Rusted Blade
[14] Master
Well, of course unarmed combatants are the exception rather than the rule, and of course all guests are 'out-of-place' relative to the setting...I mean would Tifa really be any more so than Link, Darth Vader, Geralt, or 2B?When did this start happening ? The goofy broken-weapon state in Soul Blade (that was clearly a weakened character state) that never returned ?
The out-of-place 1-time guest characters that are the exception rather than the rule ?
The point is, none of these qualms amongst fans who can only tolerate what they consider to be 'appropriate' characters according to their various personal, idiosyncratic standards have stopped the devs from making guests--and an unarmed fighter was one of the very first batch, nearly 20 years ago. There's no real reason to believe these objections are going to suddenly become much more important to the devs such that they constrain themselves from doing whatever they wish to do with the roster selection, be it for artistic or pragmatic/profit-motive purposes.
I'm not sure what you mean by this--just that you won't be buying that season pass, where you normally would? Anyway, in all the ways that count for Namco, we're not talking about a game 'released two decades ago'; we're talking about a very much contemporary game (that is apparently selling very well even beyond what the nostalgia factor can explain, which is of course how they positioned and marketed the game--to be a blockbuster, not just appealing to some old school RPG fans). Whether it aligns with your taste or not, that's going to make for an attractive option as the source for a guest character in season 3, especially given their established relationship with SquareEnix for this sort of thing of late. In any event, I think accusing Final Fantasy fans of being 'weebs' from the position of a forum devoted to Soulcalibur may be a bit of a rock/glass houses situation. ;)If it takes some anachronistic character from a weeb game released over 2 decades ago as the guest character to anchor Season 3.. I'll be honest: I may have to compromise on my principles. I'm hoping there is another way, but we're in strange times.
Yes, I agree there. And you hilight a factor that not everyone appreciates: the continuing support doesn't just give new shiny content, it is also essential to smoothing out the rough edges over a period of time that would otherwise probably be financially unfeasible for the developer.SC6's 2 season passes have been exceptional so far, and there isn't any indication that they'll drop the ball if a Season 3 gets the go-ahead from the higher ups. New seasons allow for fat changes to game mechanics not available in regular balance patches (new HUDs and selection background, SA, RI revamped SA, many new moves for every character). Makes the game feel fresher
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