The_Wraith
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I didn't actually notice, but now that you said, his grunts really seem very different from everyone else.
4th DLC Character Discussion: Freddy Krueger~ ALL FREDDY DISCUSSION GOES HERE
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I didn't actually notice, but now that you said, his grunts really seem very different from everyone else.
Sky Valley
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BBBLP
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Freddy is just a normal dude, kinda.
He can't do any of those things (Teleport, summon hands/boilers) without being in a dream.
Vulcan Hades
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To be perfectly honest, my biggest problem is more about selling DLC tourney viable characters than with Freddy himself. Him being a guest character owned by WB is just icing on the cake. I also have a problem with the way NRS and WB are handling their game and where they are putting their priorities ($$$ > online, gameplay, core fans).
Here's why I'm not happy:
1. I HAVE to buy this if I want to learn the new silly matchups. I am forced to pay 5$ per DLC if I want to keep up with the competitive tier whores (because I go to tournaments). If they release 8 DLC characters that's 40$ I have to throw out the window. 5$ per characters I don't even give a crap about is too much to begin with. DLC characters shouldn't cost more than 2-3$ (considering vanilla version had 28 characters for 70$).
2. DLC characters are just more dumb gimmicks I have to deal with and probably more bad matchups for my characters.
3. DLC characters so far are either broken, poorly designed or just totally random. And they're all A+ or S tier (to sell more) which only will end up creating a bigger gap between low tier and S tier characters. Which in turn defeats the purpose of trying to make a balanced fighting game.
4. DLC characters create more bugs, infinites and glitches that NRS has to fix and patch, which ends up creating more problems somewhere else.
5. Freddy is a GUEST character from WB that is ALLOWED in tournaments. If he was banned like Kratos I wouldn't care. But he's not so of course I'm pissed because I'll have to deal with more shenanigans.
6. If they end up adding Freddy, Jason, Batman, Joker, Michael Jackson, Ben Laden, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Then it's not MK9 anymore, it's MKvsWB which reminds me too much of the disaster MKvsDC was. And this CAN happen if they sell a lot of Freddy Kruegers. They'll just keep adding random guests and this game will end up looking like a joke or another cross-over crap game. Trust me, for the sake of money WB will do anything. So don't fool yourselves thinking this is the only WB guest character we are going to see added to the cast.
7. Of course I like Freddy Krueger films, I grew up with them. But in general I just don't like guest characters in any game. I don't care if they fit well in the MK universe. I don't care if it's Chuck Norris, it's still kind of selling out imho. I didn't think Link and Darth Vader were cool in SC2 and I certainly don't think Freddy is cool in MK9. Like many others, I would have preferred an MK character or a new character (Shinnok, Robo-Smoke, Tremor, Frost, Tanya, Fujin etc. are all better choices imo).
8. WB as a producer, should just let NRS do their job and not put their nose in developing. Period. I don't care what game we're talking about, producers trying to lead, impose or influence development and design choices always ends up being a huge disaster.
9. I keep paying for dumb and what I feel like being useless content. When the netcode is still not even decent and the training mode is still ass. That's not putting priorities in the right place IMO.
10. Sure people are hyped about Freddy now. But then those same guys that are going to play Freddy online are going to realize this game is still shit and unplayable online, they're gonna be frustrated with it and drop the game again. So how does that help? They should've fixed the game FIRST, THEN added silly DLC characters to the roster. That would've been much smarter.
tl;dr If all DLC characters were banned at tournaments then I couldn't care less, I just wouldn't buy them or download the compatibility pack and it would just end there. But the fact that I'm forced to deal with them, as a competitive player, makes me mad. It makes me even more angry that they decided making money was more important and a bigger priority than fixing the netcode and the training mode.
Sure, this will likely generate more interest for MK from casual players. More people will buy and play the game. But honestly I don't give a crap about that. Because most of those guys that are going to jump on the freddy bandwagon are the same guys that are going to drop MK9 in one month and go back to UMvC3.
Now with all that said, I still think Freddy looks badass and I'm probably going to enjoy trolling people with him. But I'm just worried in general on how things will turn out if it keeps going like this.
I'd be lying if I said I like where MK9 is going. Because it's going nowhere without a decent netcode and a proper training mode. And that's my honest opinion.
Still love the game that's underneath the crap of course, but I'm not jumping on this crappy DLC bandwaggon fest. At least until they fix what needs to be fixed. Make the netcode acceptable, give us frame data/hitbox info and give me a proper way to practice my set ups and we'll be cool NRS. I'll forgive you when that happens. Until then, you're not getting any more of my money.
Here's why I'm not happy:
1. I HAVE to buy this if I want to learn the new silly matchups. I am forced to pay 5$ per DLC if I want to keep up with the competitive tier whores (because I go to tournaments). If they release 8 DLC characters that's 40$ I have to throw out the window. 5$ per characters I don't even give a crap about is too much to begin with. DLC characters shouldn't cost more than 2-3$ (considering vanilla version had 28 characters for 70$).
