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A major thing with DLC is that it, by necessity, needs to be planned in advance. Even if you're not going to release it until the game is out for a while it still needs to be something you start building before the game is out. Everything from voice acting to how they interact with the UI is something generally best to plan out ahead so you don't run into trouble later. It would make no sense and make everything harder to start work on DLC only after the game was out. You can argue "Well, why don't they include it in the original release" and a big part of it is time and budget. Just because a character is already being worked on doesn't mean they are done or being given priority, and at some point you are going to have to solidify what characters are going to be in at launch versus who you can set aside and work on later. This makes it easier to focus on having a relatively worry-free launch because you can prioritize the main cast. There are certainly cases where a character probably would have been in the game if not DLC (Shang Tsung in 1 seems a very likely example of that) but just because DLC is announced beforehand doesn't mean it is being actively prioritized beforehand. And there is a good amount of stuff that probably just wouldn't get worked on if not for DLC. It would either be shelved or set aside for a sequel or pseudo-sequel (i.e: an Ultimate/Turbo/whatever edition.)
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Jul 23, 2023 03:00
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Jamesman posted:Like for console exclusives? I didn't realize it was a significant issue in fighting games because I'm not big on fighting games overall, but I think if a version of a game has a platform exclusive, the other versions should cost less since you're getting less content. I thought it was funny how Kratos wasn't allowed in tournaments because it wasn't fair to XBox people who didn't know how to play against him though. No yeah, as Smoking Crow notes, up until fairly recently if you wanted new characters, colors/costumes or even major or minor balance updates to a fighting game those came as a full new, full priced release. Some smaller franchises went a little less hard on the pricing but often harder on the number of rereleases. God knows the DLC era in fighting games isn’t without its flaws, you can just look at the nightmarish list of DOA DLCs for a pretty compelling argument against. But for my money I’d much rather this era of fighters and games in general where things can be patched in (semi-)reasonable time and I can simply not buy characters or costumes that don’t interest me. Though again, if we could get the piecemeal additions and the updated balance without the in-game grinds or the awful marketing practices I wouldn’t be sparing a tear for what we have now.
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Jul 23, 2023 03:03
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I don't think they would have announced the contents of the entire season pass so early if it hadn't already leaked. One aspect of DLC nobody talks about is having paid unlocks for characters that are already in the game - Frost is not available in MK11 from the jump (or wasn't, maybe that's changed) and has to be unlocked by playing a ways into story mode, but the way she's initially presented on the character select is as if she's strictly DLC, and I do wonder precisely how many people felt compelled to pay money for her because they didn't know better.
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Jul 23, 2023 03:36
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I'm curious what the "multiverse/tower" setup will be for this game i.e. the single player challenges for unlocks and stuff. Beyond that also wondering how this game will look regarding little rewards and unlocks given that MK11 went to the max with intros/outros/costume sets/brutalities/etc. Guessing we'll get costumes again but with Kameos included in the mix, no idea if they'd do intro/outro stuff again as well.
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Jul 23, 2023 04:21
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I wonder what the logic was including 2 evil Supermen archetypes, 2 evil MK wizards, a single Kombat Kid and then John fuckin Cena as Peacemaker in the first round of DLK.
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Jul 23, 2023 04:34
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AndyElusive posted:I wonder what the logic was including 2 evil Supermen archetypes, 2 evil MK wizards, a single Kombat Kid and then John fuckin Cena as Peacemaker in the first round of DLK. I'd imagine the logic behind the guest fighters was all transmedia synergy and/or a big fuckin' comedy check from Amazon. Everyone else makes a certain amount of sense, particularly if they're keeping any part of the old origin where Ermac is/contains the ghost of King Jerrod. I'd also be willing to guess that MK1 Takeda might be from Shang's New Era.
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Jul 23, 2023 04:38
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Takeda’s getup definitely screams generic cool hench so I’d say that’s likely.
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Jul 23, 2023 04:41
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Jamesman posted:People do. Maybe not you, and that's absolutely great that you are not as susceptible to the predatory practices of microtransactions and things like that, but we gotta acknowledge that these things are done because they are effective on those that are vulnerable to these practices.
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Jul 23, 2023 04:44
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It's not even like alternate costumes and fatalities being locked behind a grind is a new thing to the series..... in the past it was a grind AND random chance based on which krypt plot you unlocked with no way to ameliorate it
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Jul 23, 2023 04:48
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I was trying to come up with a joke reason why we have not Reptile yet, but then I realized that in this timeline, his people and realm are probably alive and well and he is likely just chilling.
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Jul 23, 2023 11:57
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EorayMel posted:What does Kollector's era look like A multiverse of MLMs. A multiversal-level marketing scheme, if you will, with Argus's pyramid literally replaced by a pyramid scheme.
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Jul 23, 2023 18:59
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Twibbit posted:I was trying to come up with a joke reason why we have not Reptile yet, but then I realized that in this timeline, his people and realm are probably alive and well and he is likely just chilling. Khameleon was spotted in the background of one of the story trailers that released recently. So Zaterrans are around at least.
