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This is what i think about all these tournament "pros" and their opinions.
Yeah sure, they count, but they will just pick anther guy with the cheapest combos.

Summary: let NRS to run with their story for once and built their roster around it (but not Jax/Sonya/Johnny trio again...please)
 
This is what i think about all these tournament "pros" and their opinions.
Yeah sure, they count, but they will just pick anther guy with the cheapest combos.

Summary: let NRS to run with their story for once and built their roster around it (but not Jax/Sonya/Johnny trio again...please)

While I agree with you that I would love for NRS to build their roster around the story, all these things are likely factors when NRS considers the roster of the next game.
Ferra / Torr, Erron Black, Liu Kang, Kitana and Kung Lao are also perfect proof that you don't need to have characters that are really involved with the story, in order for them to be on the main roster.

Those 5 characters have little to no story involvement in MKX and they are likely on the main roster of MKX for 1 of 2 reasons, or a possible combination of both reasons:

1) characters that NRS wanted (Ferra / Torr, Erron Black)
2) characters that people begged to have in (Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kitana)
 
2nd day results, Top 30:

1-Sub-Zero
2-Noob Saibot
3-Scorpion
4-Fujin
5-Frost
6-Kitana
7-Raiden
8-Rain
9-Reptile
10-Kenshi
11-D'Vorah
12-Ermac
13-Liu Kang
14-Jacqui
15-Smoke
16-Skarlet
17-Erron Black
17-Kotal Kahn
17-Shang Tsung
20-Jade
20-Johnny Cage
22-Cassie
23-Mileena
24-Kung Lao
25-Tanya
26-Sonya
27-Ashrah
28-Cyrax
29-Takeda
30-Tremor
 
While I agree with you that I would love for NRS to build their roster around the story, all these things are likely factors when NRS considers the roster of the next game.
Ferra / Torr, Erron Black, Liu Kang, Kitana and Kung Lao are also perfect proof that you don't need to have characters that are really involved with the story, in order for them to be on the main roster.

Those 5 characters have little to no story involvement in MKX and they are likely on the main roster of MKX for 1 of 2 reasons, or a possible combination of both reasons:

1) characters that NRS wanted (Ferra / Torr, Erron Black)
2) characters that people begged to have in (Liu Kang, Kung Lao, Kitana)

I can't Lie, as much as I didn't want Lui Kang to return, he's probably my 3rd Most used character in MKX. But you're right.

I remember when MKX was first shown off at E3, the Wikipedia page said that the game would revolve around Subzero and Scorpion battling Netherealm and that it would be a bunch of new characters (i.e Street Fighter 3). So I knew they were probably gonna come as maybe NPC fights during story mode (which I'm surprised NRS actually might have read my suggestion for NPC fights), but I was still upset when they revealed them as returning.
 
The SF3 method may have been a bit extreme, but I wouldn't have minded just 10 from the Trilogy era.

As for Wikipedia, since anyone can edit sources like Wikipedia and IMDb, I don't ever really trust it.
I remember way back when Season 2 of MK Legacy was announced in production that a few people here on TRMK submitted false names and even a porn star's name to IMDb, and IMDb accepted the names and added them to the cast. ;)

When MKX was first shown at E3, I thought that they would go the route of the rumored MK8 (ala Vincent Proce art).
Although, some of the parts to Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden's MKX costumes weren't really too far off from Vincent's "dark reboot" concept images, and NRS did end up going with a much darker tone for MKX.
 
Make a character selection similar to Triborg. Make Goro, Kintaro, and Sheeva each into one variation. It would be a good way to include all 3 shokan characters , and it would give me my main Sheeva back.
 
Make a character selection similar to Triborg. Make Goro, Kintaro, and Sheeva each into one variation. It would be a good way to include all 3 shokan characters , and it would give me my main Sheeva back.

It'd be nice to have a female character similar to Khameleon to be a combination of the characters I want that will not be in the roster.
 
Make a character selection similar to Triborg. Make Goro, Kintaro, and Sheeva each into one variation. It would be a good way to include all 3 shokan characters , and it would give me my main Sheeva back.

I actually wouldn't mind something like that for those 3 characters.

Hopefully if they do that for those 3 along with Sektor, Cyax and Smoke in MK11, though, they can separate the character names.
A generic "Shokan Wins" sounds as boring (IMO) as "Triborg Wins."
 
