Replacing the "Stance Button" for a "Taunt Button"

[BrosephPR]

Its always fun to have taunts in a fighting game, I wonder why Ed Boon being the troll he is has never added one to his games.

 

[Eric The Scruffy]

YEEEEEESSSS!!!!

I seriously hate the fact that INJ doesn't have a taunt button. There's so many online ragequitters I get paired up with multiple times that I would love to taunt the crap out of.

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

This is actually a good idea. Keep the XRay/Super shortcut but have a useful button! Though, if there are still stance-specific tech that's bound to happen in these NRS games, stance checking will be harder to do because you'd have to do a special/string that will make your character face another direction

 

[Rathalos]

The mid round win animations and babalities are basically taunts.

NRS games have too many buttons as is, and they are not getting rid of the stance switch, not ever.

 

[HellblazerHawkman]

Ps4 touchpad?

 

[Pterodactyl]

I love taunts, especially cancelable taunts.

Cancelable taunts are so god damn amazing.

The hilarious mind gaming it lets you do on some people.

Best feature of the SF4 series IMO


Then you got the added bonus of making people salty for free, so they can't think straight.

The mid round win animations and babalities are basically taunts.

NRS games have too many buttons as is, and they are not getting rid of the stance switch, not ever.

They can just do an unused combination of buttons.

 

[VenomX-90]

If there is, I hope it builds meter like in BlazBlue also there should be a Specfic taunt between Scorpion and Mileena where she brings out a teddy bear and tries to give Scorpion the Teddy. That thing they have between them is funny, I hope they continue the running gag with that.

 

[Error]

What if stance switch just triggered a taunt speach

 

[Gesture Required Ahead]

I love taunts, especially cancelable taunts.

Cancelable taunts are so god damn amazing.

The hilarious mind gaming it lets you do on some people.

Best feature of the SF4 series IMO

I prefer SF3 taunts because they actually have purpose like Stamina Defense increase, Stun Defense Increase, Damage Increase, etc. It's like Quan Chi's Boost in MK9 but better.

 

[Pterodactyl]

I think that would make this already hard to balance game even harder to balance.

Those were basically traits before traits were even a thing.

 

[EarlyReflections]

How about replacing the stance button with TAG BUTTON????

 

[Pterodactyl]

If there is, I hope it builds meter like in BlazBlue also there should be a Specfic taunt between Scorpion and Mileena where she brings out a teddy bear and tries to give Scorpion the Teddy. That thing they have between them is funny, I hope they continue the running gag with that.

I'd be open to a character having a meter building taunt similar to Thor's in UMVC3.

That shit is an S+ tier taunt:

It's glorious.

Dude is literally crackling with sexual energy.

 

[Saint Op Omen]

What if stance switch just triggered a taunt speach

Like this idea only issue I can see is spamming...but its easy to work around considering other options....

 

[KpTz | FOREVER WOLF]

lol so i can accidently hit the taunt and get fullcomboed. nah

 

[Zoidberg747]

I think taunts are really dumb in FGs, unless you make them like an actual move(builds meter, cancelable etc.)

 

[Eric The Scruffy]

I think taunts are really dumb in FGs, unless you make them like an actual move(builds meter, cancelable etc.)

...why? Considering all the things Mortal Kombat is known for that give a player the ability to add insult to injury...what's wrong with a taunt?

 

[ROtagaki]

If it's for MK X I'd rather have a meter burn button

 

[Vulcan Hades]

I love taunts. I agree that they should build meter or give you a small boost or whatever. Nothing ridiculous because you don't want it to be a frequent thing and a core gameplay aspect. But just something to make it a little more useful.

I think the value of taunts is underrated. They are just as silly and useless as fatalities, but they can be just as hype.

For example you rarely see top players taunt in SF. But every now and then you'll see someone like Dieminion pull off a taunt when he's just completely dominating a round and the crowd automatically goes nuts lol. It's a hype button to get the crowd and commentators behind you. Or against you if you're being a jerk about it.

I'm all for taunt replacing the stupid stance switch.

 

[ThaShiveGeek]

Recently I've been stance switching really fast to taunt people. Sometimes they don't get it and start switching stances with me lol. I'd love a taunt button in MK.

 

[WaywardStranger]

Why replace? Instead you could input the same button in quick succession to trigger a different animation. Left trigger x 1 = stance switch. Left trigger x2 = taunt. Or down, forward+left trigger = taunt.

 

[Goldi]

I thought the taunt button was just down. You might have to hit it a few times to make it work.

 

[Eric The Scruffy]

I thought the taunt button was just down. You might have to hit it a few times to make it work.

I thought in high level play that was called "buffering"

 

[GrandMasterson]

I would love a taunt button. It creates hype, it's a mind game for your opponent, and it just fits so well with fighting games. It's an automatic "fun button".

DO THE RIGHT THING BOON

 

[Killphil]

The mid round win animations and babalities are basically taunts.

NRS games have too many buttons as is, and they are not getting rid of the stance switch, not ever.

Why wouldn't they get rid of it? I'm not up to speed on the stance switch thing and why its important.

 

[Zoidberg747]

...why? Considering all the things Mortal Kombat is known for that give a player the ability to add insult to injury...what's wrong with a taunt?

I don't see the point. I don't really play online or mess around too much, so they aren't my kind of thing. I think it'd be better if you had to press three attack buttons like in SC, that way it doesnt take up an actual button and is less likely to be pressed on accident.