Mortal Kombat 1 participant finds paywalled chest that wants a DLC character to open

Mortal Kombat 1 is the most recent installment within the long-running Mortal Kombat collection, and it options an Invasions mode the place gamers can unlock gear and cosmetics. Sadly, a participant just lately discovered a chest in Invasions mode that’s inconceivable to open for anybody who doesn’t personal a selected DLC character.

Reddit person u/T-Squeezy expressed their frustrations and disappointment on the locked chest. It reportedly incorporates beauty skins for Johnny Cage and Common Shao, however to open the chest, gamers should personal the character Shang Tsung and carry out his second fatality on it.

Whereas Shang Tsung is a serious antagonist within the recreation, he’s additionally a DLC character whom gamers can get by buying him from the shop, or as a pre-order bonus. As such, anybody desirous to get the beauty gadgets contained in the chest might want to have this character, primarily paywalling the chest and its contents.

A number of different gamers chimed in to precise their disappointment at this peculiar design selection from NetherRealm Studios. Understandably, many followers are involved about recreation’s future, and are hoping we received’t return to the times of Mortal Kombat being laden with egregious microtransactions. One person mentioned “It’s despicable and low cost,” and that it’s “extra proof that Invasion isn’t thought of a base recreation mode.” 

Mortal Kombat 1 launched on Sep. 19, 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, Nintendo Swap, and PC. In Invasions mode, gamers management characters on a board as they work together with gadgets and unlock chests. Developer NetherRealm has but to touch upon the problem, so it’s not but recognized whether or not paywalling the chest was an meant selection.

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