Am i the only one bummed to hear this? I enjoy the hell out of chip heavy characters, and while JC could be a little too much, I never saw the idea as a broken concept, and it seems a huge loss to eliminate it as an area where characters can specialize(i'm also worried now about EX runes for Quan)
I have mixed feelings about the chip. First off, remember it's subject to change by final release. Chip damage in the MK9 demo was kinda weird and a lot different than what was finalized.
That said... if it does stay really low, I do worry how it'll affect pressure as far as opening players up. If you can lay on the block button and wait as long as you want for an opening because you're taking no damage... I think that gets stale. I also like the unorthodox combos we had in MK9 as far as cutting BnB's short in exchange for guaranteed chip (Sub's b1,2,1).
On the other hand, stuff like Johnny Cage, Kung Lao's 2,1,2,1,2, Skarlet, etc. were over the top. Ultimately, we just don't know the feel of the game. So we don't know what role block-strings will have if any. They might not fit in in an important way.
As far as EH Rune... MK9 was a freak case of an unblockable you could cancel into that was big frame advantage on hit. I'd trust they don't repeat something like that with any characters.
Specifically, we've seen that EH Rune launches, so there couldn't be that kind of standing reset.
