Khrome is a fan made character. The April Fool's Kombat Kard is a liquid metal ninja but it is an NRS creation. Khrome was a white dude but NRS's liquid metal ninja is a black dude. Khrome doesn't need to make it, they can put the black dude in and call it a day. And Ed Boon didn't say they can't do it because of legal issues. He said No to Khrome being DLC because he doesn't know his backstory.
https://twitter.com/MKXChrome/status/796056608321269760
Oooookey. At this point you're grabbing onto straws and hear only what you want to hear.
But ok. Let's just say potential legal issues are not the problem. Let's say NRS can add Khrome or something similar to MK.
Here is the ultimate reason, why there is 99.99% chance it won't happen:
Why it should happen?
NRS has a limited budget for every game, and a pretty big roster to choose from. So what makes Khrome or similar character so special that it deserves a spot and investment of tens of thousands of dollars (minimum)?
"MK Fans love their ninjas." is the worst defense. You don't bring this as a pitch for investment of TENS OF THOUSANDS. Not to mention it is nowhere the truth. People like Scorpion, Sub Zero, Cyrax or Sektor, but we have enough ninjas as it is. Seriously you won't see people crying for more and more ninjas today. They want something fresh.
Tremor is an exception, because he was in a high demand for a very long time. Basically since his first appearance in Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. And people were VERY vocal about him.
That's another reason, why Khrome is in a massive disadvantage. That facebook post, makes it sound like Khrome movement was something of legendary proportions, but I checked the websites which have been mentioned and I can barely find anything close to the truth. Both Google and Deviantart show barely anything related to Khrome.
While Tremor, had a very successful campaign with over 5k signatures, with professional artists doing art with him and people not being jerks about him. Not to mention they wanted him for more than a decade. Which made him a sound investment. He had a decent support which was built over a decade. Khrome doesn't have anything even close to that. Which brings me back to original point.
Where is the evidence that Khrome will be successful or received in positive light. Why NRS should risk investing time and money in it? Why should they work hard to introduce some random new ninja color?
Hoping for it to be successful, just because it has NINJA tag, is like when I had a client who asked me to do a free t-shirt logo, with a promise that he will share his sales with me.
I got bills to pay, and promises do not pay them. Money do. Same with NRS and Khrome situation. There is nothing to support Khrome, as a good investment. (Just a reminder. Making a Kombat Kard for April Fools means nothing.)
So here is your reason, why there is 99.99% chance Khrome won't happen. No proper video game studio would take such blind shot.
Not to mention support for Khrome right now is... a ghost town. And that's why...
The MK11 Chrome campaign will go even harder, so you will see a surge of Chrome fans on Social Media and on Forums. Believe that!!
I don't believe this. You think that once MK11 will get announced, Khrome campaign will suddenly get thousands of Khrome fans flocking like some sort of divine storm? You do realize it takes time for that to happen? Like A LOT of time. Especially if you gonna wait until MK11 announcement. Then it will be too late. People will get excited over new or old characters, and your Khrome campaign will just become one of many different campaigns. Another campaign among other campaigns for more older characters who have a powerful factor of nostalgia on their side too.
So if you really want for Khrome to happen, when you better start working on your campaign now. That's marketing 101. Early bird gets the worm, and people need to warm up to the idea of Khrome, so NRS can make early decisions while building the game.
And right now the time is golden for that. Injustice 2 just got launched, main dev team is done. I can guarantee that they are already working on MK11 drafts and base build. So if you want this character to make an impression on NRS, you better do it now, because Ed Boon saying that he has no idea who Khrome is, is like the worst impression you can get. They can't even make an opinion about the character, due the lack of information.
So hip hip. More art, more media, more info. Average price for character's creation today ranges from 50k up to flipping 200k. So you better give a good pitch on why NRS should spend this kind of money on Khrome. Just saying "We want Khrome" won't be enough. I want my own Unicorn, doesn't mean I am gonna get one.
