MKX DLC - Is it enough? (DLC/Costume Spoilers)

Immortal Reaver

Immortal Reaver

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So now that MKX has gone gold, and we're getting a lot of information about DLC and such, do you guys feel like it's an adequate amount of DLC?

I have mixed feelings on what I have seen so far. I want Jason and Predator in, but I don't like the fact that two of the 4 DLC characters are guests. I think that there are some more "deserving" characters that would have been better choices. But then again.... Freddy was the top selling character for MK9. so...

and also the DLC costumes. The Kombat Pack comes with 15 DLC costumes. Then there are another two for Scorpion. If I'm not missing anything, that's only 17 DLC costumes for 29+ characters.

Characters that will not be getting any DLC costumes (as of right now):

Erron Black
Jaqueline
Takeda
Kung Jin
Sub-Zero
Cassie
D'Vorah
Kotal Kahn
Ferra & Torr
Raiden
 
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More would always be nice. Some more characters, some more skins, maybe even a few stages.
I got one half of what I wanted for MKX, would be nice if I could get the other half as well... That being Reiko, of course. But I also think characters like Fujin, Nitara, Havik and Hotaru would be cool to see as DLC, if they won't make the main roster (which other than Fujin seems unlikely)
 
There are probably at least two alt. costumes for most characters in vanilla, as a number of them have Revenant skins, some will have more than one young or old variant, and I would hope Raiden has his Dark Raiden skin tucked away in the Krypt somewhere. So, if we say three skins for every character (roughly) on top of the 17 you mention... well, it's actually 20 because of the Samurai Pack... that's not too bad. But yeah, of course we'd like more.

If the stuff in the Kombat Pack sells well then hopefully we'll another couple of character/skin packs in the future.

So far the game looks amazing and I am pretty happy with the roster, so I'm happy to allow for my disappointment over Fujin and Havik apparently not turning up. Oh well. :)
 
I guess a second pack is possible but I'm not sure how much time will be left for another one. They could do a second pack with two or more three characters making the DLC total around 6 or 7. Making the final roster size close to MK9's size going by Ed Boon's comment. Maybe a second pack can go like this:

Klassic Pack #3:
Playable character Fujin
Klassic skins for Shinnok, Kitana, Raiden

Klassic Pack #4:
Playable character Frost or Sareena (If Injustice got a second female fighter then MKX might too)
Klassic skins for Sub-Zero, Reptile, Mileena

Komic Book Pack
Playable character Spawn
Komic Book Theme Skins: Injustice Scorpion (Ed Boon said that there's a chance that this outfit will likely return in the game), comic book style theme outfits for Sub-Zero and Raiden (Give him a Thor inspire look would be cool for a komic book theme outfit).
 
If they do another pair of classic characters then it will be something like Fujin and Smoke. I'd be very surprised if they did two MK4+ era characters.

Frost? Maybe, but I'd put Fujin out in front. I guess it depends whether Frost plays a role in the story, as we know Fujin does.

Sareena? No chance, and no thanks.
 
I mean, for 30 bucks? I wish there was more. I THINK they want to justify that price because of variations for each character and all that, but idk. I'm buying the DLC because of Predator/Tremor and my cautious optimism for Jason/Tanya, but yeah, if there's more down the line i'll be happy.
 
I just hope they won't start milking people out of their money like the industry is doing nowadays. I always thought that the concept of DLC is awesome but has been executed for $$ only from the start. It's a shame.
 
Immortal Reaver said:
So now that MKX has gone gold, and we're getting a lot of information about DLC and such, do you guys feel like it's an adequate amount of DLC?
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It's more than MK9. What were you expecting?

I have mixed feelings on what I have seen so far. I want Jason and Predator in, but I don't like the fact that two of the 4 DLC characters are guests. I think that there are some more "deserving" characters that would have been better choices.
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There will be more DLC after the Kombat Pack. Just like with Injustice. 2 more characters, I bet. Probably Smoke/Cyrax and Fujin.

and also the DLC costumes. The Kombat Pack comes with 15 DLC costumes. Then there are another two for Scorpion. If I'm not missing anything, that's only 17 DLC costumes for 29+ characters.
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And there's 3 from the mobile game. Much more than any MK game before. Why complain? Again, what were you expecting?

Erron Black
Shinnok
Jaqueline
Takeda
Kung Jin
Sub-Zero
Cassie
D'Vorah
Kotal Kahn
Ferra & Torr
Raiden
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It sucks that the newbies are singled out as not getting DLC alts, but NRS has less history to work from with them, so that's fair.

We should have gotten Deception Sub-Zero, though. :mad:

Also, Shinnok does have a DLC costume. How did you forget about Samurai Shinnok?
 
Test Your Luck has a status effect based on Smoke, so I doubt. I think if we get more DLC then Fujin and another female fighter is likely. Other then Frost, I can't think anyone else that would work as DLC. We already have Tanya as DLC.
 
Rezound said:
I mean, for 30 bucks? I wish there was more. I THINK they want to justify that price because of variations for each character and all that, but idk. I'm buying the DLC because of Predator/Tremor and my cautious optimism for Jason/Tanya, but yeah, if there's more down the line i'll be happy.
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Same here. I've been holding off pre-ordering the Premium Edition until I knew who at least the second DLC character was; I was really hoping for Predator over Spawn so I am happy about that, and Tremor looks like he's going to be a real brute. I'm not too fussed about Tanya but I am hoping to be pleasantly surprised. I know I'll not really touch Jason, as I didn't Krueger.

I'd really like some classic MK1-style ninja skins like we eventually got in MK9. Hopefully it happens.
 
Guyver Spawn said:
Test Your Luck has a status effect based on Smoke, so I doubt.
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So?

There was an ice-ball assist in MK9 that didn't stop Subby from being playable.

This status effect = deconfirmation thing some people are thinking is stupid. Yes, these characters aren't in the game, but the modifiers have nothing to do with it. They're just nods at the characters. Nothing is stopping NRS from releasing Smoke or Cyrax as DLC, least of all a modifier.

I believe the post-Kombat Pack DLC will be comprised highly-demanded characters. I see Fujin, Smoke and Cyrax at the top of the wish lists. Baraka, Kabal, Reiko, Frost, Havik all get a lot of requests as well, but the other three are far more popular.
 
I'm all for them making 2 more 4 person kombat packs but keeping the rest all MK characters and skins. I'd love for them to add a few more arenas too, 13 seems kind of like a low number based on the last game.
 
JinCA said:
I'm all for them making 2 more 4 person kombat packs but keeping the rest all MK characters and skins. I'd love for them to add a few more arenas too, 13 seems kind of like a low number based on the last game.
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A second pack is a possibility. A third? No way that's gonna happen with NRS' two-year dev cycle. There's a reason both MK9's and Injustice's DLC support ended in August.
 
Their will definitely be more, as for costumes most games go at least a month or 2 before anything. Even DOA and SF have a month before dlc unless its remake 1, 2, or super remake 3.
 
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