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    Game » consists of 26 releases. Released Apr 19, 2011

    One of the goriest fighting game franchises returns to its roots, introducing a new story that re-tells the events of the first three Mortal Kombat games (with a unique twist).

    Tier-lists (now & after patch) - Tom Brady & REO

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    #1  Edited By FLStyle

    Tom Brady


    Pre-patch


    Tier
    Characters
     TopCyber Sub-Zero, Raiden, Kabal(block inf), Kano, Cyrax, Nightwolf, Johnny Cage, Ermac, Kung Lao, Sub-Zero, Shang Tsung, Sindel(reset inf)
     Upper-MidKitana, Sonya, Mileena, Reptile, Noob, Scorpion, Liu Kang, Smoke
     MidJade, Sektor
     LowStryker, Jax, Quan Chi,
     BottomSheeva, Baraka

    Post-patch


    TierCharacters
     TomRaiden, Shang Tsung, Kano, Nightwolf, Johnny Cage, Ermac, Kung Lao, Cyber Sub-Zero, Sub-Zero
     Upper-MidCyrax, Sindel, Scorpion, Liu Kang, Kitana, Mileena, Reptile, Noob, Sonya, Kabal, Skarlet
     MidJade, Smoke, Sektor, Stryker
     LowJax
     BottomQuan Chi, Sheeva, Baraka

    REO



    Pre-patch


    TierCharacters
     TopKung Lao, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Cyrax, Sonya, Kabal, Reptile, Sindel, Jade, Nightwolf, Raiden, Cyber Sub-Zero
     Upper-MidLiu Kang, Ermac, Noob, Smoke, Shang Tsung, Kano, Kitana
     MidScorpion, Mileena, Sektor, Stryker, Quan Chi
     LowJax, Baraka, Sheeva 
     Bottom 

    Post-patch


    TierCharacters
     TopKung Lao, Sub-Zero, Jade, Nightwolf, Raiden, Cyber Sub- Zero, Johnny Cage, Reptile, Kano
     Upper-MidLiu Kang, Sindel, Ermac, Noob, Smoke, Shang Tsung, Kabal, Kitana
     MidScorpion, Mileena, Sektor, Cyrax, Sonya, Stryker, Sheeva, Baraka 
     LowJax, Quan Chi 
     Bottom 

    I believe this is the closest thing to a true tier list until the frame data of the characters is released. I agree with most of that from what I've seen. Surprised to see that REO thinks Cyrax is going to get hit so badly once his bomb-trap has been removed. Cyber-Sub has risen quickly following REO himself going far with him in tournaments.

    And even Skarlett is there on Tom's list, getting that insider info like only he can.
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    #2  Edited By Bloodgraiv3


    Kung Lao sure is a popular character.

     

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    #3  Edited By SlightConfuse

    seems about right after watching several tournaments

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    #4  Edited By Slaker117

    Awesome, my two favorite characters, Scorpion and Kano, both rank pretty well. Not that I'm anywhere near good enough for that to matter to my play, but I would like to see more of them in tournaments going forwards.

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    #5  Edited By Hailinel

    The lovely thing about these lists is that Sheeva and Baraka are apparently as useless in tournaments as they are in the story mode. :P

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    #6  Edited By karatetron

    Tom Brady confirmed as Mortal Kombat DLC character?

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    #7  Edited By Bestostero

    those do look right consider what we've seen so far in tournaments


    i thought Baraka would be higher up considering they kept saying how better he's suppose to be, surprised that Skarlet is up there, isnt she banned from Tournaments? or will be i should say lol

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    #8  Edited By soldierg654342

    Well that explains why getting any real damage out of Sektor is like pulling teeth. 

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    Always fucking knew Cyber-Sub was awesome. He just had that peculiar quality. 

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    #10  Edited By NickL

    How is there no bottom tier? Confused >_>

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    @NickL said:
    How is there no bottom tier? Confused >_>
    I think the implication is that no character is truly bad. It just means a skilled Sub-Zero player who plays a perfect game will always beat a skilled Sheeva who also plays a perfect game. 
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    #12  Edited By JJOR64
    @Sir_Ragnarok said:
    @NickL said:
    How is there no bottom tier? Confused >_>
    I think the implication is that no character is truly bad. It just means a skilled Sub-Zero player who plays a perfect game will always beat a skilled Sheeva who also plays a perfect game. 
    This.  Most people consider everyone in the game to be solid.  Sure there are some characters better then others, but that's fighting games for you.
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    #13  Edited By FLStyle
    @NinjaMime said:
    Tier lists don't mean anything for me, I think it ultimately depends on who is controlling the character. If I was going against Justin Wong playing Sheeva and I was playing Kung Lao, I think I would get my ass kicked still.
    That's the whole point of tier-lists, they're made with high-level players who are on equal standing in mind. For us they're a look at how balanced the game has been made and what to expect at tournaments.
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    #14  Edited By skrutop

    Interesting list.  I saw the list of post-patch changes on Joystiq a few minutes ago.  I typically use Sub-Zero's X-ray after a freeze, and I thought that I'd noticed it do less damage.

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    #15  Edited By phrosnite

    Pretty happy that the ice themed characters are top tier.

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    #16  Edited By Pessh

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    #17  Edited By FLStyle
    @Pessh said:
    lolthisisatierlistoksure
    So you plan on trolling every fighting game-related thread I made now? That's where we're at?
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    #18  Edited By Pessh
    @FLStyle said:
    @Pessh said:
    lolthisisatierlistoksure
    So you plan on trolling every fighting game-related thread I made now? That's where we're at?
    A 'Tier List' with unreleased characters and no matchup data, just a month after release is a load of bull. Nothing to do with you lol, you'll never be that special.
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    #19  Edited By FLStyle
    @Pessh said:
    @FLStyle said:
    @Pessh said:
    lolthisisatierlistoksure
    So you plan on trolling every fighting game-related thread I made now? That's where we're at?
    A 'Tier List' with unreleased characters and no matchup data, just a month after release is a load of bull. Nothing to do with you lol, you'll never be that special.
    Quit fucking around then and just say it in a literal thought-out manner instead of prompting face-palms with your bullshit. I clearly said in the opening post that it wasn't a true tier-list but what I thought was the closest thing to.
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    #20  Edited By Ulong
    @xhavoc86 said:
    those do look right consider what we've seen so far in tournaments

    i thought Baraka would be higher up considering they kept saying how better he's suppose to be, surprised that Skarlet is up there, isnt she banned from Tournaments? or will be i should say lol

     
    DLC Characters won't be banned in tournaments if other major fighting games are anything to go buy. And no reason they would be. There's a big difference between the access players have to a 5 dollar dlc character, and the access players have to a console exclusive character like Kratos (who is banned)
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    #21  Edited By OneManX

    Isn''t Tom Brady a BETA tester? So him having knowledge of Skarlett wouldn't be that far-fetched?
     
    as for the lists, I'm shocked to see Cyber Sub zero that high, considering didn't see much if any of him in the PDP Tourney.

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    #22  Edited By ThePhenomenal1

    i wonder what specific nerf is making smoke be bumped down a level. i just started picking him up too.

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    #23  Edited By MKF30

    Tom was a tester for the game. 
     
    And I've played REO, online but I'm sure soon offline since we live in the same area. I'm in NYC, he's out in L.I. 
     
    But this list has changed since then between the nerfs, updates etc. 

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