Yes fatalities are a gimmick, that is why the casual mainstream buys the game. I am saying in my opinion I would prefer there to be no time wasted in between matches. That is why I always do the no blood kombat code
But from a business stand point, it would be a bad idea to remove fatalities.
From a casual stand point yeah fatalities are cool, but I play for competition(like what IViTal said). There is a lot more depth to MK than watching a 30 second clip of some guy ripping another guy's head off.
Fatalities are a lame gimmick. I would actually prefer MK without them. Sure they're cool the first couple times you see them, but they get very old very fast.
As long as they don't disconnect from the server I'm fine with someone quitting. They will still get a loss and you will still get a win. But disconnections should be punished
The story takes place right after MK9 and goes as far as 25 years in the future. I don't know why that makes you think Johnny and Sonya will not be in the game.
Re: [SPOILER] Sub-Zero's identity in MKX is...
But I believe that you're on to something, I bet Shao Kahn and Sub-Zero will have some sort of connection in MKX