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Breakthrough - Balanced RIP Kenshi. Why Balanced is Bottom 5 in MKX and it's a shame.

Ryncage

Noob
but now you all got buffs across two other variations =) btw actual buffs not a patch notes of useless shit that gets stealth nurfed.
Exactly, so just put in your couple months of forumwide tears, and youll maybe see some changes that only make balanced slightly better than it was before. (Comparing balanced to unbreakable again)
So wait we aren't counting this patch as a fix for changing character dynamics. ahh Got it let me run this post back a month then we can continue this argument and you be right.

That's right guys pack it up lets not count this patch and live in the now and the state of the game as is right now.
your missing his point dude.

Yeah great, sub got his buffs.
How long did he wait and how long was the entire forum blowing up about the help he needed?

What are you even getting at.
 

Ashenar

Just a slightly above average player.....
Not going over this again I already had a week long discussion on this with a kenshi who thought i was mad XD.
With the recent patch I am not sure if her damage was nurfed or not that can sway numbers slightly. I'd have to sit down with a kitana player and play a long set and see what it feels like.
 
3 things needs to happen for this blind man to have a chance

1)making his bf3 a mid or having half the whiff recovery of current one
2)much faster startup for db4
3)extra range and and faster startup for ex bf2
 

Ashenar

Just a slightly above average player.....
Exactly, so just put in your couple months of forumwide tears, and youll maybe see some changes that only make balanced slightly better than it was before. (Comparing balanced to unbreakable again)

your missing his point dude.

Yeah great, sub got his buffs.
How long did he wait and how long was the entire forum blowing up about the help he needed?

What are you even getting at.
What am I getting at? you serious? lol

Did this last patch not cover sub zero's issues in two variations? Did it not give reptile nice boost to another variation? Time? Who cares about time if this where the case then I would gladly have waited this long to get the nrs care package those two characters got for variations that where garbage. Time seriously? Time?
 
For kenshi to beat kitana he has to be on point and make no mistakes it's not a cakewalk like everyone assumes, she can easily duck TF and throw a fan right back. And if you reflect she can duck it....AND REPEAT, so now they have to go in, kenshi doesn't have shit up close so good luck.
 

Ryncage

Noob
What am I getting at? you serious? lol

Did this last patch not cover sub zero's issues in two variations? Did it not give reptile nice boost to another variation? Time? Who cares about time if this where the case then I would gladly have waited this long to get the nrs care package those two characters got for variations that where garbage. Time seriously? Time?
Again, do you even have a point to make here?
Yes, characters got buffed.
Yes, this makes balanced even worse across the board.
Yes his shit is weak.
Yes, the entire kenshi commjnity is butthurt over it.
Do you actually have anything worth saying outside of what everyne is already aware of?
 

STRYKIE

Are ya' ready for MK11 kids?!
Woah woah woah....

My local training partner recently dropped Kenshi, having primarily played Balanced and I am well aware of his issues right now, but I will GLADLY welcome that armor if you don't want it.
 

Ashenar

Just a slightly above average player.....
Again, do you even have a point to make here?
Yes, characters got buffed.
Yes, this makes balanced even worse across the board.
Yes his shit is weak.
Yes, the entire kenshi commjnity is butthurt over it.
Do you actually have anything worth saying outside of what everyne is already aware of?
lol I am just curious who are you again? This must be some troll account so I'm moving on.
 

7L

Heads up!



I'm making this thread because Kenshi is actually one of my favorite MK characters and a MK9 powerhouse that's been reduced to ash and seems it will stay that way from the looks of it, at least until 2016.

His TF is so bad that it's basically unusable at a high level. His overheads are easily reactable. His spirit charge is decent but EX spirt charge is only -2 and leads to super low damage. His Armored wakeups getting bodied by a lot of the cast. So basically he's supposed to be a zoner and his zoning sucks. On top of that he has ZERO mixups and ZERO pressure. In a game that's based on pressure and mixups you would figure his zoning would be godlike. Nope, instead characters that have ALL THREE things already godlike get BUFFED like Quan Chi.

To make matters worse in reality he probably LOSES to Kitana, that's how bad things have gotten for Kenshi. He's basically a nerfed, shitty MK9 character. After this latest patch i seriously cannot think of 5 variations that are worse than Balanced Kenshi. So yeah, one of the coolest MK characters is trash tier and the only way he can win is if you don't know the match up, or you just get out played by someone a lot better than you using him. This isn't May 2015 anymore, all high level players now know the MU. Pack it up, he'll never make top 8 at a real major again unless something is done.

I only hope that NRS returns Kenshi to his true form and we actually have a character who can put a stop the Kitana, Devorah, Cassie (etc) madness. Otherwise he's going to be one of the loneliest characters on the select scree. PAULO PLS.
the kitana madness? Really troy...?


edit: MK9 IS DEAD TROY! EMBRACE MKX
 

Ryncage

Noob
lol I am just curious who are you again? This must be some troll account so I'm moving on.
An adult who graduated 3rd grade english. You might want to move yourself on back to school and learn to read proper or youll keep shitposting for shitpostings sake.
 

Ryncage

Noob
Sub-Zero players want to be victims so bad
Were. Now kenshi players get to be victims. Kano players too it seems.
I really like this facefuck random characters and put others in the spotlight meta nrs keeps employing. Who knows what characters will be awful 4 months from now.
(Still spectral)
 

Tweedy

Noob
I don't understand why Rising Karma can't be super + like EX rune, EX hell sparks, EX orbiting hat, etc.
 

The Highlander

There can be only one
What are kenshi's problems exactly? Genuinely have no idea why he struggles so much. Is balanced just bad? Cause the other two seem fine...
 

Tweedy

Noob
Ummm, because it has armor?
I actually meant spirit push, and then I realized that that has armor too.

I'm a Kenshi noob, but I have a hard time understanding why other characters, who are overall much stronger, get super + specials while some don't. It just puts a bunch of characters at a disadvantage for no reason. It's not like Kenshi has crazy 50/50s or gets 40+ off of his armored launcher.