Spamming is frowned upon gaming, especially in fighting games. But what happens when certain characters are created to spam attacks to cater for “casual” gamers on purpose? You get loads of unhappy hardcore gamers. This is the case with Mortal Kombat X. Characters such as Jacqui Briggs and Jax are now popular amongst the “casual” gamers due to their easily executed spamming projectiles. Fans of MK have made numerous videos to name and shame those individuals who would rather be a one trick pony than learn and master their chosen character.
Game Director Ed Boon once posted this reply to an MKX user concerned about Spamming projectiles in MKX
“@ChainsForAlice @noobde please get Projectiles patches. Constantly versing people only who just stand there & spam.
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