Characters like: Sonya, JC, Jax, Scorpion, subzero, Lao are out of the rooster and replaced with the new generation characters: Cassy, Jaquie, Takeda, Frost, Kungjin.
Adding long awaited characters to the main rooster like Noob, Rain, Baraka, Sindal, Smoke, Stryker.
Consistent AA
No more variation system
universal neutral jump punch
moderate zoning
strong anti zoning
balance between offensive and defensive characters (each character should have at least 2 hard counters)
No more corner clone cheese
No more 50/50 on top of 50/50
No more armor launchers
More balanced damage scaling
No more non meter dependent characters that hit like a truck
No more meter dependent characters that have stupid high damage scaling
Overall no more characters with dump advantage like pre patched Alien and Mileena
S tier: Dark Raiden, Fujin, Reptile, Shang tsung, Quan Chi
A+ tier: Subzero, Scorpion, Noob, Smoke, Rain, Kenshi
A- tier: Sindal, Stryker, Baraka, Liu kang, Kano
I know nobody cares about the story but show some love to the lore, get some decent writers and make something interesting and badass. That is all.