Actually I think Tremor would do very well. Sure, he's an obscure character... But for whatever reason, he became very popular within the MK fan base. People have been begging for Tremor for quite some time. And honestly, I and many others were shocked when he wasn't put out as DLC for MK9. I really don't think NRS is gonna pass on him again. There is high demand for Tremor and he would sell a lot better than Kitana, Jade and Shang Tsung, in my opinion. Shang Tsung especially. Again, he would be a disastrous DLC choice. He really isn't even that popular.
I was 1 of those few people who really wanted Tremor in too, but I sure as hell didn't expect Tremor to be in, AT ALL.
I was more surprised that Rain got left out of an other-wise complete UMK3 roster.
If Ed hates Tremor as much as he hates Hsu Hao, which he has hinted at various times before on Twitter when people were asking, during the time of MK9's DLC release, then yeah, you can bet that he won't be looked at again.
Ed hates everything that has to do with Tobias, hence why Noob Saibot is also just Noob in the name bar in MK9.
In NO world would Tremor ever sell better than the likes of characters like Kitana, Jade, Smoke, Liu Kang, Kung Lao or Kabal.
I'll give you him selling better than Shang Tsung, but most of the dead characters would sell way better than Tremor as DLC, because people know who they are and are more likely to pick them up and go to their favorites.
Again, this coming from someone who's wanted Tremor as a fully playable character in an MK fighter since 1997 (Special Forces).
I don't think it was Freddy's popularity that made him successful in MK9. The announcement for Freddy was a bit shocking and confusing. He was an unusual choice for a game like Mortal Kombat. Honestly, I think people flocked to Freddy just out of curiosity before all else.
As for Scorpion, he's the face of Mortal Kombat as well as Ed Boon's all time favorite. He has been since the beginning (even if he wasn't marketed as such in the originals). Of course he got a DLC slot in Injustice. I would have been shocked if he didn't.
And I'm not saying popular characters are a bad choice. That's obviously not true. I just think they should aim for characters who already have a fan following, but haven't been experimented with much either. It makes sense to use the DLC slots in that way.
His popularity is easily 1 of the 2 MAJOR contributing factors for the sales number.
The other factor was that you could pull off 90% combos with 2 EX bars, and was broken as hell, so people tried to get him to boost their win numbers.
Scorpion is more of a favorite than any character in MK, and as a Sub-Zero fan it hurts me to say it.
NRS is going to aim for characters that they think will make them the most money.
The characters that you speak of that haven't been experimented with much, have a VERY small fan following in comparison with characters who are better known, and have a HUGE fan following and will sell more, as DLC.
I disagree. Personally, I would be very turned off by the announcement of Kitana or some other MK9 fallen combatant as DLC. I think a lot of people would... Save for the super die hards who live for these characters. DLC is not a make it or break it situation. The main game is where the big money comes into play. DLC is a chance to introduce new and exciting things... Not sh** that people have seen and played before.
I get that some people are overly comfortable with the familiar... But gamers in general are tired of the same old crap.
If NRS wants to include some of the MK9 characters that didn't make the initial cut, just work them in as secret characters or something. Making us pay extra for characters like Kitana, Jade, Shang Tsung or even Smoke and Kung Lao, is just dirty. These characters are dry as f*** now (save for maybe Smoke).
I think you'll find that fans are more open to new sh** than recycled garbage. MKX has already been hit with a "More of the same" comment. Lets not give them more reason to feel that way.
I just hope NRS is a little more daring this time around with the DLC.
I disagree.
I think it's backwards.
IMO, people would be more turned off by some random nobody as DLC.
Casual people like familiarity, hence why Scorpion and Sub-Zero are in every MK game.
Us hardcore MK fans will buy MK because MK, but not your average casual fan.
Same thing goes for Street Fighter with Ken and Ryu.
The super die-hards (like you and me and the people on MK forums) are the ones who would are more likely to buy all the new DLC unknown characters, and support NRS, even if we don't know the DLC characters.
The characters having a dry story is the best reason why they would be better as DLC.
If they aren't involved in the story, but people still want them in MKX, DLC is the best option.
People can choose to buy them (or not), and the main roster would give the new characters more of their time to shine.
Most fans want both new and returning characters on the main roster, and are OK with having their favorites as DLC.
Daring in the sense that you're implying (all new characters as DLC) = potential loss of money, and NRS isn't in it to lose money.
I could easily see something like 6 to 8 DLC characters, with 4 of those being returning characters, 2 being new and 2 being popular guests.
