OsirisBlack
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No Asura is.. odd but at least Thanos made it in so I'm partially satisfied.
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Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Characters and Stages Roster Discussion Thread
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Doctrine Dark
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https://twitter.com/DC_Douglas/status/869735983062831108
This game is trending on Twitter,
99% of it is bad.
This game is trending on Twitter,
99% of it is bad.
Watch it when people will find 6 dlc characters already locked in game disc.
World will burn ... once again : Gems edition
Dark Ninja
Member
I don't know how anyone expects Asura. Asura's Wrath bombed and hard. Capcom will never touch that franchise again. Maybe in odd references here and there. Same goes for the Clover Studio characters. Although Amaterasu gets a plush toy every now and then.
Doctrine Dark
Member
This game is getting heat everywhere.
Maybe Capcom will see this and understand that it's wise to back-down...for now. Delay this shit and make a respectable roster. This nonsense right here is a surefire way to get your game slaughtered by the press and the fans.
Maybe Capcom will see this and understand that it's wise to back-down...for now. Delay this shit and make a respectable roster. This nonsense right here is a surefire way to get your game slaughtered by the press and the fans.
Red Arremer
Member
Why the hate for Firebrand. 
in the wake of IJ2 & T7's solo content, this game will get crushed in reviews regardless
Newniverse
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Marvel vs. Capcom 2.8: A Fragmentary Selection
BassForever
Member
Why the hate for Firebrand.
It's not that people hate Firebrand OR Arthur, but when many fan favorite series got characters cut and now have 0 reps (ace attorney, okami, viewtiful joe, final fight) and so few series in this got two reps it shines a spot light when one of the few to get two in the base roster is gng.
How would you feel if there was no Firebrand but instead we got 5 characters from Lost Planet in a roster of 20?Why the hate for Firebrand.
Exaggeration of course but this is how having 2 GnG reps look when we have 0 reps from over a dozen franchises, many of which are more popular.
And I personally like Firebrand (cut Arthur in fact) but when the roster is smaller you have to try to give maximum representation. Hell it's ok to even have 1 DMC character.
Red Arremer
Member
As long as one of them was PTX, I'd be cool with it.
Frankly, I think for the Capcom side, other than a few obvious ones (Dante, Morrigan, Ryu, Chun Li), they mostly went with characters that would provide unique gameplay.
Say what you will about the popularity of the characters/series represented after that, but beyond the obvious choices, the characters in the Capcom roster certainly play uniquely.
Arthur, Nemesis, Firebrand, Strider, Spencer, Frank West and (in Darkstalkers) Jedah are all unique with special mechanics or a lot of weird moveset choices or, in case of Jedah, potential for it.
I'll gladly trade Wesker or Vergil for a character that plays entirely uniquely, especially considering that the Marvel side of the roster is going to be boring as all shit, what with characters like MODOK or Ghost Rider gone. I think Capcom is trying to offset the onslaught of boring ass characters by having a bunch of outlandish characters on their side.
That said, I am a bit surprised they axed Phoenix Wright and Amaterasu for Nemesis and a second GnG character, but I assume those are likely going to be DLC anyway because they are so popular and will sell well. So... not TOO big a surprise.
TRUE ORDER
Member
I read D.C. Douglas tweet with his Wesker voice lol
No hate for Arremer but Arthur is enough for GnG when you have so little space to choose and need to cut down some veterans.Why the hate for Firebrand.
Pieman0920
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Nemesis and Firebrand may have also made the cut because of the story mode. They can be used as minor villains if necessary, since you can't just jump straight to Ultron, Thanos, and Jedah. There will probably be a lot of hero vs. hero stuff though. I suppose standard Ultron can stand in as a drone version of himself for Ultron-Sigma
Speaking of which, I wonder if Ultron-Sigma is going to be playable or just a boss.
Speaking of which, I wonder if Ultron-Sigma is going to be playable or just a boss.
BassForever
Member
True, though I'll say this as well
If at the end of the day when the game is done getting dlc if we have all the missing vets people want and a ton of new characters and the obscure characters that had no chance as dlc and had to be in the base roster to be here at all I'll be somewhat okay with the order it happened.
Newniverse
Member
So I hit up Lupinko..... Here's what he had to say...
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Member
Yeah I'm sure Firebrand will be integral to the story.
So I hit up Lupinko..... Here's what he had to say...
it seems Lupinko doesn't know anything this time.
TRUE ORDER
Member
Probably, it's been mostly teasing since the game was revealed.
That's literally what happened with UMvC3. People were so shocked that Mega Man was not in, but by the time the release rolled around, we had come to terms with it. Probably improved sales a little that way, rather than the backlash a big buildup would have caused. (With no Mega Man at the end.)
Tizoc
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Last I checked T7 has as much SP content as GG Xrd.
Pieman0920
Member
As a bunch of generic Red Arremer. You'll probably have to fight a bunch of them, Nemesis clones, and Ultron drones.
BassForever
Member
Honestly thats the most disappointing thing about the roster is that it'll likely limit cool interactions in story mode. Unless all the cut characters show up anyways and it's a clear case of "fuck you we'll be 2018 dlc"
The roster is embarrassing, they should be ashamed of themselves. And what they need to do for the first DLC pack is not all new characters. They need a villain pack. Magneto, Dr. Doom, Venom, Wesker, Vergil, Sigma. Tell me that every person in existence would not buy that pack.
