I'd like it if they only showed us one Kharacter per week.

Only show us:

1 x Fatality per Kharacter( We have seen 2 Fatalities now for Scorpion, Sub-Zero & Baraka)

1 x Brutality per Kharacter and tell us that every Kharacter will have at least ?

1 x Stage Fatality and tell us that there are ? in game to build the hype

Preform 1 x Mercy and say that it is up to us to figure out what happens next. Build the hype

Please Leave us wondering who the last 4 Kharacters are until launch

Tell us how many Chapters are in Story Mode but don't show us any more of it.

Tell us that there are 25 Kharacters On the launch roster and Shao Kahn is #26

I'm actually quite dissapointed with how kombast kasts are going. Except for character reveal and a bit of info on their fighting, it's kind of bland... just because it only is just that (oh yeah, and the stupid fight for the belt thing). They still haven't showed the Scorpion Mask "statue" in detail. And for 300€/$, I want to see it up close and want to know what materials they use to warant such a price.
And also, I want to see a bit of other game-modes and mechanics (like badass said, I want to see mercy appear), single player and multiplayer (well, multiplayer not so much for me personally, since I hardly play online).
If this is how kombat kasts are set up till release, then I find them to be quite boring. Especially a fighting game like Mortal Kombat is more than just its characters.

I would like to see the full roster and all the DLC. I don0t mind if they don't show the full gameplay or all the fatalities and other stuff, just the basics.

I had pre-ordered the game but after seeing some things I canceled it. Why, choosing some characters to the base roster is a hype killer (Kano, Jacqui (especially this one) and, yes, Frost only because of Subzero in the game...) I would like to see other characters to give some diversity to the game. Nightwolf, Fujin, Havik, Noob... This gives the game diversity.

Other aspect is the way similar in gameplay to Injustice, a game I disliked right at the beginning. There are also gameplay aspects that I don't like. The chip damage and the super damage of fatal blows.

But I can preorder again if they show the full roster and DLC. I could regain some confidence in the game .

For this reasons I would like to see all charcters and DLC before release, but it doesn't mean that they should show all of the fatalities, brutalities and so on... They should left some mysteries. And I also want stage fatalities and they should show one or two of them only. And basically I agree with BADASS6669.

Who the F asked about the shitty mobile game? What a waste of a Kombat Kast.

I would love to have a lot less knowledge of the game. Don’t show off all of the characters and don’t tease any dlc till after the game is out. I don’t want to see all of the fatalities either, but would love to learn that stage fatalities exist. As far as what the FGC guys want, who cares? They don’t make up any percentage of sales, like the rest of us do.

It’s really curious that they would just straight up take a week off from MK11 kasts in favor of a mobile kast. I get the mobile game makes money, but for God’s sake, I’d say the main game of the franchise has got to take precedent, especially with about 2 months to go before release.

The irony is strong with NRS being secretive about the roster, not confirming characters we’ve seen and actual footage of those revealed, yet have no issue spoiling almost anything else. All these fatalities, brutalities, arenas, custom options etc. Just confirm Liu Kang, Johnny, Jacqui, Cassie already.

Don’t show us any more new stages, leave something for when the game comes out. With the leaked roster, I hope they really wait with revealing the two new characters and Shang Tsung and Noob until the last week or maybe just don’t. Give us some surprises.

MKX was also messed up by knowing everything and not a single secret unlockable or whatever. In particular stages used over and over during this footage ruins them for me. I seriously would like them just use a blank dojo training stage or just one regular one like that fight club. Maybe that’s just me.

Exactly.

I only care for the roster. Everything is background and I only want to discover that in game or it will be old very soon.Don't give much the Story, the Krypt, don't show all game modes, keep the most of the arenas secret and other stuff to discover later. As this is a fighting game I am only interested in whats in store about characters, because they are what I want to play in the long term, so I need to know what I am buying. Soul Calibiur did that.

The Kombat Kast should be only the reveal of fighters and the basic moves nothing more than that.

The Mobile game can go f..k itself. Am I allowed to use the F word? I'm new here, I don't know.

Kombat Kasts are pretty awful, I agree. On the one hand, I really want to see NRS's redesigns of characters like Sub-Zero, Skarlet and 16Bit, but on the other, it is kinda ruining the surprise element. Like, I don't think I would've mind it if they pushed the initial reveal back even further. When the first MK11 trailer dropped, it was pretty much out of the blue for me personally, and they could've waited even longer for all I care. The thing about Mortal Kombat is that they no longer HAVE to promote the game (many) months before its release. The game will sell regardless, it's that popular. They could've just kept silent, and then drop an amazing trailer 4 to 8 weeks before the release date.

