arena
the elavator - it's a small old style elavator found in older type of horror movies. the lights on the butons are broken. the light flickers on and off. every 10 - 15 sec the elavator stalls or stops and the lights go black. making so both fighters can't see each other so you will be fighting in the dark for 2-5 sec before the power goes back on.

there would be 2 death traps
1. decapitate up - take the face and open the door and when the elavator goes up off with the head.

2. sliced - you knock the opponnet up and they hit the cables that hold or support the elavator slicing them to bits.

there would be 1 tier.
on top of the elavator - it would be similar to how it was in live free die hard the movie.

music wise - i'd go with that elavator music they had in the 1st resident evil film.

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I kinda like this idea but it would have to be a larger scaled type elevator...you know like the warehouse screened and barred types with the old iron frames and whatever. I dunno though it has some potential but it just seems like it would be better suited for a death trap type transition. I am on the line with this one but it is interesting. when i think about this i imagine the one part in the ninja turtles game (turtles in time) where they are on the elevator platform in the technodrome.

Nightclub is a little far fetched. Why would anyone of the characters be in a nightclub? How bout a Bar instead. I bet Bo Rai Cho would go to a bar or a pub. You could get slammed through pool tables, get hit with pool sticks, knock over alcohol cabinets. Maybe even get shot at by the bartender lol. Anyway I want to come up with some arena ideas too so I'll be back later.

A night club is a bit out of place in MK as I said before I agree but it could be fitting if it relates to a new character or maybe a hidden or secret stage just for fun. Honestly it is a better idea to make illogical concepts rather than stupid ones in my opinion.
I think a night club would look cool and flashy.

Your regular bar room/pub idea is pretty good too though. I posted a pic earlier in this thread that resembles a saloon type pub...I could picture something like that. This idea reminds me of the bar scene in the movie Blood Sport where Van Damme was being tested to fight while drunk. I think that was Blood Sport right? lol too many Van Damme movies.

arena
the plane - it's 20,000 feet in the air and the passengers feel a bit nervous because there are fighters fighting on the plane. it's raining a thunderstorm in the clouds. it's dark and cold outside the plane. the waitress makes her rounds every 20 sec.

music wise - i'd go with the music from the movie con air.

there would be 2 death trap.

1. out of the plane - you get knocked through the door of the plane and fall to your death.

2. in the plane - you get knocked out of the plane but get sucked into the engine roasting/slicing you to death.

there are 2 tiers.
1st class
coach

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I'm not saying a nightclub wouldn't be cool. I think it would be effin sweet. It's dark with bright colorful laser like lighting. Electronic dance music. People in the background on E. Hell yea it would be cool. Idk maybe you would see Kira at a NY nightclub!

Sorry double post

Vegas street(I didn't read all the posts so this one might have been done already)

Nighttime with the Vegas lights, people scrambling out of the way as the fight takes place. Cops show up and surround the fight in the second round if the fight stayed in the street. The fight can go into a casino where more people would scramble out of the way. Slot machines to break, and tables to smash. The normal lights and sounds a casino would have and this level would have no deathtraps. I don't know what music to use.

We have had the idea of an abandoned casino and a small touch of this thought before i think but like the nightclub idea...it might have to relate to a new character or it could be hidden or secret. DLC might be a possible idea too. though out of place it would look cool with a dark sky and lights...lots of eye candy. as for the double post...don't worry about it in my threads...i do it a lot lol.



this idea would be ok for a straight 2D play system but 2.5D or 3D may not work because the area in a plane is limited. you have to think about jumping space aswell...logically there is not much head room to jump as high as MK character do lol.but this also brings me back to my idea of a huge cargo plane idea from the earlier post in this thread. not a bad idea but to me it seems you did not put much thought into it.

Arena: The Ship from MK1 movie. Pit fatality: opponent thrown into the sea and eaten by a great white shark.

Well maybe the black or red dragon clans would have something to do with Vegas. Maybe the casino could be called the black dragon casino. I mean the mafia had big ties with casinos. The black dragon is the equivelant of the Mafia in the MK world.

Or nightwolf could have a casino on his Indian reservation. Lol jk

Have y'all come up with a New York Time Square Arena. That would be pretty sweet!

that might actually work with the casino idea...more for the black dragons personality i think but i could see it either way.

the times square idea is way too far fetched i think...there is way too much going on for one...for two its a place where its not very secluded. in a place like times square there would be too much involved and going on to even have a fight out in the open. the only logical way it would work is if earth realm was invaded and the city square be in anarchy but it would take a lot of work to replicate. i should know...i live in NY lol. it would be kinda cool though i do agree...even central park could work.




i have always wanted that ship as an arena in MK myself...i like this idea. it is simple but quality and it has potential to be very dynamic as well.

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the closet - a small room with various brooms,mops,tools, and etc. there's a small light switch with various small shelfs. there is a puddle of bleach in the middle of the floor.

music wise - i'd go with a tune from half life.

there would be no death traps along with no tiers.
i'm a bit tired so if this arena seems a bit lame is because i've only been up for about an hour.

