Ok we need to talk about the lack of female characters!

[Misucra]

I don't understand the want for a roster that's 50/50 male female.

That's unrealistic, there is a reason men are in the meat grinder during times of war.

We are naturally stronger, and emotions do not affect us as much as women.

Woman can work pass these differences to an extent. But if we want to talk realistic men should outnumber women.

And this is coming from someone who is bias and wants a lot of females present in the game.

I actually agree about 50/50 percent. There is no need for that , nor I think there is enough female fighters in MK universe anyway to do that. Unless they would make new ones.

But there are too many exceptions with women, that I would agree about latter part. For many years in history women were supposed to stay at homes and be just mothers. Even so females who were put into extreme conditions which men have faced on daily basis showed same backbone (and sometimes even more) as males.

In short if a need arises women can overpower men too. Even if there are only few exceptions.

P.S Sorry for off topic.

 

[Fake Sinner]

Exactly.
What helped MK9 sell was the simple word "reboot."
Everyone and their mother knew that MK9 was just essentially MK1 thru UMK3 (version 2.0).
It's not exactly that hard to sell a game that's essentially made from the best MK era and the most competitive MK era that ever existed.
Add Kratos (the most over-rated PlayStation character) to that mix, and you have non-MK people who just want to play as the Greek Quan Chi wannabe.
As for MKX, not a single scantily clad female is on there, and there's tons of hype for it.

LOL. Maybe for the core of die-hard MK fans. Most other gamers and newbs hopped on because they were attracted to the gameplay, gore, and the booty. Shock sells. No one walks down the aisle in Best Buy, picks up a game and says "I'm going to buy this game that I know nothing about because the story is good!". Put a nice angle of Mileena's azz on the cover, and he'll probably like it enough to check it out in detail, then shell over the money for it.

 

[Fake Sinner]

All I'm sayin' is, let there be BOOTAY.

Ya'll can go make your own game based on Cyrax and Sektor, so you don't have to look at tasteful curves of flesh.

 

[Commander]

LOL. Maybe for the core of die-hard MK fans. Most other gamers and newbs hopped on because they were attracted to the gameplay, gore, and the booty. Shock sells. No one walks down the aisle in Best Buy, picks up a game and says "I'm going to buy this game that I know nothing about because the story is good!". Put a nice angle of Mileena's azz on the cover, and he'll probably like it enough to check it out in detail, then shell over the money for it.

LOL. I'm sure that there are plenty of casual people (like my cousin, for example, who hasn't played MK since MK1) who picked up MK9 just because "HOLY SHIT!!! MK on PS3 (or 360)?!?!"
Someone would have to be living under a rock or be a complete idiot not to know what the hell Mortal Kombat is.
Notice how a scantily clad Mileena wasn't on the cover of MK9? Only Sub-Zero and Scorpion; the 2 most popular characters of all MK.

 

[Misucra]

LOL. Maybe for the core of die-hard MK fans. Most other gamers and newbs hopped on because they were attracted to the gameplay, gore, and the booty. Shock sells. No one walks down the aisle in Best Buy, picks up a game and says "I'm going to buy this game that I know nothing about because the story is good!". Put a nice angle of Mileena's azz on the cover, and he'll probably like it enough to check it out in detail, then shell over the money for it.

Ok.. ok. Hmmm. So ahmm you're saying... that MK1 overcrowded arcades, created ESRB, made huge ass controversies because of "booty". Ok... I am like. Ok.

Oh and I bet MK2 and MK3 were also doing that. Because through pixels you could see all that and players went to fight for HOURS and stand in lines for hours in arcade just because for booty.

 

[Misucra]

All I'm sayin' is, let there be BOOTAY.

Ya'll can go make your own game based on Cyrax and Sektor, so you don't have to look at tasteful curves of flesh.

Or how about you go make a game for yourself if you want all that sex element?

Also again. There are tons of games which have that. You're free to choose. We on other hand don't have that many options so yeah. We would actually would like to see a new MK.

 

[Kickinwing420]

If Mileena is what got MK9 so many sales, then why hasn't she been revealed?


Why are Sub-Zero and Scorpion on the cover of MK9, while Mileena isn't even on the back of the case?
Why isn't Mileena on the main menu with Sub-Zero and Scorpion?
Is it because more people cared about Sub-Zero and Scorpion then "boobs"?

 

[Kitty_55]

Whether he's trolling or being serious, man some of you guys are getting really touchy with this. Let the guy enjoy his piece of pixilated ass, the others can enjoy the game for what YOU want to like.

