I'm happy since dash cancels were really scrubby, you could cancel them into block and basically you could dash without risk of getting punished. Also, it looked really dumb aesthetically.

Its definately a big change. Looks like Ill be walking way more.

Isn't that the thing that made Kabal hilariously broken in MK9?

Good fucking riddance, then.

Good news for zoning characters. Dash cancels made it really easy to close distance while being extremely safe.

Walk speed does appear to be a lot better when compared to Injustice. It may not be a huge deal.

I don't necessarily mind dash cancels being gone, but at the same time, I really don't want another zone fest either.

Overall, the mobility in MKX seems that it will be faster than MK9 and Injustice thanks to the run mechanic. Couple that with what seems to be the least zoomed out screen out of all three and it appears that most fights will be close combat.

Dash canceling into normals/specials is out but RUN canceling is in.

I am glad it's gone and that running is back

I'm glad it's gone. To abusive of a mechanic.

Though I'm happy to see Run return, this is going to completely change how conversions work in MK. One of the best parts of MK9 was the dash conversions, the dash pressure, and backdash whiff punishes. That shit is gone now.

The saddest part of all is that if I want to utilize those mechanics ever again, I have to put up with the input bug. Though I get why they removed it. Aesthetically, it never looked right or made sense, and at the end of the day, MK isn't JUST for the competitive players.


Nah. It was definitely a good tool, but what the nomad cancels were tight. I'd like to see those return.

What made Kabal OP was his ridiculous keep away game and his post-advantage options. Frame advantage by itself is fine; it was all the crazy safe options Kabal had after his nomad cancels.

But honestly, even with all Kabal's bullshit, people were overstating how good he was. Kabal was definitely S+ tier, but he wasn't broken.

Listen to Maximilian talk about how fluid and functional Run cancel combos are before we start lamenting the demise of dash canceling.

I don't think anyone is worried that combos won't be fluid in MKX, but unless we're missing something fundamental here, the uniqueness of MK9's footsie game is gone.