For fighting games, fairness is always the top priority before starting each match. Basically, this will be a genre that puts a lot of emphasis on comparing levels and skills between players, and only a small factor can completely change the outcome of each match. However, things don’t always go smoothly and even a famous game franchise like Mortal Kombat 1 is suffering from new errors that arise.
Accordingly, although it has been very positively received since its launch, recently, Mortal Kombat 1 has had serious problems. Everything started when a YouTuber named mrAPchem uploaded a video admitting that any player who chooses Player 1 will have a relatively large advantage over the other opponent. Specifically, those who choose Player 1 will have the ability to perform combos that their opponents cannot do without any explanation given here.
Mr. APchem himself also experimented by choosing Sub-Zero characters for both sides and clearly, Player 1 can perform strange combos no matter what position he is in. On the contrary, when trying the same key combination, the player in Player 2 position cannot do the same. To prove that this was a game problem, the YouTuber then tested with many different characters but all came up with the same answer as above. This means that Mortal Kombat 1 is actually having a serious problem, greatly affecting the gamers’ experience.
Not to mention, Mortal Kombat tournaments will also be greatly affected. Currently, this error is being investigated by NetherRealm and trying to take measures to fix it as soon as possible. It seems like Mortal Kombat 1 still has a lot to do, especially when this game is also having problems on Nintendo Switch as well as lacking cross-play features across platforms.
