In previous MK's teleports have been-for the most part-useless.

Now that we have true 3D there is a new possibility for making this worthwhile.

What do you think of using the right thumbstick for directing the teleport.
The thumbstick would act as the action button, being the last thing during the combination.

For example- B,D,B, Stick

The way you could select where you teleport to, is by aiming the stick in the direction you want relative to the player.

Another For example.
(Assume you are in player 1's position on the left of the screen)
If you want to teleport directly behind the opponent. The button combo for the move as shown above would be: B,D,B, Right (on the stick)
in front: B,D,B, Left
Behind and to the opponents right: B,D,B, Up+Right

Now this may seem complicated, but should work quite well.

Optional:..???
Also adding to the effectiveness of the teleport, when he sees you are teleporting, the opponent must guess a general direction where you are going to appear, and push his thumbstick that direction-or at least close, to effectively block.
The amount of damage he takes depends upon how close he got to facing the correct direction.

This may seem a little complex, but if you think about it, it could work really well.

Once more, this is a feature that would apply only to certain characters.



Any thoughts?