Soul Calibur VI: General discussion

Having seen the new Kunimitsu trailer, I cannot help but think that some version of her stage might actually have been planned for Setsuka and was then replaced by that lackluster "thing" we got. It just seems so fitting and wouldn't be the first time Harada sucked SC resources into Tekken... Would also explain the sudden drop in quality.
 
if we do get a Season 3 of DLC for SCVI I think it has to be the last. Season 4 of Tekken 7 is hardly even a season....I don't think we want the SC6 team stretching scraps to justify a season pass price....
 
if we do get a Season 3 of DLC for SCVI I think it has to be the last. Season 4 of Tekken 7 is hardly even a season

Apparently the reason for the anemic pool of DLC characters is that the Tekken team are heavily focusing on balance this season mainly due to the backlash over Leroy and Fakhuram being OP, plus other things like re-balancing all characters due to increased wall carry and new moves. I don't think we can apply the same problems to SC6 because we simply don't have character roster size Tekken 7 has, which is one of the main factors that contribute to the difficult task of balancing a fighting game. I remember some years ago Harada basically saying that around 30 characters is the sweet spot before balance starts getting more demanding and I think Tekken 7 is around or over 50 characters at this point, so it's understandable they would be doing this to keep the core players happy. It could very well be the last season for Tekken 7, but Tekken 7's popularity and monthly active uses show this train isn't stopping just yet so who knows what's going to happen in a years time. Also this might be one of the consequences of the pandemic, that doing four characters like last time would have been too demanding.
 
if we do get a Season 3 of DLC for SCVI I think it has to be the last. Season 4 of Tekken 7 is hardly even a season....I don't think we want the SC6 team stretching scraps to justify a season pass price....

Are we even close to running out of characters?

Yun Seong / Rock / Aeon / Li-Long is pretty deep pool to draw non-clone characters from, and it would be a godsend if all 4 of them make it, however unlikely.
I don't expect Season 3 to rely on a guest character (which would also eat up a slot)

Season 2 gave us a lot of new stages, not sure we'll be as lucky for Season 3
 
Apparently the reason for the anemic pool of DLC characters is that the Tekken team are heavily focusing on balance this season mainly due to the backlash over Leroy and Fakhuram being OP

do you have a link for that? I was working during the reveal so I didn't see anything besides kuninewtsu trailer
 
do you have a link for that? I was working during the reveal so I didn't see anything besides Kunimitsu trailer

I've not looked into it properly but from what I've casually seen on Twitter, Harada and Murray did some video going into the details of the changes with season 4, plus I've been hearing for months from Youtube channels like Frame Whisperer and ThatBlastedSalami repeating their grievances about the new characters being OP by design to maximize their sales. I'm not as invested in Tekken as I am with Soul Calibur so you will have to forgive me if I'm off the mark a little here.

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Here's the full breakdown by Harada and Murray.

 
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The Hwang update should fix the bugs with Geralt, improve Mitsurugi's horizontal hitboxes, revert Taki 2.25 changes, Setsuka's hitboxes, & reduce DMG on Setsuka's 1AAA, 4BB, FC 3BB while the JF DMG stays the same & give more advantage to the JF versions. 1A JF should be 0 on hit, 4BB should be +14 & CH FC 3BB should be +14 while the JF versions are still +16.
 
This supposed to be Cassandra in Hilde's SC6 broken armor outfit ?

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Having seen the new Kunimitsu trailer, I cannot help but think that some version of her stage might actually have been planned for Setsuka and was then replaced by that lackluster "thing" we got. It just seems so fitting and wouldn't be the first time Harada sucked SC resources into Tekken... Would also explain the sudden drop in quality.
Come on now, that's just pure paranoia. Also Setsuka's stage is cool.
if we do get a Season 3 of DLC for SCVI I think it has to be the last.
It probably will be the last, but it really does not have to.
If Season 3 is Yun, Guest, Aeon and Rock, there are still characters to fill a potential Season 4.

1). One slot is for yet another guest character.
2). Dampierre is a cool unique character that deserves much more love than he actually gets. He also fits the timeline just fine, after all his debut took place in SC: Broken Destiny and not in SC5.
3). Li Long can be salvaged based on his SC3 Arcade Edition iteration.
4). The last spot can go multiple routs:
  • The most popular character left out is obviously Viola, but I strongly believe she is completely off limits due to story reasons. It is a much better option to hold her off untill SC7 where she can be a major base roster player instead.
  • Algol is clearly off limits due to story reasons as well.
  • Z.W.E.I. is actually a possible candidate. I previously thought he was out of bounds based on my assumption Z.W.E.I. and Wilhelm from Hilde's chronicle were the same person, but apparently they are not according to Project Soul. They might still hold him off just to keep Viola & Z.W.E.I. going places together as a team dynamic, but it really is not necessary. Fun thought: what if Z.W.E.I. is actually Curtis which is the reason we are getting extra story chapters for Groh as a set up?
  • Alternatively Project Soul can create a completely new SC-original character for the last spot.
 
Come on now, that's just pure paranoia. Also Setsuka's stage is cool.

It probably will be the last, but it really does not have to.
If Season 3 is Yun, Guest, Aeon and Rock, there are still characters to fill a potential Season 4.

1). One slot is for yet another guest character.
2). Dampierre is a cool unique character that deserves much more love than he actually gets. He also fits the timeline just fine, after all his debut took place in SC: Broken Destiny and not in SC5.
3). Li Long can be salvaged based on his SC3 Arcade Edition iteration.
4). The last spot can go multiple routs:
  • The most popular character left out is obviously Viola, but I strongly believe she is completely off limits due to story reasons. It is a much better option to hold her off untill SC7 where she can be a major base roster player instead.
  • Algol is clearly off limits due to story reasons as well.
  • Z.W.E.I. is actually a possible candidate. I previously thought he was out of bounds based on my assumption Z.W.E.I. and Wilhelm from Hilde's chronicle were the same person, but apparently they are not according to Project Soul. They might still hold him off just to keep Viola & Z.W.E.I. going places together as a team dynamic, but it really is not necessary. Fun thought: what if Z.W.E.I. is actually Curtis which is the reason we are getting extra story chapters for Groh as a set up?
  • Alternatively Project Soul can create a completely new SC-original character for the last spot.
A brand new SC character would be a welcome addition. Who do you think will be the guest character of Season 3?
 
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