 

[Commander]

If Mileena is what got MK9 so many sales, then why hasn't she been revealed?


Why are Sub-Zero and Scorpion on the cover of MK9, while Mileena isn't even on the back of the case?
Why isn't Mileena on the main menu with Sub-Zero and Scorpion?
Is it because more people cared about Sub-Zero and Scorpion then "boobs"?

[MENTION=16568]Misucra[/MENTION] [MENTION=18074]Kickinwing420[/MENTION]

Exactly.

you guys are getting really touchy with this.

I find this choice of words hilarious, given the topic at....... hand. :laugh:

 

[kadell]

I think one way to make the females of MK look appealing while also making them less sexual is by going the direction of how they dressed the females in MK:Conquest and MK: Legacy.

 

[Commander]

I think one way to make the females of MK look appealing while also making them less sexual is by going the direction of how they dressed the females in MK:Conquest and MK: Legacy.

MKX is doing a fine job, thus far, of giving both male and female characters respectable costumes this time around.

At the end of the day, gameplay is what matters not boobs.
MK has been a household name for the last 22-years, and it sure as hell doesn't need "boobs" to sell, as MKX is proof of.
Hence, 3 variations, expanding on the MK4 / Injustice Throwable objects, run / dash returning, Kung Lao (or whoever that really is) catering to the Pro FGC players and more of a focus on the Tournament scene, rather than catering to the casual people who just want over-exposed "bewbs" that they can fap to and don't care for the gameplay.

 

[Xenon]

boon should just release another male character to troll this thread over and over again

then continue doing it for the entire roster
wont matter anyhow since he'll be laughing his head off to the bank on release date for that enormous paycheck

hey you were the ones who complained about man faces, giraffe necks, square chins and etc

 

[Misucra]

Whether he's trolling or being serious, man some of you guys are getting really touchy with this. Let the guy enjoy his piece of pixilated ass, the others can enjoy the game for what YOU want to like.

To be honest this is actually the first time in my life I am this "passionate" about a game. MK9 was great, but it hit me hard after I saw sonya (she was my main female until MK9). So I am very "touchy" about this subject. I mean at least me. I am just asking for ONE proper fighting game. At least one f$%^cking game which has females in it and doesn't make playboy show of it. If MKX will be that game. I will be at peace forever.

 

[guyver of war]

I for one have never bought an mk game based on the women. Shit, the only female i even ever play as usually is Jade, and that's because i like her moveset and am a fan of her weapon. It's all about the fighting and excess amount of blood for me! Just my 2 cents!

 

[Ricochetmatt]

To be honest this is actually the first time in my life I am this "passionate" about a game. MK9 was great, but it hit me hard after I saw sonya (she was my main female until MK9). So I am very "touchy" about this subject. I mean at least me. I am just asking for ONE proper fighting game. At least one f$%^cking game which has females in it and doesn't make playboy show of it. If MKX will be that game. I will be at peace forever.

Sonya was very painful. She was one of my mains in MK9, but at the same time I hated everything about the way she was designed.

 

[C-Sword]

They're revealing a female character tomorrow, so that's a good start.

 

[Misucra]

They're revealing a female character tomorrow, so that's a good start.

You have no idea how much I pray for it not to be tragic.

 

[guyver of war]

They're revealing a female character tomorrow, so that's a good start.

i saw boon say another character reveal tomorrow but he never said female. I'm all for another female reveal but don't get your hopes up man! I'm personally hoping for Baraka/Jade/Fujin

 

[Commander]

You have no idea how much I pray for it not to be tragic.

As do I.

I mean, I don't necessarily think that the whole "Yoko" Tweet necessarily points to a "female" reveal, per se.
If it does turn out to be a female that isn't Mileena, then I hope the costume follows suit with D'Vorah and Cassie.

 

[VonKrupt]

Huh... You guys probably shouldn't take this so seriously. I mean, it's not that you don't have a point, but sounds like you're turning this into a big deal, namely Misucra, and it's a bit random. Mortal Kombat is a child of old school gaming, it's in the fighting genre, it has males under 30 as the target demographic, and so on so forth.
After so many games with scantly clad ladies, let's not act like MKX is the make or break moment that will define gender equality for the XXIst century or wathever.

I'd like Sonya to have a realistic combat outfit myself, and I love that Cassie is decently dressed, but seriously. Probably a bad idea to invest so much emotion into Mortal Kombat of all things being respectful of the female form and dignity or something.