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Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite Characters and Stages Roster Discussion Thread
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Son Of Sparda
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The whole disappointing roster and the talks about Capcom having aggressive DLC plans, just sends one message to me and that is to simply wait.
Right at this moment, "SFV + two character passes" is on sale on PSN for $40. The guy who is buying that game right now, gets 12 more characters an extra stage and a few crappy costumes and pays $20 less than what I did back when that game launched. And not to mention that they won't have to deal with the kind of shit that I had to deal with, when I bought SFV day 1.
So if Capcom is planning to release 10-12 DLC characters per year (and $5 per character!), then as someone who only plays fighting games to have some fun and doesn't care about competitive play, the most logical course of action for me would be to just wait a couple of years and then get a much more polished and beefed up version of this game (which will likely have more characters that I care about like Asura or Vergil), while paying less than $60.
In the meantime, we have a lot of fighting games out there right now that offer a ton of stuff and can keep someone like me busy and satisfied, until MvC:I finally reaches that point.
As someone who mostly plays the fighting genre casually, that's my point of view when it comes to MvC:I. I don't know how much this may apply to mainstream as a whole, but I wouldn't be surprised if some other casual fighting players, also did something similar in regards to this game.
Right at this moment, "SFV + two character passes" is on sale on PSN for $40. The guy who is buying that game right now, gets 12 more characters an extra stage and a few crappy costumes and pays $20 less than what I did back when that game launched. And not to mention that they won't have to deal with the kind of shit that I had to deal with, when I bought SFV day 1.
So if Capcom is planning to release 10-12 DLC characters per year (and $5 per character!), then as someone who only plays fighting games to have some fun and doesn't care about competitive play, the most logical course of action for me would be to just wait a couple of years and then get a much more polished and beefed up version of this game (which will likely have more characters that I care about like Asura or Vergil), while paying less than $60.
In the meantime, we have a lot of fighting games out there right now that offer a ton of stuff and can keep someone like me busy and satisfied, until MvC:I finally reaches that point.
As someone who mostly plays the fighting genre casually, that's my point of view when it comes to MvC:I. I don't know how much this may apply to mainstream as a whole, but I wouldn't be surprised if some other casual fighting players, also did something similar in regards to this game.
BassForever
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I kind of hope that dlc plan isn't correct, I really don't want to wait for whenever capcom announces a re and mm pack for Wesker and Zero to be back.
The podcast is 2 hours & 20 minutes (according to him), it's gonna take a while for him to edit it & upload the damn thing.
Newniverse
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2 hours and 20 minutes?? Wow, guess there was no exaggerating on the length there. lol
Doctrine Dark
Member
I still remember how hype I was when Wesker got announced at TGS.
That was by far my fav reveal. Nothing topped that.
I wish this was the case. Most likely not.
That'd be some good ass bait.
The most dissappointing leaks are the most true leaks
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
latter three should be for DLC (TGS - September, NYCC - October, PSX- December)
OmnipotentO
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You can't have it both ways capcom. You cannot charge the full $60 for a game and then still have it be heavily DLC based.
We can't let them get away with this if true. SFV would have been fine as it was on release if it wasn't priced like the other ACTUALLY COMPLETE $60 games.
We can't let them get away with this if true. SFV would have been fine as it was on release if it wasn't priced like the other ACTUALLY COMPLETE $60 games.
Karsticles
Member
Having like 20 DLC characters a year is way too optimistic. SFV gets 6. lol
I only buy characters I want to use, anyway. Out of the lists Dahbomb made, I would buy Nina and no one else, for example.
I only buy characters I want to use, anyway. Out of the lists Dahbomb made, I would buy Nina and no one else, for example.
Doctrine Dark
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I really don't have a good feeling about this DLC stuff.
DaytimeWhiskey
Banned
Isn't this kinda what we were hoping for with Vanilla MvC3 though? Lot's of DLC support to keep the game fresh for years, giving us fan favorite characters, new unique characters, reintroducing old veterans with a fresh coat of paint or new moveset?
It hurts to have thought I was keeping my expectations in check and still be let down. I'm not happy with some of their decisions, alot of them actually, but I'm still buying, I'm still gonna play, it's still gonna be fun, and I'm still gonna support the game by buying the DLC.