If we talk multiple characters in 1 lot, then i'am all for Noob-Smoke to return. 1 slot is Noob Saibot, 2 is Smoke (ninja), third is Noob-Smoke(cyborg)
 
As long as they don't really have any story involvement and are just DLC, I'd be fine with them going that route for Noob and Smoke, which is why I was fine with Triborg.
Cyber Sub-Zero had no involvement in the story, neither did Cyrax, and Smoke and Sektor had small cameo parts (no pun intended).
If either Noob or Smoke have story involvement, then I'd rather them be fleshed out on the main roster, despite me not wanting more Trilogy characters in MK11.
 
Hey, here are my list of characters id like to see in the new game as well as a bit of information on their roles in the new story.

1 - Liu Kang: also known in this game as Emperor Kang, as his arcade ending in the last game would suggest he has now made himself ruler in the nether realm. No longer a revenant as Quan Chi's spell has eventually worn off but still very corrupt with evil.
2 - Raiden: again, a much darker version of his mkx and mk9 persona. Not quite evil but very unforgiving. It should be made known early in the story that he has killed former friends such as nightwolf or stryker (or someone like that). This has made him lose allies such as the special forces in the process.
3 - Ermac: Ermac in this game is dying. He is finding it harder and harder to contain all the souls that make him an entity. To the point where Kotal Kahn is wary he may not be able to serve him much longer. When he finally does explode in an outburst of souls this should be how Shang Tsung comes back into the story (as suggested in ermacs ending in mkx).
4 - Shang Tsung: Brought back into life by escaping Ermac, he should be more of mystery for most of the story. Very much behind the scenes until it is revealed near the end he is actually a player in the main story.
5 - Cassie Cage: now the leader of the special forces (sonya has retired and will not be playable in this game) she still has the sharp wit of her father but takes her role more seriously. Her main goal in the beginning of this story is doing something her mother never could, take down the black dragon clan.
6 - Kotal Kahn: An emperor still struggling to keep the peace in outworld. He should be stressed that although he does have a warrior background he does infact wish to keep his people safe more than anything. This is being made harder by not only the threat of Raiden but also a new army rising in outworld, the Edenian Army. We should see his character get more and more desperate to keep outworld safe as the story goes on.
7 - Erron Black: Kotal Kahns right hand man and main advisor and tactician. A lot more is learned about Erron Black in this story and we learn that he is actually from the late 1800's before coming under Kotal Kahns service. Very loyal and very smart, will play a bigger role in this story.
8 - Scorpion: At the beginning of his character arc in this story we should learn as Hanzo Hasashi that killing Quan Chi and giving into that rage in mkx has awoken the demon scorpion that lays inside him. He is aware of this and has even handed over control of the Shirai Ryu and no recides with the Lin Keui in their temple. As the story continues he will no longer be able to control his scorpion who will go on a killing rampage in the Lin Keui Temple. (the scorpion - sub zero rivalry is too good to completely drop)
9 - Kung Jin: much like Cassie, he as become less immature in this game. He is still hot tempered at times. His main focus for him should be to find Kung Lao (also will be unplayable in this game) and cure him of his revenant state who is rumoured to be either dead or wandering the netherrealm alone.
10 - Jarek: Kano's son and new (supposed) leader of the black dragon clan. His cut throat attitude inherited from his father should be evident in his speech but is not quite as clever as his father yet.
11 - Hsu Hao: A new member of the special forces but actually an undercover agent for the black dragon clan. Is smarter than his initial meat head persona suggests. His betrayal to the special forces will lead to the death of one of the old timers (jax or Sonya, someone like that)
12 - Rain: The prince of Edenia he has now raised an army alongside his half brother Daegon. Together they believe the can over throw Kotal Kahn and claim outworld under their rule. He still has a whiff of entitlement and arrogance that one might attain if they are born into royalty. This could play in part of his downfall.
13 - Daegon: wishes to rule outworld but also plans to betray Rain and unleash Onaga onto the world, beleiving he can control him to do his bidding.
14 - Fujin: has joined forces with raiden but does not entirely agree with Raidens approach. Infact he is the last bit of humanity left in raiden and will often talk sense into him to prevent him going too far down the dark path.
15 - Onaga: The big baddie in this one. The big cheese. Will not be revealed until near the end of the story when he has been awoken from his tomb by Daegon. Personally, would have him as last boss in this but return in the next game too as the last boss just so the games doesnt have that "villain of the week" feel. Maybe the main protaginist could defeat him in a battle before Onaga comes back kills a big character and flies off leaving the story on a cliffhanger.

