Mortal Kombat 1 March 6th Update - Small Balance Changes & Free Trial

Today, NetherRealm Studios released a small update for Mortal Kombat 1, principally tackling some changes to the recently released new character Peacemaker. Alongside the update, there was also a notice that the Krossplay services for PC players would temporarily come down for maintenance ahead of the Free play trial weekend.

General Fixes & Adjustments

• Delayed when players can move in Round 2 & later by 29 frames to match Round 1

Character Specific Adjustments

Johnny Cage

• The Bee's Knees (Down + Front Punch) now has 7 startup frames (up from 6)
• Rough House (Front Punch, Front Punch) is now +1 on block (down from +3)

Kenshi

• Slightly reduced the damage done on block by Ancestor’s Attacks

Raiden

• Reduced the damage done on block by Electromagnetic Storm & Enhanced Electromagnetic Storm

Peacemaker

• Fixed Force Multiplier not enabling Auto Block leading to unintended linked combos
• Slightly increased the combo damage multiplier on Force Multiplier
• The Eagley cooldown after blocking Ground-Air Offensive & Beautiful Bird Bullet is now the same as when they hit or miss (3 seconds)
• The Eagley cooldown after Eagley assists during Shove is now 2 seconds (up from 0.5 seconds)

Kameo Fighters

Kung Lao

• Slightly increased the cooldown & slightly reduced the recharge rate of Buzz Saw when held

Stryker

• Reduced the recharge rate of Low Grenade Toss to match High Grenade Toss