Reptile...

[imsouporcereal]

So I'm pretty sure Reptile has 3 guaranteed 0-10 matchups...
Baraka/Cyrax
Reiko
Raiden/Jax

I am getting absolutely stomped in GM right now. I've gone to training and looked for solutions. There are some... the problem is the mind games (specifically with Baraka) are so insanely easy to use and have almost no weakness when paired with Cyrax.

I think this is as far as I get in KL with Reptile.

GG bois

It was fun while it lasted.

[Kolumbo]

Originally posted by Rasg0s🎧✔:

https://www.youtube.com/@HoneyBeeCMNDR

watch this dude. He plays reptile like no-one else. its the best reptile Ive seen so far... he rarely loses. he got some nasty mind games and he plays insanely good overall. check him out.

ohhh yah he's using the other reptile/scorpion trick I saw but couldn't remember - scorpion turns F32 into a combo extender, not an ender

(this is the danger of giving Honeybee a mortal kombat that doesn't have a low-tier dvorah in it lol)

[imsouporcereal]

Originally posted by Kolumbo:

Originally posted by ImGodAwful1979:

Some people are masochists, I played Shao in MK11.
A lot of people are using the S+ tier characters. I have seen a ton of Raidens, Barakkas and Johny in KL and I have never seen Tanya, Li Mei, Geras or Nitara or Sindel.

What rank are you at? I've seen all those except Tanya, and only one Nitara, but have fought several people using Geras or Sindel and a *bunch* using Li Mei

I’m in grand master.

[imsouporcereal]

Originally posted by Rasg0s🎧✔:

https://www.youtube.com/@HoneyBeeCMNDR

watch this dude. He plays reptile like no-one else. its the best reptile Ive seen so far... he rarely loses. he got some nasty mind games and he plays insanely good overall. check him out.

Yeah his videos taught me the invisibility setup. Although I still can’t get the force ball to hit after the invisibility. I have no idea how he’s hitting that every time.

[Johnny Bermuda]

Originally posted by imsouporcereal:

Originally posted by ImGodAwful1979:

Some people are masochists, I played Shao in MK11.
A lot of people are using the S+ tier characters. I have seen a ton of Raidens, Barakkas and Johny in KL and I have never seen Tanya, Li Mei, Geras or Nitara or Sindel.

Oh here’s a good one:

I just got done with a match against Reiko and his Fatal Blow gets me while I’m neutral ducking and wins him the set. I’m looking at the replay with inputs now. I’m holding duck, DUCKING and he still hits me.

That’s a bug right?

I think it's a mid command grab so you have to jump like Kotal command grab in MK11.

[Peck]

OK I just tested it in Practice Mode.

Reiko's Fatal Blow states onscreen it's a throw, but you can NOT duck it. Only way out is jumping or backdashing. And yes, Reiko can hold up and AIR GRAB with his Fatal Blow too, it works as well.

This is just the weirdest thing: the notes on his Fatal Blow in-game states "Opponent Must Be Airborne". Dafuq?

[imsouporcereal]

Originally posted by ImGodAwful1979:

OK I just tested it in Practice Mode.

Reiko's Fatal Blow states onscreen it's a throw, but you can NOT duck it. Only way out is jumping or backdashing. And yes, Reiko can hold up and AIR GRAB with his Fatal Blow too, it works as well.

This is just the weirdest thing: the notes on his Fatal Blow in-game states "Opponent Must Be Airborne". Dafuq?

Alright well I guess that’s fair. If you could just duck it, there’s no way it would ever hit anyone.

Doesn’t surprise me. The move list is messed up for almost everyone in this game. There are so many descriptions that are wrong in there.

[Johnny Bermuda]

Originally posted by ImGodAwful1979:

OK I just tested it in Practice Mode.

Reiko's Fatal Blow states onscreen it's a throw, but you can NOT duck it. Only way out is jumping or backdashing. And yes, Reiko can hold up and AIR GRAB with his Fatal Blow too, it works as well.

This is just the weirdest thing: the notes on his Fatal Blow in-game states "Opponent Must Be Airborne". Dafuq?

It's the same description like in MK11. Command grabs are also treated as throws and there are no additional info because 99% of cmd grabs are highs too. But everybody knows about Kotal's mid cmd grab. I think Ketchup and mustard mention this in Reikos guide on their channel.

[Kolumbo]

Originally posted by imsouporcereal:

Originally posted by Rasg0s🎧✔:

https://www.youtube.com/@HoneyBeeCMNDR

watch this dude. He plays reptile like no-one else. its the best reptile Ive seen so far... he rarely loses. he got some nasty mind games and he plays insanely good overall. check him out.

