pre-order only Sang Tsung

[Tylearious]

i was on the fence about getting MK1 for a bunch of reasons, but that made this easy for me im getting really tired of these ♥♥♥♥ practices. A character thats ONLY available thru pre-order? i mean there are easier ways to tell your community to go ♥♥♥♥ itself but fair i guess.

[Kuriishi]

Well, it's likely they'll list the character DLC for sale a few weeks after like they did for Goro in MKX and Shao Kahn in MK11 which were both pre-order bonuses too.

And, also, it's certain that Shang Tsung will also be included in any further "komplete" editions down the line (similar to how MKXL or MK11 Ultimate had the respective pre-order bonuses included)

[werwolfgaming]

Originally posted by Kuriishi:

Well, it's likely they'll list the character DLC for sale a few weeks after like they did for Goro in MKX and Shao Kahn in MK11 which were both pre-order bonuses too.

And, also, it's certain that Shang Tsung will also be included in any further "komplete" editions down the line (similar to how MKXL or MK11 Ultimate had the respective pre-order bonuses included)

Yeah i dident know this i pre ordered cuz it was a bonus. if ik i wanna play a game and i see ill get some bonuses for pre order i will just incase they never come back im glad he will be available for everyone eventually personally i dont enjoy the risk off something not returning its a bad practice but effective especially on people who arent aware how they handeld it in thair last games

Edit: spelling errors

[Karen 11]

If SHAN TSUNG can transform into all characters then why buy DLC with characters

[Freedom Gamer]

Originally posted by KAREN 1:

If SHAN TSUNG can transform into all characters then why buy DLC with characters

That's not really how it works. You can transform into your opponent... so unless your opponent is playing a DLC character you won't be able to play them. Moreover, you will have limited time to play as them everytime you transform and without the chance of practicing those characters... player is most likely to suck. You will be them with little to no practice.

I take this as you haven't played an MK that has Shang Tsung before.

[Freedom Gamer]

Originally posted by Freedom Gamer:

Originally posted by KAREN 1:

If SHAN TSUNG can transform into all characters then why buy DLC with characters

That's not really how it works. You can transform into your opponent... so unless your opponent is playing a DLC character you won't be able to play them. Moreover, you will have limited time to play as them everytime you transform and without the chance of practicing those characters... player is most likely to suck. You will be them with little to no practice.

I take this as you haven't played an MK that has Shang Tsung before.

As a side note, Shang Tsung was able to morph into anyone he wanted in MK, MK2, MK3, UMK3 and MK Trilogy (and also Game Boy Advance version of DA). It was technically easier as the games were in 2D.

When MK graphics changed into 3D and technology getting more advanced... it became technically impossible (well not impossible... but quite challenging). So Shang Tsung stopped morphing in his gameplay though he could still do it in the story.

With MK9, morphing returned but he could only transform to his opponent via soul steal. If he is controlled by the AI, it could went up to 3 characters in MK9 (2 pre-loaded before match as extra and third is you). As each character takes up memory, you can only morph into your opponent.

[Karen]

Originally posted by Freedom Gamer:

Originally posted by KAREN 1:

If SHAN TSUNG can transform into all characters then why buy DLC with characters

That's not really how it works. You can transform into your opponent... so unless your opponent is playing a DLC character you won't be able to play them. Moreover, you will have limited time to play as them everytime you transform and without the chance of practicing those characters... player is most likely to suck. You will be them with little to no practice.

I take this as you haven't played an MK that has Shang Tsung before.

I don’t choose SHAN TSUNG at all, I don’t like it, I thought it could turn into everyone just like in UMK3

[SasukeAlvarez]

Every MK game has had a pre-order character and the character is ALWAYS available after launch. MK11 had Shao Kahn and MKX had Goro. This isn't new Tekken 7 did this with Eliza. Almost every fighting game does this & in all cases the pre-order character has been available after launch for like $5. Basically if you know you're buying and going to play the game anyways the pre-order just saves you the extra 5 dollars for the character.

[Raiden - In Flames 🎵]

it's been confirmed that you can buy him weeks later!