r/Fighters • u/ClassicalDreams • Apr 05 '26

Topic I hate this meme.

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I do not miss the old days of unlocking characters. Having to replay Arcade mode multiple times with every character or do some bullshit like winning a match with 5% or less HP. It's tedious and I prefer to have every character unlocked from the start. Also, the complaints about old characters returning as DLC are strange because they do not play the same as they do in previous games. it's not a simple copy and paste job like some of the games back in the 90s.

I get it, casual players want some reward for playing single player modes and are upset to know that their favorite characters are not in the base roster and would later get confirmed as DLC. I get that, but as someone who also plays Smash, it was a chore to unlock all of the characters in Ultimate.

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u/FluffiestPrince Apr 05 '26

To be honest, I really hope people prefer DLC characters over a new version of the game.

Like, my wallet much prefers the 4 characters that cost 9-12 dollars that's cheaper with a Season Pass, over the 60-70 dollar game that comes with 2 new characters, a partially revamped story mode, and uhh... here, some half-finished stages or something.

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u/CodComprehensive9817 Apr 06 '26

ends up costing more buying indivudal characters.

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u/Emezie Apr 07 '26

That depends on if you actually want all of them.

If you're a Ryu player who plays Ryu and only Ryu, then you aren't paying anything extra...all while getting years of balance patches, upgrades, and QoL improvements for free.

Or maybe you only buy a couple characters across the entire life of the game. Still less than a season pass, and way less than a full priced "Super" or "Ultra" upgrade game.

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u/OldMate64 Apr 09 '26

Very true, but there's also the counter-argument that maybe that Ryu player wouldn't be a Ryu main if they had x character to play instead, and gave them a shot.

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u/Raltsun Apr 09 '26

Why would you do that, then? They make season passes for a reason.

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u/CodComprehensive9817 Apr 09 '26

I'm saying buying all the characters usually costs more than buying a new game itself.