Zoomer & Engager sit down to play Mortal Kombat
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Zoomer: Hey man, want to play some Mortal Kombat?
Engager: Oh.. hell yeah! sure. Zoomer: Sweet! Just a heads-up though, I'm a beast! Engager: Sure, sure. Alright, I'm going with my man, Johnny Cage. Zoomer: Nice, nice. But you can't mess with my boy Scorpion! Engager: Haha! Bring it on! Zoomer: Oh it's on like Donkey Kong my dude! "Round 1" Engager: Here we go! "FIGHT!" Zoomer: X - B - Y Engager: wait.. w.. what happened? Zoomer: I won the round man! haha. rekt boiii! Engager: yeah but.. wtf I died instantly. What was that? Zoomer: Pure skill homie xD "Round 2" Engager: right but I ah.. "FIGHT!" Zoomer: X - B - Y "Finish Him!" Engager: Woah w.. I'm dead again.. I barely moved! Zoomer: I warned you man, I've got mad skills Engager: ... Zoomer: ... xD Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: ...okay how'd you do it? Zoomer: Alright look, basically you hit the X button.. Engager: okay Zoomer: Then you hit the B button.. Engager: right.. Zoomer: Then you hit the Y button. Then you do his Clear Attack Engager: Clear Attack? Zoomer: Yeah man. I learned it while watching this MK streamer named Gubfun. He's crazy good with Scorpion. Engager: ...alright whatever. I'll go with Johnny Cage again. Zoomer: Scorpion, Let's go! "Round 1" Engager: okay I got this.. "FIGHT!" Engager: X - B - Y !! Zoomer: X - B - Y Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: Wait, that didn't work. I died instantly again. Zoomer: Oh yeah, it doesn't work with Johnny Cage. Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: who does it work with..? Zoomer: So like, it used to work with Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Sonya. But in the last patch they Giga-nerfed Sonya, now her move is "X - B - Y - Y - B - A" Engager: ...okay, what about Sub Zero. Zoomer: Well, he's good, but his move is "X - B - Y - X". Still viable, but most people are playing Scorpion right now if they want to min/max. Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: ..Wait that's dumb. Zoomer: Whatchu mean? Engager: Well, I thought we were going to fight it out, but this just seems like we both have to pick Scorpion, and the first to press "X - B - Y" wins. Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: Sub-Zero is viable too. Engager: Okay wait. I get that, but isn't that kind of lame and boring? Zoomer: What do you mean? Engager: like, you don't really have to think about anything except hitting those 3 buttons. Zoomer: Well that's just min/maxing bro. Scorpion is meta. Engager: No, it's lame, and not fun. Zoomer: Well, if it's not fun then tell me this. Why are 69% of the players using Scorpion? Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: Look I get trying to be efficient in how you play the game.. Zoomer: Right. Engager: But I thought, you know.. I thought we would have to jump around a bit, things would get a little tense, we would be trying to out-think each other, doing different moves and stuff? Zoomer: Oh for sure, for sure. You can totally do that man. Engager: ..yeah? Zoomer: 100% Yo! Try Reptile. He's pretty cool. Engager: ..heh.. alright. Real fight this time then. Zoomer: You got it hommie, brign it on. Engager: Reptile, let's go. Zoomer: Scropion, lets get it! Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: ... "Round 1" Engager: wait. "FIGHT!" Zoomer: X - B - Y Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: rekt Engager: Okay hold on, I want to have a real fight here man. You picked Scorpion again. Zoomer: Gotta go fast man. Engager: I thought we were going to play an actual match here. Stop picking Scorpion. Zoomer: ...I guess I could use Sub-Zero for a few rounds. Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: Well then what dude?! Don't tell me how to play. Engager: But I don't want to just hit "X - B - Y" every time. Zoomer: Bro, there are like 15 other characters. If you want to slog your way through the fight, go ahead. I tried that and it was slow as hell. Engager: I don't want a slog but.. Zoomer: I'm going to stop you right there man. Engager: ..? Zoomer: Why are you trying to take my fun away. I Don't tell you how to play. Engager: Dude no, I don't want to take your fun away, I just wanted to play a fighting game with you. Zoomer: ... Engager: But we can't do that if you play Scorpion and do that move. Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: I get it. Engager: You do? Zoomer: yes. You're jealous of my meta play style. Engager: wait hold on.. Zoomer: Do you know what it took to get here? I played this game for a while before I learned how to be efficient. They don't just tell you the best character, and these moves, you have to learn the game, learn the meta. Engager: But that sounds boring. Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: ...I had fun Engager: You know what, screw it. I'll see if I can get in touch with the devs later and maybe they'll fix this. Zoomer: God man, you're one of 'those' guys. Look if you want to play some boring slog, play a different style, you can play literally anything you want. Stop trying to limit how I play the game. Engager: Alright.. k, look man. Maybe we should just try another mode or something. You know, where we aren't fighting each other, but against the computer. Zoomer: ...aight fine. Sounds good. Hey sorry I got a little upset there. Engager: hah.. yeah. Me too man. It's all good. Just a game right? Zoomer: frfr 100% bro lol Engager: Okay then. Good. So how does this mode work? Zoomer: Alright, so first pick your character. Engager: I'll go with my boi Johnny Cage. Zoomer: Nice. Okay so, what you do is you kill the other guy, and then you pick up the points. Engager: Points? Zoomer: Yeah. Basically, you're trying to kill them as fast as you can, so you can get the points faster. Engager: Alright.. cool Zoomer: See there? On the ground, pick those up. Engager: Gotcha! nice.. Wow I'm at 200 points already! Zoomer: Sweeeeet man. You're doing it man! GG!! Engager: Haha! Oh man.. intense fight! Hey, what's your high score in this? Zoomer: 56 trillion. Engager: ... Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: See right there, 56 trillion points, Scorpion. Engager: OH FFS.. Zoomer: ... Engager: ... Zoomer: Bro I don't think fighting games are for you. Last edited by WhisperSlade#0532 on Dec 18, 2025, 8:17:30 AM Last bumped on Dec 18, 2025, 8:35:16 PM
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I read that whole thing, so many people will let it fly right over their head but I 100% get it
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" Thanks =) Got moved to "Off Topic" so you are correct. Last edited by WhisperSlade#0532 on Dec 6, 2025, 9:42:24 PM
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" Because your alluding to poe wasn't really that good. And your "point" is about as old as me. or at least as old as.... i think it was legacy? earlier? meh. just fine that poe is neither a party nor a competitive game ;) Current Build: Penance Brand
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" Maybe GGG should make Poe and PoXBY as separate lineups. Piety's story http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2081910
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" Has stood the test of time then :O " That's irrelevant. It's a satire of the player mindset, the PvP aspect of the example is incidental. Now I am curious to hear what you think the point was. |
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" too true, but maybe its even as old as online gaming itself " Oh I thought something almost the same. I thought that you believe there are only two playertypes and the game is build around them. Maybe I'm old and all my friends are old, but I don't meet those types anymore, just the dadgamers (sometimes with ambitions) Current Build: Penance Brand
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" ah fair enough =) It's an allegory for the two conflicting ideologies about PoE2's direction; between those who want AoE clear and those who want more engaging combat. It's not to say, that a dichotomy exists of only those two player types, or that the game is built/catered to either of them, but to satirize the debate which takes place in the community. Last edited by WhisperSlade#0532 on Dec 18, 2025, 8:09:11 AM
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" poe 1 AND 2 both have engaging combat. but have an identity crisis where its simply better to just get gear enough to burst the bosses down or facetank everything. this league i tried playing properly and i was surprised at how i could dance in and out of combat against hillock. sneaking a few melee hits in before running out of his melee swing. its a gameplay style i would never have imagined doing 10 years ago or even back when i played diablo 1. even izarro if you know his tells well enough, you could avoid a lot of damage. but as the game progresses, the game has increasing gearchecks which you need to simply overcome. bosses get faster and movespeed becomes inevitably important. the phoenix guardian is tough but i feel has SOME counterplay. especially his charged nova. if you see it, all you need to do is get out of the way before he blows. but with speed mod or aoe mod. all counterplay is removed. you need to burst him down or facetank the blast. this is one major "issue" i have with modern d-likes. i dont see this problem going away anytime soon. especially since majority of the playerbase loving zoom zoom/power fantasy. [Removed by Support]
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