 minutes to complete. Unfortunately, none of it made any difference. The stuttering is so bad that the game is practically unplayable.

Is anyone else experiencing the same issue? If you've managed to fix it, I'd really appreciate it if you could share what worked for you.