TDLink
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MKX's competitive scene is already drying up.
KI deserves better :/
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Rumour: Injustice 2 coming May 2017 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
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KI deserves better :/
Some Nobody
Junior Member
I want to be mad, but you already lost--NRS is making another Injustice game, so I'm good.
You don't need a reliable source for this. NRS has been releasing games like clockwork.
Yea but they are replacing it with their own game and I'm sure there is a alot of crossover involved.
Wonder if it will hit handhelds again. The one on Vita was actually pretty fun.
Roster wishlist: Red Tornado, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Guy Gardner, Vibe, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, Mr. Terrific, Plastic Man, Hawkman, Black Lighning (or his more popular sidekick) Captain Atom, Atom, Stargirl, Vixen, Icon, Commander Steel, Steel (Shaq), Question, Huntress, Deadman, Shining Knight, Dr Mid Nite and Hourman.
Yeah. One gigantic DC roster.
Roster wishlist: Red Tornado, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Guy Gardner, Vibe, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, Mr. Terrific, Plastic Man, Hawkman, Black Lighning (or his more popular sidekick) Captain Atom, Atom, Stargirl, Vixen, Icon, Commander Steel, Steel (Shaq), Question, Huntress, Deadman, Shining Knight, Dr Mid Nite and Hourman.
Yeah. One gigantic DC roster.
True, & I suppose that MKX dropping in tournament entrant numbers like a rock does kinda justify NRS moving swiftly on.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
I could definitely se some DCTV characters getting in. Supergirl especially, maybe Black Canary. Would love to see Reverse Flash and Captain Cold. Firestorm would be a fun pick, too.
Deadshot will likely apear due to the Suicide Squad movie.
Outside of the TV properties, I'd like to see Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle playable. Maybe Damien Wayne as something other than
. Bringing in Beast Boy and Starfire to fill out the TV titans would be great.
Deadshot will likely apear due to the Suicide Squad movie.
Outside of the TV properties, I'd like to see Jaime Reyes Blue Beetle playable. Maybe Damien Wayne as something other than
an alternate skin for NIghtwing
The Vita is pretty much dead, the 3DS is both underpowered & on its way out, & the NX Handheld probably won't be out until late next year (at best). I wouldn't get your hopes up.
I also don't see Static in your list, but to each their own.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
MKX's competitive scene is already drying up.
Nintendo holding three spots in the top 5? Damn. That's pretty cool.
You guys think they'll bring the MKX variation stuff to Injustice? I had the idea that each character had 3 versions, like Batman would have his normal version as well as Gaslight and Nightmare versions. Probably too much work tho, they would have to be completely different character models and have different voice acting.
Yea. MK or whatever NRS game they release seems to only do well for like a year or two as far as entrants in the competitive scene. So as you said it's justified plus their games just sell a shit ton.
That Dude John
Member
I would be cool with just a Batman Fighter tbh.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
To be fair, most of the "hero" characters were Justice League characters.
MKX's competitive scene is already drying up.
Netherrealm has never really had a great competitive scene. They seem to be trying to push for it, but their DLC plans are kinda bad. Having an 8 month gap between DLC then release everything at once was really bad. You have to be consistent with releases to maintain interest.
Their 2 year cycle on fighting games doesn't help matters, either.
Agreed. As stated earlier, it kinda adds to the notion that NRS games are mainly popular with the casuals, while the competitive scene gives their games a fair shake for a year or two before moving on to another fighting game (like how SonicFox picked up Street Fighter V as of late). If they maintained a consistent DLC schedule as well as long-term support for their games (like, 5 or so years), maybe this could change.
TDLink
Member
Since they already had the Arrow stuff in the first Injustice, I'd like to see them do that with more of the characters/use more of the characters now established in the CW's DC TV universe. Special skins with the actors for Green Arrow, Deathstroke, Flash, and Hawkgirl. Plus add The Atom, Vibe, Captain Cold, Supergirl, Firestorm, Reverse Flash, and Black Canary.
I feel it would make sense from a promotion standpoint for WB plus those are some pretty interesting characters to add anyways.
For characters that haven't been in the CWverse I'd like to see them add Static and Black Manta more than anyone else.
I would want the whole roster from the original game back as well, apart from possibly Scorpion. Who I don't think ever really fit. No new Batman characters need to be added at all, there are already a ton. Adding Supergirl would also basically count as adding a "Superman" character so that works out.
