Kung Lao Revealed!

Commander said:
I've never heard any casuals refer to the one that throws the hat, but I do know lots of casuals who easily point out the blue ninja, yellow ninja, the Bruce Lee character, the Lightning guy and lastly they always confuse the purple and blue female characters (Mileena and Kitana).
Never have I ever heard a casual refer to their favorite character as Kung Lao, though.
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Uh? Really? You're using your personal experience to state a fact? o.O
Look, there was even one time I was partying with some friends and some of them - not fans of MK at all - said "fatality" pretending they were beheading someone with a hat - reminds of you of someone?

I can't believe we're even disputing Kung Lao's popularity LOL This is getting seriously crazy LOL Just because you don't like a character doesn't mean they're not popular. Stop your ego there s'il vous plait.
 
Stop your assuming, right there s'il vous plait.
Just because I debate why I'd rather see post-MK3 characters or new characters over Kung Lao, doesn't = me hating or not liking Kung Lao.
I just don't want to see the same repeated MK9 roster like you and others who live in the past do.
If I wanted to play UMK3 again, I'd fire up my PS3 or Sega Genesis.

Also, if you think that Kung Lao is as popular as the big 4 (Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden and Liu Kang), as you and others are implying, then I want some of whatever you are smoking.
 
Commander said:
Stop your assuming, right there s'il vous plait.
Just because I debate why I'd rather see post-MK3 characters or new characters over Kung Lao, doesn't = me hating or not liking Kung Lao.
I just don't want to see the same repeated MK9 roster like you and others who live in the past do.
If I wanted to play UMK3 again, I'd fire up my PS3 or Sega Genesis.

Also, if you think that Kung Lao is as popular as the big 4 (Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden and Liu Kang), as you and others are implying, then I want some of whatever you are smoking.
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He IS popular among tournament players though. Shouldn't that count for something? Tournament players need catering to as well...

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I'm not sure what to say abt Kung Lao being in the game. He was my main in mk9 and I was so sure he wasn't going to be in mkx. I'm happy but also very surprised
 
Tarkatan Trash said:
Raiden, Quan Chi, and Kotal Kahn never won anyone an EVO tournament to my knowledge.
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Well, no shit.
That's because MKX hasn't come out yet.
MKX Quan chi, Raiden and Kotal Kahn sure as hell do look like top tier characters that would be used at tournaments.

My point is that if Kung Lao wasn't in MKX, the Tourney guys would likely find another character that they are good with, as they usually do.
Last I remember, a Sonya player won the last MK9 tournament, and other living characters such as Cyrax, Mileena and Freddy were other characters that were used at FGC Tourneys.
Kotal Kahn, Raiden and Quan Chi can easily become the next Cyrax, Mileena, Kung Lao, Kabal and Freddy, which is the point that you're missing.
 
Just curious Commander, What makes you think of Kotal as a top tier contender. is it his insane damage potential?
 
ByrdBrain said:
Just curious Commander, What makes you think of Kotal as a top tier contender. is it his insane damage potential?
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Well, Kotal's "Blood God" variation has so much potential with the different totems that he can set up, and if used in the right hands (a great Tourney player), he looks just as deadly or more than Kung Lao and the other MK9 Tourney characters.
The same goes for MKX Quan Chi.
His variation that uses different spells (forgot what it's called) can be deadly in the hands of a top player.
The same goes for MKX Raiden.
His Displacer and Storm Lord variations looks sick as hell, and could very well be just as deadly in the right hands at a top level FGC Tourney.

My point is that just because Kung Lao was the top used character at Tourneys, for MK9, doesn't mean that he'll automatically be a top choice for players in MKX, and it especially doesn't mean that other characters in MKX can't also be top tier.
 
Commander said:
Stop your assuming, right there s'il vous plait.
Just because I debate why I'd rather see post-MK3 characters or new characters over Kung Lao, doesn't = me hating or not liking Kung Lao.
I just don't want to see the same repeated MK9 roster like you and others who live in the past do.
If I wanted to play UMK3 again, I'd fire up my PS3 or Sega Genesis.
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It wont be a repeat of MK9, it will just have under half the characters from MK9, and rightly so. Why should each installment suddenly get rid of 90% of the characters? I personally like seeing older characters evolving into a brand new playstyle or majorly revamped - such as Kano.

Also, if you think that Kung Lao is as popular as the big 4 (Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Raiden and Liu Kang), as you and others are implying, then I want some of whatever you are smoking.
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No-one in their right mind suggested he was more popular than Sub Zero or Scorpion. As for being more popular than Liu Kang? They are honestly not too far apart.. Yes Liu is more well known, but Kung Lao has also proven to be just as or even more popular with players as proven already by multiple sources I have sent.
 
chackalacka said:
It wont be a repeat of MK9, it will just have under half the characters from MK9, and rightly so. Why should each installment suddenly get rid of 90% of the characters? I personally like seeing older characters evolving into a brand new playstyle or majorly revamped - such as Kano.



No-one in their right mind suggested he was more popular than Sub Zero or Scorpion. As for being more popular than Liu Kang? They are honestly not too far apart.. Yes Liu is more well known, but Kung Lao has also proven to be just as or even more popular with players as proven already by multiple sources I have sent.
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So, essentially what you're saying is screw the post-MK3 characters appearing at all in MKX, as long as 16 (or less) of the 32 playable MK9 characters are in MKX?
That would suck royal ass, IMO.
I want to see more of the post-MK3 and NEW MKX characters.
I don't care for Kano, but the way that he was nerfed to hell in MK9, I felt bad for Kano players.

