Kombat Pack 3 not dead yet?
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posted06/24/2016 09:43 PM (UTC)by
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Despite never getting a definitive answer from Ed Boon or NRS, most of us reasonably assumed the announcement of Injustice 2 meant any Kombat Pack 3 hopes were dashed. Well, pump the brakes there Wilson. A new Tweet from Boon(yeah, yeah, shut up) seems to imply that Kombat Pack 3 may not be dead yet...

https://mobile.twitter.com/noobde/status/744190746408849408

For those not willing to click, the comment in question reads, "Some people think Injustice 2 killed MKXL Kombat Pack 3". Take this all with a grain of salt as usual, but with Boon and company's non committal answers about an end to dlc for this game, plus Boon's comments at E3 about supporting their games for a longer period of time, this could be a good sign indeed for future content.

What say you? Do you even want more MK? I mean super serial guys, Teh Njustice iz upon us!...ahem. Which characters would you want? Any balance changes you'd like to see with this potential pack? Sound off below.
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06/19/2016 02:39 AM (UTC)
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Yes. I hope its true. Id keep buying endless dlc. Characters and skins
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Well, you all got your Tremor now. Can we finally move on?

06/19/2016 03:53 AM (UTC)
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They're trying the sustainability approach with MKX/XL so KP3 is not dead. My buddy all but confirmed that they were working on it when he told me that Pesina's mocap work in recent months has been for MKX.

Also, Injustice 2 and MKXL have two different dev teams. While most devs are shared between both teams, there is dedicated workforce to each project working on separate content. I expect we'll get a KP3 announcement by end of summer, or a similar stunt to last year where they announce it in December with a March release date.

On the other hand, with Injustice 2 likely seeing the traditional April NRS/Midway release date, I would imagine KP3 would probably come no later than Fall 2016 so as not to get lost in the I2 hype.
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06/19/2016 05:04 PM (UTC)
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Meh, after the hilariously bad choices for Kombat Pack 2 it's hard for me to get excited. I haven't played MKX in MONTHS and nor have I purchased any other content outside of Pack 1. I feel like they have completely dropped the ball when it comes to keeping my attention and the fact that the next Pack will probably include even more guest characters is just depressing.

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Warbro666
06/19/2016 08:27 PM (UTC)
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This actually feels like an outright confirmation. I'm shocked! If they put Noob Saibot in this game I don't think I'll ever stop playing it.

Didn't Carlos Pesina tweet something about mocapping with swords? Wonder who that could be...
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KenshiMaster16
06/20/2016 12:39 AM (UTC)
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Frankly, I'll believe it when I see it.

Warbro666 Wrote:
Didn't Carlos Pesina tweet something about mocapping with swords? Wonder who that could be...


Well, my first thought knowing they were doing Injustice 2 was Katana but if it is indeed for MKX, then....

- Kabal has hookswords
- Shujinko had swords
- Daegon and Taven as well
- They gave Sareena a sword in Armageddon
- Ashrah has the Kriss
- Reiko got a giant ass sword in Armageddon
- And last, as well as least likely out of who I can remember, Dairou

I think given how the formula has been 1 Horror Guest, 1 Sci-Fi Guest, 1 MKX Cameo Character and 1 New Character I think it's safe to say it might be Kabal or Sareena if the formula holds and the sword mocap is indeed for MKX. Or I could be wrong. Time will tell.
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06/20/2016 06:00 AM (UTC)
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I almost never take anything Boon says serious but that right there is a fucking confirmation
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The_TooCool_Master
06/20/2016 06:17 PM (UTC)
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I wouldn't take it as a confirmation yet.

Maybe he meant it like like people think it was either KP3 or I2, when in fact there was no KP3 planned at all.
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06/20/2016 10:26 PM (UTC)
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No but he did hint at an announcement at EVO
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friendshipagain
06/21/2016 12:41 AM (UTC)
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I would love for this to be a confirmation of sorts for KP3, but in all honesty it's probably just a "prize fund" announcement for some tournament no one will watch or an update for the PC version. I'm not banking anything quite yet.