Yeah his videos taught me the invisibility setup. Although I still can’t get the force ball to hit after the invisibility. I have no idea how he’s hitting that every time.

yeah a lot of kombos that require a raw special in the middle as opposed to a cancel are just brutal to execute, I usually try to find another option and accept I'll never be totally optimal

[Happy]

Just saying I'm 1/3 Li Mei mains I've seen in KL and I'm about to hit gm. Reptile has excellent space control and Reiko gives a lot of people trouble if you head to YT and watch Underdawgs new Reiko vid you'll see why. I think even tho reptile is A/B tier on a lot of people's list it's the same with any character if you're losing to your opponents mindgames more often than not it doesn't matter how good you are at space control, zoning, counter zoning, you're already being conditioned by the opponent whether they play an S tier character or a D tier like me. I've dumpstered a lot of Baraka/Cyrax Raiden/Jax and Johnny/Sareena simply for the fact I had to get destroyed early on to see their cheapo tactics and I've adapted better than those players despite using a D tier. Just because a character is meta or S rank doesn't mean the person will beat you right off the bat because of their choices.

"Master Fung says; it's not the weapon that makes the warrior strong, but the warrior HOLDING the weapon."

[LEGiON DC]

I'm GM with Reptile+Scorpion kameo, as well. Reptile is all I play. It's hard trying to open your opponent up when all they're doing is crouch block. Reptile needs his F21 to be a mid into overhead. This way Reptile could mix with 24 or F24. NRS better do something because this game is already on the verge of death.

[Star Rain]

To me it sounds like you always have a baraka to practice against and improve, stop whining.

[Womens Deodorant]

Imagine being a sub-zero player like me going against S tier 50%+ combos characters every match. Get touched twice and i'm dead meanwhile I have to use all my resources and do like 5 combos to kill. The game forces you to play S tier characters to compete at high levels.

[imsouporcereal]

Originally posted by Zaterran (Legion):

I'm GM with Reptile+Scorpion kameo, as well. Reptile is all I play. It's hard trying to open your opponent up when all they're doing is crouch block. Reptile needs his F21 to be a mid into overhead. This way Reptile could mix with 24 or F24. NRS better do something because this game is already on the verge of death.

Idk man. I’m a reptile main as well. I feel like if he gets an OH combo route he might be a little too strong.

Honestly Reptile might be the most balanced character in the game right now. Not too weak. Only strong if you’re utilizing every aspect of the game. He should probably be the baseline for what the other characters need to be measured by.

[Happy]

Originally posted by imsouporcereal:

Originally posted by Zaterran (Legion):

I'm GM with Reptile+Scorpion kameo, as well. Reptile is all I play. It's hard trying to open your opponent up when all they're doing is crouch block. Reptile needs his F21 to be a mid into overhead. This way Reptile could mix with 24 or F24. NRS better do something because this game is already on the verge of death.

Idk man. I’m a reptile main as well. I feel like if he gets an OH combo route he might be a little too strong.

Honestly Reptile might be the most balanced character in the game right now. Not too weak. Only strong if you’re utilizing every aspect of the game. He should probably be the baseline for what the other characters need to be measured by.

This is actually a highly intelligent post and I totally agree with you. Reptile at least when I went in and labbed for a bit feels excellent and I've heard "HE NEEDS MAOR OVERHEADS" too much. He has a lot of wind ups, janky things that if you are only blocking right for a split second he'll still catch you because his moves are all space control and jank control. Reptile feels like an A tier masterpiece because of his moveset

[LEGiON DC]

Originally posted by imsouporcereal:

Originally posted by Zaterran (Legion):

I'm GM with Reptile+Scorpion kameo, as well. Reptile is all I play. It's hard trying to open your opponent up when all they're doing is crouch block. Reptile needs his F21 to be a mid into overhead. This way Reptile could mix with 24 or F24. NRS better do something because this game is already on the verge of death.

Idk man. I’m a reptile main as well. I feel like if he gets an OH combo route he might be a little too strong.

Honestly Reptile might be the most balanced character in the game right now. Not too weak. Only strong if you’re utilizing every aspect of the game. He should probably be the baseline for what the other characters need to be measured by.

you're right. Reptile would be over powered if F21 was Mid Overhead. He should've been like that from Day1. Then, got nerfed lol. I'm just whining. However, they do need to tune is invisibility, for sure.