I've been playing MKX and enjoying it quite a lot. However, anytime I try to connect to anyone via the matchmaking options like versus, KOTH, etc..., nothing comes up. Like I think I sat there literally for 5 minutes searching for a match and nothing came up. I've also tried the chat rooms but have had little success in getting a match that didn't have a bunch a latency.

So, have you guys been having a similar experience?

Edit: I apologize for the unconfirmed report of the character known as matchmaking man.

All I can offer is that Ed Boon tweeted that they know there are issues and they are working on them. Seems to suggest server load is part of it at least.

I haven't had issues finding games except for the faction 5v5 fights, the big issue is what happens when I'm in game. Id probably say half my games I play in are at the very most, just playable. Less than half of those games I would categorize as optimal experiences. Seriously, I really like this game but dropping combos and not being able to do specials because of lag is maddening.

@artisanbreads: they said this is the biggest Mk launch in history, I hope that has something to do with the in game lag as well as the issues within the menus

Can agree with this, the input lag for the online is garbage. I don't get how Killer Instinct has amazing netcode, and this is NetherRealm's 3 game in 4 years and they haven't figured it out yet. I got beat last night by a Cyromancer Sub-Zero just using his d2 (uppercut with sword) over and over again, because my reaction to block or do combos was like playing underwater.

It is indeed maddening.

Yeah, with matchmaking I've been having that issue. Although, in rooms that's not the case. And I haven't experienced ANY lag, so far.

I love these NetherRealm games, but I've basically completely stopped playing online since MK9/Week One of Injustice because of this continued shortcoming. It's a shame.

I totally knew what you meant in your title but I just had the image of the movie Hitch aka the match making man pop up in my brain. Now I'm thinking of how terrible of a DLC character he'd make.

Total bummer about the crappy matchmaking though.

@historyinrust: my memory of MK9 is pretty much overshadowed by the Sony hack. I recal in the beginning having some really bad issues but unknown the biggest offended was simply finding a game. Unless you were in a room I remember it almost impossible to do matchmaking. I remember injustice being better a week or so in so I'm really hoping that this is really just a server load issue and nothing more

@bobby_the_great: I feel ya. Last night I got my ass kicked quite a few times as I simply couldn't do anything I wanted too. Whether I was trying to string combos or punish people I was always a second behind and my attacks would be blocked or I would miss my own. I'm good at fighting games, not great. I can usually hold my own against the majority of people and yeah I'm still learning this game but stil. There is nothing more infuriating than having other factors contribute to a loss.

Who is the Matchmaking Man, man?

lol yeeeep

I really thought for a second there was a secret character "Matchmaking Man".

I have had this issue with MK9. I can get into king of the hill lobbies easy but I want to rank up and play in rank matches but it would either a) Take more than 10min to find a match or b) time out. It was really annoying that it really stopped me from playing the game online.

This has only happened to me with MK9. I'm really hoping this isn't the case with MKX when I'm ready to hit the rank matches. Still going through story mode.

Does the ranked mode start out like ranked modes in other games, match you wildly until they find your skill level? Because it's not fun fighting people who you have a 8% chance of winning again, who have 380 wins and 17 losses.

as badly as i want this game I didnt buy it because i just knew the matchmaking would be terrible. i missed the last mk game but heard nothing but complaints about the matchmaking.

@red_piano: I'm in the same boat I'm about 2 in 25 to 25 keep getting at he'd to people way out of my league

@red_piano: I've played quite a few ranked matches this weekend and have 100% been matched with people who are way out of my league. I'm guessing the matchmaking has pushed away all the new players like me who are trying to learn and not get stuck in what seems to be infinite kombos.

Matchmaking before was bad. It is bad again. No surprises here. I've played two ranked matches. I have a record of 0-0. It matched me twice with guys with records like 50-2. I got wooped. It was fun. The "Rooms" are better but often times most people are already playing or decline my fight requests for whatever reason.

Also, I'll jsut complain here, the gameplay feels more stilted than the last one to me. Maybe I just remember MK9 better than it was. But I have a real hard time in this one chaining moves together. Coupled with the different character verisons makes it worse because, for instance, the one combo Sub-Zero has that seems to allow you to chain combos together is removed when he doesn't have the weapon stance.

I think NOW it's a matter of the matchmaking not really taking win/loss into account...even in Ranked Matches! I don't know if that's something that'll settle down as the game moves forward (MK9 was mostly ok about it) or if it's permanently "completely random", but if it's the latter...that is SEVERELY disappointing.

my first match against a 340 wins and 70 losses guy. lol is this normal?