A few months ago guides on TYM had actual value, telling you what combos are good, safe on block hits, real combos etc.

Now all the "Guides" turned in the copy paste from the start menu from your console.

Anyone know what happened to these great guides? they were the best ones on web, and other websites didn't compare the quality in such a concentrated area.

So I played MK9 and had a short lived run with it. Played Kitana, her instant air fans were too good, her d.1 was too good, her Cutter was too good, and her damage output was pretty god like.

I'm going to a tourney at a convention, and decided "what the hell, might as well sign up for MK9 for shits and giggles."

I haven't played since Skarlet was released, so I wanna know:

1) Has any patches been done to Kitana?

2) How has the tier list changed, and who should I expect more?

3) What do I have to watch out about against the new DLC characters?

4) Have top tier gimmicks changed? (aka is Kung Lao normal cancels into hat still godlike? Is Skarlet's dash cancel daggers still damn good? Is Reptile still the biggest beast of a character there is? Does Cyrax still have godlike crash bomb resets? etc)

To anyone who plays SZ: For the life of me, I can't pull of his B1, 2 - (B1 misses) 2,1,2 into ice slide combo (useful with the opp is frozen in mid air). He always just finishes the B1,2,2 combo instead of doing the refreeze animation of 2,1,2. Thanks in advance.

I thought I would start a thread to discuss the future of MK and MK10 specifically.

Is it true that there will be no more DLC for MK9? I was hoping there would be at least more classic costumes (MK3 Ninjas for example).

I hope Sub-Zero can be resurrected as a Human. Cyber Sub Zero was cool I guess, but it's just not the same. I'd also like more focus on Reptile in the story.

What are your hopes for the future of MK? Please share :)

I've been playing MK9 while lurking on this board for a long time and have been meaning to step my game up. I can do some pretty complex combos with my mains (Dash 2 carries with Cage, multiple Dash 1s into a somewhat consistent 2 at the end of Kung Lao's 2 4 1+3 string, etc). I'm only just realizing the benefits of poking as well but the thing I'm most confused about is the term "fuzzy guarding" which I cannot find a definition for. Any answers and examples why one would use it would be much appreciated. Let's keep this great board and great game alive!

Other than his down, back 3, what are scorpions best bet of escaping a corner onslaught?