2. DLC characters are just more dumb gimmicks I have to deal with and probably more bad matchups for my characters.
3. DLC characters so far are either broken, poorly designed or just totally random. And they're all A+ or S tier (to sell more) which only will end up creating a bigger gap between low tier and S tier characters. Which in turn defeats the purpose of trying to make a balanced fighting game.
4. DLC characters create more bugs, infinites and glitches that NRS has to fix and patch, which ends up creating more problems somewhere else.
5. Freddy is a GUEST character from WB that is ALLOWED in tournaments. If he was banned like Kratos I wouldn't care. But he's not so of course I'm pissed because I'll have to deal with more shenanigans.
6. If they end up adding Freddy, Jason, Batman, Joker, Michael Jackson, Ben Laden, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Then it's not MK9 anymore, it's MKvsWB which reminds me too much of the disaster MKvsDC was. And this CAN happen if they sell a lot of Freddy Kruegers. They'll just keep adding random guests and this game will end up looking like a joke or another cross-over crap game. Trust me, for the sake of money WB will do anything. So don't fool yourselves thinking this is the only WB guest character we are going to see added to the cast.
7. Of course I like Freddy Krueger films, I grew up with them. But in general I just don't like guest characters in any game. I don't care if they fit well in the MK universe. I don't care if it's Chuck Norris, it's still kind of selling out imho. I didn't think Link and Darth Vader were cool in SC2 and I certainly don't think Freddy is cool in MK9. Like many others, I would have preferred an MK character or a new character (Shinnok, Robo-Smoke, Tremor, Frost, Tanya, Fujin etc. are all better choices imo).
8. WB as a producer, should just let NRS do their job and not put their nose in developing. Period. I don't care what game we're talking about, producers trying to lead, impose or influence development and design choices always ends up being a huge disaster.
9. I keep paying for dumb and what I feel like being useless content. When the netcode is still not even decent and the training mode is still ass. That's not putting priorities in the right place IMO.
10. Sure people are hyped about Freddy now. But then those same guys that are going to play Freddy online are going to realize this game is still shit and unplayable online, they're gonna be frustrated with it and drop the game again. So how does that help? They should've fixed the game FIRST, THEN added silly DLC characters to the roster. That would've been much smarter.
tl;dr If all DLC characters were banned at tournaments then I couldn't care less, I just wouldn't buy them or download the compatibility pack and it would just end there. But the fact that I'm forced to deal with them, as a competitive player, makes me mad. It makes me even more angry that they decided making money was more important and a bigger priority than fixing the netcode and the training mode.
Sure, this will likely generate more interest for MK from casual players. More people will buy and play the game. But honestly I don't give a crap about that. Because most of those guys that are going to jump on the freddy bandwagon are the same guys that are going to drop MK9 in one month and go back to UMvC3.
Now with all that said, I still think Freddy looks badass and I'm probably going to enjoy trolling people with him. But I'm just worried in general on how things will turn out if it keeps going like this.
I'd be lying if I said I like where MK9 is going. Because it's going nowhere without a decent netcode and a proper training mode. And that's my honest opinion.
Still love the game that's underneath the crap of course, but I'm not jumping on this crappy DLC bandwaggon fest. At least until they fix what needs to be fixed. Make the netcode acceptable, give us frame data/hitbox info and give me a proper way to practice my set ups and we'll be cool NRS. I'll forgive you when that happens. Until then, you're not getting any more of my money.
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The_Wraith
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Hell, they use ED BOON to voice Scorpion, why not Hector Sanchez and Steven also?
Demetrius
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Hopefully that is what they focus on; fixing the game now that the first DLC pack is out.
Fedaykin
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Thank you good sir.
Fox17
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Sadly it is not...
Sky Valley
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are they going to have an Elm Street arena?
cause that would be a good time to include some other stages in the game as well. I dont understand why they havnt made new ones yet, stages are important too!
cause that would be a good time to include some other stages in the game as well. I dont understand why they havnt made new ones yet, stages are important too!
BigBoss
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Totally agree.
Fox17
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The wiki says they are not going to include an arena with him
I want the Ice Pit so bad!!
Sky Valley
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really! about time. I hope this is true
Josegtx13
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I don't unterstand either, they would easily make money by releasing new stages via DLC. I would buy all the stages they release without hesitation (If there awesome).
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Fedaykin
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NOT! they are NOT going to include a new arena. NOT!
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Commander
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^^^
That's about the DAMN truth right there.
To everyone saying "I'm getting Freddy to support MK character DLC," BULL SHIT!!!
It's just about guaran-damn-teed that Freedy doing well will fuel the fire for more non-MK DLC, turning this game into MK vs DC 2 with gore.
Also, that's IF Ed Boon decides to add more DLC.
From the looks of it, NRS has wiped their hands clean with DLC and have begun working on the next project.
It's sad to say, considering that MK online still needs to have the bugs fixed.
