Easy. They want the game to be more focused on combos and in your face, instead of projectile spamming (oh sorry…I mean “zoning”)
Lol, shots fired!
Joking.
But I would like a few spammi- I mean, “zoning” characters…although MK really is more “in your face”. I could live without though.
So I can’t abuse Striker’s bombs and gun? shreds tear
Stryker without zoning would be so damn lame. Fuck the crybabies. On the Demo cage and mileena can do some zoning if they’re careful.
What’s the point of a 2D fighting game if there’s no zoning? If that really is the intent of the developers (and I’m not saying that it is necessarily, just making a point) then they’d be better off making another 3D MK.
wrong. attacker gains meter for having his attacks blocked
The ground flame is unblockable. It’s quite possible that there’s just no escaping it within that setup.
And no, ground flame can not be done meaty on wakeup, it goes into a whiff animation and the opponent is unscathed if they just jump away.
Shoryu Reppa: your quote on the first post is not mine… wtf? 
fixed 
There is a bit of zoning involved, like Stryker’s gun, but it isn’t heavily focused or reliable like in MvC3. You will have eventually go toe-to-toe with your foe. I view “zoning” in MK9 as softening up your target as opposed to outright beating them.
Besides, a lot of projectiles seem to be pretty badass way to end a combo and keep their distance (e.g Stryker juggling with his gun like a boss.) I’m actually thinking of maining Stryker because of this. Also, Stryker’s storyline has some John McClaine shit going on.
allright it is the night of the 14th and there were words that the 360 demo might be released on xbl on the 15th. is that the truth, will i finally be able to play tomorrow or will i still have to wait? anyone know WTF for 360? Bueller, Bueller, Bueller…has anyone seen MK9 demo for 360…?
Hey guys, when does sony drop demos? The MK demo should be out for us common folk on the PS3 today, and I want to know. If it’s up before 11AM, I’ll have some time to DL and play it before going to school.
Tomorrow at 3pm
Is there a vs mode in the demo or just arcade?
There’s 1v1 versus in the demo.
If it hasn’t been mentioned yet in the thread you can get the classic stage themes to play if you go to arena select and press start.
Also, has anyone tried running the clock without anyone taking damage? I tried it just now to see if it would send you right to the game over screen lije the old MKs did but it didn’t. I did 2 vs matches and came up with two results. The first match ended with player 1 winning round 1 but losing 2 and 3, and the second ended with player 1 winning both rounds. Now this would never happen in a real match but it is weird that it doesn’t just do a draw
ehh its now almost 5pm, and still no DL-able Demo for MK on PSN without PSN plus, i know its been asked but seriously does anyone know whats going on? and when it will be released for regular PSN???
The guy who said 3PM was on west coast. My guess is that it doesn’t update til 6pm at least.
umm ok thank you CitizenCIA, that might make sense
Demo is now available for non PS Plus subscribers.
OMG OMG OMG the demo plays sooooooooo goooooooooooood!!! like the game just “feels” right. the way combos come together with a special at the end, the way it animates and you do moves just “feels” like it should. just form this demo alone the game is already leagues better than the 3D MKs (sans Shaolin Monks cause thats a Power Stone game anyway). All i can say is Welcome Back MK. We Missed You.