Lack of female fighters/combo damage in MK is pretty sexist to me.

AriesSiren

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i for one love the female cast of MK. but did you notice that there are very few? i think this is really sexist and the damage they do is weak compared to the males. Im stoked about skarlet but man theres only 7 girls i believe in the whole roster. this is bs. and the damage except for kitana is a joke especially for sindel and sheeva. sindel's scream is so slow like sonya's kiss, its pretty much useless. sonyas xray is a joke also. their damage pales in comparison to ermacs 42% combo WITHOUT xray. just seems like netherrealm thinks like a 12 year old. Sheeva you'd think would be the strongest but nope. same low damage. Its a little offensive to me considering DOA4 has many female fighters that are equal to the men. sophitia (SC)is a beast and pai/Aoi from vf5 can waste anyone. but in MK the girls are portrayed as weak and helpless, with lui kang kicking kitana's butt without even trying. shes 10,000 years old!! anyone else notice that? dont get me started on Sindel in story being super powerful but in fighting mode, she does 12 hits with 30% percent damage. yeah no. God i hope the new dlc fighter is Tanya Kira or Li Mei. im sure there will be alot of immature comments but to serious mature gamers id love to hear from you on your views. Reminds me of MK4 there was 2 girls out of the whole roster. wow
 
Maybe the problem is you're not that good with these girls. I know Jade for one is a beast. She has great mixups, and her damage output is pretty good. Sonya is a boss. She is like the 3rd best pressure character in the game. AND she has an x-ray that can be linked to combos. Sindel is one of if not THE best zoner in the game. Her mixups aren't to be taken lightly either. Kitana is great as you mentioned, and so is Mileena. Sheeva, I can't really say. Haven't seen much of her.
 
i call bs Dcp knows how good my sindel is and O.Gs kitana is second to none and Alisas soyna is always improving.

basically the women in this game are as good if not better than the males. and please don't start the this is sexist bs again they are not treated differently they are as good as the males and soynas x ray is one of the best comboers in this game. the fact that it does less is because it can be comboed in to just like kung lao or liu kang or sub zero, radien and ermac, reptile,mileena and on and on.

so please stop it theres always something to nitpick about but why does every thing have to be sexist its the 3rd thread like this here.
 
no im very good at MK thats why i know the damage, i play all the women. i have a 45% damage with kitana with xray but we arent talking about zoning or one hits, im talking about combo damage and sexist portrayal. Yes jade is a beast i love her and she is the strongest. But sheeva who looks like a boss but doesnt act like one. her damage is way too low. even have the guide book and the damage % is nothing compared to ermac and the guys. ermac can do a 40+ damage with no xray its unbalanced.

try reading what the thread is about people... combo damage.
 
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why dont u it says combo damge is being sexist to u
but does it have to be about sex.

why couldn't the title be unfair damage scaling.

oh and mileena is the best fighter in the game with the best combos and the highest x-ray %damage.

its sexist portrayal of what?
 
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AriesSiren said:
try reading what the thread is about people... combo damage.
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You do know combo damage =/= being a good character, right? I'll take having good mixups over high combo damage any day. Sure Ermac has high combo damage, but tell what an Ermac player is supposed to do when an opponent blocks high the whole time. He has no low hits minus those two kicks that can't be incorporated into a juggle. I've said it before and I'm gonna say it again, combos aren't everything in fighting games. There's much, much more to them.
 
ur not worth my thought if i was to tell u my opinion it would knock u on ur ass and scare the shit out of u.

lol
 
AriesSiren said:
i for one love the female cast of MK. but did you notice that there are very few? i think this is really sexist and the damage they do is weak compared to the males.
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Female characters have always been portrayed as weaker than the male characters, the trade off is that they are also more agile and quick. Mortal Kombat didn't create this concept. Usually that's how it's like in real life with a few exceptions. As the other gentleman said in this thread, I would pick good mix ups over high combos as well. Ermac can be negated for the most part with one press of the block button, while Jade can end you from high or low.
 
I like MK 2011 female roster over the male cast, anyday. I think the females have a very good arsenal of tools to play this game. I really like all of the MK 2011 ladies and hope to master all of them, on time.

Let's see :

- Kitana : great projectiles, great basic combos, good x-ray (very tricky/cunning)

- Jade : multiple projectiles type, good basic combos, invencible move, good dash kick

- Mileena : speed, good special moves (if connects), very easy combo starters, and deadly overheads moves

- Sindel : stronger zone game and great basic combos

- Sheeva : one of the best teleport in the game, good grappling anti-air, good stomp move, good X-Ray (covers all screen)

- Sonya : Mrs. Blade is a beast, great mixup game, lots of combos, all useful, excelent arch kick, deadly X-Ray that can be mixed into combos, speed, military stance.

- Skarlet : diferent projectiles type, speed, seems to have good basic combos, good teleport and good anti-air. She'll be my main character along with Mileena.

Sorry, but I disagree with the thread ..... there are not bad and crap females in this game, all of them can hold their own against anyone ..... if you play them correctly.

hehe XD
 
sheeva is pretty cool and doesnt afraid of anything.

but seriously, is sheeva functioned as a boss shed be unbalanced. tho she is a bit weak right now.
 
never said i didnt like them that all i play as them i was just pointing out the lack of them and their overall damage compared to others.
 
