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Tested Ermac...

His BnB's now do.... 1% less. Aren't they nerfing him according to Tom Brady?(correct me if he didn't say such thing) Or is the 1% reduction the actual nerf lol
 
Post by Permodius outlines the new Baraka:

I'm loving him! He is more viable now and is what he was supposed to be, a rush-down/mix-up character with little tools against zoners. His B3,1 actually launches high enough to be followed up with another B3,1. He can finally break 29% mid-screen and meterless, and I've only been messing with him for 10 minutes. This is the combo: j.1/2, B3, 1, Dash(Buffer), B3, 1, Dash(Buffer), 1, df1. If I thought of this in 10 minutes imagine what others will discover by the end of the day. I don't know how his specials were changed yet though, or even if they were. One nerf that I found is that he cannot special cancel his F4 anymore, not even X-Rays will work. His general damage was increased too, because combos that I did before are doing more damage. Like this combo for example, j.1/2, 2, 2, 1+2, Dash, F4, 4, df2 (Does 32% damage and did 29% prior to the buff, timing is strict). He has more overheads now! His F2 is now an overhead, including all its combo variants. He also has two low, high, medium strings: B3, 1, F1 and B3, 2, 2. If you guys know anything I don't please post it here. I am sure there are things I still haven't discovered about the new Baraka. It would also help if you guys posted any good combos you have found. I am so glad that NR listened to us!
 
Yeah I don't know where you heard that Baraka was getting nerfed, he definitely got a buff. As for Ermac, I think his nerf was an overall damage nerf (I think Tom Brady said Kung Lao's was as well, not sure though). I guess we'll wait and see.
 
Ok so I'm seeing alot of terms being tossed around that I need clarified.

Nerf and Buff?

I'm assuming buff means lowering the damage scale?
Nerf..........I think I know what it is but I'm not sure how to word it.
 
THEundying27 said:
I'm assuming buff means lowering the damage scale?
Nerf..........I think I know what it is but I'm not sure how to word it.
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Nope, buff generally means "to make something better" while nerf means "to make something worse" from a game developers point of view.

For example, they nerfed Ermac's damage. He now does 1% less damage on his combos then before.
They buffed Baraka. He is now much more viable as a character.
 
Thanx Kelsper for forwarding that Permodius post. I will investigating Baraka myself as well.

Kelsper said:
He also has two low, high, medium strings: B3, 1, F1 and B3, 2, 2.
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He's been had these...unless Permodius was just highlighting them for general tips. I've been using these two strings since day 1: highly effective!
 
Kelsper said:
Nope, buff generally means "to make something better" while nerf means "to make something worse" from a game developers point of view.

For example, they nerfed Ermac's damage. He now does 1% less damage on his combos then before.
They buffed Baraka. He is now much more viable as a character.
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gotcha. thanks for explaining! :):):)
 
good news kratos is faster but does 2% less damage haven't seen a change in baraka but i have in kratos. so i'm happy. on all combos. hope they do this for baraka with out the damage reduction.
 
Kabal's overall damage has took a hit - B1,2,1 x-ray now does 37% instead of 40%.

This makes me very sad.
 
that does suck ****en cry babbles ruin it cuse they cant win so they scream nerf so they can have a chance. not u kelsper but the damn spammers and cry babbles
 
THEundying27 said:
Ok, can someone explain why Baraka is getting nerfed.

Compared to Kung Lao he does not have that many good combos. Dont get me wrong, he's a alright if you know how to use him but you gotta admit that they spent more time on Kung Lao when it comes to the variety in combos.


Is baraka too powerful? Was an infinite discovered? Details please!!!!
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The only thing Baraka lost is his F4 special cancel ability. So you can't do the chop chop loop in the corner anymore.

Yeah Baraka had this F4 chop chop loop. Not quite an infinite but could land near 100% with x-ray. 70% meterless.

He basically got damage buffs I think and a new launcher (You can now combo after B3, 1 midscreen). It's possible to repeat B3, 1 x3 now.
 
I already saw a little nerf for Quan Chi. You can't move after his Trance move, until the opponent has not practically touched you. You can't jump in and combo on it anymore, laaaaame! :(
 
Ok, I played a bit more in practice mode and just about anything I tried did less damage than before.

Liu Kang's B3,1,2 loop now does 33% instead of 38%
Reptile's Forceball,3,2,forceball,3,2,1,slide does 26% instead of 30%
Scorpion's BnB now does 3% less
Ermac's BnB is 1% less
Smoke's Otg bomb is still in the game. 4-5% damage reduction on his combos
 
AMES32 said:
that does suck ****en cry babbles ruin it cuse they cant win so they scream nerf so they can have a chance. not u kelsper but the damn spammers and cry babbles
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You're being the cry baby right now. :)

I don't see how anyone can disagree with the fixes. It all seems good and legit to me. How can you even complain when the game was so broken to begin with? MK9 can only get better seriously. Balance changes are a good thing. Especially when it's mostly glitch fixing and buffing. Even characters that got damage nerf wasn't really uncalled for.
 
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