PS4 Character Usage Updates

[Immortal Reaver]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I wonder why Kano is so low. I've not used him much, but he seems very powerful; some interesting combos, a decent projectile attack, his ball attack is very good and he has interesting variations.

I'm thinking of learning Cutthroat.

Most people don't use characters based on what moves they have. They use them based on the character itself. That's why Kano is so low. Scorpion would still be the most used character even if he was the worst in the game.

 

[Kitty_55]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I doubt people play as Scorpion just because he's Scorpion. He's piss easy to play as, always has been and most likely always will be.

He reminds me of Mario in Smash. Just so freaking easy to pick up. But, I don't know what he's like online because I don't play Smash online.

 

[mattteo]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

Evil characters will never be as used as the heroes.

For characters who didn't get a chapter of their own and were massively defeated in the story mode, Mileena, Ermac, Reptile, Ferra/Torr, Kano and Quan Chi are doing pretty well. I hope the producers will take this into consideration for the next game and not just ditch Quan Chi cause casuals don't use him much. It's always the same with evil guys. It was the same with Shang Tsung, Sektor, Sheeva etc.

Erron Black is doing amazingly

 

[FlawlessVictor]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I would say it's a combination of those two factors. Character appeal usually gives a first impression to try out the character in the first place. After that, it's up the player to to learn the character. Some characters have a higher initial investment for beginners than others, although that doesn't mean that character is particularly strong at high-level play. Akira is one of the stronger characters in VF5, but the strict timing of some inputs can turn off new players.

 

[Bruzzrad]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I doubt people play as Scorpion just because he's Scorpion. He's piss easy to play as, always has been and most likely always will be.

He reminds me of Mario in Smash. Just so freaking easy to pick up. But, I don't know what he's like online because I don't play Smash online.

You hit the nail on the head. There is a reason I play against Scorpion 60% of the time online. He is super easy to learn and he is right on the dang cover. Casuals who pick this game up will be like "ooooooh, this dude on the cover must be really good!" and proceed to constantly use him.

 

[mandead]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

You hit the nail on the head. There is a reason I play against Scorpion 60% of the time online. He is super easy to learn and he is right on the dang cover. Casuals who pick this game up will be like "ooooooh, this dude on the cover must be really good!" and proceed to constantly use him.

Funnily enough, pretty much exactly the reasons I don't play as Scorpion. I've only used him a handful of times, even though I do really like his Injustice skin. Subconsciously, I seem to have this thing about using some of the more obscure characters, and so I've played very little of the ninjas and the newbies.

I do like them all, though. They're not weak characters, even if personally I'd never have made a character as bland as Jacqui playable.

 

[Taj Gill]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I honestly don't like the way Scorpion plays in this game... And he's my favourite character.

 

[Gouki]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I honestly don't like the way Scorpion plays in this game... And he's my favourite character.

Im with you 100% on this one.
Scorpion was ALWAYS my main in ALL the MK games from the beginning...to MK9, but not here.

I just can't get wit him.

 

[Commander]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

124,000,000 for Scorpion?

Heh... I guess the simplistic character to play will always get top usage, am I right or am I right?

I dunno.
Scorpion isn't that easy to play in this game.
Going by that logic of "simplistic character" in MKX, either "Full-auto" Jaqui or "Marksman" Erron Black should be much higher on the list, given that both have plenty of moves which are WAAAAAY casual / n00b-friendly and do lots of damage, much like Deathstroke's gun did in Injustice.

 

[rami]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I honestly don't like the way Scorpion plays in this game... And he's my favourite character.

I think this is the best scorpion so far. He was too slow in mk9 his teleport punch too forever to hit and very easy to block in mk9. I liked him alot in MKDA but not in MKD cause his costumes suckes

 

[rami]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

Evil characters will never be as used as the heroes.

For characters who didn't get a chapter of their own and were massively defeated in the story mode, Mileena, Ermac, Reptile, Ferra/Torr, Kano and Quan Chi are doing pretty well. I hope the producers will take this into consideration for the next game and not just ditch Quan Chi cause casuals don't use him much. It's always the same with evil guys. It was the same with Shang Tsung, Sektor, Sheeva etc.

Erron Black is doing amazingly

For me it is the opposite. I don't like hero characters. I always cheer for the villains

 

[NathanCorsini]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

Mid August i'll try to keep catching those stats to keep this updated until it's settled. If someone do it before me, it would be nice to post to this thread, so i can keep the images updated and add it to the first post.

 

[Bruzzrad]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I honestly don't like the way Scorpion plays in this game... And he's my favourite character.

I hate how they switched his spear from <-, <-, low punch to <-, ->, low punch. I know they did it before, but I don't like it.

 

[FlawlessVictor]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I hate how they switched his spear from <-, <-, low punch to <-, ->, low punch. I know they did it before, but I don't like it.

It's to prevent players from accidentally backdashing. Yeah, you could use the block button to buffer the commands, I prefer to avoid overlapping commands whenever possible.

 

[Bruzzrad]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

It's to prevent players from accidentally backdashing. Yeah, you could use the block button to buffer the commands, I prefer to avoid overlapping commands whenever possible.

They had it that way in MK9 and it worked fine. (As far as I know.) And MK9 had a backdash.

 

[Taj Gill]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

They had it that way in MK9 and it worked fine. (As far as I know.) And MK9 had a backdash.

No dash cancelling in this game though, MK9 did. If there were f,f or b,b inputs in this game, there would be a delay pulling off the move until the dash is completed.

 

[FlawlessVictor]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

No dash cancelling in this game though, MK9 did. If there were f,f or b,b inputs in this game, there would be a delay pulling off the move until the dash is completed.

Actually, that's a better argument than the one I presented. I mean, I forgot that VF and Tekken had f,f inputs too and had adopted dashing early (and can be cancelled). MKX is a different beast, since you are forced to commit to the dash or don't do it at all.

Anyways, the input change isn't any more difficult. I would be more upset if it changed to something really weird like a 360 motion or charge move.

 

[MKXGoon101]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I think this is the best scorpion so far. He was too slow in mk9 his teleport punch too forever to hit and very easy to block in mk9. I liked him alot in MKDA but not in MKD cause his costumes suckes

gotta agree with rami here. I've seen a lot of very good Scorpion players, as opposed to MK9. And his costume was awful in MKD.

 

[NathanCorsini]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

Updated the PS4 stats of July (just missed Kotal Kahn number, i'll do it later today). Can some mood fix this topic and remove the (Updated on July 3rd) part and add PS4, [MENTION=5107]Taj Gill[/MENTION]? It would be useful for everybody. Thanks!

 

[Last_Starfighta]

Re: Character Usage List (Updated on July 3rd)

I dunno.
Scorpion isn't that easy to play in this game.
Going by that logic of "simplistic character" in MKX, either "Full-auto" Jaqui or "Marksman" Erron Black should be much higher on the list, given that both have plenty of moves which are WAAAAAY casual / n00b-friendly and do lots of damage, much like Deathstroke's gun did in Injustice.

Scorpion has and will always be constructed to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Come on, the vanilla verison has three moves! Doesn't get more simplistic than that.

Erron Black and any other guessing game 50/50 character is braindead easy. I should know, I'm a fraud Sonya player.

Jacqui has run combos which means most noobs will be turned off by her.