This does not fix all of their problems, they should probably do an X-Men pack after that with Wolverine, Storm, and Sentinel, but it's a meager start. As it stands, the DLC characters better be hit after hit to keep this thing afloat, sales are going to be terrible otherwise.
This does not fix all of their problems, they should probably do an X-Men pack after that with Wolverine, Storm, and Sentinel, but it's a meager start. As it stands, the DLC characters better be hit after hit to keep this thing afloat, sales are going to be terrible otherwise.
TheDinoman
Member
The complaining about the lack of female characters reminds me on how much of a huge explosion of new female characters there were in Smash 4.
Prior to SSB4, we only had...Peach, Zelda and Samus. But then in Smash 4 we got Peach, Zelda, Samus, Rosalina, Palutena, Lucina, Bayonetta, Wii Fit Trainer, Robin, Corrin, Villager and Wendy (Bowser Jr.'s alt). Wow. Technically all three Mii Fighter types can be made female too.
Sakurai's always talked about how he wanted to add more girls to the roster, that was one of his reasons for adding Zero Suit Samus (kinda silly because she's just another form of a pre-existing character), so I guess Smash 4 was his lucky break.
Prior to SSB4, we only had...Peach, Zelda and Samus. But then in Smash 4 we got Peach, Zelda, Samus, Rosalina, Palutena, Lucina, Bayonetta, Wii Fit Trainer, Robin, Corrin, Villager and Wendy (Bowser Jr.'s alt). Wow. Technically all three Mii Fighter types can be made female too.
Sakurai's always talked about how he wanted to add more girls to the roster, that was one of his reasons for adding Zero Suit Samus (kinda silly because she's just another form of a pre-existing character), so I guess Smash 4 was his lucky break.
Newniverse
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Just gunna be honest here... I wouldnt buy that pack. Only one I care about is Venom, and I wouldnt buy a whole pack just for him. That said though, this comment is very biased. As I'm someone whose actually very happy Wesker, Vergil, and Doom arent back.
sixteen-bit
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Spencer was probably a lock thanks to Combofiend, but I'm sad no she hulk. Probably only has say on the Capcom side, to be fair.
Doctrine Dark
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This just reeks of Capcom saying fuck it and not caring.
Some seem to think DLC is still the saving grace. I don't see it that way. If your fans are turned off enough to avoid the game, there will be no legs to a DLC roadmap at all.
Really, Capcom has used up most of their goodwill with the community. Eventually people are just going to stay away from their stuff altogether. They say they learned from SFV's woes, but launching with an Arcade/Story doesn't mean that they did. Going with a weak ass launch roster and holding fan favs out for DLC shows that they learned nothing.
Been a fan of the series for most of my life. Yesterday' news made it clear that this is no longer the series I've grown to love.
Some seem to think DLC is still the saving grace. I don't see it that way. If your fans are turned off enough to avoid the game, there will be no legs to a DLC roadmap at all.
Really, Capcom has used up most of their goodwill with the community. Eventually people are just going to stay away from their stuff altogether. They say they learned from SFV's woes, but launching with an Arcade/Story doesn't mean that they did. Going with a weak ass launch roster and holding fan favs out for DLC shows that they learned nothing.
Been a fan of the series for most of my life. Yesterday' news made it clear that this is no longer the series I've grown to love.
Motion Picture Soundtrack
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I'm curious as to why we got a leak of Venom, who is presumably not coming out until next year, but not this year's five DLC newcomers.
Prototype Viktor
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They ran out of that and darker tones in MAYA, can't be helped. If only these things were about fictional people and not know IP
Nocturnowl
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Unspeakable Evil
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Random guess: DLC is already done and Venom is being worked on for next year
sixteen-bit
Member
Crapcom is the new FucKonami
Jawmuncher
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He might be the first batch and releases with sigma
First DLC pack is all new characters. Venom is not a new character.
Jawmuncher
Member
Might be a remade or different version of venom. If he's not a MVc2 copy he could be like RE5 Jill
Prototype Viktor
Member
The game is $36.38 when it comes out right? To justify the list
DaytimeWhiskey
Banned
I could be wrong but if Venom was coming in this first season I feel like there wouldn't be any question surrounding when we would get him. The fact that it's up in the air, combined with the wording of the "All New DLC" or whatever it said makes me think Venom won't come around until 2018
Here's hoping he's in a MvC2 Legacy pack opposite Captain Commando.
Here's hoping he's in a MvC2 Legacy pack opposite Captain Commando.
TRUE ORDER
Member
Some of the best characters are going to be DLC now...
Somewhat angry at that, it must be on purpose to left so many good choices out of the base roster.
Somewhat angry at that, it must be on purpose to left so many good choices out of the base roster.
Mufausa The 3rd
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I miss when Seth Killian worked at Capcom.. Shit like this would never happen cause that man actually cared about what people wanted.
BassForever
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"All new" aka not an mvc3 port
Even if venom is 90% how he played in mvc1/2 all the work going into him and thanos is ground up work and not port city from umvc3.
Even if venom is 90% how he played in mvc1/2 all the work going into him and thanos is ground up work and not port city from umvc3.
Doctrine Dark
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They said new to the Vs series period.
direct_quote
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That's why he probably left lol. You can only go against the grain for so long...
BassForever
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#inafunewasright
sixteen-bit
Member
a broken clock, etc.