AriesSiren said:
But sheeva who looks like a boss but doesnt act like one. her damage is way too low.
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Its 4:40 in the morning here in Vegas right now.

I woke up from dead sleep because of the scent of bull shit in the air.


Sheeva IS NOT about combos.
Trust me, I main her and wreck house.
She is about short combos and single power hits.


Learn the characters before you assume.


And with that, I return to my slumber :laugh:
 
AriesSiren said:
i for one love the female cast of MK. but did you notice that there are very few? i think this is really sexist and the damage they do is weak compared to the males. Im stoked about skarlet but man theres only 7 girls i believe in the whole roster. this is bs. and the damage except for kitana is a joke especially for sindel and sheeva. sindel's scream is so slow like sonya's kiss, its pretty much useless. sonyas xray is a joke also. their damage pales in comparison to ermacs 42% combo WITHOUT xray. just seems like netherrealm thinks like a 12 year old. Sheeva you'd think would be the strongest but nope. same low damage. Its a little offensive to me considering DOA4 has many female fighters that are equal to the men. sophitia (SC)is a beast and pai/Aoi from vf5 can waste anyone. but in MK the girls are portrayed as weak and helpless, with lui kang kicking kitana's butt without even trying. shes 10,000 years old!! anyone else notice that? dont get me started on Sindel in story being super powerful but in fighting mode, she does 12 hits with 30% percent damage. yeah no. God i hope the new dlc fighter is Tanya Kira or Li Mei. im sure there will be alot of immature comments but to serious mature gamers id love to hear from you on your views. Reminds me of MK4 there was 2 girls out of the whole roster. wow
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There are way more things about MK that are sexist than # of female fighters and their moves... I made a thread called "Mortal Kombat Misogyny" about this and had ten people jump at my throat. Check it out if you'd like.

As for the combat damage like the "magically half-on-half-off Mileena thong" and the bloody ass-spank on Kitana, what do expect when one of MW/NRS's new generation of developers said Mileena's flesh pits costume was "definitely worth it"?

And as for them not being as strong as males? Look, I may be too much of a feminist ideologue but I think the last thing gamers need is to get the feeling through playing unrealistic games that women are as physically strong as men- thats more of a justification for continuing games that allow big muscular male characters to fight butt-naked, hourglass figured women. IRL women physically can't stand a chance against men, that's why rape is so incredibly traumatizing, it's because you lose control of your own body because you can't fight back. Sadly shit like this makes whole generations of gamers and others desensitized to man-on-woman violence.
 
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ill say that mk is definitly sexist in consideration to the costumes. and the combat damage (like on sonyas vest) are pretty...interesting.

but combos? they are fine
 
yautjared said:
I like MK 2011 female roster over the male cast, anyday. I think the females have a very good arsenal of tools to play this game. I really like all of the MK 2011 ladies and hope to master all of them, on time.

Let's see :

- Kitana : great projectiles, great basic combos, good x-ray (very tricky/cunning)

- Jade : multiple projectiles type, good basic combos, invencible move, good dash kick

- Mileena : speed, good special moves (if connects), very easy combo starters, and deadly overheads moves

- Sindel : stronger zone game and great basic combos

- Sheeva : one of the best teleport in the game, good grappling anti-air, good stomp move, good X-Ray (covers all screen)

- Sonya : Mrs. Blade is a beast, great mixup game, lots of combos, all useful, excelent arch kick, deadly X-Ray that can be mixed into combos, speed, military stance.

- Skarlet : diferent projectiles type, speed, seems to have good basic combos, good teleport and good anti-air. She'll be my main character along with Mileena.

Sorry, but I disagree with the thread ..... there are not bad and crap females in this game, all of them can hold their own against anyone ..... if you play them correctly.

hehe XD
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Agree! and there are lots of females in this game!!... just look at street fighter as comparison...
 
I admire who defends Sheeva in this game .... I hate all bad comments, the malicious one about her, from people who never played with her before, and , lacks deep knowledge about her gameplay .....

I know she is slow , but, she is a legitime MK character that deserves to be in this game.

Do you know why they (Midway / Ed Boon) made Sheeva ?

Because people demanded before to play as being a Shokan, due Goro and Kintaro being unplayable bosses in MK and MK2, so, they did Sheeva, in order to us have chance to play as a Shokan.

They did Sheeva less strong than Goro/Kintaro, in order to make her balanced with the others playable characters, and she is female , because , could be boring just create another male Shokan (Well, they could had used Goro/Kintaro playable, but, they did not, live through that .... ha !), and due the curiosity to see a female Shokan first time

So, I respect Sheeva a lot as character.

Ed Boon called Sheeva "My baby" in his Twitter. Nuff said.

XD XD :D :D
 
DCP said:
You do know combo damage =/= being a good character, right? I'll take having good mixups over high combo damage any day. Sure Ermac has high combo damage, but tell what an Ermac player is supposed to do when an opponent blocks high the whole time. He has no low hits minus those two kicks that can't be incorporated into a juggle. I've said it before and I'm gonna say it again, combos aren't everything in fighting games. There's much, much more to them.
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DCP hit this one on the head.
 
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