Tombstone drop
The unblockable backslam move.

I always backfliped in air when someone would try to TS drop me and then id use dairou's teleport right after i came down from backflip.
TS is easy to block if u do a backflip in the air.
It can also be done when nightwolf uses his lightning bolt w8 till u see his hand go 1/5th of the way up in the air abc back flip.
You wont get hit. =)

Everybody knows you can avoid it by jumping, but it’s a whole different story playing online.

I'm still hoping that all the styles have highs mids and lows. I know you probably didn't have enough time to scrutinize the game to that level, malone, but did you notice any tell tale signs that some styles wouldn't be "complete" in that sense?

lol yeah...I mean, it's always fun axe kicking the hell out your opponents. I'm just all anal and shit about the whole styles thing so you'll have to excuse me on that...
To Saty: Yeah, I saw the video. Combining the Water Teleport with the Lightning Bolt might make him quite dangerous.

again, cant argue with that either
theres really two ways of looking at it though, besides your way, which makes the most sense
one is how i look at it, i love scorpion because of hapkido and him having it the last 2 games makes me want him to have it even more
on the other hand, if they gave him hapkido again, along with everyone else their same styles, its really kinda dull. 3 games in a row with the same styles? it just makes more sense to mix them up like they are... im starting to accept that, along with only 2 styles
the thing about 2 styles is i caught boon or someone saying they wanted to only give 2 styles for balance reasons. that does, in fact make perfect sense, but they forgot about the most broken aspect of it. WEAPONS. weapons dominate most hand to hand, so they kind ajust kicked themselves in the foot right there
2 hand to hand was the way to go. and already taven's weapon is looking to be the new F+3
also im seeing sektor and sub with the same moves in weapon?? thatll probably change, but that doesnt help classify to each specific character
as long as kenshi has tai chi, ill be happy
if not ill just make one in KAK, lol. ( along with scorpion )

Yeah, I kind of see what you're saying. Although, given how in MKDA and MKD, there was usually one not so great style for certain characters. For Scorpion, Hapkido would make him well-rounded if they did it right (as in add in the fucking Daito Ryu Aiki-Jutsu derived techniques...).
You could be right about Taven's Drakesword. It does look rather fast and strong. With having only 2 hand-to-hand styles per character, that might be kind of tough considering characters like Kitana, Mileena, and Shao Kahn who have their own trademark weapons...There just needs to be a good balancing out...
About Sektor and Sub, yeah...I know what you mean...I hope that changes too...although I hope Sub-Zero's Kori Blade will stay like it was in MKD except for the kicks and maybe a couple other moves that are pretty useless...
For Kenshi, yeah...though I hope they make it a bit more fluid as Tai Chi Chuan stresses fluidity. I hope it'll be a bit more like its MKDA version...
I guess that if I or anyone else is dissatisfied about the characters' styles or moves or something, there's always KAK, so yeah, you are right.

1) One thing that I wanted to bring to everyones attention is that none of the fighting styles represented are concrete for any of the characters. So the fighting styles as of now are irrelavant.
2) Nothing so far has changed about Subby's weapon
3) There was no straight up jump in the game so far, that may change.
4) Styrker will definitely be a solid Mid Tier character. The one you may want them to tone down is Reiko, or should I say "Rape-o". He will be high tier if left unchanged along with Rain. Both characters are monsters!
5) Mian Chuan still combo's with 4,1. Again, these are just place holder styles and will change dramatically with additional combinations.
6) The throws are completely different. Sheeva was using Sub Zero's old throw, Sub-Zero grabs the opponent by the neck, freezes them and punches them backward shattering them out of the ice. Scorpion knees his opponent high into the air and throws out his spear pulling them back to the ground, Rape-o kicks the opponent high in the air where he follows to perform a reverse soccer kick sending the opponent flying towards the ground.
The Shokans have standard beatdowns they are known for, Shao Khan knocks you in the ground for a sliding plant. Rain hops over the opponent and back-hands them. I can't remember the rest at the moment. I would like to state that none of the throws so far allow for juggle follow ups except air throws that you perform mid combo. That is a good thing.
7) Rain's Lightening bolt sends the opponent flying in the air setting them up for an air juggle, it is unblockable like Night Wolfs.
8) Sheevas' style lacked the range of Goro's and had a couple of power moves that maks the opponent go into a plant slide. She has better kicks but lacks the speed of Goro's long range punches. Goro is a powerhouse, he is much better than Shao Khan in the game. Sheeva's Weapon is broken at the moment and had no recovery time. The team is already on it.
I hope that helps.
Peace

Job well done "haters". Without you, it would have never got to this point. While everyone else blindly sucked MK's nuts, we were hellbent on making this thing better. We called Boon an idiot because he was acting like one. His games sucked and he made retarded comments all the time. We were just saying what we were seeing. Unlike the nut huggers, Boon is actually stepping up and admitting the mistakes. I can assure you fanboys you had no part in any of this so don't pat yourselves on the back. This great news isn't sticking it to any of us because WE'RE the ones who got this great news to happen. You guys did NOTHING. But I'm not trying to bring any negativity to this. Just stating a fact. Konq, malone, everyone. Thank you.
Now we'll wait and see how the finshed product happens. There's a bunch of worries still. But I'm far more happy now.

