Sonya was top tier AND won EVO 2013, and only made it to #10. Kabal was the best character in the game, and didn't make the top 10. Kung Lao was OP and didn't rank higher than average Raiden. etc etc

Like I said some people just like his gameplay. He was like the only brute if I remner correctly besides sheeeva.

It doesnt matter who is using the character,tiers are determined by match ups,move properties,etc,not who is using them.

Just to clarify, Sonya didn't win EVO 2013, i'm pretty sure DJT did with Cyrax.

While that's true, who uses the character does factor in quite a bit.

Sonya won Evo 2014.

During the first 2 months after the game launched she was actually Top 5 or 3 in both the PS3 and Xbox. I don't remember which one.

About the Stats, has someone already pointed, Kabal is the highest tier wise yet he nearly didn't make the top 20.

Probably because Kabal's pretty difficult to play as. For sure one of the hardest characters to get good with in MK9. IMO you're not gonna get any wins if you just casually play him, which would deter most online players from using him.

I bet Jacqui would have been better received if she wasn't related to Jax, just introduced as Cassie's best friend and a SF emerging talent.

I bet if we saw her first instead of Cassie the roles would be reversed.

She has a boring design and what will her story other than she wants to prove herself to her dad.

She gets my vote as the least played character in the game. Jax will be #2

Wasn't it said somewhere she has some sorta issue with her father? Or am I mistaken and making that up? I coulda sworn I read that somewhere.

Nice sig but yea I haven't heard anything like that.

lol Maybe it was one of the dozens of fake bio's going around then. It's still way too early for me to be thinking clearly about lore.

http://www.destructoid.com/evo-2013-results-highlights-and-all-the-hype-258133.phtml

Cyrax bro

I feel like that's not the case. I mean, she's not got as popular of a legacy with her parents (Sonya + Johnny >>>> Jax), and admittedly Jacqui has got the cards stacked against her. Human, hit or miss gameplay idea (robotic arms isn't very exciting), black + female, only shown in a generic outfit that doesn't inspire people to like her design, and a descendant. Though Kung Jin doesn't get hate for some reason. Neither does Takeda. I can't help but feel like the Jacqui hate is completely unfair overall.

MK wasn't in the official line-up of games at EVO 2014. It was a side tournament. Doesn't count.

It depends if her personality is exactly like her fathers and if she has the same goal.

Well, Kung Jin's costume isn't Special Forcesand he's primarly using a bow, something not seen in MK yet. Takeda's costumes has flair like his bandana and pants with yellow lines and he's using whips, something that is also new.

Jacqui doesn't have much robotic arms. She has wrist mounted flamethrowers/project weapons, not unlike Sektor. They don't look to be of any use for physical fights, which is the opposite of Jax. And since she's a kickboxer, there's a good chance she's going to use her feet more, which is very different from Jax. It's a good combo, and also one that hasn't been seen before.

They look like the go around her hand.

Oh, I know, but I mean, they're not blunt weapons like Jax's arms or handheld guns like Cassie. They're projectile weapons wrapped around her forearms.

To me, Jacqui is probably the least interesting because I haven't seen anything about her I'm curious about. Her gauntlets (not mechanical arms) don't really stand out to me and kickboxing has residual attachments with Kobra. I'm sure once more stuff about her comes out I'll be much more curious, however right now she's a meh. I thought the same about Cassie until her intros and moves were shown.

I think Jacqui has a ton of potential besides my disdain over the newbies core concepts being so similar to that of their parents. She's a kickboxer, which if actually utilized will make her stand out and if she has issues with her dad instead of just being Daddy's Little Princess, that would help matters extremely.

They also look like what jax had before he lost his arms.

The blame lies solely on Netherrealm Studios on this one, just like a few other characters. They clearly prioritized some characters (Cassie, Kotal, etc.) over others. Happened with MK9, happened in Injustice.

And it's a really annoying pattern. Why implement the character in the game if you aren't going to do much effort in them?

It was Hans Lo that stated she has a chip on her shoulder and iirc is trying tovprove something to Jax and herself.

Not at all. Jax had leather gloves with metal parts as well as metallic braces on his elbows. Doesn't look lik a forearm flamethrower at all.