Bllake Wrote:
It is so hard for me to drop combos with D'Vorah playing against these type of people (it happens quite a bit). I was playing as Ferra/Torr online (big mistake) against Sub-Zero, but I was actually doing good. The last round, I had his health below 25%, mine above 50%, and he started to spam uppercuts. He landed 5/63 of them and I lost. Screw spammers.

oracle Wrote:
It's not nearly as bad as Injustice. In fact some matches don't have it at all.

Spaceman Wrote:
It is for sure as bad as Injustice. You will have to adjust your timing on all your combos if not learn new ones that deal less damage but are much easier to pull off.

ShingoEX Wrote:
Hellfire needs to be able to be low blocked. I'm getting really tired of Scorpion being so fucking overpowered EVERY TIME.

We get it, Boon...you live vicariously thought this character, but tone it the fuck down. JESUS

Ultimachu Wrote:
There's a simple solution to "spam". Beat them at their own game by spamming your own attacks. What you're calling "spam" is what tournament players call zoning and pressure. Yeah, it may seem cheap but it's actually not. Obviously, we're playing from home and not at the competitive scene but still, it's true. Don't blame the opponent for being able to hit you with their attacks, blame yourself for not knowing how to avoid it.

If someone starts doing pressure against you with Scorpion's teleport, followed by his hellfire, spear or even a three hit combo, the work around is simple - block it and use your EX special the moment attack animation finishes. EX specials have armor and if you time them right, you will land your attack and won't be stunned if they're still trying to hit you. You can even go into practice mode and have your opponent perform a certain attack against you so you can figure out how to punish it when it whiffs.

As for Sub-Zero's Ice Clone, stay away from it. If someone sets up an Ice Clone and stands behind it and starts throwing Ice Balls, then you need to duck. The Ice Ball WILL NOT hit you if you're ducking, just make sure you're not blocking either. The same goes for any other mid projectiles (Kitana's fans, Kung Lao's hat, Liu Kang's fire ball, Raiden's electric ball, Kano's knives, etc.)

When your Sub-Zero opponent see's that you're not blocking low, they're going to try to hit you with the slide, so you will need to block after the Ice Ball passes you. Once they slide and you block it that's your opportunity to punish and hit them with a decent 25%-35% combo of your own.

It's really not that hard. Annoying, yes, but that's how a lot of fighting games are. You have your zoners like Liu Kang that can mix you up and throw high/mid/low fire balls from far screen, your offensive's like Scorpion that do pressure and mix you up with teleports and your defensive's like Sub-Zero that like to set up Ice Clones to keep you back while they attack you from far away.

redman Wrote:

Well Scorpion was pretty fucking horrible in MK9, i'm glad he's a lot better this time around. I do think there are some things that need nerfed though

Also people complaining about Sub's clones - that's literally the way he's meant to be played. Why do you think they gave him the grandmaster variation in the first place?

ShingoEX Wrote:


Actually, Scorpion in MK9 is a lockdown character. You only need to use hellfire and teleport to win. Character jumps? teleport punch. If they don't? Hellfire. THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN

Got countless wins just doing that and I stopped because ti was boring and unfair.

redman Wrote:


You got countless wins probably because you were playing scrubs. Anyone with a teleport or full screen special can punish hellfire.