Yes, Capcom has shitty practices, so do most businesses. I want Zero in this game, I want Captain Commando in this game. I want Jaw to get Regina, I want the BoF fans to get Nina. It may sound dumb but that's part of why I buy all the characters, not just the ones I use. Not one of my friends used Jill, only one of my friends used Shuma and he played the game probably less than 20 times total. We still bought both characters, we still bought UMvC3.
I hate this launch roster now. But I think once the game is actually in my hands and I'm loving the shit out of X finally getting the call to the big leagues it will be a different story. It hurts now because I can't play so all I can focus on is the negative. I think I'll hate this roster much less on September 19
It hurts to have thought I was keeping my expectations in check and still be let down. I'm not happy with some of their decisions, alot of them actually, but I'm still buying, I'm still gonna play, it's still gonna be fun, and I'm still gonna support the game by buying the DLC.
Yes, Capcom has shitty practices, so do most businesses. I want Zero in this game, I want Captain Commando in this game. I want Jaw to get Regina, I want the BoF fans to get Nina. It may sound dumb but that's part of why I buy all the characters, not just the ones I use. Not one of my friends used Jill, only one of my friends used Shuma and he played the game probably less than 20 times total. We still bought both characters, we still bought UMvC3.
I hate this launch roster now. But I think once the game is actually in my hands and I'm loving the shit out of X finally getting the call to the big leagues it will be a different story. It hurts now because I can't play so all I can focus on is the negative. I think I'll hate this roster much less on September 19
roflwaffles
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I feel like the roster won't be as big of a deal after launch, I find alot of people end up maining a character they did not expect to pre-launch. I mean, it's still a bad roster and the DLC business with it is pretty horrible, but I don't think the hate for it will be as bad once we actually see the full game.
My sole factor in actually buying this early on is if Dante/Jedah is a viable team, since I have little interest in any other character on this roster aside from Monster Hunter. I imagine there would be a decent pool of people testing this combination (Yipes has also said this is the team he would be most interested in playing), so I should be able to tell quickly after launch if I'll actually snag this.
The stars had all aligned for me in MVC3, it just turned out that basically every character I wanted to play was not only good, but made great teams. Magneto/Zero/Dante/Doom/Amaterasu/Phoenix/Sentinel (okay Sentinel sucks)/Strider/Dormammu/Wesker/Vergil/Akuma/Dr Strange (okay Strange kind of sucks too). Come to think of it, this is a rather large portion of the cast and likely a large reason why I liked UMVC3 so much. Shame that I only want to play 2-4 characters at most out of Infinite's current rumored roster.
My sole factor in actually buying this early on is if Dante/Jedah is a viable team, since I have little interest in any other character on this roster aside from Monster Hunter. I imagine there would be a decent pool of people testing this combination (Yipes has also said this is the team he would be most interested in playing), so I should be able to tell quickly after launch if I'll actually snag this.
The stars had all aligned for me in MVC3, it just turned out that basically every character I wanted to play was not only good, but made great teams. Magneto/Zero/Dante/Doom/Amaterasu/Phoenix/Sentinel (okay Sentinel sucks)/Strider/Dormammu/Wesker/Vergil/Akuma/Dr Strange (okay Strange kind of sucks too). Come to think of it, this is a rather large portion of the cast and likely a large reason why I liked UMVC3 so much. Shame that I only want to play 2-4 characters at most out of Infinite's current rumored roster.
Mix Master
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I understand the Marvel owned push
but no Kamala? Panther? Widow? Scarlet Witch? Vision? I mean come the fuck on.
X-men were pushed everywhere and no one moaned about their push then lets get some new blood in here
Doctrine Dark
Member
Lol, yeah. The MCU side of the roster is even ass.
TRUE ORDER
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That would be one of the bes things to happen, but I won't hold my breath though.
Yep, the Marvel side is lacking some good characters.
At the very least we should have had Black Panther instead of Nova. Maybe Ms. Marvel as well instead of Hawkeye or Gamora. It would have helped with overall impressions of the roster. I love Nova, but we currently have four short-mid range punchy people with lasers (Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Nova, Ultron). Because of Captain Marvel I initially thought Nova was out of the base roster for sure.
