Included in the fighter's forthcoming Compatibility Pack 2, designed to make systems ready for the Kenshi DLC dropping the same day, these costumes allow Noob Saibot and Smoke to join in with the rest of the ninja clan's retro reindeer games. With at least two more DLC characters due this year, and with all the ninjas now tastefully dressed, it's unclear whether or not free costumes will continue to be the norm when system updates come to town. For now though, enjoying murdering hundreds of people in a slightly different outfit.
Free Klassic Noob and Smoke with Mortal Kombat Compatibility Pack 2
by Jordan Mallory 
on Jul 3rd 2011 7:45PM
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Included in the fighter's forthcoming Compatibility Pack 2, designed to make systems ready for the Kenshi DLC dropping the same day, these costumes allow Noob Saibot and Smoke to join in with the rest of the ninja clan's retro reindeer games. With at least two more DLC characters due this year, and with all the ninjas now tastefully dressed, it's unclear whether or not free costumes will continue to be the norm when system updates come to town. For now though, enjoying murdering hundreds of people in a slightly different outfit.
Reader Comments (32)
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 7:55PM Domino2097 said
Then need to make this compatibility Pack into patches because not everyone is gonna download it from the store but a patch would mean everyone who plays online will have to get it.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 8:05PM The Nasty Nick said
@Domino2097
Its nice for those who wouldn't play online, but still have the connection, to minimize the harddrive clutter? Granted they don't care about klassic kostumes.
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Its nice for those who wouldn't play online, but still have the connection, to minimize the harddrive clutter? Granted they don't care about klassic kostumes.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 9:39PM DDustiNN said
@The Nasty Nick
Then the people who don't want to play online don't have to download the patch. The point is, if people want to play online, compatibility patches NEED TO BE MANDATORY. It's completely unacceptable for these updates to be "optional" and still allow online play. I paid money for these DLC add-ons so I damn well better be able to use them, whether my opponent has it or not.
They also need to fix the Klassic Skins compatibility issue. As it stands, if my opponent does not have them, I can't use them. And if either of us select *ANY* alternate costume, the game desynchronizes. And last but not least, Kratos isn't even available on the character select screen.
MAKE THE GODDAMN PATCHES MANDATORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Then the people who don't want to play online don't have to download the patch. The point is, if people want to play online, compatibility patches NEED TO BE MANDATORY. It's completely unacceptable for these updates to be "optional" and still allow online play. I paid money for these DLC add-ons so I damn well better be able to use them, whether my opponent has it or not.
They also need to fix the Klassic Skins compatibility issue. As it stands, if my opponent does not have them, I can't use them. And if either of us select *ANY* alternate costume, the game desynchronizes. And last but not least, Kratos isn't even available on the character select screen.
MAKE THE GODDAMN PATCHES MANDATORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 7:59PM Once known as Shadsy said
I'll be honest, I like this Smoke better than his default. He looks RIGHT as a generic ninja.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 11:14PM UhMilhouse said
@Once known as Shadsy
Yeah, his default, flowing-hair look just does not cut it. He looks cool as a masked ninja, and I liked the cyber-ninja look in MK3 too, but I do not understand why they'd want to make him look the way he does in this one.
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Yeah, his default, flowing-hair look just does not cut it. He looks cool as a masked ninja, and I liked the cyber-ninja look in MK3 too, but I do not understand why they'd want to make him look the way he does in this one.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 8:03PM UndyingForce said
I am enjoying these free costumes. Thank you NetherRealm, you could have easily charged for these. Although I do like the new Noob costume a lot better.
Posted: Jul 4th 2011 8:51AM Pugnaciousturtle said
@UndyingForce See that Capcom? That expression on UndyingForce's face? That's called a smile.
Customers do that when companies treat them well.
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Customers do that when companies treat them well.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 8:19PM SMTDante said
Noob-Smoke Wins.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 8:23PM TnAdct1 said
I think there'd probably be at least one more Klassic outfit pack. After all, the female ninja's outfits in MK II are completely different from those in UMK III
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 8:41PM Tihn said
I had some mild interest in buying this game but all these patches and DLC, both paid and free... it's all gotten much too confusing and messy. I'll wait until theres a GOTY pack with everything included. Because I also don't agree with paying for specific texture and move sets.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 10:10PM MC Double Def DP said
@Tihn
Yea it's very confusing. Strange no one else has this problem.
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Yea it's very confusing. Strange no one else has this problem.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 9:06PM adr916 said
capcom would of sold each for 2 or 3 bucks
Posted: Jul 5th 2011 8:58AM Grimbear13 said
@adr916 As much as I love Capcom for their games their strategy with DLC is pretty much infuriating. Their prices for things that seem small and nominal are outlandish. Costume packs should not cost me 1/4 of what the game costs ($15 for costumes when the game cost $60). I don't mind paying a few extra bucks for some visual candy but other things like the new chars in MVC3 $5 (though idk what MK is charging but $5 for a character kinda seems pricy imo, yeah a lot of work goes into making a character but for $60 you get xx number from the original roster so it's hard for me to validate $5 for one).
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Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 9:42PM DDustiNN said
Also I hate how they made these two characters the two most spamtastic characters in the entire game.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 10:17PM Alex McKee said
They kompletely missed their opportunity to call this the Kompatibility Pack.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 10:22PM gibosdog said
I understand that the compatibility is not there yet but Im not complaining because they could have charged for the klassic costumes. Sooner or later they are going to have a mandatory patch that would fix all this to play online and have a good connection.
I still like the default costume for Noob.
I still like the default costume for Noob.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 10:56PM Cafecito said
Somehow I wish the other ninjas' klassic outfits were like this (MK2) instead of MK1. The mask just looks way better.
Posted: Jul 3rd 2011 11:48PM (Unverified) said
This is sweet, although I'm still waiting for classic reptile +fatality ermac scorpian +fatality and katana to drop since sub zero came with my copy...would be willing to pay for those.
Posted: Jul 4th 2011 12:47AM Zach Adams said
@(Unverified) They're in Klassic Pack 1, which is I think $5 for the set--Reptile, Sub, and Scorp with their fatalities, Ermac, Mileena, Kitana and Jade. Then Cyrax and Sektor are included in the Compatibility download for Skarlet.
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Posted: Jul 4th 2011 2:33AM Elzio De Auditore said
Will there be new costumes for Kratos??
Posted: Jul 4th 2011 3:42AM Horsebird said
Oh look. Another ad for Mortal Kombat disguised as a JoyStiq "article."
Color me surprised.
Color me surprised.
Posted: Jul 4th 2011 4:18AM Mallemall said
gonna buy this for sure! noob is my second favorite character along with kung lao. :D
Posted: Jul 4th 2011 5:19AM Dick Socrates said
To me, all the generic ninja costumes look better than the new default looks. But then I'm a child of the MKI and II era.
Posted: Jul 5th 2011 1:52PM adr916 said
it can get really expensive fast , i wish more companys did free dlc but in our money driven world i dont see it happening, its puzzling how dlc can cost more than a full game like a greatest hits titles like fallout, mass affect, uncharted all of which were game of the year titles.
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Posted: Jul 5th 2011 7:23PM Punisher M1911 said
Wtf no kenshi on xbl! Where is he??????????
