[SPOILERS] My re-draft of the MKX story, and 'fixed' roster

I love the revised roster. Definitely makes more sense than the real one. Didn't read your story, though. I still don't know everything about the real story and want to ensure nothing gets spoiled.
 
Yaniv Shmuel Avizrats said:
[MENTION=18894]ArcaneEsper[/MENTION] [MENTION=5232]Ricochetmatt[/MENTION]
And what makes you guys the arbiter on such things? Your sense of entitlement?
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Not looking for a fight. Just wish all the characters on the roster would have been made more relevant to the story, or at least more story relevant characters getting to be either main roster or DLC. Just what I think, sorry for offending you.
 
PhantomCyrax said:
I dont like how they still have Ermac and Reptile as jobbers still. Then added Erron and FerraTorr as more Jobbers. If they're gonna be in the game, give them at least 1 memorable action.

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Super minor story spoilers:
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I thought Ferra/Torr had a pretty memorable entrance. Erron Black almost got a memorable action by killing Rain, but that failed thanks to Mileena...

[MENTION=18905]mandead[/MENTION] I would be all for this story and roster happening, even though Sonya dies. DLC!
 
Ricochetmatt said:
Allow me to correct myself... If you think the story NRS is pumping out is "good enough" you're a damn fool. Is that better?
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There's nothing wrong with expecting more. But we have absolutely no say in the matter. We get what we get from NRS, if you like it or not. Heck, they made me drop my pre order down after I found out how lame the final boss is. However, I figured there could not be writing worse than the "Sindel Massacre."
 
Bruzzrad said:
There's nothing wrong with expecting more. But we have absolutely no say in the matter. We get what we get from NRS, if you like it or not. Heck, they made me drop my pre order down after I found out how lame the final boss is. However, I figured there could not be writing worse than the "Sindel Massacre."
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There was nothing bad about the Sindel massacre. It was ballsy and refreshing. People hated it because they didn't understand it or one of their favorites were a casualty to it. It's Mortal Kombat. Take out the death and what's the point? The backlash to the massacre now means we've got weaker writing. The character deaths in MKX are, for the most part, expected or weak. The writing is too safe.

But whatever. MK fans love their fast food.
 
Ricochetmatt said:
There was nothing bad about the Sindel massacre. It was ballsy and refreshing. People hated it because they didn't understand it or one of their favorites were a casualty to it. It's Mortal Kombat. Take out the death and what's the point? The backlash to the massacre now means we've got weaker writing. The character deaths in MKX are, for the most part, expected or weak. The writing is too safe.

But whatever. MK fans love their fast food.
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It wasn't because one or two favorites of one or two fans were casualties. It was because damn near ALL of the casualties were proven fan favorites on a broad scale.

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Ricochetmatt said:
There was nothing bad about the Sindel massacre. It was ballsy and refreshing. People hated it because they didn't understand it or one of their favorites were a casualty to it. It's Mortal Kombat. Take out the death and what's the point? The backlash to the massacre now means we've got weaker writing. The character deaths in MKX are, for the most part, expected or weak. The writing is too safe.

But whatever. MK fans love their fast food.
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They could have killed them off in a better way than being slaughtered by the lamest character in the game. -_-
 
Bruzzrad said:
They could have killed them off in a better way than being slaughtered by the lamest character in the game. -_-
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One of the most powerful characters, you mean. I was never a huge Sindel fan either. But she was merged with Shang Tsung. She was far from "lame". You may not like her - But that's not the point.

Tarkatan Trash said:
It wasn't because one or two favorites of one or two fans were casualties. It was because damn near ALL of the casualties were proven fan favorites on a broad scale.

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How else would the massacre mean anything? If a bunch of nobodies were killed off, there would be no impact. The massacre was meant to be upsetting. Not just for the characters in-game, but also the fans. It was a HUGE story point. The result of the massacre was Liu Kang turning against Raiden and we as fans questioning Raiden's judgement. He hit an all time low, offering the souls of his allies to Quan Chi and such.

It was a brilliant story mechanic.

Besides, I thought these characters didn't really matter, Trash. It's all about gameplay is it not? A character's name, image and background is nothing more than pointless dressings for what really matters.
 
The Sindel Massacre was just very very lazy. You spent hours with these characters and then in unrelated scene they are all gone. Compare and contrast to the deaths of Kung Lao and Liu Kang.

Moreover, the Sindel Massacre is not a death scene. It was just recruitment scene for Quan Chi's army. The first real death scenes in the new time line happen in mkx chapter 6.
 
mandead said:
Sonya would have been killed by Revenant Jax during the Netherrealm War, acting as a catalyst for Cassie's hero status and allowing Johnny to become a mentor figure. His personality would be toned down somewhat as he transitions from someone who never takes anything seriously to a widower who values the lives of his friends and daughter, in whom he sees Sonya. She would be in a number of flashback cutscenes, but never actually appear as a fightable character. This would effectively retire her character from the series.
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Great writing. Killing Cassie's mother before she was even born would be indeed great catalyst for Cassie's developement and exelent action twist. You really did improve the story.

Or maybe she was born before war instead? It would make her at last few years older than miss Briggs - remmember that her revenant father was about to kill Sonya. Sonya during her early parenthood surely wouldnt be able to take part at war, it also takes another 9 months to ms Briggs to be born. Realisticaly, Jaqui would be younger than Cassie, at last 4-5 years younger.

In the end, you are exelent reminder, why fanfics suck ass in most cases.
 
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