Yeah,it's weird,Random Select was always Up+Start on arcade,in MKDA too,dont remember the other titles,but it was never mapped to a select box.

That was my intention. I created the thread as RAINS MINIONS UNITE- DISCUSS ALL THINGS RAIN yet they simply merged it with the "Rain Confirmed" thread and left that generic title as the topic header. *rolls eyes*

Anyway on the topic of the random select- yes, I find it pretty damn ugly them having a random select right smack dab in the middle of the select screen. I really hope that's temporary.

in the stream it also has a big question mark on the map select screen.

i think its them just messing with us

or it's added for them, testwise for easy picking of random maps

The select screen was different for the Last 3 streams. I didn't catch the 1st one. But I remember Kast2 having 24 squares, Kast3 adding Goro (but missing a 26th square) and Kast4 added the "?" in the middle. This makes me think they r fuckin with us. I wonder if in the next stream, it will be slightly different again.

Hey FUCK YOU

(we need an HD rain one of these once the games out)

Well in MK3 they had the dragon logo in the center which turned out to be cyber smoke, then they had 3 dragon logos in the UMK3 select screen which turned out to be Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero

There also was a "?" in MK2, which signified the Jade fight, and if you used the code in UMK3 to play as Human Smoke, his icon on the ladder was also "?".

Still leaning towards random select though lol but who knows :)

I'm pretty sure the "?" random select is just a placeholder for now to make the select screen look more presentable.

I hope so because it's ugly.

that twitter dude now says Rain is just an NPC. it smelled fishy the moment he said he is in one minute and the next 'most likely'. also that blurry image of the special forces stage, claiming it was Rain in there. I guess he was an attention whore. anyways, thanks boon for a super dull roster and your middle finger to Rain fans for yet another game. I sincerely hope someone replaces him soon

Is there a bigger fan base that has to deal with so much speculation as to if they'll be in the game? I feel like with certain characters you know if they're in or not, but with Rain its so difficult. You get Boons tweets, then the comic book, then the story trailer, and now some random saying he's in and then changing his mind.

It's such an emotional roller coaster for us Rain fans.

Tell me about it. What I would say has already been summarized so -

Maybe there will be a Scorpion vs Rain announcement trailer for MK26

Scorpions don't thrive in rainy climates.

The struggle for rain is real, we thirsty af. ????

I actually think rain is some one you have to unlock in the game

lol

“@tony_castillo42: @noobde what you think lol pic.twitter.com/6YCy0HA17c EB: Rain hater...

— Ed Boon (@noobde) March 8, 2015

^ lmao

My dream MoveSet for Rain. (Kinda Long, I Love me some Rain)

Universal special moves-

1) Watery Teleport. 2)HydroBlast. A "pressurized" water projectile. Essentially a faster version of Reptile's ForceBall. 3)Geyser Strike. Borrowed from the Water God in MK:mythologies. It's a mid-range uppercut/pop-up using water. Great for juggling. 4) Demi-God Kick. His super roundhouse. But the opponent does NOT fly around the world, MKX is a bit more serious than mk9. LoL

Variations-

V1) Storm Breaker- Gains his classic Lightning Strike attack. Also gains The "DownPour" special move, which causes rainfall on the stage for a few seconds. While in Downpour, ur opponent moves slightly slower, and Rain can also "slip" out of combos (Like Aquaman in Injustice). Ur opponent will "drop combos" due to bad weather. LoL

V2) HydroMancer- Rain's HydroBlast projectile is now upgraded to a capture move, engulfing the enemy in a bubble. EX version allows Rain to move the bubble wherever he wants.

V3) Water God- Rain gains the ability to morph his body into water for a few seconds. In his Liquid form, projectiles will pass thru him, but he is not immune to melee attacks. This is perfect against zoning spammers.

Alternate Variations-

RoyaL Pain- Can create up to 2 puddles that serve as booby traps. If ur opponent Lands/runs/dashes into the puddle, they will slip and fall. This would be good for space control and anti-rushdown. Also good for trolling. LoL.

Sea God- From my fantasy where Argus left behind a magic weapon for Rain (just like he did for Taven and Daegon). Rain can summon a Golden Trident, and gains the melee attacks from Aquaman in Injustice. Maybe the trident also has a breakaway design, housing a sleek golden sword.

Those are awesome, here are some of mine:
Rain

Special Moves:
Control Orb
Super Roundhouse
Lighting Bolt
Hydro Blade: A blade made out of water for high close range damage.
Tides: Rain brings down a wave of water over the opponents head bouncing him for a juggle.
Aqua Lash: Rain Whips the opponent with a water whip at a long distance.

Falling Sky: In this variation Rain has a large cloud that hovers over a portion of the battlefield from beginning to end of the match. The cloud is constantly following Rains opponent, but at a slow pace. The cloud will randomly shoot either Hail: heavy hail that deals small continuous damage, or Lighting Strikes: multiple lightning strikes at random times throughout the match. Rain can use an EX version which increases the Clouds size, attack damage, and adds an extra threat; Waterspouts: two tornados of water (one at each end of the cloud) that traps the opponent (unless the player has teleportation). When the EX version expires so will the Waterspouts and the clouds boosts.

Water Deity: Rain can coat his arms into thick layers of water in the shape of tails. These whip like arms give Rain a longer reach in hand to hand combat putting distance between him and his attacker. His EX version not only keeps his water whips, but also turns Rains lower body (waist down) into a miniature twister of water which increases Rain’s moving speed (not sprinting) and allows Rain to block and move at the same time until the EX version expires. Rain cannot sprint or jump while in his EX version.

Liquidate: In this variation Rain can coat his body with water which reduces the damage from projectile attacks. He also has the ability to heal himself (hold button input to heal) however doing so will make Rain motionless vulnerable to attacks. Rain can use an EX version which turns Rains very skin into water which slowly heals Rain without having the need to stand still and negates the enemy players damage boost and chip damage abilities for a short period of time.

One Rain, many drops...



Ka-Tra

Tell Ed to stop talking about Rain. He's been talking so much about him, my heart hurts. Why does Ed do this to us?

FUCK YOU KILLSWITCH YOU UGLY MOTHERFUCKER