When it comes to fighting games, story DLC is a bit of a rarity. So when NetherRealm Studios announced that Mortal Kombat 11 would be receiving a story add-on in the form of its Aftermath DLC, most of the fighting game community was likely shocked. Not only did the expansion give players an interesting continuation of the critically-acclaimed story that was already in Mortal Kombat 11, but players were given 3 new characters to play as with Fujin, Sheeva, and Robocop.
While it’s only been 5 months since the release of Aftermath, players seem to have been speculating on what new DLC could come to Mortal Kombat 11 next. Recently, Ed Boon has been hinting at new content on his Twitter account, with many players predicting it to be the famous purple ninja, Rain. And while new characters seem like an inevitability when it comes to fighting games in general, there is a possibility that Mortal Kombat 11 could see another DLC similar to Aftermath.
Currently, there are two prominent rumors when it comes to future DLC for Mortal Kombat 11. One of these rumors, seemingly leaked by Warner Bros. and corroborated by reliable Mortal Kombat leaker thethiny, indicates that 6 new characters will come soon as part of a new Kombat Pack. These fighters include Harley Quinn, Smoke, Takeda, Michael Myers from Halloween, Mileena, and Sektor. And while this leak would seem to confirm a previous leak that thethiny made in regards to Mileena coming to Mortal Kombat 11, it would also disprove fan speculation of Rain’s involvement and would further indicate that the highly anticipated Ash Williams from The Evil Dead still will not be making an appearance.
The other rumor also comes from thethiny where they indicate that Mortal Kombat 11 has plans to add 19 new characters to its roster. While this doesn’t necessarily contradict their other leak of a new Kombat Pack with 6 new characters, it might be tough for some players to accept having to spend $20 on multiple Kombat Packs with one character left over, and this is where a new Aftermath-like DLC could likely help.
A new Aftermath-like DLC could offer NetherRealm an opportunity to integrate popular Mortal Kombat characters back into the game through a well-told narrative experience. With characters like Cyrax and Sektor already playing a small role within the base game’s story, NetherRealm could offer the players a chance to see what these characters are up to, either during the events of the original story, or in a new story that takes place following Aftermath. NetherRealm has already accomplished this before with Sheeva playing a minor supporting role at first but taking a more active role when she was added as DLC in Aftermath.
There is also the chance that NetherRealm could do a combination of both Kombat Packs and narrative DLC. This has been its approach so far, with players taking on the roles of Nightwolf, Shang Tsung, and Sindel during Aftermath’s campaign, despite the characters being released as part of Kombat Pack 1. And while it’s hard to know exactly what NetherRealm will do to fill Mortal Kombat 11‘s roster, it might be hard to convince players to spend $60+ on the characters alone, and new story DLC could sweeten the deal by a lot.
Mortal Kombat 11 is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch, and Xbox One.
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