You're right. Lol I'll just relax and enjoy the show. Let the game itself prove them wrong

Thank you.

Asking for actual proof of these claims, is squirming? Proof that you coincidentally decided not to deliver.

You have a problem with people preaching their opinions as truth and making those who don't believe out to be imbeciles? I'll just leave this here...



Btw, the jamesmk leaked roster has 25 characters, not 24, and it doesn't have to be 100% accurate. There could be another secret in there that NRS has held on to. It could be 26, maybe even 27, not impossible. But to jump to conclusions every time you see a glimpse of a character in story mode, and start calling people names for not taking it as proof of their playability...perfectly acceptable.



That's the difference here. I may be overbearing with my opinion, but at least I don't call people "thick headed" "moronic" "idiot" "wet towel" "pea brained" etc. or correct their grammar/spelling to try and make myself feel superior, or put others down. That's condescending.

Damn.

But the thing is this isn't story mode we're talking about this is an achievement leak where Jax, Shinnok and Erron Black are featured as well.

And they're playable.

I get that you're trying to de-hype us to keep our hopes down so we don't disappoint ourselves but you have to admit there is a chance for Baraka.

Shouldn't we be hyped for the game and the characters? so why try and de-hype us? Meh... What ifs.

@ProfesserAhnka Run for the hills, this guy is creepy as hell, saving things you said on his computer. Shesh... Creepy.

Yeah it is sometime lol

BTW my comment wasn't directed at you or anyone in particular lol

blackcyborg on point yet again.

I just think people need to relax a bit, getting this worked up over who said what about a character being in or not is a little silly lol

Just my opinion... But I think Baraka will be a NPC as well. Something about that picture.. his face doesn't look detailed and his skin looks rubbery.. Not as realistic as the rest of the characters.. While I like him, I think there are many other characters who are much more desired that deserve a spot in this game more than Baraka. The Focus on this game is STORY. Baraka never adds anything to the games story, he shows up and is basically a grunt to beat up several times in story mode... and his story hasn't really changed in the last 3 games... at all...

I think he could be brutal, and very fun to fight.. but I would rather have some one else take a spot on the roster.


If he is a playable character feel free to rub in in my face when the game comes out. But until then, don't be a dick, just because I don't share some peoples opinions that he is FOR SURE playable.

There's always a chance. I never tried implying otherwise. I just think those chances are very low, and I don't think this particular example is enough evidence to change those chances by much.

For the record, I love Baraka. I'd love for him to be in this game. It seems some think I just want this leaked roster to be 100% accurate. That I care more about being "right", than to have it be wrong and us all get more characters in the game. That's absolute horse shit reasoning. Of course I want more characters. I'd happily get Fujin, Rain, Li Mei, Smoke, and/or Baraka etc... Hell, I don't even have my own favorite character in the game, and that disappoints me. I'd be over the moon to get more characters, and would be super happy for anyone else to get their favorite character.

But from what I've personally heard, the leaked jamesmk is accurate, but it doesn't have to be final. There could be another 1 or 2 added and kept super secret. The deciding factor is whether they were able to squeeze a couple more in. However, I also have heard that there will be NPC fights in story mode. We've seen several get new costumes/models, and I don't think it is likely that that means they are all going to be playable. That's all.

I've said several times I'd love to be wrong on that feeling/thought.

That's a piss-poor attempt at discrediting what he said, sharefrock. I know that you're hanging onto Ankha's nuts just because blackcyborg punked your ass a while back, but try making it less obvious.

Yeah, I'm glad somebody brought Ahnka's blubbering existential crisis from when Rain got BTFO in the comic back into the light.

I'm not Cy, but

>using your own words as evidence to prove a point
>creepy

What the fuck am I reading?

Lmao.

Spoke have been truthen.

That's true, Baraka doesn't add much to the story, but Reiko is adding a lot to the story at this point and he doesn't seem to show up anywhere in the game at this point.

But Reptile didn't add anything in MK9, he did the same thing Baraka did and yet he showed up.

To talk about that "Baraka" pic in a non speculative way, the evidence of him being an NPC is pretty convincing.

First he looks super low poly and low res. Those textures, where present, are pretty rough. The geometry of the model itself looks unpolished and jagged. Not good signs when compared to pics of confirmed playables.


Second, nothing about this design is indicative of Baraka at all. Ropes everywhere? Generic armor? This seems more like a lower to mid ranged Tarkatan grunt, and not a General, as Baraka is.

Third and lastly, If this is Baraka, it's his single worst design ever. Even his MK9 design was better than this. In MK9 his clothing had ornate trim and nice leather. This Tarkatan in the pic is wearing ropes, rags, and a generic breastplate. If NRS was going to create a new design for Baraka, I don't thing they would go with all solid colors, no detail, and cheap, low res ropes.

Look at the "Baraka" pic, and then look at the pic of Erron Black looking down with his gun pointing at the screen. Interesting detail everywhere. Sharp, nice textures. Just look at the leather on his chest straps. That's the kind of detail you put on a playable character. Then go look at that Tarkatan again.

The evidence is pretty damning, for better or worse.

I will try to make less obvious next time, as long as you promise to make sense from now on.

How did Blackcyborg "punk" me, just because I agree with someone doesn't mean I'm hanging onto their nuts. by your flawed logic, You're hanging onto NRS's nuts like a good dog :).



What's creepy about it, is saving things they say on your computer, not using their words against them.

Baraka is in the story, Mileena's ally, general, Tarkatans are part of the army, Tarkatan Wastelands are mentioned so to say he's just a character who you beat up a few times is silly. However, all characters so far have lines or the potential to have lines. They could make Reptile talk, so Baraka shouldn't be a problem but I have a feeling this limits his chances.

His character itself screams brutal, dark, evil and would fit this game over plenty of characters who are in. Unfortunately, NRS decides who they develop and want in the story. Take Rain, he has in interesting story but highly unlikely to make it anyway. So I guess story involvement or potential is also not enough. It basically comes down to who NRS wants.

Except it is when you look at the details.

I'm just going to drop it and say We'll see what happens

I do think giving him a whole (Not his worst outfit btw that special award goes to MK4) new outfit just to keep him as an NPC is a cunt move.

Baraka from the Story trailer. Notice the brown bands on his biceps? How buff he looks - like Barka's always looked?

The guy in this shot doesn't have those brown bands, has cheek spikes, which Baraka never had to date, and he's scrawnier. His pants seem a bit redder too.

Yeah, this ain't Baraka IMO. This is a goon.

Ah, I see that we have larger pics of the trophy images now. Good.

Can't believe Shinnok's showing some skin in that alt, though. Didn't see that kind of outfit coming.

Hm, no as-of-yet unrevealed characters in the trophy images, though, save for possibly Baraka (see surrounding comments for shitstorm about that).

SEEMS like a relatively simple plat, but getting each Faction to 50 might be like getting to Level 100 in Injustice....several times over. Can't wait!

You do realize that he probably just decided that it'd be much faster and easier to double-back through the Rain thread, copypaste the juiciest bits to Word, take a screenshot of it and post the image here instead of making a long post filled with quotes and fucking around with html tags for ten minutes, right..?


...Right?