nindz Wrote: What do you think of the unarmed styles in MKDA Aikido - despite minimal attacks and combos, when used with neijin, the throws are devastating. Ba Gua - very close range style, has a sweep and very minimal combos Baji Quan - the quickest style with the least combos Crab - Perhaps one of the funniest styles in the game Crane - Very fast and deadly style of Shang tsung Dragon - Good attacks especially when combined with neijin Drunken - Perhaps one of the funniest styles in the game Eagle Claw - The most beautiful style for kicks Escrima - Excellent in close range...lacks combos Fu Jow Pai - Devastating with neijin, favourite style for the ladies Hapkido - The Best in my opinion. Very well rounded Hung Gar - Complex combos but powerful Jeet Kune Do - nice mix-up combos, shame its abit slow Judo - dont play as jax much Jujutsu - good style, similiar sweeps to hapkido Karate - variety of comobs available, lacks decent sweep attacks Kenpo - dont play as sonya much, shovel kick is good though Leopard - dont play this style much Longfist - more powerful of mavado's styles Lui He Ba Fa - more powerful of li mei's styles Mantis - Quick and catches opponents off guard Mi Zong - dont use this style much Muay Thai - dont play as jax much Nan Chuan - nice defensive style Netherealm - dont play as drahmin much Ninjitsu - nice power, abit slow and lacks combos Oni - dont play as drahmin much Pi Gua - Love it! works wonders against moloch...nice high/low mixups Sambo - the better of cyraxs styles, complex combos though San Shou - lacks combos but decent enough power and speed Shaolin Fist - overall good...seems a little slow at times Shotokan - Very powerful, excellent effectiveness....could be better with some more speed Shuai chiao - dont play as hsu hao much Snake - The powerful style of shang tsung with devastating attacks Tai Chi - nice all round style, best sweep. Tae Kwon Do - Quick and powerful, another excellent style Tang Soo Do - good combos, lacks speed Tong Bei - dont play as frost much Wing Chun - good combos, lacks speed and decent power Wrestling - dont play as hsu hao much Xing-Yi - nice power but lacks speed Yuan Yang - dont play as frost much

Cool. Do you think that Raiden's Jujitsu style is the same style of Jujitsu that is connected to Hapkido?

Another thing, it seems strange that some of the styles you mentioned as slow should actually be quite fast such as Ninjitsu and Wing Chun. Perhaps it's best if they fix that for the next MK game.

Baji Quan is all about pop up combos, it has like three pop up moves. Technically i guess it doesn't have many canned combos but you're pretty much free to create havoc with the pop up ability of the style.

Sub-Zero_7th Wrote: Cool. Do you think that Raiden's Jujitsu style is the same style of Jujitsu that is connected to Hapkido? Another thing, it seems strange that some of the styles you mentioned as slow should actually be quite fast such as Ninjitsu and Wing Chun. Perhaps it's best if they fix that for the next MK game.

Could be, im not sure cos there are variations on jujitsu. at times i do think if some the styles were spelt wrong - examples:

pi gua: pi kua?
sambo: sombo?
jujutsu: jujitsu?

i dont know....
wing chun is more sensitivity and simple body mechanics that make it seem fast.
If MK had a better defensive system as well as attacks, other styles would work so much better.
Especially styles like Aikido that aim to use their opponents moves against them.
Stress test each style with every other to find a balance and work with for example...that would improve gameplay

Crab, Pi Gua (with Hellfire) and Drunken Fist = Death

I personally like Dragon and Lui He Ba Fa the best because they belong to my two best characters.

To good players on MKDA. When playing as Sonya, many seem to only focus on her Tae Kwon Do style, and do not pay to much attention to Kenpo. TKD is obviously better and definitely a Top 5 Style, but Kenpo is also very good and effective!

I actually always play with Kenpo first, and then change to attack in TKD. Kenpo is much more difficult to use at the beginning, but then, its just as deadly as TKD, with many high attacks and pop-up hits.

Kenpo, Pi Gua and Tae Kwon Do rule.

Crane, Karate and Dragon are awsome styles.

queve youre right about the common tendencies to use just one style per character.
I used to do the exactly the same thing with Scorpion using Hapkido all the time, but after time and practice, i find Pi gua much better....its so damn sneaky its unbelievable!
The only thing that lets it down is its slower, but the power makes up for it.
BTW, Pi gua rulez against moloch.
I've never been a fan of sonya, but do agree with queve that kenpo is an effective style.
Raiden's styles rock too, both nan chuan and jujutsu.
jujutsu is fairly similiar to hapkido in terms of sweeps

karate, ju jow pai, kenpo and muay thai are hard for some but for masters they are too easy to pull combos

nindz Wrote: Sub-Zero_7th Wrote: Cool. Do you think that Raiden's Jujitsu style is the same style of Jujitsu that is connected to Hapkido? Another thing, it seems strange that some of the styles you mentioned as slow should actually be quite fast such as Ninjitsu and Wing Chun. Perhaps it's best if they fix that for the next MK game. Could be, im not sure cos there are variations on jujitsu. at times i do think if some the styles were spelt wrong - examples: pi gua: pi kua? sambo: sombo? jujutsu: jujitsu? i dont know.... wing chun is more sensitivity and simple body mechanics that make it seem fast. If MK had a better defensive system as well as attacks, other styles would work so much better. Especially styles like Aikido that aim to use their opponents moves against them. Stress test each style with every other to find a balance and work with for example...that would improve gameplay

Well I know that Aikido and Hapkido both have their connections to Daito-Ryu style of Jujitsu so perhaps Raiden used Daito-Ryu in MK:DA. I would like for him to use Shorinji Kempo Jujitsu in MK6.

I think all of the gameplay aspects of MKDA should be enhanced for MK6.

But anyway, since this is in the MKDA discussion, I'll get back onto the topic. When I played as Sonya in MKDA, I really did like using her TKD stance (especially against Moloch). I don't remember too much from her Kenpo stance except for her shovel kick and moves like that.

Out of all the characters I was able to play as, I remember Scorpion the most. I relied on his kick moves in Hapkido and then I bitched slap my opponents to death with Pi Gua. I didn't really focus on using the weapon styles that much.