If by some miracle we do get a KP3, - I really hope that Boon has the sense to defer some of the character decision making over to the fans. Give them what they want. Fujin has been the most heavily requested DLC character since MKX inception, he is a safe choice which the large majority of MK fans would be satisfied with - it's time now. Please no more guest characters, take the backlash from KP2 and learn from it.

It's not right that Injustice fans will get every single DLC whim pandered to and MKX fans have to beg for scraps at the table and get thrown the half eaten crap no one wants to eat.
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06/21/2016 12:46 AM (UTC)
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EDIT:

Oh FML - turns out it WAS just a tournament prize fund. All hype averted.

Since when has anyone, ANYONE, considered a prize fund exciting news besides SonicFox?

Again FMactualL.
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06/21/2016 01:01 AM (UTC)
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It better include Ashrah, Shang Tsung and one of my favorites: Frost for more exposure. I do not want my favorites to be in MKX's KP3, only to be accessed exclusively on the console version. furious
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06/21/2016 01:19 AM (UTC)
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ProfesserAhnka Wrote:
Meh, after the hilariously bad choices for Kombat Pack 2 it's hard for me to get excited. I haven't played MKX in MONTHS and nor have I purchased any other content outside of Pack 1. I feel like they have completely dropped the ball when it comes to keeping my attention and the fact that the next Pack will probably include even more guest characters is just depressing.


This :]
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MindStrikes
06/21/2016 01:05 PM (UTC)
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No more Kombat packs lol
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06/21/2016 01:21 PM (UTC)
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Nothing is set in stone, but it wouldn't be impossible. From a marketing standpoint it woud make perfect sense: Do KP3 to tide over all the MK fans, release around xmas, keep the hype train focussed on NRS, garnering the biggest audience possible for I2.
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06/21/2016 04:42 PM (UTC)
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PickleMendip Wrote:
Nothing is set in stone, but it wouldn't be impossible. From a marketing standpoint it woud make perfect sense: Do KP3 to tide over all the MK fans, release around xmas, keep the hype train focussed on NRS, garnering the biggest audience possible for I2.


Christmas time seems a bit of stretch.

Honest question. Financially speaking, do you really believe enough people are going to care about DLC in half a year?

Casuals, who make up the majority of buyers numbers-wise, won't. The game will be closing in on being 2 years old. Releasing around the holiday season would be foolhardy IMO because most people are going to be spending their money on something else (brand new games for example). It'd also be almost a year between DLC releases which seems a bit long. Also, guest characters are loathed by the hard core fans, but sell really well. Who do you appeal to? The disappearing casual fan, or the fewer in numbers hard MKer?

I think the crossover you're alluding to is minuscule. There are plenty of MK fans who have no interest in Injustice. How many casual gamers even know that NRS is behind both MK and Injustice? Also, many hardcore fans have stated they're done buying DLC because of all the guests.
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06/21/2016 11:10 PM (UTC)
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With four guest characters already in the game- can they PLEASE just do one pack with nothing but MK characters? I'd find it extremely sad if WB/NRS think DLC won't sell if it doesn't include guest characters. C'mon, just one solid pack with NO guests, is that truly too much to ask?

I'd want a third pack that'd serve as a "Goodbye/Thank you" pack and will include-

Fujin
Rain
Sindel
Li Mei
Noob Saibot
Shang Tsung
Jade
Reiko


Fujin, Rain, Sindel, & Li Mei to complete the story mode NPCs. Noob, Shang, Jade, & Reiko because they've been highly requested(and in Shang's case- hinted at in endings) for a while. Maybe throw in some alternates for Tanya, Tremor, & Bo and two classic arenas (The Pit Bottom & Kombat Tomb).

That should hold us over 'till MK11 and make me feel a bit better about the questionable choices they've made.
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JohnBoyAdvance
06/22/2016 08:29 AM (UTC)
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I'm hoping for Kombat pack 5. Maybe in that one I can has Sheeva? :3
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barakall
06/22/2016 02:36 PM (UTC)
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Delusional people in here, WB are about the cash so it will include guests and many of your beloved will not make it so what's the point.
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06/22/2016 05:15 PM (UTC)
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KenshiMaster16 Wrote:
Frankly, I'll believe it when I see it.

