I have a feeling Reptile is going to be insanely good in this game. From what I played this game seems to be a complete reversal of SF4. While that game favored more defensive characters, offensive characters seem much more advantageous in MK2011.

based on what we've seen:

noob
ermac
kung lao
scorpion
kratos
raiden

POSSIBLY shang tsung, depending on the extent of his morphing ability. even if he can only transform into his opponent, that's still a lot of potential and a very useful special move to have.

Well, its going to come down to whos behind the controller here. but speaking in generalities:

Kung Lao (easily one of the best, was a monster at PAX)
Noob
Jade
Kabal

Ermac
Noob
Sonya

- Noob
- Liu Kang
- Kung Lao
- Johnny Cage
- Ermac
- Kabal

scorpion, Johnny cage from what demo showed. Not sure who else

It indeed seems that Cage and Scorpion are top tier...at least from what the demo gives us.

Judging by the multiple projectile heights and angles, I would think Sindel likely to appear in the top tier for tournament play. Seeing as she can cover nearly all defensive positions, And top tier characters usually have the same projectile coverage as Sindel. We also have not seen her Scream or Dragon punch looking move connect yet. Thinking she will be a serious threat.

i just hope Kabal is on better half of the characters and ill be fine ;)

I was thinking about her, but I just haven't seen enough of her to judge. I thought She-hulk would be a big badass in MvC3 just based off of her crazy moveset, but I haven't seen anyone dominate with her yet. For me, Sindel is completely up in the air, no pun intended.

How, HOW did you miss out Noob!?

And Scorpion and Johnny Cage aren't top tier, Mileena and Sub Zero are just lower tier (Or hard to master, which ever way you look at it)

The funny thing is I don't have trouble playing ether of them

Eh, those are two very different things.

I heard from the pax build that he is a slow defensive character in the same style as Sub-zero. I think it's just one of those cases where he had a badass trailer showing his badass moves. But really his bark is worse than his bite. Secondly nobody knows for sure yet.

Scoprion and Johnny Cage will probably be nerfed harder than any other character by release, meaning they could still be at the top but I doubt it.

Who knows game isn't even out yet.

1: scorpion
2: kabal
3: reptile
4: ermac
5: shang tsung
6: raiden
7: stryker
8: sindel
9: sub zero
10: jax

I liked what I played of Kung Lao but who knows. Not even sure how punishable the spin is.

I heard it was really obvious he was the best. So I hope they nerf his speed. It also looks like he has a ton of moves including a command grab. Why the fuck does he have a command grab?

Kung Lao seems like he'll be one the best fighters to use if you master him. He has such a wide array of combos that hit different ranges, wicked specials that can present good opportunites, and even has those command throws. Just seems like a major beast.

I also see Ermac being badass. Seems like if you're going up against him with someone who knows how to use him then he'll keep you guessing the entire fight.

It might be wishful thinking but I feel Reptile will be good. Like he'll be one of the more difficult ones to master but his specials look like they have plenty of combo potential and the fact that nobody knows how to play with him gives me hope lol

Note: I only played the ps3 demo so these assumptions are based solely off of gameplay I've seen

Don't know where you heard that from. Played and watched hella matches all 3 days and didn't see or hear of anyone especially beastly with Kung Lao. I would take what you've heard with a hella big grain of salt.

As far as I know he does not have a traditional command grab. He has those throws as part of his target combos like you've seen in the videos. I am not clear on the mechanics of those throws, if they can be broken and what not.

Everyone seems to think Ermac is going to be top tier like he was in UMK3, but from watching his video with Liu Kang I don't think he's going to be so top tier. His telekinetic movies seem to have a very short range (possibly shorter than UMK3), which won't make him such a good player at a distance.

Noob on the other hand looks to be quit good, simply because I can see a lot of players getting thrown off by his shadow moves. Shang being top tier as well simple because he can bring two different strategies because of his morph. Jade will be good, but I don't think she'll be as deadly as she was in UMK3. The lack of a run button makes her invincibility move pretty limited. I can see Kabal being better tier than he was in MK3 as long as he has decent combos, and a launch move. Liu looks to be quit top tier as well (as always). While everyone seems to be discounting Mileena, I actually think she's pretty good, her sai move is a good follow up to a blocked teleport kick, which could negate any vulnerability she has if it was blocked. If her rolling ball is blocked it doesn't leaver her any more vulnerable than a blocked Scorpion's teleport punch. Her X-Ray seems quit deadly as well.

Based on gameplay Reptile is very low on the totem pole

He is always getting his ass kicked

Well casselman and his friend said that he was clearly the best. They said he was way faster than the other characters and his teleport can chain into a strike or a throw. So he has a strong mix up game that is a pain in the ass.

Thats cool that the command grab is apart of a target combo. However, I noticed that it branches off into two or three different options. I don't understand what the point of that is. Everyone will just pick the one that does the most damage. Unless the other options are better for tagging in. IDK, but it's still kind of weird to me, especially when he looks to have ton of moves.

I really hope some characters have more health than others. Jax and Sub should be like tanks thus having lots of health.

Meta Knight is God tier.