Other players will have smaller roles

16 - D'vorah
17 - Reptile
18 - Jacqui Briggs
19 - Smoke/Enenra
20 - Takeda
21 - Sub Zero
22 - Tremor
23 - Kano
24 - Kira
25 - Tanya
26 - Kabal
27 - Jax
28 - Ashrah
29 - Kitana
30 - Johnny Cage
 
I think That MK11 could be named "MK Rivalry" and be a kind of "Deadly alliance", but this time, instead of an alliance between Quan and Shang, it would be Shang and Liu kang. Both would make an alliance to take over Outworld and later, Earth.

1-Sub Zero
2.Scorpion
3.Johnny
4.Fujin
5.Shang Tsung
6.Liu Kang
7.Kung lao
8.Kitana
9.Kenshi
10.Sindel
11.Kabal
12.Cassie
13.Jacqui
14.Takeda
15.Kung Jin
16.Erron Black
17.Triborg (or Cyrax)
18.Li Mei
19.Bo Rai Cho
20.Kotal Kahn

+ 5 new

Kombat Pack 1 "Demons Pack

26. Noob
27.Sareena
28.Drahmin
29.Spawn
 
I think That MK11 could be named "MK Rivalry" and be a kind of "Deadly alliance", but this time, instead of an alliance between Quan and Shang, it would be Shang and Liu kang. Both would make an alliance to take over Outworld and later, Earth.

1-Sub Zero
2.Scorpion
3.Johnny
4.Fujin
5.Shang Tsung
6.Liu Kang
7.Kung lao
8.Kitana
9.Kenshi
10.Sindel
11.Kabal
12.Cassie
13.Jacqui
14.Takeda
15.Kung Jin
16.Erron Black
17.Triborg (or Cyrax)
18.Li Mei
19.Bo Rai Cho
20.Kotal Kahn

+ 5 new

Kombat Pack 1 "Demons Pack

26. Noob
27.Sareena
28.Drahmin
29.Spawn

have you finished MKX and seen the ending?
 
Jade (possessed or not) and Noob Saibot OR Noob-Smoke should GOD TIER characters that are unlockable or DLC! They deserve a more special treatment since they were originally and sepcifically palette swaps of Kitana (Jade) and Sub-Zero (Noob). They should be more powerful and should be in competitive tournaments! They should be as powerful as Currupted Shinnok or Onaga.
 
also i want there to be at least as many new characters as we got in MKX.

As would I.
I put all MKX new characters returning with 2 more new on my list, because as much as I'd like to see 8 new characters again in the next game, people would probably riot if NRS had 8 more new characters in MK11.
IMO, the 8 new characters that we got in MKX trumps the majority of the post-MK3 characters (with the exception of a few).
 
well i'd rather have characters like D'vorah or Kotal Kahn than Stryker or Kabal. we dont need the mk2 or mk3 roster in every game. they should leave out johnny cage, sonya, jax, baraka, mileena, kung lao, sindel, cyrax, sektor, smoke, jade, sheeva, stryker, kabal, goro, kintaro, rain, and nightwolf all out for like 4 games and a few more that i didnt say like noob, reptile, ermac, kitana, and kano out for like 2 games.
 
1. Tanya
2. Skarlet
3. Sonya
4. D'vorah
5. Nitara
6. Li Mei
7. Hotaru
8. Dairou
9. Kira
10. Raiden
11. Kitana
12. Mileena
13. Cassie Cage
14. Jacqui Briggs
15. Sektor
16. Cyrax
17. Scorpion
18. Sub-Zero
19. Reptile
20. Erron Black
21. Noob Saibot
22. Ashrah
23. Mavado
24. Bo' Rai Cho
25. Jade
26. Shujinko
27. Rain
28. Daegon

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Pre-Order Bonus:

29. Kintaro

DLC:

30. Nightwolf
31. Quan Chi
32. Ermac
33. Fujin


Obviously won't happen but I'd really like that kinda roster.
 
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