Warbro666 Wrote:
Didn't Carlos Pesina tweet something about mocapping with swords? Wonder who that could be...


Well, my first thought knowing they were doing Injustice 2 was Katana but if it is indeed for MKX, then....

- Kabal has hookswords
- Shujinko had swords
- Daegon and Taven as well
- They gave Sareena a sword in Armageddon
- Ashrah has the Kriss
- Reiko got a giant ass sword in Armageddon
- And last, as well as least likely out of who I can remember, Dairou

I think given how the formula has been 1 Horror Guest, 1 Sci-Fi Guest, 1 MKX Cameo Character and 1 New Character I think it's safe to say it might be Kabal or Sareena if the formula holds and the sword mocap is indeed for MKX. Or I could be wrong. Time will tell.

You forgot Skarlet had two short swords in MK9
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06/22/2016 11:30 PM (UTC)
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As long as I get Li Mei and Baraka, anyone else would be a bonus to me. Though if we get another guest, then it has to be the Terminator. The classic Arnie model vs the Predator. The Alien, Jason, Leatherface, Triborg, Johnny, Sonya (who can be considered MK's Sarah Connor) and Kano as opponents for the Terminator would just be icing on the cake.

The Terminator also needs to come with a Linda Hamilton skin for Sonya, in the same vein as Jax's Carl Weather skin, complete with LH voicing Sonya.
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06/23/2016 09:28 AM (UTC)
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First off I feel like if Boon is gonna make an announcement about mkx at Evo it has to be about KP3. I mean, what else could it be?

That said, as someone who has been playing mk since release and is still playing it (even as I type this), I dunno how I feel about a KP3. This game is getting a little stale. The game just feels kinda flat and shallow. Like I use to think it was the variation's fault in that they limited each character too much, but now i just kinda think thats how the game is. There is no way to make a character "your own" so to speak. You just put your opponent in the corner and 50/50. The stages are hella small, lack of anti airs, crazy far corner carry on most combos, plus a run mechanic guarantees over half of every match will be played with someone in the corner eating 50/50's. I find myself getting bored of characters almost as soon as I learn them, whereas in Injustice and MK9 I was ecstatic once I learned a new character and actually started to win with them.

I have learned far more variations and characters in MKX but I put way, wayyyyy more time into MK9 and Injustice. Not to mention MKX can be wonky as fuck, normals will just randomly wiff and combo's will drop, female hitboxes will wiff, wiff punishing can be stoopid hard when strings cover half the damn screen, etc. And I don't give a fuck what anybody says, the online of this game is STILL not all that great. Improved? Sure. on par with other games like it? Fuck no. Lag spikes plus random button drops equals a shitty time.

If KP3 has Noob or Rain or a character I'm into I'll probably still get them and continue playing a little while tho. What else can I do while i wait for Injustice 2? I'm not too worried if we'll get another 2 guest characters no one asked for tho as I don't buy them.

And finally, it would not surprise me in the LEAST if we just got Fujin instead of a full KP3. Or at least just one character, not a full pack. Like Martian Manhunter in Injustice. A single fan service.

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Well, you all got your Tremor now. Can we finally move on?

06/23/2016 03:59 PM (UTC)
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The thing is, I don't know if there IS going to be an EVO announcement - the EVO hint Ed put into his tweet was revealed to be that they're giving SonicFox $50,000 when he wins again. If they DO make an announcement at EVO, then I assume it'll be more Injustice 2 news. I'm starting to doubt even my buddy who said that Pesina was doing more mocap for MKX. It seems that Ed's idea of "continuing to support MKX" is to just keep adding little bonus pots to the competitions. That's not at all "support" in my eyes.

If they DO make an announcement, I'm wondering if you'll be right - maybe it'll just be a single fan service character or two. I now officially doubt the possibility of a KP3.
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barakall
06/23/2016 06:31 PM (UTC)
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How weird would it be if the game would have 35+ characters and didn't include a fightable NPC in Baraka who will be 100% out given Alien's variation.
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