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Jul 23, 2023 20:57
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Pope Hilarius II posted:A multiverse of MLMs No, that's my fanfic
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Jul 23, 2023 21:20
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q5gWq4LeUM Holy poo poo this looks good
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Jul 23, 2023 22:34
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I have very mixed feelings so far based on the latest trailers. 1: I love Baraka and was not expecting to see him return, so I am pleasantly surprised 2: Baraka felt really boring to play in mk11 in a way that burnt me out on the game pretty fast 3: mk1 Baraka looks to be doing much cooler poo poo than mk11 Baraka was so I'll allow for some hopefulness again That's my entire takeaway so far thanks for reading
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Jul 23, 2023 23:32
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Your Tarkatan takeaway, if you will
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Jul 23, 2023 23:36
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Orv posted:Your Tarkatan takeaway, if you will Tarkatan Takeout would be a good username
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Jul 23, 2023 23:43
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Shiskabobs only, of course
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Jul 23, 2023 23:53
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brainSnakes posted:Tarkatan Takeout would be a good username Brits call takeout takeaway, hope that helps Baraka was bottom-tier in MK9 too, the guy has really had a tough time in the current timeline.
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Jul 24, 2023 00:31
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Some story stuff revealed: - Scorpion is confirmed as Kuai-Liang. Whether Smoke is still Tomas or changed to Hanzo is now the big question. - Baraka was a respected merchant in Outworld before contracting the plague. He saw how defeated and hopeless the other Takartans were and decided to dedicate his existence to giving them a better life. - Tanya had taken a vow of celibacy and her life is in jeopardy because she and Mileena are getting intimate behind everyone's back.
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Jul 24, 2023 01:09
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Liu Kang was like "yeah I ship that."
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Jul 24, 2023 01:11
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They should've gone all in on the Evil Superman theme for the DLC. Give me Brightburn, Ultraman, Zod, and Jonah Hill from Megamind.
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Jul 24, 2023 01:21
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Do that model swap thing from Injustice 2 so Homelander can also be Injustice!Superman, Brightburn, Earth-1 Grant Morrison Ultraman...
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Jul 24, 2023 02:04
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Midnighter would be great for MK but i don’t think enough people would know who he is. Also A-train versus kabal Black noir vs noob saibot
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Jul 24, 2023 02:22
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:Brits call takeout takeaway, hope that helps I did not expect to learn something in the Mortal Kombat thread today, but here we are.  Gavok posted:- Baraka was a respected merchant in Outworld before contracting the plague. He saw how defeated and hopeless the other Takartans were and decided to dedicate his existence to giving them a better life. And this is officially the tidbit that pushed me from total indifference towards Liu Kang's fanfiction rewrite extravaganza towards genuine interest. Fine, Ed. I guess I have to live in a world where Baraka is personally responsible for getting me to ground floor two consecutive mk games.
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Jul 24, 2023 02:25
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Brazilianpeanutwar posted:Midnighter would be great for MK but i don’t think enough people would know who he is. If there was ever a comic character who asks for a parry-based moveset, it's him. Midnighter vs. Geras meet for the first time, but have fought each other thousands of times in their minds.
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Jul 24, 2023 02:30
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Gavok posted:If there was ever a comic character who asks for a parry-based moveset, it's him. Geras is strong but does he have….GAY SASS??
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Jul 24, 2023 02:34
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baraka previously being a respected merchant still tracks with the "He's Kano" theory.....
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Jul 24, 2023 03:28
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I’m now singing Tarkatan Takeaway in my head to the tune of that Adicts song Hey hey I want Tarkatan Takeaway Hey hey, woo woo woo
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Jul 24, 2023 03:53
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Gavok posted:Some story stuff revealed: It's kind of weird how the ninjas all got mixed up like this and at least one of them is going to just be out of the story. Personally, I hope the truth is that Liu Kang made sure Hanzo and his family never died, so he's just off living a nice, peaceful family life somewhere away from all thing while Liu made sure Kuai-Liang got his powers in case they ever needed them. "Hanzo deserves to be happy, but man those powers are cool. Better make sure someone gets them at least."
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Jul 24, 2023 03:53
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Who would not wish to be a fire skeleton if given the option
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Jul 24, 2023 03:59
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We still need a Noob Saibot.
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Scorpion's MK11 towers ending had him discover that his family's death was a Dr. Who-style fixed point in time, for reasons that were beyond anything he could learn with Kronika's power. While not every tower ending ever amounts to anything, both that and Hanzo himself feel like big, unfired Chekhov's guns for this.
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Jul 24, 2023 05:23
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I feel like Shang Tsung is going to introduce tortured revenant Hanzo scorpion into the story, who will fight Kuai Liang and the Lin Kuei to decide who is the real Scorpion
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Jul 24, 2023 05:49
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Wanderer posted:Scorpion's MK11 towers ending had him discover that his family's death was a Dr. Who-style fixed point in time, for reasons that were beyond anything he could learn with Kronika's power. Sub Zero (Bi Han) kills Smoke and a majority of the Lin Kuei so Scorpion (Kuai Liang) vows vengeance. MK 13/2 has Smoke and other Lin Kuei returning as zombie cyborgs.
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Jul 24, 2023 19:43
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Liu Kang's like the only elder god now and controls all time? That's him hanging out with the Outworld princess in that released scene though? He's just slumming it for fun?
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Jul 24, 2023 22:13
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PostNouveau posted:Liu Kang's like the only elder god now and controls all time? That's him hanging out with the Outworld princess in that released scene though? He's just slumming it for fun? He comes from the Raiden school of meddling godhood
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Jul 24, 2023 22:19
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Liu Kang likes to watch. He's a prankster.
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The Elder Gods in the MK universe aren't really omnipotent flawless beings. They're more akin to Greek Gods in that they're actually pretty much powerful humanish fuckups.
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