Well, I guess it was inevidable that I had to make my own thread but before doing so wish to point out a few obvious observations.....

#1. Since the announcement of MK8 aka MK vs. DC. I have to admit, at this point in time I'm more disappointed in a lot of fans rather then the next MK game and lack of optimism being corrupted by pure negativity.For one, we have at least 20% fans hating this game out of pure "hatred for DC, Batman, Superman etc" 20% of fans who hate the game already and have it judged because "OMG no fatalities"? That's another 20% and the final 10% I'd say already have gameplay judged...all after one, little teaser vid not even a minute long....pathetic. First off, "fatalities" don't make the game, gameplay, storyline, new modes and darkness make MK. Fatalities are just a part of it, but what a lot of fans forget is that Fatalities aren't nearly the big of deal as they were back then in the 90's. I should know being that I grew up during the originals and not just the Mk4+3D ones like I'd say 50% of fans on here.....at least.

So far that's 50% in total, while the other 50% are at least openminded or support the idea.50/50 I've noticed. The people for this idea and the ones completely against it and have it judged already.

#2. Aside from the fact that in the other 50% of fans(me being one of them) feeling that it's sheer dumb, silly or arrogant to already have MK8 judged yet it's 7 months before coming out....I simply don't understand why some "self proclaimed" fans of the series MK or DC continue and insist to judge a book by it's mere cover....I'm sorry, but to me this is totally illogical, ignorant and arrogant. And it's not just because I'm a big MK fan, in defense of MK but just a general observation of things on this site on these forums and others sometimes.

You see, it can be a new movie, new car, new game, new series or new sports season....I just can't stand and honestly hate it when someone judges something BEFORE the season starts, movie comes out or in this case MK8 comes out. For God's sake, give the damn game a CHANCE, play it, check it out, rent it, understand the gameplay before judging it because honestly NOT doing that and then judging the game is just silly. Think of this for a second, for those on here that have jobs/work when you have your yearly evaluations(progress reports or not depending) would you want your boss and customers to judge you while you're job "isn't completed" or prefer being judged when you're not finished yet? Of course you want to wait to be judged/evaluated because you're not finished yet right? Well, I know I sure as hell don't. Same thing here, it seems lots of people on here just seem to be never satisfied with Midway or Boon at this point. Granted, they're not perfect but who the hell is honestly? lol

#3. This BS that's being said now about "DC isn't dark and blah, blah, blah" is just that. BS. If you don't know this, then check out some of the many DC threads on here and why it's indeed a dark series at times just like MK is. Granted, DC and Marvel overall aren't nearly as dark, errie as MK is but they do have some darkness to it. DC has lots of stories with Batman, Superman, Robin, GA, GL, Darkseid etc I could go on an on. In fact for the Batman haters on here, are you aware that Batman literally had his back snapped in one comic? Pretty nasty if you ask me, Superman-Doomsday..let's just say whoever doesn't know or at least heard about that by now lives in a hole, isolated from the world. But that was very dark and depressing. So for those of you thinking DC is not dark, think again it very darn well can be. Then there's also one of their Vertigo series with TONS of dark stories to name a few popular ones Constantine and V for Vendetta. And I know damn well those two would fit in nicely.

#4. Ok, concerning negative nancies and hypocritical "fans" on here here's why I say that...no, no, no not to insult you but rather the poll on MKO. Despite the fact of who believe this and who didn't, the polls don't lie and are pretty damn close if you ask me observe the latest poll numbers:

Do you want Mortal Kombat 8 to be a crossover game?

Yes (33.8%)

No (36.6%)

Depends on what it is (29.4%)


hmmm, ok now let's observe here and break this down a little. So, according to the past few days some people that hate this idea claim that "most Mk fans feel this is a dumb idea and hate it" yet this poll which is constantly being voted on for the past few weeks now seems to show otherwise. And considering all the negative feedback within the past few days that sure is a close % 33.8 being for a crossover vs. 36.6 being not for it. That's only a 3% difference, wow...such a huge margin right there and of course the third option on the Depends on what it is being 29.4% and even that's not too far behind, but I mainly wanted to compare the % for a crossover game in general vs. the ones opposed.

