RADEC
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There is a difference when it comes down to being a fan of the series and being a fan of a character. Who in the hell plays MK for just ONE character only? lol 60$ just to pick one person?
People's extreme love and passion towards characters
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There is a difference when it comes down to being a fan of the series and being a fan of a character. Who in the hell plays MK for just ONE character only? lol 60$ just to pick one person?
mandead
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Apparently that attitude is more common than we think, although certain usernames do clearly allude to this.
BAdass Liu Kang
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The character is a part of that franchise the character is a piece of a moving cog. If subzero or scorpion or liu kang was your favorite character. And they didnt appear. You'd feel weird. Youd want them in the game. Dont attack others for their preferences and reasoning of purchase. Thats their money not yours. People buy and like what they want. They shouldnt be forced to abide by some other persons narrative of enjoyment. Everyone is different. If liu kang wasnt in mkda and i didnt buy it because of that. That's my business. Whether you agree with it or not is of no importance
RADEC
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LOL something ill never understand.. Its even funnier when the character is DLC and will probably never be in the actual story again.
ArcaneEsper
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I would say that NRS has probably done something right since the beginning since people genuinely care about the characters that they do, but not buying the game over someone's exclusion is something related to emotional maturity. If you can't handle not getting one aspect of what you want then that's probably not a good sign, there are more difficult situations in life than a character not making the cut for a game and is something that should be worked at.
In terms of MKX though, it probably stems from how initially we were told that the slate was being wiped clean and that isn't exactly what happened, leading people to become pretty hysterical. Doesn't justify it, but might be why.
In terms of MKX though, it probably stems from how initially we were told that the slate was being wiped clean and that isn't exactly what happened, leading people to become pretty hysterical. Doesn't justify it, but might be why.
BAdass Liu Kang
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Seriously i dont have to explain my reasons for buying or not buying to anyone . At the end of the day everyone is different. People will never quite understand a persons reasoning for why they did or did not buy. I really wish sometime people would leave each other alone but alas we're on a forum whete you talk about this sugar honey ice tea
Taj Gill
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People are still talking about the first topic at hand which was why people are overly passionate about characters, which we have already addressed. I acknowledged that the reasoning that many people have given makes sense.
Now, we are talking about entitlement. Please stick to the topic everyone. So far, our discussion points to maturity and mental sanity.
But in regards to the first topic, I want to add this final thought:
Personally, I feel that I don't need to get into specifics when it comes to enjoying a product. A lot of you are pointing out that characters make MK, and [MENTION=8252]Critical-Limit[/MENTION] made a really good point in regards to if a certain game stops being made, people may stop gaming altogether. I think I'm the kind of person in which once I get into something, I'll never stop liking it, regardless of the changes made.
So for example, this is a hypothetical situation, we have the umbrella of gaming. There are people, who won't play MK because of a certain character. Then let's go up one level. There are people, who won't play fighting games anymore because MK is cancelled as a series. Then there are people who won't game at all anymore because the fighting genre is abolished.
Do you see the pattern I'm trying to make? I think I fit in to the category in which I don't need something as specific as the first situation I mentioned, which is not playing MK because of the omission of a character (which happens to be the topic at hand). I honestly don't know the limit in which I'd get up in arms because I'm an adventurous person. If gaming as a whole gets abolished, so be it, I'll find a new activity.
So I guess the conclusion I'm trying to make here is the tolerance factor of people varies differently. I hope what I've said makes sense.
Now, we are talking about entitlement. Please stick to the topic everyone. So far, our discussion points to maturity and mental sanity.
But in regards to the first topic, I want to add this final thought:
Personally, I feel that I don't need to get into specifics when it comes to enjoying a product. A lot of you are pointing out that characters make MK, and [MENTION=8252]Critical-Limit[/MENTION] made a really good point in regards to if a certain game stops being made, people may stop gaming altogether. I think I'm the kind of person in which once I get into something, I'll never stop liking it, regardless of the changes made.
So for example, this is a hypothetical situation, we have the umbrella of gaming. There are people, who won't play MK because of a certain character. Then let's go up one level. There are people, who won't play fighting games anymore because MK is cancelled as a series. Then there are people who won't game at all anymore because the fighting genre is abolished.
Do you see the pattern I'm trying to make? I think I fit in to the category in which I don't need something as specific as the first situation I mentioned, which is not playing MK because of the omission of a character (which happens to be the topic at hand). I honestly don't know the limit in which I'd get up in arms because I'm an adventurous person. If gaming as a whole gets abolished, so be it, I'll find a new activity.
So I guess the conclusion I'm trying to make here is the tolerance factor of people varies differently. I hope what I've said makes sense.
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natedoggcata
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ujustgotcaged
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I hope I run into more of you guys who use 6 different characters lol those are the easy wins.