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No offense man, but this is probably the worst idea i've heard for an idea for an arena, at least, for Mortal Kombat. However, if you wanted that in a game such as Super Smash Brothers, that would work better.

i would have to agree...not one of your better ideas acidslayer. i would rather you put more effort into thoughts and ideas...don't start posting random things. lol that was completely random.

on another note...i had an idea about an arena based on an ancient style dojo. it would be similar to the armory in a sense because there should be weapon racks and a grand masters alter and seating. maybe have it torch lit without electric lighting and have candles too. with it being the ancient style would mean that the walls are thin and they would be easy to break through so there could be many types of transitions that could lead to different areas of the dojo or maybe a whole different surrounding. an example:what if the dojo was hidden in the living forest...there could be a transition to knock or throw your opponent through a wall into a campsite outside of the dojo in the forest. i think the camp site idea came up earlier in this thread by me and someone else but it is still a good idea to me. jeez i need to go back and read this thread lol...i am brain farting here heheh.

How bout a boxing arena or a mma cage! Well wait maybe it starts on top of a roof in the middle of a big city. The city is Vegas or NY or LA! The roof can be broken through in which you would fall on the the mma cage or boxing ring. Maybe there is already a fight in progress but the MK fighters throw them out including the Referee. But the crowd stays there and roots and cheers for both fighters. Idk I think it would be a fun arena.

Sounds like an alright idea but I think it would kinda fit Tekken better than MK.

Here let me change it up a little bit and combine my ideas for a multi-tiered super arena.

Arena: Vegas Night

1st tier: Starts out on a Vegas rooftop. The background is lit up with familiar Las Vegas lights and buildings. The whole fight can stay on the rooftop or go one of two places.

2nd tier: One of the fighters gets slammed through the roof where freefall combat would take place. The fighters land inside an MMA cage when a fight is taking place. The crowd would gasp or scream and the original fighters would along with the ref get thrown out by the MK fighters. Then you proceed to fight in the cage. The crowd stays and roots you on. The camera stays on and you see your fight on the Big TV screen.

3rd tier: The fight can go over the edge of the roof where freefall combat would take place and you would land on the Vegas Strip. When you land people get outta the way and run screaming. The fight can stay there or somebody can get knocked through the glass doors of "Black Dragon Casino." If the fight stays on the strip th MK fighters will get surrounded by Cops by the second or the third round.

4th tier: "Black Dragon Casino" where there will be plenty of tables and slot machines to get broken. The normal lights and sounds of a casino are there and people run through any exits available. And since it's "Black Dragon Casino" you would see stuff in the casino related to the MK universe.

Maybe a 5th tier: Instead of getting knocked through the casino the other side of the Vegas Strip would have the nightclub. So I would incorporate the idea of a nightclub in a place that has tons of them. The people would scream and run out. It would be very dark with colorful laser lights and tecno electronic music. Maybe some people on E would still be dancing in the background. But this part of the arena is just a maybe. I think it's cool but it probably too much.



You say the arena is like Tekken and your right it is. But if you get the MK characters along with the gore and violence it will quickly become Very MK. IDK I just really like this idea.

I would much rather them areas be separate arenas than have all them transitions. The only legitimate transition I would personally go along with is from the cage ring to the outside of the cage in the audience. Way too many transitions for just one arena concept. As for you last statement..."You say the arena is like Tekken and your right it is. But if you get the MK characters along with the gore and violence it will quickly become Very MK."

I don't think that is the way to go. That is like putting a pretty pink bow on Motaro and consider him a My Little Pony. You can't just dress up something to work with a whole separate concept. You have to make dramatic changes to the idea...otherwise it will just be a Tekken game with blood and gore. I am not saying the ideas are not workable. I am clearly just saying it needs changes to fit MK standards and style. Here are a couple ideas...change some of your free fall transitions into just destructible obstacles or even stage fatalities & death traps.

I'm against you here. I think there needs to be a more realistic vibe to MK. It has been way to cartoonish lately and I think adding real earthrealm cities to fight in might help balance it out a small bit. I mean you fight in outworld and the netherrealm but there hasn't been many earthrealm places. And it would be cool to have a super arena of any kind.

Okay....
Almost all of this comment to me was either not thought out or you did not read any other posts earlier in the thread. I have nothing against adding earth realm arenas,themes and locations fake or real. I have posted many Ideas and even images that would clearly be based in earth realm.

The only part of your comment that made any sense to type was the last sentence lol. I don't have nothing against large type arenas. I just don't see it working for MK and its characters. I mean it could be tailored to work but I mean MK is not DragonballZ lol. I like the idea...don't get me wrong. I just don't see it for MK.
Also you mentioned MK being cartoonish...I agree to that statement with the characters to some extent but the arenas are not that bad at all. Nothing a bit of lighting and texture can not fix in newer installments.

arena ninja dojo/ ninja temple
it's an old chinese type of arena with lots of statues and vases. there's lots of flags and in the far background, there is a shrine. it's similar to how the ying yang island plays out that its dark then the sun comes up and it's sunny and peaceful. cherry blossoms fall during the happy time while the dark side ninjas come out and go for the kill.

interactive elements - reptile may pop out and try to spray acid on you, ermac will lift things up to try and drop them on you, sub - zero will try and freeze the ground to make it slippery for you to fight, scorpion will create flames from time to time, rain will cause it to rain, noob saibot will make shadows to try and scare you, smoke will make it hard to see from time to time.

these things will only happen if the player does not choose one of the following characters that play a role in this level. scorpion,reptile,ermac,rain,sub-zero,smoke,and noobsaibot.

there would be 2 death traps
samurai strike - a samurai comes out and slices the player in half.
ninja dart board - ninja's come from everywhere throwing stars to kill you.

music wise - i'd go with mkd select screen music.

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