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Who would be the Best/Worst without EX Moves?

Alright RyRy

Alright RyRy

Florida Kombat
I have been playing alot of MK2 at my local arcade and it really takes you back, there are no :ex Moves, Reversals, teching grabs, Runs, grabs etc...

So this has made me thinking if the game (MKX) stayed the same with stamina and every other option but without EX Moves (Or Any move with armor). Who would be the worst and the best character in MKX? For Example (Quan without :ex Runes) (Goro without :ex Punchwalk)

Best / Worst Characters:

Best: DM Sonya - DF Liu Kang - SQ D'Vorah, SG/HT Jacqui, BG Kotal

Worst: BS Shinnok, ALL Jason,

There are more I am sure, just not able to think of them right now. Fun topic nothing here should be taken to heart.
 
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MrProfDrPepper

MrProfDrPepper

NRS, Guilty Gear, and KI, the holy trinity
Quick question. Would all the other mechanics be there like the stamina meter with running and intractables?
 
Hidan

Hidan

Where the hell is Reiko's wheel kick
actually the worst would be those that need them for dmg, or making things safe, armors don't count since noone would have them. On the other hand some do 35% + meterless, or pressure with just stamina (as the ones you mentioned), so mostly combos matter. And surprisingly Jason would be more decent than he is now
 
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Darkling

Noob
I think Quan cannot be the best because without ex Rune, his 50/50 can be punished and then he will be pressured to dead
 
Rocket

Rocket

For the Shirai Ryu.
kenjutsu and possessed would be the worst without it and balanced kenish would be barely affected by it.
 
God Confirm

God Confirm

We're all from Earthrealm. If not, cool pic brah.
Kenjutsu would be unsafe on everything and his combo's would do like 25% max as well as being hard as fuck so he'd be pretty bad

Sorceror Quan would be good, Crystalline Tremor would be better, but Jax would have like 48% meterless combo's still and ain't nobody touching that, and DVorah would still be strong as shit her armor aint all that anyway
 
Blewdew

Blewdew

PSN: MaxKayX3
Mista_Snacks said:
D'vorah, kitana and mileena would be great here and I feel ferra torr would suffer, also shinnok could never do a real combo
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Nah F/T would be fine without meter. When you are cornered by ruthless or vicious without The ability to armor out then you have literally lost. B121,oh ferra has no gap anymore so they can loop it on block and if you let yourself hit d3 will do the work for them. Imo in this meta they would so so well probably (except lackey)
 
Jolt

Jolt

Uprise
People say Demo Sonya would be great, but EX grenade reload is still a really nice tool. Especially when she has used all other grenades and can't get a safe reload.

I don't think it would be a bad variation, I just think that Covert Ops would take the edge if NO ONE has EX moves.

Covert Sonya really only even thinks about using meter for parry, but she can manage without it for sure. I guess the same goes with EX reload for Demo, but I feel that not needing to manage any other tools is a definite benefit if people can only backdash or poke gaps. No armor
 
Alright RyRy

Alright RyRy

Florida Kombat
MyronJ said:
People say Demo Sonya would be great, but EX grenade reload is still a really nice tool. Especially when she has used all other grenades and can't get a safe reload.

I don't think it would be a bad variation, I just think that Covert Ops would take the edge if NO ONE has EX moves.

Covert Sonya really only even thinks about using meter for parry, but she can manage without it for sure. I guess the same goes with EX reload for Demo, but I feel that not needing to manage any other tools is a definite benefit if people can only backdash or poke gaps. No armor
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I can see that. I was just thinking of the stupid corner game of Demo, while Covert Ops can be punished if blocked correctly.
 
KingKhrystopher

KingKhrystopher

Official Merlin of TYM
Takeda's damage in Lasher would munch ass. Kitana would suck too, she'd have no meter to armor out of pressure. Tanya would become twelve times more powerful since people can't armor out of her pressure. Mileena would suck to EX Roll being her best overhead.
 
Alright RyRy

Alright RyRy

Florida Kombat
KingKhrystopher said:
And don't get me started on Tremor. The only thing he'd lose is the guaranteed 13% from Ground Shake
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his couterpoking game couldn't really work, he has like 1 good mid and it being a D1, Punishable on everything but straight fist so its pretty much your turn after his 1 block string.
 
DelSchokoladenSaft

DelSchokoladenSaft

Can of Corn Main
So everyone will basically be blood god?
The things that he loses are exAir Takedown, which extends comboes; and the exSword Smash.
Overall a salvageable character compared to others.
 
KingKhrystopher

KingKhrystopher

Official Merlin of TYM
Mista_Snacks said:
Crystalline loses low launcher
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Compared to what everyone else loses, that's not that bad. But still, that would suck to lose.

Alright RyRy said:
his couterpoking game couldn't really work, he has like 1 good mid and it being a D1, Punishable on everything but straight fist so its pretty much your turn after his 1 block string.
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That is a given but if no one has armor, that can be said for half the cast.
 
Alright RyRy

Alright RyRy

Florida Kombat
KingKhrystopher said:
Compared to what everyone else loses, that's not that bad. But still, that would suck to lose.


That is a given but if no one has armor, that can be said for half the cast.
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but he has 0 mids, that is the main point. he has 0 pressure, you can just d2 and not care for free against tremor.
 
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