Jack of all trades..MASTER OF NONE .
LMAAaaaao it means im emotionally immature if I don't buy MKX a because Rieko is t in.lol you people. Some guys like myself really invest in the characters and we identify with them..
"OMG you identify with a fictional character"
Yeaa people like characters who remind them of themselves.
"Hereeeee's JOHNNY!!!!"
Jack of all trades..MASTER OF NONE .
LMAAaaaao it means im emotionally immature if I don't buy MKX a because Rieko is t in.lol you people. Some guys like myself really invest in the characters and we identify with them..
"OMG you identify with a fictional character"
Yeaa people like characters who remind them of themselves.
"Hereeeee's JOHNNY!!!!"
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Taj Gill
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I hope I run into more of you guys who use 6 different characters lol those are the easy wins.
Jack of all trades..MASTER OF NONE .
LMAAaaaao it means im emotionally immature if I don't buy MKX a because Rieko is t in.lol you people. Some guys like myself really invest in the characters and we identify with them..
"OMG you identify with a fictional character"
Yeaa people like characters who remind them of themselves.
"Hereeeee's JOHNNY!!!!"
I hope you're not getting me twisted with some of the other users. I don't think you're emotionally immature if you don't buy MKX because of the exclusion of a character, I attribute emotional immaturity to having the mindset of thinking that you're so entitled that you have to attack Boon/NRS over the exclusion of your favourite character, or make petitions to get rid of a character in favour of your own.
And when I say "you" and "you're", I'm talking about in general, not you specifically lol.
ujustgotcaged
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Haha I get what you're saying .I seen where someone had said that you(in general ) where emotionally immature if you didn't buy the game because of one character.I should have tagged that guy in the post.
"Hereeeee's JOHNNY!!!!"
Commander
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Thankfully, I'm not 1 of those people, either.
I would still have Dishonored, Metal Gear, BioShock and other games that would still keep me gaming.
Would it suck to see the fighting genre go away? Sure, but at the same time there will always seemingly be 1 game or another sequel that would pop up to keep the genre alive (KI, Tekken, SSBM, SF, etc, etc, etc), so I don't think that will happen.
Critical-Limit
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I agree, and I hold the same position as you. I think there is enough diversity in games, that I can find something I like.
And I'm not close minded to giving new characters a chance in a medium I generally enjoy.
In fact I'm also surprised when a single character made someone like an entire game/story.
But I TRY to put myself in their shoes by basically imagining a scenario with something I love today, if it were gone. I'd probably drop it.
And I have a relation example, While it's not a character, I'm applying GAMEPLAY as the reason I loved a game. Crazy right?
In Super Smash Brothers Melee, the mechanics are so DEEP, and have SO many layers, That it's the closest thing to a sandbox fighting game. The way your opponent can manipulate their trajectory, makes every combo unique. You never know where the combo is going, or how the pressure is going to go down.
I was someone who FELL absolutely in love with these mechanics. When Brawl came out. It was a slow piece of shit, and it had tripping. I know people loved Brawl, I'm not bashing them. I'm bashing the game, I'm fine with people liking brawl. That's their opinion.
However the dropping of those mechanics, were 100% enough for me to drop the series. I still play Melee today, and I would easily fall asleep to Smash4WiiU. It's a camp fest, every other competitive match goes to time-out.
So I just tried to imagine Melee's mechanics, as a character. So I could try to relate to the people who would quit the series over it.
Only you Taj, can find something in your hobbies that would make you quit if it disappeared and try to relate to those people like I tried to.
I have never had a single character make/break a game for me. But because I applied another medium to the idea. I think I can imagine it.
Rolling_Toaster
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Tanyas Husband
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Critical-Limit
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you're not allowed to flame. So no you're not allowed to say whatever you want.
I'd argue you can BASH a game, or a mechanic or series as much as you want. You can explain why an idea isn't in the best interest of the series or money.
But you shouldn't be allowed to attack a person for their personal preference.
I know you didn't do it, I just wanted to re-iterate that because some people think attacking people is an opinion they're allowed to have. Well the forum rules tell you No.
Just like you can't say bomb on a plane w/o consequences.
Commander
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This.
I wish that I had "Thanks" to give. :top:
I want Fujin in as an unlockable character or as post-Kombat Pack DLC, but if he doesn't show up in MKX in any playable form, I'm not going to return the game, either.
There are plenty of other characters that I could choose from, to fill the void of Fujin not being in MKX.
Critical-Limit
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Ok, all you did here was share that you're like most people who can live w/o a few things they like in a medium. Because they have plenty of other things they like within the medium.
Radec has a problem where he can't even attempt to try to see himself in someone else's shoes. where someone likes a medium because of a VERY FEW select things. And once those are gone, they don't want it.