I thought I should open a thread analyzing current active players from MKO on PAL PS2. This is my objective assessment and is by no means reflection of your opinion. You may therefore disagree with some of my points which is why I hope you can follow this up with your own assessment of others (from your perspective).

I’m going to use 5 key factors (but I may add to it... any suggestions?):
Speed - Simply how fast a player is
Adaptability - How well do they adapt to different characters and to different forms of attack
Combo - I think this explains itself
Roster - Use of high, mid and low tier characters and still remain EVIL
Consistency - How often the player brings his 'A' game to the table
Entertainment value – This pretty much how well I’m entertained when I play you. It has nothing to do with how good you are.

Here goes!---->>>>

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Vile
I get the feeling that when I play Vile, he doesn’t take it as seriously as most of us. But you still see flashes of his knowledge of his game. I know he’s able to do stuff like parry cancel and test some obscure stuff in the game. I think Vile could have become a force to reckon with if he played the game more and took it a little bit more seriously (but not like life or death though).

Speed - 6/10
Adaptability - 5/10
Combo - 6/10
Roster - 6/10
Consistency - 5/10
Entertainment value - 6/10

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HJS
HJS has a very unique style of playing MKA. His game is based on effectiveness rather than fancy stuff. However, he is very effective with his style of play and his strongest asset is his adaptability. He plans his attacks so well. Everyone on PS2 PAL will say HJS lags but I don't think that gives him any advantage in the arena and I know this because I know what it's like playing when you constantly lag (NTSC experience). HJS's weakness; his moves can sometimes get repetitive with certain characters whenever he gets an effective move and even he would tell you he’s a glitch whore! Lag or no lag, I always fully enjoy playing HJS and I look forward to our next match-up.

Speed - 7/10
Adaptability - 8/10
Combo - 7/10
Roster - 8/10 (HJS said he's 9.5 but I think he's more like 8)
Consistency - 8/10
Entertainment value - 8/10

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Tgrant aka KILIK
Tgrant is without a doubt the very best on PAL server in MKA. If he played on NTSC, he’d without a doubt be one of the very best. His main strength is purely down to his speed and how quickly he adapts. Speed is a great asset to have but when coupled adaptability, you would have created a monster. I've been trying for 4years and I still can't beat him in a series both MKD and MKA. However, he too has his own weakness. It’s a general weakness in that he has a pattern with certain characters. If you've played him long enough you'd notice these patterns but exploiting his them is another battle all together. Part of the reason I can’t beat him in a series is because I’ve played him longer than most folks on PS2 and he knows how to make me play the way he wants which kind of sucks for me. You simply have to be faster than him to win a match.

Speed - 9/10
Adaptability - 9.5/10
Combo - 8/10
Roster - 10/10
Consistency - 9.5/10
Entertainment value - 1/10 (I don't enjoy getting my ass whopped constantly otherwise if I'm objective it'd be 8.5/10)

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VJ
For me, Vjeekes is an awesome warrior. He is so damn aggressive when he's in the arena. He would keep chasing you until you're out of space. Like Monk, VJ loves his combos too and integrates them well into his game. Ironically for VJ, his main strength is his weakness. His aggression can sometimes get him into trouble because you just know he wouldn't throttle and that gives you room to defend against his ever constant incoming attacks. However, I always love playing VJ. He's willing to experiment and do new shit. He plays on my level in knowing that entertainment comes first and even when you lose a series it means nothing so long as you go away knowing you've had mad crazy fun but make no mistake; this guy knows how to win!

Speed - 8/10
Adaptability - 7.5/10
Combo - 7.5/10
Roster - 8/10
Consistency - 7/10
Entertainment value - 9/10

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DelPrev aka KAKARAT, D4Myth
I haven't played DP that much lately but every time I do, you always know what you'd get and that is a raw fighter who is thirsty for victory. DP is particularly awesome with high tier characters and his Noob is so good it pisses me off especially when he disappears. His weaknesses; It'd have be the size of his roster (which is definitely expanding and lately I've seen a lot of new stuff from him), his adaptability to indifferent tactic and DP is king of throttling especially with Smoke. He could do with some purposeful attacks but you only see that mostly with his Dramhim and Sheeva.

Speed - 7/10
Adaptability - 7/10
Combo - 7.5/10
Roster - 7/10
Consistency - 7
Entertainment value - 7/10

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Monk aka Novation
Here is another crazy ass player. Monk is damn good! I've played series against Monk that I felt I lost unfairly or purely due to my own stupidity. Not as fast as Tgrant but he is the best combo executioner I've ever played (both PAL and NTSC). Some of his chained combos are crazy and sometimes unbelievable. I know Check would love to have a guy like Monk in his test team. Monk's main weakness for me has to be his seldom lapse in concentration. He focuses so much on doing the wonderful things that sometimes when it gets to crunch time, you can see his vulnerability.
Monk is however, one of my great allies and together we have tried (but failed) to take down the control of KILIK in ps2realm. But it’s also worth mentioning he’s been more successful than my pathetic attempts.

Speed - 8/10
Adaptability - 8.5/10
Combo - 10/10
Roster - 9/10
Consistency - 8.5/10
Entertainment value - 8.5/10

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Malheur aka D4Wrath
When Wrath used to play MKA he was a formidable force. He is always throwing new stuff in with his crazy combos. He was the first to really master Johnny Cage and Jax. But Wrath is not as active as he used to be and you can see that whenever he plays. He is very rusty indeed but if he can start playing consistently, many here will feel his Wrath again.

Speed - 7/10
Adaptability - 6.5/10
Combo - 7.5/10
Roster - 7/10
Consistency - 6/10
Entertainment value - 7/10

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Hellx aka DT4, MKA
This is a hard and probably unfair one because Hellx has only started playing the game again but even so you can see how fast he's learning and project how good he'd become. He understands the basic concept of the game and has fast integrated parries and wake-ups into his game. Even I only started using these moves couple of months ago but Hellx started utilizing them from day one and I think that sums up his development His weakness is going to have to be rustiness because he hasn't played the game so much and probably vague roster depth.

Speed - 6/10
Adaptability - 6/10
Combo - 6/10
Roster - 5/10
Entertainment value - 6.5/10
Consistency - 6/10
(I do expect my assessment of Hellx to change pretty soon as long as he keeps playing)

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Gordonut aka Golden
I've been playing Gordonut for over 3years and he still occasionally come to MKO. He used to kick it out on XBOX. I always love to battle this guy. He has a very impressive roster and that gives him an element of unpredictability. Gordonut does not know how to show fear. He could be losing so badly he'd still keep going till the very end. Never counter-picks and after a long hard battle you'd meet him in the lobby and you get the message he has totally enjoyed the series. Never moans. His weakness, however, is the fact that he's very rythmic in the way he plays. You when he's going to go for uppercuts and that invariable helps lan out attacks on him but whenever he switches his style of play you may find yourself in a state of shock. Such is the guile of G-nuts.

Speed - 7/10
Adaptability - 6.5/10
Combo - 7/10
Roster - 7.5/10
Entertainment value - 7/10
Consistency - 7/10


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