TRUE ORDER
Member
I expected Ms. Marvel and Daredevil to be on the base roster, I was wrong...
They'll most likely be DLC now.
Wanda was also off-limits, but I agree about the rest.
No. Why would they willingly denigrate their own characters like that? Why would they want people to think any selection of their characters sucks?
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Hell, I completely expected Black Panther to be base.
Most of us did, man.
Stone Ocean
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Its a bad thing because normally this would mean we get a lot of new characters to go with the recycled stuff like in SFxT, while MVCI would basically be just the recycled stuff if the roster is true.
sixteen-bit
Member
there you go having expectations with capcom games
it will always end in disappointment
Tizoc
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But karin and r mika
I think like 90% if all Marvel Heroes have been past or present so that criteria really doesn't mean very much.
The Broken Ska Record
Member
Alex & Urien, too
The only things I can think of are the leaker doesn't have all the information or they change plans and put more characters in the bass roster, either by delaying or shifting early DLC.
Jawmuncher
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While not fully comparable, it's crazy to think that another 2v2 fighter (SFxT) had as many new characters as this game has in total. Even when you minus the 12 DLC (since it was all on disc) . Was SFxT like their most expensive fighting game or something?
NR games are full price and have tons of DLC. Also they sell incredibly well too.
The Broken Ska Record
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But they have tons of content from the get-go.
Injustice 2 has 28 playable characters, iirc. Just like this does.
With an online mode and some ladders it will have just as much content.
The Broken Ska Record
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I don't remember Capcom saying there would be customizable armor pieces, guilds, or an ever changing challenges that offer rewards.
While not fully comparable, it's crazy to think that another 2v2 fighter (SFxT) had as many new characters as this game has in total. Even when you minus the 12 DLC (since it was all on disc) . Was SFxT like their most expensive fighting game or something?
rip, the Tekken characters were really well realized too. I can't believe this game failed.
I don't recall them saying anything about the modes in MvC:I so I'm not sure why you're complaining about it already. If they get a story mode and ladders up it's pretty much on par.
Yeah. It's was a really good game. Honestly, if they had released it without the gems or in a more balanced system, and dealt with the DLC "issue" (it sure was a different time...) then the game could've done really well. Plus, they should've omitted the console exclusive characters too. Friggen Cole, Toro, and Kuro.
MvCi may be facing the same problem I fear.
At least the stones will be in lieu of assists and predictable. And no exclusive guests.
I assume this relates somewhat to MVC:I
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...fame/cid=UP2176-CUSA01679_00-TPGSECPRATTF0401
The timing of it
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...fame/cid=UP2176-CUSA01679_00-TPGSECPRATTF0401
The timing of it
dont take this seriously.
No it's not. Everything you've said leads me to believe you don't have and possibly haven't even played Injustice 2. It's absolutely loaded with content.
PixelatedBookake
Junior Member
Vision seemed like a shoe-in
roflwaffles
Member
Say what you want about the system in Injustice 2, but it simply has the best and most single player content in a fighting game that I've seen ever and MVC:I definitely isn't touching it.
ForkNetwork
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The lack of Black Panther is just...how.
There's more content in the injustice 2 main screen and options than there is in all of V.
Not as much as Black Panther, though.
Yeah, I have my doubts MvCi will have anywhere near the level of content Injustice 2 has, nor will it have the same level of polish (which I'm assuming based on previously released footage). Injustice 2 is such a full package with a more-than-serviceable story that the roster doesn't seem small at all.
I highly doubt MvCi's story will hold a candle to it, based on what we've seen of SFV.
It's why the expectation for this is a reasonable roster size. But clearly, we won't even get that.
To be fair, they probably have a Marvel writer this time for the story.
Ultron has been an Avengers villain almost since the beginning.
Thor, Ant-Man, Hulk, and Iron Man were the original Avengers. But even Captain America and Hawkeye have been part of the team since the 60's. You can't say any of these aren't core members. Over fifty years of history for every character I named. Miss me with that BS.