As for Lao, being in all those games proves nothing.
Liu Kang has only missed 1 out of the last 9 games, which is a far better track record and has been the MK Chapion during the old timeline, as well as being champion in the MK1 and MKII part of the MK9, story mode until the idiot Thunder God Kentucky Fried his ass. :laugh:
 
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ByrdBrain said:
It's more of the fact everyone was expecting a completely new character or at least somone who didn't die in MK9
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Well that's your own fault for expecting a new character or a non-dead character. Ed Boon never said the next character reveal wouldn't be a returning character.

You guys all raise your own hopes high to set yourselves up for failure.

Their ideas for kung lao sound Hype, and I think he's gonna be interesting to take to the lab. While the "character" himself isn't anything new, their ideas for him sound refreshing.
 
Ricochetmatt said:
In what way, exactly?
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Did you not read the notes for his variations?

"The differences between Kung Lao's Tempest-, Buzz Saw- and Hat Trick -variations happen to be the biggest ones yet. With Tempest Kung Lao uses more spinning attacks and has the ability to set his hat to spin around him as a shield of sorts. In his Buzz Saw variation his hat is sharpened with razor blade edges and allows the player to control his hat throws more. Hat Trick is the most experimental of the three, because you can throw and call back your hat at any point you want. This keeps the opponent on their toes, because the hat can extend combos."
 
Commander said:
So, essentially what you're saying is screw the post-MK3 characters appearing at all in MKX, as long as 16 (or less) of the 32 playable MK9 characters are in MKX?
That would suck royal ass, IMO.
I want to see more of the post-MK3 and NEW MKX characters.
I don't care for Kano, but the way that he was nerfed to hell in MK9, I felt bad for Kano players.

As for Lao, being in all those games proves nothing.
Liu Kang has only missed 1 out of the last 9 games, which is a far better track record and has been the MK Chapion during the old timeline, as well as being champion in the MK1 and MKII part of the MK9, story mode until the idiot Thunder God Kentucky Fried his ass. :laugh:
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I think 40-45% of the characters from MK9 is a good number since they were arguable the more valuable characters of the franchise, and with this, there will be enough room for both new and post mk3 chars (for my tastes anyway).

I was referring to Kung Laos percentage usage from casual players, and he was more used than Liu Kang, which is not definite, but it still supports the notion that hes popular.

In all honesty though, I would much rather see Liu Kang, just to see his conflicts with Raiden, even if he was kentucky fried lol
 
Critical-Limit said:
Well that's your own fault for expecting a new character or a non-dead character. Ed Boon never said the next character reveal wouldn't be a returning character.

You guys all raise your own hopes high to set yourselves up for failure.
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No, that's Boon's fault for saying that MKX would have more new characters than any game (which is over 11), and Steve Beran's fault for saying that the reason that they killed off characters in MK9 was to "clean the slate" for MKX.

If the developers wouldn't say such things, then people wouldn't care as much.
You can't expect to tell people that the "slate was cleaned in MK9" for MKX and announce more new characters than any previous game and not expect people to feel let down, when 1 of the characters which was cleaned off the slate suddenly comes back and everything that they said about cleaning the slate and bringing more new characters feels like a pack of lies.

[MENTION=18048]chackalacka[/MENTION]
40 - 45% from MK9 feels like too much from MK9.
25% MK9 AND 25% from post-MK3 feels better, to me, with the other 50% being new.
 
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Critical-Limit said:
Well that's your own fault for expecting a new character or a non-dead character. Ed Boon never said the next character reveal wouldn't be a returning character.

You guys all raise your own hopes high to set yourselves up for failure.

Their ideas for kung lao sound Hype, and I think he's gonna be interesting to take to the lab. While the "character" himself isn't anything new, their ideas for him sound refreshing.
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Truth be told i find the design and ideas for Kung Lao great (and scary from a tournament standpoint) i was personally expecting NRS to at least live up on their word a little more and show off more new characters or at least another female regardless of fate in MK9

Kung Lao is by no means a deal breaker for me it just that he could've been someone they could've revealed at a later date
 
Commander said:
No, that's Boon's fault for saying that MKX would have more new characters than any game (which is over 11), and Steve Beran's fault for saying that the reason that they killed of characters in MK9 was to "clean the slate" for MKX.

If the developers wouldn't say such things, then people wouldn't care as much.
You can't expect to tell people that the "slate was cleaned in MK9" for MKX and announce more new characters than any previous game and not expect people to feel let down, when 1 of the characters which was cleaned off the slate suddenly comes back and everything that they said about cleaning the slate and bringing more new characters feels like a pack of lies.

[MENTION=18048]chackalacka[/MENTION]
40 - 45% from MK9 feels like too much from MK9.
25% MK9 AND 25% from post-MK3 feels better, to me, with the other 50% being new.
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I'm not about to debate you over something so trivial.

They never said what kind of character was being revealed next. Sorry you guys have to wait a little longer for a "new" character....

People getting butt hurt over information my god.

Just gonna add, they did ALSO say that dead in MK never truly means dead. If they did mention MK9 had a lot of deaths to clean the slate, Which I'd like you to source that. I sincerely doubt they had MKX's story mode planned out by the time MK9 was in development. Sometimes when you are writing a story, and you need a plot device. If bringing back 2-3 dead characters can create an interesting plot. Then it's worth it.

But it's speculation what Kung lao's role is in the game. No point in complaining now.



It's got 4 months to reveal a shit ton of characters, in a couple of weeks you're not even gonna care about what was revealed to you this day.
 
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