Gold Rash skin - $1.49
Bumpity bump-bump. 
-Zenek
PS. Don’t look at me like that. We got the Golden Rash Skin last week- maybe we’ll get something new today?
My Tuesday is looking ULTRA-BUSY, so I’ll ask for two things tonight:
Is there anything in the pipeline for tomorrow?
AND
I would absolutely LOVE it if there was a Winter 2017 version of this amazing thread: 12/9 Textual Stream - The One that Wraps the Community Survey
I want to get a little glimpse into what’s next for KI, and if the @developers want to field a few questions, that’d be hot. Whatta you say, @snickerdoodle, @BlitzedKraig, & @rukizzel? How about a big 'ol Textural Stream to end the year? Pretty please?
-Zenek
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Happy New Year! 
Do we have any new content to celebrate the start of 2018 with?
I hope that we’ll get some news about something soon… My favorite in-game KI thing from 2017 was Kilgore, and my gun-fisted broken robot was released a year ago! 
More KI please!
-Zenek
Little bump, because I just found out that Eagle’s gold skin was released either this week or last week, and I’m not sure that everyone knows about it yet. All 29 fighters in the current roster have gone gold! 
-Zenek
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It’s 27. Arbiter and Raam don’t have gold skins.
You forgot about Omen, still can’t believe Rash got one before he did.
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Happy Tuesday!
Just a friendly reminder that we still haven’t seen the elusive Crimson Lion Guardian that was teased in its own dossier… I wonder when it’ll be available to buy with Astral Gems in Shadow Lords? 
-Zenek
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There’s still like 3 or 4 crimsons left to get
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You’re absolutely right, but the Crimson Lion has my attention at the moment- The Lion Guardians aren’t easy to get right now, (I always get Rams, Vampire Bats, Exemplars, & Snakes in the packs that Kan-Ra sells me), and I’m genuinely curious about the specific bonuses that come with using this unreleased Guardian.
I mean, besides the cool extra bonus of “You can only be defeated if your opponent performs an Ultra Combo” bit- Having zero health and still being able to fight on unless your foe gets the Ultra is a fun situation to think about…
-Zenek
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I agree! more KI please 
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Can we get one more character so we have an even number. please.
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I am still waiting on being able to delete replays I don’t want and that the Profile card be part of the fighter customization along with accessories and colors, so that if I change character, the profile card changes with the character.
The comic book shop is the place to go if you want something new in the world of KI (so far) this week, but after refreshing my mind on what the Crimson Owl will do via its dossier, I want it to release soon too!
Remember when Sabrewulf had that awesome forward & back dash that was nerfed in Season 2? Well, the Crimson Owl turns your favorite fighter into Season 1 Sabrewulf when it comes to mobility. (with a limited number of crazy dashes, naturally!)
Now that I think about it, I wish I could trade Wulf’s relatively useless “Feral Cancel” Instinct Mode perk with his fun passive +10% strength bonus (Also nerfed from Season 1!) and/or the awesome forward & backward dashing abilities he had in Season 1. The chip damage bonus is nice, but Wulf’s instinct just feels lacking at the moment… 
Don’t forget to pick up issue 4 of Killer Instinct this week! 
-Zenek
PS. I realized my error when I stated that all 29 fighters have Gold Skins a few weeks ago, but I meant to say “everyone who was intended to get a Gold Skin.” My bad, fans of Omen, Arbiter, & General RAAM! 
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always nice to read your posts, Zenek. i too am also really really interested in the rest of the crimson guardians. i wish i had played the game at the peak of its popularity, i sorta feel like an archeologist reading all the old threads lol
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Have you watched any flash, dayton, or paul B footage of them using feral cancels?
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Honestly Zenek, I’m glad you still do this. While it doesn’t seem likely that we’ll hear from the devs, or anyone else involved with the game in this thread anymore, it’s still a nice place to see what might be new in he world of KI this week (even if that news is slooooooooooooooooooooooooooow these days).
I hate to bother @TempusChaoti, @snickerdoodle since I’d be shocked if you two could tell us anything, but do you think you could possibly give us some sort of time frame on when we could expect news pertaining to KI’s future? Maybe I’m crazy, but I’m starting to worry that the forums might more or less dry up if we don’t hear something relatively soon.
