He stated, " MK definitely had the same drawbacks as the rest of the FGC in regards to offline tournaments being cancelled due to the COVID situation, which was a big morale hit to the community as, for many players, the experience of competing offline in large venues surrounded by like-minded players is a huge reason to even compete in the first place." Jake "PNDMustard" Neal, broadcaster, host, and commentator for Mortal Kombat 11 alongside his twin brother Ryan (PNDKetchup), spoke on how the MK Kommunity was hit when compared to the rest of the FGC. The Effect of The Coronavirus PandemicĪs COVID-19 swept the globe, restrictions were put into place in various countries, limiting travel completely in many instances and eradicating an entire subculture of the Fighting Game Community. With players not able to travel thanks to worldwide outbreaks of COVID-19, the fighting game community refused to slow down, but it was not without hurdles. Here is how some of those players are coping with the problems caused by COVID in their own words, and what it means for all fighting game fans moving forward.
Related: How Mortal Kombat's Krypt Evolved Over The Years As time has marched on, fighting games have grown to adopt online play as an alternative, but never as a substitute, with tournaments still requiring players to travel across the world to participate in-person due to the instability of online matches and the lag introduced therein.
However, with the current global pandemic, adjustments had to be made.įighting games have their roots grounded in the local scene, with PvP tournaments being held shoulder-to-shoulder with another player, a callback to the genre's beginnings in arcades. The growth of fighting games as a genre can be attributed to the work of its community, helping to grow these games into the spectator sports that they've become in conjunction with the growth of Esports in the general world of video gaming today. While fighting games have remained somewhat of a niche market, titles such as Street Fighter, Tekken, and Mortal Kombathave managed to penetrate into the mainstream consciousness as some of the most widely recognized games in the world.
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