A couple of Kombat Kasts could then focus on a variety of aspects: characters, gameplay, different modes, online, lore, get some artists or writers in there, etc. I honestly don't care anymore for Derek fighting Tyler over some stupid belt or whatever. It's the same basic formula ever since MKX (and I2), and it does get boring, even when they reveal a character. I wasn't really all that impressed with Jade's reveal anyway. What I do like is when two players showcase the game some more; if they actually know how to play the game that is, unlike Derek and Tyler. I don't wanna hear no birthday shout-outs, I don't wanna hear them talk about what Sonix Fox tweets, which character they currently like playing, or what silly names they come up with for certain moves in the office. It's lost its charm. Just focus on the product.

As long as it's not hate speech or otherwise derogatory, I think you can say whatever swear words you want. Just don't overdo it.

They're trying to konnekt/interakt with the fan base a bit. Kan't spoil too much before launch.

Maybe the card game is a mode in MK11?

Ka-Tra

I was also thinking of how the Kast is running low on time.

There's only going to be so much they can say about the mobile game, since it already fully exists and is just getting expanded a bit. Showcase a new card or two, maybe a new mode or feature, mention what kinds of cross-platform unlocks there might be. You can fit all that in the time it takes to walk through a newly revealed character, so I'm predicting the second part of the Kast will be a deeper dive into a character we already know about but haven't seen in action.

I like the lower-skill Belt Battles between Tyler and Derek, personally. It's a fun little diversion that lets me see what the game looks like in the hands of players who aren't pro level. Pro play ends up making a lot of promises for how exciting the game is that my dumb thumbs can't deliver. Plus Derek kinda grates on me, and it's fun to watch him lose sometimes.

Anyway. The mass market isn't watching the Kombat Kasts; it's only going to reach serious fans and serious competitive players, and the amount of gameplay info they're withholding for each character to keep some secrets means the Kasts are tailored more to fans than pros. With this much angst over the roster going on amongst the fans, it would be pretty risky to not show off the goods. If the roster is awesome, they need to show it. If it isn't, they need to sell the fans on the extra awesome new mode(s) to keep them hooked.

They're probably going to quicken the pace of content reveals in the last month leading up to release. The big shockers will be some of the last things we know, like the Brutalities were in MKX.

We’re also forgetting that major outlets are likely gonna be given a few reveals as well. So I’m sure IGN, gamespot, etc. will fill in the gaps here and there.

I am pretty sure that Jacqui, Takeda, Kung Jin were confirmed playable in a MKX official trailer. I can vaguely remember that Mileena was confirmed playable in MKX as a throwaway in the Cage family trailer as well. I am sure that as we get closer to release we will get more trailers and more marketing for the game that will also reveal characters.

When is the next kast?

The mobile kast is this week, day TBD. The next mk11 kast is next week.

Ouch..that shitty mobile game is getting way too much attention...thanks for the answer Detox!

Do you guys not have phones?

Just kidding, this is crap.

Wouldn't surprise me if MK12 is a mobile exclusive, considering the raging hard on NRS has for that dumb app.

The injustice 2 mobile reveal kast revealed Scarecrow as a playable character

Plus mk mobile really needs a serious upgrade

Where are the Fatalities? Where are the Brutalities? Where are the stage transitions? Why a lot of variations and costumes from mkx are missing the mobile version?

Why some of the exclusive mobile skins were not released on consoles?

Why we are not allowed to skip the damn tutorial every time we log in?

Guys, I really hope that some of those changes are made.

I'm inclined to not talk too much crap about a free occasional show they put on just to build up some hype and toss us a bit of info. Not like I'm paying a subscription or something for these.

I don't mind the mobile game. While I would undoubtedly prefer news about the real game, listening to a mobile update for 1 week isn't going to kill me... with any luck they may sneak a character reveal.

As to them running out of time before release - I don't think they're looking to reveal every last detail nor make sure they do so before release. As I recall they didn't release every last detail about MK9 or MKX either. I'm pretty sure MK9's roster wasn't officially 100% revealed before release, the only reason we knew most (or all) of it was someone hacked the demo and basically leaked every last detail mined from the in-game files. I was at the release night party they had here in Chicago w/ Boon & all the developers signing things... and at midnight they fired up a bunch of consoles w/ the game in the truck outside, and I distinctly remember half the excitement was it was the first time we were seeing the full roster on-screen at once.

90% sure they didn't fully reveal MKX either. They didn't even confirm the final boss of MKX before release as I recall... sure lots of signs pointed to Shinnok, but they played it very coy, and I believe we didn't know about Demon Shinnok until after release. I honestly don't recall if any of the playable characters went unrevealed before release

Don't really like the mobile game but I'll watch the Kast for 2 reasons. 1. Any potential MK11 info that may be included within it. 2. Will they FORCE us to play the mobile app again by having unlockable tie-ins?

I personally consider them a waste of time, as far as Kombat Kasts go.

The time they spend duking it out could be spent showing more content. This is more relevant now, given we have nine weeks left and less than half the roster has been revealed.

SO i never played the mobile game for MKX. Was it necessary to play it for skins on the console?