So, I don't know...is it the fact that people just "hate" DC even though the question was open to interpretation on ANY possible series DC or otherwise. Or is it perhaps all the closeminded fans out of the woodwork just registering on MKO for the sake of saying "OMG no fatAlities" and Batman out of pure ignorance on the subject?!?!? This game will suck balls!!"....... not realizing that other important things make a game solid/whole such as gameplay, characters, online play and storyline? hmmm" yet without actually backing it up with a good, solid argument? Then there's the Boon/Midway haters but they just amuse me because it's obvious to me that those people for the most part apparently haven't played every MK game up to this point and are judging based off MKD and MKA.....LAME

#5. Everyone on here is entitled to their own individual "point of view" or opinions, and should you disagree with me that's fine..that's not what what bothers me, what bothers me as an MK fan is that people are acting as if their opinions on this game are "fact" and that's simply not true. Especially with posts such as "DC is not dark and all the characters suck" are you people that feel this way even aware that Superman is the most iconic comic book character of all time? And that factually there's two characters worldwide that everyone knows in Superman and Mickey Mouse? Yes, I said Mickey Mouse...as silly as that might sound, both are the most well known, fictional characters in the world. So DC haters or "pro marvel fans" chew on that.

#6. Gameplay, ok as many others on here have said MasterMalone, TTT, myself, Damien, Subman799, The Krypt to name a few big, veteran names among many others have said on here....the gameplay IS and WILL be different then MKD and MKA, this is a fact. Besides Midway saying this for months as well but since we've seen a teaser, this is obvious now. Plus Being a player of high level online via xbox live, I can already tell since there's no weapons(as boon even said) no multiple fighting styles(as boon even said) and no "air kombat' that the gameplay will be different and I'm sure improved, so please...humor me and explain how the hell the gameplay isn't different when in fact it is? What facts do you have behind you can you post literally to prove this wrong. There's apparently grapples in the game now, looks to be rid of dial ups(which quite a few gameplay fans wanted out), no multiple styles, no weapons and no interactive "death traps" the stages are still very much interactive and multi-tier

#7. Graphics-granted, it's not GOW looking exactly or at least not yet....but to say it's the "same as MKD and MKA" is just absurd. For those of you that actually read TRMK's report based on people who were there personally in Vegas, they even said the graphics were gorgeous, crisp and you could see the details on the clothes...not to mention(which we haven't seen yet) Boon mentioning the fact that this time we will get torn clothes, more realistic animations, details on the clothes and more detailed bruising which we've already seen a little bit in the past 3 MK's. The arenas are larger, darker, more crisp and presented well from that little trailer...and mind you this is months before the game is polished, finished and released so please...feel free to rip it before playing it(even though that's utterly dumb logic by definition) I'm sure those of you who are already past judgement know what you're talking about......the reality is the games not out yet so you don't know. Hell, even I don't know...what I'm sure of though is that it won't be the same as the previous few games, that I'm sure of. There's a lot of new elements added to gameplay to be observed.

#8. The Midway/Boon haters and bitch about the "change" ok, let me get this straight after month upon months of anxiously waiting for news, staying up late or what have you....you're telling me that you're not in the least bit excited or satisfied with the news? Right? Ok......but yet do you realize that you(we) as the fans that have bitched and complained to Midway have gotten what we asked for more times then none? Let's see here, in MK:DA we were hyped because it was the first MK game in 5 years since Mk4. Everyone knows how Mk4 was received so no need to go into that. Fans wanted online play in MKD and two fatalities instead of one in MK:DA. Check online play, check 2 fatalities+ hara kiri's, we wanted classic characters back from the older MK days. Check guys like Kabal, Ermac, Noob, Smoke, Mileena, Baraka etc check, check, check, check....we wanted a better konquest mode. Check, the mini games are a bonus as far as I'm concerned but for the most part most fans loved one or the other so check.

