Mortal Kombat 11 Grind and Towers of Time Difficulty Fixed in New Patch

Following a wave of criticism and fan feedback, NetherRealm Studios has launched a patch, Update 1.03, to address some of Mortal Kombat 11‘s more pressing issues. These problems include the Towers of Time difficulty curve, low Koin rewards, and other problems. In addition to releasing an update that tweaks said troubles, the studio also awarded players a special gift in the form of Koins, Souls, Time Crystals, and Hearts. This “Community Gift” serves as NetherRealm’s thank you to fans who have stuck with the game, despite the controversy.

With regards to Towers of Time, Update 1.03 addresses the painstaking modifiers and unfair difficulty curve that seemingly favors AI opponents. Some of the tweaks worth noting are a reduction in enemy AI’s health on higher levels, an adjusted AI difficulty curve, and lowered damage for many of the mode’s modifiers. There’s also been an increase in Koin rewards, which players will find present in Ranked Matches and while powering through Towers of Time.

For a full rundown of everything Patch 1.03 adjusts for Mortal Kombat 11, check out the patch notes listed below.

General Gameplay Adjustments:

Fixed an exploit that allowed for more than one variation of a character to be set as default, which could then result in an online desync when trying to select that character
Fixed a rare issue that occurred if the user lost internet connectivity while customizing their character, which would sometimes result in that variation being saved with some items being locked
Fixed a rare issue that was affecting some user progression after using Kenshi’s blindfold in the Krypt to fully drain their Soul Fragments
Move list and frame data corrections
Integrated launch day gameplay server-side data
Tweaks to online match-making
AI adjustments
Fixed a rare crash involving trying to use quick moves list in story mode
Fixed a rare crash in the Totem Pole tower in The Gauntlet
Fixed a crash related to pausing and unpausing the game
Corrected some incorrect instruction text in tutorial mode
Enabled Dev Slayer functionality
Kitana’s Fans will no longer sometimes remain invisible if she is interrupted out of Edenian Fade with specific timing
Hotfix server data will no longer sometimes become invalid when the game is booted up online
Fixed a rare crash involving using a consumable near a chest in The Krypt
Increased rewards for breakables in The Krypt
Adjusted rewards from AI Battle mode
Increased Koin rewards for winning Ranked Matches

Towers of Time Adjustments:

Adjusted AI difficulty curve
Further opponent health reductions in higher level Towers
Performing a Fatal Blow while standing in an active modifier will no longer sometimes cause unexpected behavior or a crash
Ice based modifiers will no longer attempt to freeze players during invalid states
Adjusted and removed modifiers from many Daily Towers
Increased Koin Rewards for kompleting Towers and Tower Platforms
Increased Dragon Challenge Koin rewards
Increased post fight Koin rewards
Increased amount of Hearts earned from Fatalities, Brutalities, and Mercies
Lowered modifier damage for many modifiers
Adjusted the lifespan of several modifiers
Dramatically increased cooldowns on Tag Assist modifiers
Fixed a missing Reduced Damage modifier in The Gauntlet
Several Gift/Curse Modifiers are now considered projectiles allowing them to interact with moves that effect projectiles as intended
Adjusted Gauntlet difficulty and progression requirements
Disabler Konsumables now work with all intended modifiers
Improved targeting for several Konsumables
Sektor Hunter Killer Protocol Modifier is now disabled by the Rocket Disabler Konsumable
Corrected some multipliers on Augments for some characters which were inconsistent with others
Fixed incorrect Armor interactions with some Modifiers
Decreased Konsumable cooldowns for players

Fans will receive the following items in the Community Gift from NetherRealm Studios:

500,000 Koins
500 Hearts
1,000 Soul Fragments
1,000 Time Krystals

According to the Reddit post on the Mortal Kombat subreddit, which features the above patch notes, the Community Gift items must be obtained by no later than May 6, 2019 at 8am CST.

Mortal Kombat 11 is available now across the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Xbox One platforms.

[Source: Reddit via Game Revolution]