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Did I ever mention that I love you guys? (I love you guys) 
Aww, thanks so much, @VenomousKeo329! It’s rockstars like you who make me want to take the time to post here whenever I can! 
I’ve played this game since Day One in 2013, (I’ve been a KI fan since 1995!) and it’s been a wild rollercoaster of a ride. Going from season to season, learning what’s next, and getting hyped over “the next big thing” has always been exciting and fun. Especially since I’m a massive Rare fan, and it’s been ages since my pals at Rare have released a new adventure, and how faithful the crew at Microsoft has been to rebuilding and expanding the world of Killer Instinct. I know things look slooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow, as our friend @Iago407 noted, but there were times of slowness between seasons too- I still believe that my theory about replacing fighter #30 with “Batch ‘O Ultimates #1” is the reason things are slow these days, but I also think that big things are around the corner.
I DO have a few tips for fighting the slowness, such as winning all of the “Win 20 Ranked matches as ‘X Fighter’ achievements, or playing to unlock all of the Mimic or Shadow Skins- it’s a fun challenge, and here’s hoping that we’ll start hearing about something new by the time you’ve painted the roster purple. (or green!)
Hi @iDoMusic4Media! Sabrewulf has been my main since Day One, and I’ve been there with every change, both big and small. Yes, I’ve seen high-end play that utilizes Wulf’s Feral Cancel, but it’s such a situational perk, that I rarely even think to pop instinct to have the option. (I totally should, just for the bonus chip damage though!)
Think about it- Most of the Instinct Mode bonuses are either passive (effortlessly applied to the player), like Glacius’ ice armor or Cinder’s “every special is flame-enhanced,” or super-simple to utilize, such as Riptor (HP & HK moves get a range & damage bonus) or Aganos (Unlimited regenerating Peace Makers). Yes, Wulf has the ability to cancel a move if his opponent blocks, but since he’s one of the game’s reigning kings of mix-ups, … who cares? It just feels like something that doesn’t help me very much while I’m in the need for an easy Instinct boost like the rest of the cast. At the very least, the +10% strength bonus from Season 1 not only felt great to hurt a locked out opponent with, but it matched the awesome instinct animation of Sabrewulf bulking up to the size of a silverback gorilla that much cooler.
@REYNOSOFUA11 at least Omen got the only Color Pack in the game! That’s got to count for something, right? (And I like his Mountain Dew colors a lot!) It was $1 well spent in my book. Here’s hoping that we’ll get more Color Packs like that one in the future; I think that we’ll get more of those someday…
Thanks so much for that, @Iago407- It means a bunch when others appreciate it when I share here on Ultra-Combo. You rock too, man! 
I’ve touched on how KI fans have dealt with sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow times in the past, and why this lull in the news feels especially slooo- cough I’ll stop that. I totally agree that a spark of news about anything, ANYTHING to look forward to would be a huge mood booster for myself, and the legion of like-minded KI fans who pop in every day to see what’s up. I’m still holding out for fighter #30 myself, but I’d be hyped to hear anything about anything these days. #MoreNewsPrettyPlease?
Seriously, thanks for the kind words, everyone- KI is by and far my favorite game on the Xbox One, and while other new stuff keeps coming out for the mammoth black box, I will always keep firing up KI on a near-daily basis. I’ll keep supporting this game, spreading the news, and keeping the hype flame alive, and it’s awesome that the community has my back. #RockOn
By the way, I’m not leaving my house until tonight/tomorrow’s cold snap slithers off into the Atlantic, so I plan on avoiding anything comic-related like the plague until I can grab the book myself on Friday. Aganos rocks, but it’s Glacius weather out there! 
-Zenek
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If / when we have any major news about KI’s future, you’re only likely to hear it when that news coincides with a release soon following. As Phil said, we (Microsoft) are moving away from early announces for products that aren’t shipping soon after.
So, if there’s ever some big announce, the good news is that you wouldn’t be waiting long from the announce to say a release, it wouldn’t be a lot of time. The bad news is that you won’t hear about it until it’s almost done.
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