worst kombatant in mk9

NIGHTWOLF... jeez I don't know if it is just me but I feel him wayyyy too slow, even slower than Sheeva. Just my opinion.
 
IMO Shang: looks and gameplay , Sheeva: looks and gameplay , Quan Chi: gameplay but it's strictly MY opinion just cuz I don't like to play old geezers and oversized ahnuld-looking four armed like borat dressed women, no pun intended to the players that love them :)
 
No way dude... logically, Shang Tsung is the strongest character in the game because his balls are all over the place. You just have to put in the hard work and learn him. His combos alone are really simple once you get down to it. Worst character is definitely Stryker, he's got a sweet projectile game, but his hand-to-hand is slow as hellll.
 
Definetally Stryker and Baraka. I would say Sheeva but she has alot of low mixups and two unblockable moves.
 
I just picked up Baraka yesterday.


His corner game is disgusting.
I almost feel bad when I trap someone there.


But getting them there is the challenge.
 
T-Smoke said:
NIGHTWOLF... jeez I don't know if it is just me but I feel him wayyyy too slow, even slower than Sheeva. Just my opinion.
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Dude, opinion respected, but you're insane if you genuinely think Nightwolf is the worst character in MK9.
 
i think the point of this thread is not a spamming fighter, just poorly designed unusable fighter. in my opinion everyone is good in their own way but for this MK I would say sheeva not because she sucks just because she is way too slow. In this MK speed is everything and against a really fast fighter, its over. in the prima guide, the majority of fighters listed as worst match ups, sheeva takes the lead at her disadvantage. her slow speed makes her too vulnerable to hits. i like her personally, i do play her but its a no win against noob smoke nightwolf etc. shes great againt ermac though and distant projectile fighters with slow projectile start ups
 
Many of you are saying Sheeva because you haven't ran into any players who were absolutely beast with her. I can usually hold my own against good players, but omg this one dude who tag teamed Kratos n Sheeva pulled a 35% on me with her and was pretty much unstoppable against my Ermac and Reptile.

I want to say Nightwolf. I know he has loads of potential, but I haven't seen anyone use him, if even any good players with him. Haven't seen any good Sonya players either, I'm okay with her, but still learning
 
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Are we talking about who looks/is terrible or who people hate to face?

I thought Barraka was cool in MK2, but in MK9, he looks a bit generic.

I'm beginning to loath playing Raiden players. It's the same thing, and yes, that should make things easier. I played this one guy that just spammed the Hell out of teleport last night. And then it was just sweep or throw or superman or 3,3,4. I know it's all about reaction but when teleport is being spammed like Hell, its a bit hard to react and then either block high, low, jump or poke. I WISH his teleport appeared next to you and not out of sweep range.

I dont think there are bad characters that arent very good. I've faced good Strykers in the past. Hell, if you're semi competant, most of Sheevas combos do over 30% for relatively simple stuff! Two unblockables, unblockable XRay and the best teleport in the game.
 
ok to every one that is saying baraka's the worst i challenge u and i'll show u how bad he really is.

lol just kidding

but i would go with scorpion all his move's are to easily punished and require u to get in close he has some combo's but none do alot of damage.

except the spear and hellfire of course.
 
i think the problem is a lot of you guys are basiing your findings with online matches as when people say scorpion is bad. scorpion has great strings, but a lot are crappy players who just use 111
 
Sheeva isn't half bad, I tried her during my attempt to complete arcade ladder with all players and with just 3 hits I could achieve 28% damage. She gets insane damage all-round. I know I suck at MK altogether but IMO Sheeva isn't as useless many of you believe.
 
aedanwolfe said:
i think the problem is a lot of you guys are basiing your findings with online matches as when people say scorpion is bad. scorpion has great strings, but a lot are crappy players who just use 111
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i was basing mine on damage out put and if moves are easily punishable.

i kno how effective he can be but they still require great risk with getting in.

his tp or his spear if blocked the match is pretty much over. if ur opponent knows how to punish quickly like with baraka's dash or chop chop. they can do great amounts of damage.
 
Im glad Jax gets so much hate haha i rarely loose with him, hes so powerful and unpredictable imo. I don't think that there are any bad characters, if a player invests time learning their character (whoever that character is) then it will pay off, to each thier own no?

Anytime a shang tsung player im fighting sends me away with fireballs and then brings me whizzing back through the air with more fireballs i put down my controller and applaud, he is probably the character i am most reluctant to pick up.
 
well, any fighter can be a beast if you learn them well. I'm still collecting so I haven't played enough to be 100% sure to choose a fighter if I had to but I did play for like 5-6 hours in a row with a friend just yesterday at his house and the fighter that felt just.. reaaaaaaally slow was Sheeva. I remember in mk3 she had some simple combos that were like 7-8 hits and they were in the WAY too simple category to do. now she feels kinda.. off pace if you will? we used the random thing a lot so I got Sheeva quite a few times. lots will probably say Nightwolf but I don't get it really. he has moves to avoid projectiles or other cool moves (except for that damn stolen lightning from Rain -.-) and even though I don't like him at ALL, I used him a lot because my friend had unlocked his stage fatality and we didn't have the chance to see those last time we played so.. gotta say, nightwolf's looking pretty solid.
 
liu kang. dont get it twisted hes a great character. but his design as well as animations feel too last minute. he moves to stiffly and lacks the fluidity that a lot of the other characters have. he sounds retarded, and his 334 combo looks ridiculous. his character models sculpting look too rough around the edges and his face looks stupid. they really did a half-assed job on him. now game play wise he's a beast but he just looks wrong to me. nightwolf has the same kind of stupid looking face and has a very generic almost stereotyped design. i would have prefered it if his second costume more closely resembled the shamans in his ending. i work for tribal historic preservation so maybe im taking it too seriously but they should have consulted some historic renderings.
 
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