This match went down in pools.,Gets really tense at the end, that’s why I chose to upload it. For my first IGAU major I was blown away by how many players were cool people too. I’d like to give a special shoutout to PTH (Pallet Town Heroes) for being awesome.

Thanks for watching – ChiefGief

Heads up 2D MK OG’s and old school fans, an anonymous source has informed me there will be a debut of a completely re-balanced hack of MKII available at Winter Brawl this weekend for testing and will be debuted on stream. Stay tuned for more info. Get hype for a patch 20 years in the making!

Here is the link to the thread with the clips:

http://testyourmight.com/threads/a-better-mk2.40589/page-2#post-1261693

Changes noted:
GENERAL/VARIOUS:

* CHARACTER SELECT TEXT CHANGED Current = “YOU WILL DIE MORTAL” * CHARACTER SELECT CURSOR COLORS CHANGED P1 Cursor= YELLOW P2 Cursor = CYAN * VERSION TEXT CHANGED Current = “REVISION K.0” * CHANGED TEST MENU TEXT ITEM Current = “BATTLES WITH SKARLET”

LIU KANG:

***LIU KANG C.LK HIT LEVEL ADJUSTED ! Liu Kang’s c.LK forward hitbox has been reduced by 2 pixels to reduce priority.

***LIU KANG CLOSE FIREBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***LIU KANG MIDSCREEN FIREBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***LIU KANG FULLSCREEN FIREBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***LIU KANG BICYCLE KICK DAMAGE ADJUSTED

KUNG LAO:

***KUNG LAO C.LK HIT LEVEL ADJUSTED * KUNG LAO SUJP DAMAGE ADJUSTED ! Lao’s SUJP damage is higher than everyone else’s due to the same move data being used for the Teleport into Punch. The damage is normalized.

JOHNNY CAGE: ! Cage Close HP hitbox adjusted to make it whiff against crouching opponents.

* CAGE LOW BLOW HIT LEVEL CHANGED

***CAGE LOW BLOW DAMAGE ADJUSTED ! Cage Shadow Kick hitbox increased downwards so it hits crouching opponents.

***CAGE SHADOW KICK DAMAGE ADJUSTED ! CAN NOT DUCK BELOW CAGE SHADOW KICK BUT CAN COUNTER WITH HK AFTER BLOCKING

REPTILE:

* SLIDE DAMAGE ADJUSTED * SLIDE HIT LEVEL CHANGED

***REPTILE CLOSE ACID SPIT DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***REPTILE MID-FULLSCREEN ACID SPIT DAMAGE ADJUSTED * REPTILE FORCEBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***REPTILE FORCEBALL HITBOX ADJUSTED ! It is now slightly more difficult do jump over the Forceball without getting hit. You can still c.LK to avoid it and with some characters, sweep.

SUB-ZERO:

* SLIDE DAMAGE ADJUSTED * SLIDE HIT LEVEL CHANGED

***SUB-ZERO CLOSE ICEBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***SUB-ZERO MID-FULLSCREEN ICEBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED ! Iceball now does damage on hit and on block. This allows him to be more of a threat when he has to chase down a lifelead. ! Ground Ice forward hitbox increased by 10 pixels.

SHANG TSUNG:

***CLOSE FIREBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***MID-FULLSCREEN FIREBALL DAMAGE ADJUSTED

KITANA:

* KITANA FAN LIFT DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***KITANA FAN TOSS DAMAGE ADJUSTED ! Fan Toss hitbox increased downward by 6 pixels. It now connects on all opponents in crouch block except for Cage.

JAX:

* None yet

MILEENA: ! Sai now has less priority in the air. The hitbox moved up slightly and shrunk vertically.

* MILEENA SAI DAMAGE ADJUSTED ! Telekick hitbox made smaller to give the move less priority. Hitbox also extended down by 4 pixels.

* MILEENA TELEKICK DAMAGE ADJUSTED * MILEENA ROLL DAMAGE ADJUSTED * MILEENA ROLL HIT LEVEL CHANGED

BARAKA:

***BARAKA CLOSE BLADE SPARK DAMAGE ADJUSTED

***BARAKA MID-FULLSCREEN BLADE SPARK DAMAGE ADJUSTED

SCORPION:

* SCORPION LEG TAKEDOWN HIT LEVEL CHANGED ! Scorpion Leg Takedown hitbox adjusted lower to hit crouching non-blocking opponents as it has been made a low attack.

RAIDEN:

* None yet

MALE NINJA: ! LP now connects on most opponents in crouch block. ! Close HP now connects on most opponents in crouch block. ! Jump Kick hitbox extended downward slightly so it doesn’t whiff as much on crouching opponents.
All characters can still c.LK to avoid it.

FEMALE NINJA: ! Female Ninja Close HP hitbox increased forward and down slightly to connect on Shang Tsung crouch blocking. This whiffs on Cage even if he is crouch blocking.

Watch the stream this weekend twitch.tv/kombatnetwork and be ready some old new hype!

Foreverking remained in winners bracket the entire tournament beating GGA’s Max, a recent addition to the team. The winner received a sweet Doomsday trophy as well. Does this solidify Foreverking as the “best” Batman? I believe that is yet to be seen.

Congratulations to both Pig Of The Hut and EliteGoomba of Atlanta Kombat (AK) for making top 8 with Zod and Wonder Woman, respectively. Results like these are proving that 1.6 has opened up a lot of possibilities for the game. We also saw an impressive outing from AK’s Harold, a running man stance happy Flash player.

Shoutouts are due to Pandaxgaming for dedicating so much stream time to Injustice on Saturday. Be sure to follow them at twitch.tv/pandaxgaming

At KIT14, all top 8 matches were ran in best 3/5 games instead of the traditional 2/3 (excluding WF LF and GF). In my opinion, this is a good trend that should continue. I am certainly not seasoned in IGAU, but I know that stages can seriously alter matchups, and 3/5 format allows for more variety.

This is my first article on KN, so feel free to criticize me, or compliment me. 🙂

Top 8

7th Place : GGA Pimpimjim (Lex Luthor, Hawkgirl) & GGA 16bit (Catwoman)

5th Place: AK Elitegoomba (Wonder Woman, Superman) & AK EMPR Pigofthehut (Zod)

4th Place: AK Harold (Flash)

3rd Place: AK EMPR Saltface (Harley Quinn)

2nd Place: GGA Max (Bane)

1st Place: GEC Foreverking (Batman)

Thanks for reading – ChiefGief

Congratulations to KN’s own Frantastic for battling through this stacked little local which featured a solid mix of PA, NJ and NY players.

Top 3: (of 22)

1. Frantastic
2. Grr
3. 7L

More results pending for MK9 Royal Rumble, and Killer Instinct

Congratulations to Jupiter for winning the Injustice tournament at Apex with Martian Manhunter! Players will have much to discuss in the coming weeks as some took this as a surprise, but others knew it was inevitable. Also a huge welcome back to REO, who has been MIA from the tournament scene for the most part over the last several months brewing that MKT stew!

Top 3: (of 45)

1. EMPR Jupiter
2. RG Rico Suave
3. OBS EMP REO

more results soon