Okay, pretty much everyone knows that there has naever been a balanced MK game. By balanced, I mean all the characters equal out in their advantages and disadvantages. There have always been tier lists and rank orders of gameplay superiority, although they've been debatable.

Personally I hope MKD will be more balanced, with the different fighting styles and special moves offering different advantages and disadvantages that make all the characters more or less even in the long run.

One thing I found interesting that was in the pocket version of the MK3 strategy guide was the fact that in each character's section, it listed his/her 4 "most dangerous foes," the characters who were most effective against that character. Unfortunately, some characters showed up much more often than others. I think it would be interesting if in MKD there were sort of a "rock-paper-scissor" setup. For example, perhaps Scorpion would have an advantage over Sub-Zero, but Sub-Zero would have an advantage over Baraka, and Baraka would have an advantage over Scorpion. Of course, it couldn't be as simple as that; it would have to be a very complex, mathematical system, but I think it might be possible.

Do you guys hope MKD will be more balanced than MK games have been in the past? Do you think the "rock-paper-scissor" idea has potential? Or do you want to see tier lists like usual?