There has been some speculation concerning one of Li Mei's alternate costumes. There is one pic in which she wields a set of bladed fans like those Kitana used in MKDA. (Go to the discussion on costumes to see the pic) Could this be in fact Kitana?

But aside from this, I wanted to start a discussion on the weapons being used in the game. What are some opinions on the use of weapons in the game? Also, what are some of your favorite weapons? Any ideas for new weapons?

1. I'm not a huge fan of the weapon system in the game and the three-fighting-style system doesn't really do it for me either. I think one fighting style was enough. I find it so hard to really master a character with all of those fighting styles and the inter-style combos.

2. I really like Kabal's hooked swords. Movado had some pretty impressive combos when he used these. I like to see Kabal unleash some pain with them.

3. When I first saw the pic of Li Mei with the fans I thought she was wielding a blade and shield sort of like a female gladiator. But then I thought a blade AND shield might be too much. So, perhaps a character can carry just a shield and use it offensively. I just think that too many characters in MKDA had swords and we needed more of a variety of weapons. I think they need to be creative here but not too silly.

On a side note: I'm glad they're bringing back some of the classic moves such as uppercuts, roundhouses and sweeps. Would be cool to see them bring back a few of the old combos just revamped such as Scorpion's high kick-high kick-high kick combo from UMK3 or unmasked sub-zero's classic combo HP HP LP LK HK < + HK from MK3. Also, I would like to see some more variety in finishers. SO far there are 2 fatalities and a hari kiri for each character. Remember the old rumors of a nudality? I think it would be cool if you could let your opponent live and in exchange you could learn one of there special moves or something, anything else...The more finishers the better.