Well.. glad for you guys. I will never get an e-mail because I live in Germany :( But I had watched some YT videos to see those three in actions. It looks like fun to play.

I have been on both the seller and the buyer side of ebay supply and demand, and while no one likes to get gouged, we all love a good get rich quick scheme when we're on the right end of it. I try not to get bent out of shape about it and chalk it up to: You win some you lose some. Capitalism gonna do what capitalism do.

In this instance, I'm pretty damn okay with the $4 I spent for a code.

Already spent a couple of hours online,

The game is very different from.X and 9..

Loving it myself

I’m very excited as I was lucky enough to get a code! Only had a very short chance to play a few matches, but it was fun! The game is gorgeous and definitely plays very different from mkx. Gameplay is a lot slower.

Kinda bummed that there are only 3 characters to play as. Really wanted to get my hands on Sonya. I’m anxious to kustomize and learn more later. I’ve only played as Skarket so far and against Scorpion.

4$ isn't much to "lose", certainly not if you're fine with it. But as you said, there are also those that ask 20 to 50$.
In the end, buying in to that will only make these things more common in the future. In the end it's just a game and if there are people "stupid" enough to fork over 50$ for a weekend "demo", that's on them.

It irks me kind of in a way because these things also happen for more important stuff. My medication for example. Since several months I have a hard time finding them because they are bought in bulk by others (countries) who sell them back to people in our country, because they know there is a "black market" demand for it. Farmacies also get them, just in a differenct package. But trouble is, in this country prescriptions are only valid for medicine that are distributed by companies in this country. Without prescription, I end up paying 10 times more that what I normally have to pay. Just because people who don't need them, are buying them.

I understand removing most modes for the sake of funneling people to online vs. for stress testing, but for Christ's sake, they could have at least included a training mode. When each character has like a dozen+ move variants, and infinite variations, having to try everything for the first time on a live opponent is annoying...

I got in, but worked all day. Played 7ish matches on my break and tried each character. So far, I think Skarlet plays most to my liking but Scorpion is a close second. Baraka I've never had any fun with but at least feels very much like his MK9 version (to me at least but even then it's been a while since I've picked up 9).

The creation and choosing ability functions are outstanding though. Really cannot wait to tinker with all of that once the game is unleashed in full. As someone who has been very critical of the roster overall, I am incredibly pleased and surprised with the gameplay as a whole.

Having fun with it so far. Really wish they would have included training mode though :(

Played quite a few matches and I’m walking away impressed. The game is SOOOOO different from MKX, but in the best possible ways. Not once did I lose a match and feel cheated. I knew exactly why I lost and what I could do at this rudimentary stage to combat it(damn it I would have loved at least a barebones training mode, though). Whiff punishes felt great, footsies were thrilling, ahhh...can’t say enough good things about it. For some strange reason I couldn’t get the timing down on amplify moves, once again...training mode would’ve been good.

i kind of jumped around the select screen, what little I could, anyway(its a stress test, what are ya gonna do?). I ended up closing out my time with Baraka. He’s a basic, but strong character that definitely works best for me in this setting. He oozes personality and has some straight forward, yet, hard hitting combos. His forward 2 throat slash s also in from MK2...ah the little things.

Oh, and the online ran incredibly smooth for a “stress” test. Not one ounce of lag. NRS’ netkode is top tier and only seems to be getting better. To think of what we had at the beginning of MKX to now...impressive work, to be sure.

i can’t wait to put a bit more time into the beta this weekend.

I second everything you said about netcode. I had one issue that I am not even sure was about netcode. Me and another player both attempted to throw the other and it lagged for a second, almost like a glitch. That was literally the only problem I have had thus far.

I find the net code very good but there has been moments where it loops on the finding opponent screen. It'll find someone, back out, re find, back out, etc. A few sound stutters on the last hit, finishing a round. Otherwise its a pretty damn good experience! I've seriously taken a liking to Baraka after toying around with different setups.

lul, amplify is R1...now I know why I haven’t been hitting them...rip

I am enjoying the stress test. Just 3 characters. Wish it was 5. Game play is great. Only online. The special moves u can add is great. Maybe speed the gameplay up a tad bit. Besides that i love it. I hope u can change the colors of the outfits. Definitely need a all black & grey with silver lining for scorpion.

This version of the game feels good.

I like Baraka, simple as he is. Scorpion is finally punishable on all his bullshit. Skarlet feels like she has too much range. You really gotta fight to get in.

Lucky enough to play MK 11, and it's deliciously sick, and I love it. I keep getting my ass kicked, but it's a new game & soon will learn to play and start bashing heads.

I'm in love with Skarlet.

I was pleasantly surprised that I got an email this morning. My impressions so far ...

1. This stress test reaffirms why I absolutely hate playing against real people (lol). I like to beat up brain dead AI and execute cool combos, I hate competing, but with all that said, I didn’t feel overwhelmed and the net code is great.

2. Game reminds me of Street Fighter IV in the best possible way. The game is very slow, but I completely see why. Spacing is so important to this game and it really does feel strategic as opposed to the hyper rush down 50/50 frantic death speed of MKX.

3. My biggest take away , and the thing that has me even more hyped for this game is how different the characters feel from each other. Maybe it’s just me but Mortal Kombat games always kind of felt like everyone on the roster basically played the same with the exception of their special moves and strings. It was always combo into pop up into neutral jump punch pop up again into string with a special. MKX kinda of started peeling away from that with characters like Kotal and Ferra Tor, but for the most part if you played with one character you kind of had a general idea of how to proceed with another. This game doesn’t feel like that at all. Playing Skarlet felt completely different from Scorpion and Baraka. Characters just truly feel like their own thing now and I love it.

Im keeping my fingers crossed the actual beta will have a training or local play option because I really want to be able to actually figure stuff out without having to pull up a moves list in a middle of a match.

Overall my my hype level is through the roof. I don’t care about Kombat Kasts or trailers anymore, I just want this game in my hands right now.

I got in. Got my ass kicked horribly for awhile trying to get used to things. Wind started getting heavy where I am and that was causing some lag and dropped combos galore. Ended night at 40 wins 40 losses, lol. Better than I usually do online but then again its day 1 for everybody and I didn't keep trying to rematch as soon as I realized I was way out of my league against someone later on. At first I was very frustrated just getting bodied while trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. I play Scorpion and apparently so does almost everybody else, lol.

One thing I forgot to note, I kinda wish dashes were a hair faster.

In customization, Skarlet''s second custom with the hair ( still like the short one a lot more) her face in that model is more polished than the other two customs. She has Fuller cheeks and looks younger than the two other models. Black hair looks awesome on her.

Bring back that short hair....

I believe developers have confirmed it will still be available as an option in some capacity, though why they replaced it as the default hair in the demos after it was already revealed seems weird in the first place.

I really liked the pixie cut. The style in the story trailer was horrendous though. It looks more business woman, than woman who means business. :D

Yeah somebody put up a video "bring back skarlet red long hair" and then they stupidly changed it.

That cut was amazing.

Someone else should make a video saying: bring back the pixie cut.... but keep the ginge! :D

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