If it ever feels lacking I blame it on laziness. But, there aren't many new characters with just punch or just kick.

In UMK3 I think Kitana is the only new char with just punch or just kick combos. All the ninjas have punch+kick combos and Mileena has one.

There are more in MKT without punch and kick combos but not too many and in general the characters are still powerful.

I was annoyed with this as well, I though it was silly how they turned combos for the new characters into mashing combos, as in, hold back or down and hit both kicks or both punches at once and you get a combo.

In MKT Noob Saibot is the only new character who has a combo that goes from punches to kicks, but the kick still does a punch.

Ermac
Basic Combos:

1. HK, LP 2 hits 15%, 24%, 26%
2. HP, HP, B+LP, D-F HP 4 hits 19%, 29%, 31%
3. HK, HK, LK, B+HK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%
4. HP, HP, B+LP, HK, LK 5 hits 24%, 34% 35%

Jade

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, D+LP, D+HP 4 hits 22%, 31%, 33%
2. HK, HK, LK, B+HK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%
3. HP, HP, D+LP, LK, HK, LK, B+HK 7 hits 25%, 34%, 36%

Scorpion

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, U+LP 3 hits 19%, 27%, 29%
2. HP, HP, HK, B+HK 4 hits 24%, 33%, 35%
3. HK, HK, LK, LK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%

Mileena

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, U+LP, D+LP 4 hits 22%, 31%, 33%
2. HP, HP, HK, HK, U+LK, U+HK 6 hits 30%, 30%, 32%
3. HK, HK, U+LK, U+HK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%
4. HP, HP, HK, HK, D-F LK 5 hits 24%, 27%, 29%
5. HK, HK, D-F LK 3 hits 16%, 26%, 28%

Classic Sub-Zero

Basic Combos:
HK, B+HK, F+LK 3 hits 19%, 28% 30%
HP, HP, D+LP, D+HP 4 hits 22%, 31%, 33%
HP, HP, F+LK, B+HK, F+LK 5 hits 26% 28% 30%

Human Smoke

Basic Combos:
1. HK, LP 2 hits 15%, 24%, 26%
2. HK, D+LP, D+HP 3 hits 18%, 28%, 30%
3. HP, HP, U+LP 3 hits 19%, 27%, 29%
4. HP, HP, HK, B+HK 4 hits 24%, 33%, 35%
5. HK, HK, LK, B+HK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%

Johnny Cage

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, LP, D+LP 4 hits 19%, 29%, 39%
2. HK, LK, HK, LK, LK 5 hits 27%, 37%, 46%

Noob Saibot

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, LP, HK 4 hits 22%, 31%, 33%
2. HK, LK, LK, LK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%

Baraka

Basic Combos:
1. HP,HP, B+HP, F+HP 4 hits 22%, 31%, 33%
2. HK, HK, LK, B+HK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%

MK2 Raiden

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, LP, LP 4 hits 19%, 29%, 31%
2. HK, LK, B+HK 3 hits 18%, 28%, 30%
3. HK, HK, LK, B+HK 4 hits 23%, 33%, 34%
4. HP, HP, LP, F+HP 4 hits 36%, 45%, 47%

MK1 Raiden

Basic Combos:
1. HP, D+LP, LP, D+LP 4 hits 19%, 29%, 31%
2. HK, B+HK, B+HK 3 hits 19% 28%, 30%

Rain

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, LP, HP 4 hits 22%, 31%, 33%
2. HK, HK, LK, HK, B+HK 5 hits 29%, 39%, 40%

MK1 Kano

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, HP, HP 4 hits 22%, 31%, 33%
2. HK, LK, HK, F+HK 4 hits 21%, 30%, 32%

MK2 Jax

Basic Combos:
1. HP, HP, HP, LP, B+HP 5 hits 28%, 33%, 35%
2. HK, LK, LK, HK, LK, B+HK 6 hits 28%, 37%, 39%

MK2 Kung Lao

Basic Combos:
1. HP, LP, LP, D+LP 4 hits 27%, 36%, 38%
2. HK, LK, HK, HK, B+HK 5 hits 30%, 40%, 42%

Matt

ok then, that opened my eyes

i didn't know half of them! might have to get back into playing (just wish i had someone to play with )

Still would've been nice if all of them had the ability to link combo's, especially like subzero or kabal, i think there's like 10 different variations that subzero can do!