I feel it would make sense from a promotion standpoint for WB plus those are some pretty interesting characters to add anyways.
For characters that haven't been in the CWverse I'd like to see them add Static and Black Manta more than anyone else.
I would want the whole roster from the original game back as well, apart from possibly Scorpion. Who I don't think ever really fit. No new Batman characters need to be added at all, there are already a ton. Adding Supergirl would also basically count as adding a "Superman" character so that works out.
MasterMongoose
Member
Can we get Watchmen characters? I would love to have Rorschach.
First game was cool though. Hope it's not another "cram all the other properties in as DLC" thing that MKX was.
First game was cool though. Hope it's not another "cram all the other properties in as DLC" thing that MKX was.
"No Scorpion" is very high on my wishlist, i hated to play against him.
Troubled Bat
Member
Oh snap! Secretly one of my favorite fighters. Grundy is still the best grappler in a fighter for me.
Hope it's true!
Hope it's true!
That's a problem in itself because even if it's a competent port they could drop support completely later on like they did with MKX. PC is now stuck with shit netcode, no kombat pack 2, and no balance changes. In other words... warnabrotha and don't let them buy the PC version at the very least.
True, but NRS also has to look at how they handle long-term support for the game if they want Injustice 2 to last in the FGC.
MK9 was still alive for a bit after Injustice but MK9 was riddled with problems (3d hurtboxes, p1 advantage, negative edge, etc) so the scene was happy to move on. Injustice just wasn't that good of a competitive game so it was easy to move on. MKX is still doing extremely well and barring some true nonsense should survive for a bit after their next game.
Honestly though, whenever the new game comes out the previous one tends to die: T6->TTT2, MvC2->MvC3, SFIV->SFV. It's the nature of the beast.
Troubled Bat
Member
Also, give me Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) and bring Lobo back!
Baron_Calamity
Member
I could go for another but I doubt I will get it at the full price.
If they were smart about their synergy, they would at least include Doctor Manhattan, to get in on that Rebirth hype.
Wasn't there an interview with someone where they were asked if Scorpion would be in the game and they said something like "Why would we put Scorpion in the game? That would be saying we don't have faith in the game."
You sure about that? MKX's numbers at CEO are pretty abysmal.
Undead Fantasy
Member
All my YES.
MKX's competitive scene is already drying up.
https://twitter.com/ComboBreakerFGC/status/730249267416170496
Just happened this weekend.
Sad Affleck
Member
Let's see if WB learned anything from the Arkham Knight debacle.
It wouldn't surprise me if they just opted out of a PC version. Both MKX and Arkham Knight were shitshows. I hope they actually put effort into them instead, but it wouldn't be surprising if they don't.
Salty Rice
Member
Plz Boon.
What did he mean by this?
Member
Why the fuck would anyone in their right mind buy this for PC?
This is the thing I'm most hyped about.
I love that they bothered to fix MKX, but for me It was a little too late.
I'm very curious to see what Injustice 2 is going to be like, how much of MKX and Injustice 1 carries over, and how experimental they will be.
Sad Affleck
Member
They were but they still sold a lot of copies. WB can make a lot of of money if it puts in some effort.
KI players should travel to some tournaments then.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
I hope so.
Serenitynow
Member
To those saying a NX may still exist but isn't included here because it hasn't been revealed yet...
This is a leak. Leaks don't wait until an official announcement. If the studio had NX hardware and a version of Injustice 2 was planned for that system, they would have leaked that to the source of this rumor as well.
This is a leak. Leaks don't wait until an official announcement. If the studio had NX hardware and a version of Injustice 2 was planned for that system, they would have leaked that to the source of this rumor as well.
The scene remains strong with consistent numbers until, and some times after, the new game is released. MK9 had 115 entrants 20 months after release for a major, the problem is that their previous entries had quite a few problems that jut made it easy to move on. It's also not up to NRS how long to support a game but WB and WB doesn't care as much about longetivity as maximizing profits (2 year cycles, dlc characters/skins, microtransactions, etc).
SonicFox plays a ton of games and always has: NRS, Skullgirls, DoA, UNiEL, and now SF. He didn't "move on", he picked up another game. Justin Wong doesn't "move on" from street fighter because he plays the new MK when it comes out.
GAF is literally the only place I've ever seen hyping up KI. It was boring as hell last EVO too, probably something to do with it.