I thought the same thing. When I first saw exclusive and new, I assumed that this would be the new build. Then I finished reading it and it just sounds like whoever wrote it had no idea what they were talking about.
One thing about the dots on the side of the character select:
Currently they get covered up by the color select, which to me means they aren't designed to be character spaces or selectable at all.
You're acting like this piece of information is CRUCIAL to the game and knowing is going to make a big difference. It's not. Right or wrong, there is no impact on anything gameplay or story related, really. Calm yourself.
I just started up SCIV for the first time in a month or so, just for some fun, and all of a sudden, I needed to download a patch. Anyone else have this happen?