Thanks for the feedback Malone. So Reiko is that good, huh? What makes him so good? What about his weapon, Devastator?
Aside from Rain's water teleport, what else is good about him?
Any improvements on Zha Chuan and Zi Ran Men? Is Shao Kahn's throw strong than before? What is his Tai Tzu style like?

Thanks for all MasterMalone, and one question for you (or whatever that knows to reply me): What's the name of the Sheeva's Weapon? Thanks again

I'll be happy to answer,
1) The characters now dash foward pretty quickly. I know that they are not finshed tweaking the game so we may actually see a real dash feature. The feel of the game is like a quicker, more intuitive MKD yet different enough to feel new. Like I said, they are still fine tuning and adding gameplay features.
2) Traditional zoning will definitely see the light of day in this game. All projectiles have been considerably sped up. I was able to zone opponents all day with Strykers granades and machine gun due to this increase in spead. No one got in unless I wanted them to. Sareena has these blades that shoot so fast, it's lovely! Rain was just too sick with his Water Shot. The did say that they would tone him down a bit. The projectles have a purpose now.
3) When I said ender, I meant that you can finish a juggle with a speacial move much like you can in MKD. Like Kobra's 2,1,1,4 then f+2 then Flame Fist.
Peace

Boon's NOT an idiot.I always said if anything he seemed lazy for not implementing this stuff earlier.But bashing the man will not help, constructive criticism can come with simple respect which was seriously lacking until this point.
Malone said it himself, that Boon and his team knows their shit and is a true gentlemen.I always had faith in Midway where others didn't, yet some walk the block calling themselves MK fans.That only applies to certain users though, not most in here.Only a few.
Anyway....
But on topic, I'm glad everything is being improved and Malone, did they mention anything concerning WORLD WIDE play this time around?I'm guessing not only because in one of the interviews Boon says himself that people will be able to KAK to their desires around the whole COUNTRY, not world.
So, I have a feeling it won't be full worldwide sadly
Also, Boon did say that our KAK online WILL have their names appear too?
For example:I create a guy called Blog, with his two fighting styles called Poopy(hand stance) and Pikachu(weapon stance) it will appear online?
And when you win I assume it says Blog Wins!
Thanks again Malone, I appreciate your work and taking the time to write up EVERYTHING of importance when you asked boon and company.
MK:A will own. I can't wait.

Again, sorry for reposting this...
Any mention of Khameleon/ Chameleon / Blaze's status in the game besides boss?
Thanks

I asked the team about that. They will be expanding on the movesets of each style in the game. Right now, the place holder styles were exactly as they are in MKD.
Peace

Up until this point, Boon did nothing to suggest he was even halfway smart. When he says with a smile on his face that the gameplay is rock, paper, scissors, that's being an idiot. Pointing that out is not just outright bashing. That's stating a fact. Blatant bashing is calling him a homo or something.
People who bitch and complain until the job is done are far more worthwhile than people who sit around blindly having faith praising everything. It's funny because then when the job is done, the people who sat around pretend like they did it. Like them just thinking about how great MK is accomplished making it better. No, I'm happy to say with a smile on my face that's not how it works. The "haters" are the ones who got it to that point. Not the dick suckers.

1) So far, it doesn't look like the cross continent play will be a reality but you never know.
2) Yes, your KAK's will diplay the names you want them to have and the styles

And and Fujin's Weapon too, thanks a lot

Co-sign.
Thanks for the response MM. From peeping the vids, zoning/spacing seamed much more solidified. I'll take your word for it until it's released. Though, MK REALLY needs a regular dash, along with being able to cancel movement. MK seams so linear, having to wait for the cycles to finnish and what not, then not even being able to buffer shit durring their execution/recovery.

Mastermalone I got a question:
They mention anything specific about Kintaro being incomplete. Between only having 2 specials, a weapon that looks like they just renamed Goro's he doesn't look finished at all.
I'm getting the vibe they just needed another boss for the demo and made his throw special unblockable for this E3 build just to make him more than a gimped Goro.

Hah my music pays the bills and gets the girls. Were you really rolling on the floor laughing your ass off? Thats funny image. Hey here's a couple
jk lol rolg lmao cyal8r , I remember those days. I thought the best one was a/s/l...haha

"Up until this point, Boon did nothing to suggest he was even halfway smart. When he says with a smile on his face that the gameplay is rock, paper, scissors, that's being an idiot. Pointing that out is not just outright bashing. That's stating a fact. Blatant bashing is calling him a homo or something.
People who bitch and complain until the job is done are far more worthwhile than people who sit around blindly having faith praising everything. It's funny because then when the job is done, the people who sat around pretend like they did it. Like them just thinking about how great MK is accomplished making it better. No, I'm happy to say with a smile on my face that's not how it works. The "haters" are the ones who got it to that point. Not the dick suckers."
Double Co-Sign.

Triple. Glad to see Menthol show up.

um..sticky please?

Yeah man, make room for this thread to go up there.