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[SpiDoL]

Let's say that there's this game you really like, and you're a fan of it. However, you have to exclude yourself from the main community or fanbase for the game and become an outcast, because you feel the community is corrupt or something bad like that.

Have you ever had to do that? Because I had to. And with one of my absolute favorite games, Mortal Kombat:

I live in America, the land of the free. As such, I have the right to like a game series my own way and own style. Which is what I need to do with Mortal Kombat, because there's a lot in the new 2011 game's storyline that I don't agree with. I had to become an outcast from this series's fanbase for a very good reason: They relish communism.

No joke. They always force you to like the series their way. And they deny you the right to choose for yourself. Two examples:

1. They force you to hate Midway Arcade Treasures (which has arcade emulations of Mortal Kombat 1, 2, and 3 on it) because they think it's not "arcade-perfect", and deem the only way you're allowed to play the games is through MAME (which I hate using for several reasons). Rubbish. Midway Arcade has always been a good way for me to play the arcade versions of those games at home, on my computer (better than MAME IMO), and on the go thanks to my PSP.

2. Basically, the only games you're allowed to love and cherish under their evil dictatorship is Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat 2011, with the reason being that they're the only two that are used for high-level tournament play. More rubbish. Mortal Kombat 1 and 2 may not be tournament fighters, but they're the two games that got everyone into the series in the first place. The PS2 trilogy of Deadly Alliance, Deception, and Armageddon was also worth playing despite the "brokenness".

I had to endure totalitarian rule from this community for a long time. I finally got fed up with it and fought back standing up for what I believe in. Unfortunately it didn't get me very far, as they ridiculed and banned me for not embracing their hateful tyranny.

I still love Mortal Kombat, but now, like I said, I love it my own way. With Mortal Kombat II my favorite game in the series, and owning several copies of Midway Arcade Treasures across several platforms. I may be an outcast, but it's better to be free than to have no rights.