Then, the fans bitched about things such ok midway, put EVERYONE in the next game, improve konquest and how about a KAK mode...check, check and check....ohh yes, then we had the "certain" fans obsessed with Khameleon, Chameleon..check, check...OMG they're not good looking enough or it's not what I wanted. Fuck Midway! Even though they addressed the fans with every characters, it still wasn't enough. Then I remember reading about fans bitching about "arcade ladders not long enough" wow....you have got to be kidding me lol. Then there was the bio gig, in which if you want to blame someone blame "Midway" NOT the MK team....what's more important, completing 60+ bios or start working, improving on the next MK game? Not to mention, what Midway says, Midway gets. Some of you fans act as if the MK team calls all the decisions or is it just the fact that perhaps you're not aware of how the business world works?

Those fans I tell you are hopeless and ungrateful in my eyes and always will be. If you agree with me, great if not...sorry I'm still not changing my opinion on that concept.

#9.For those fans that think this is a "gimmick" to sell, well that's flawless logic right there because let's see here, if that's the case then everything or every company at some point has tried that. Let's see here, PS3 with the "great Blu Ray" because that's a great reason to buy one, or the 360 elite because it's black and has more memory...or the wii with the wii-mote motions, although it's tough to knock the wii since as silly as the idea looked a few years ago, it worked out really well and where are all those wii haters now? Exactly....

Not to mention this isn't the first crossover, we've seen MVC2 with SF and Marvel characters(although a fun game, still broken), SC with characters like Spawn and Link?! ohh what about SC4 with Vader and Yoda now making an appearance, because we all know that makes perfect sense....so my point is, and question for you is. You're telling me that doesn't have "marketing gimmick" in some form written all over it to try to sell better? B U L L S H I T

I'm willing to bet anything right now that MK8 will explain things well and much better then SC4 will to try to justify SW characters being in the SC universe....I can be wrong, but I'd still bet my money on it.

Solid Snake in SSBB, I knew lots of MGS fans that hated that idea or thought it was "weird" to have an M rated character appear in a kiddy, party fighting game with characters such as Mario and Pikachu. Yet, that turned out to turn out real well.

So, in a nutshell if ALL of those ideas worked out and can work, then you bet your ass so can MK vs. DC.

#10.LOL@ the fans in serious denial here with hating or not liking this idea soooo much..that they've managed to convince themselves that this isn't really "MK8" or an "MK game" because DC is involved like a bad dream or something lol when in reality, it really is MK8. Hate to bust your MK8 bubble to those fans on here that don't consider this a "real MK game" it is and it's as real as the nuke bomb. I'll say it again, THIS IS MK8. Deal with it. That's not to say MK9 won't go back to the "strick exclusive MK roots" but this is your MK8 Mk vs. DC. Read it and weep or accept it for what it is.

In closing, thank you for your time all MK fans of both sides. I'm sure and expect to get flamed by certain users, disagreeing minds and agreeing ones as well on all of my points but just remember this. I have no problem respecting all views, just don't A.Flame me because you feel differently or expect a positive responce should you decide to do so and B. Judge a Book by it's cover. As a longtime, openminded, veteran MK and DC fanatic I ask of you to just give it a chance and play it before reaching a verdict because if you're well past judgement already on MK8 off the first teaser and info thus far, then you shouldn't even follow the MK series anymore or buy it. Let the next casual fan or MK fan buy it and enjoy it.


Now, my personal opinion is that I'm looking forward to this game it IS indeed a drastic change and I'm going to be optimistic about it and wait til the game actually comes out before judging it. From what I see thus far, I like what I see and only see it improving in many areas.


Later

M.K.F.30