If you can’t afford it, I’m sure you’ll be able to find people here on SRK that use the DLC characters to practice against. Not a perfect solution but it’s A solution… The best we can do to reduce the DLC issue is bitching until they lower the price… That’s as far as it will go though.
But as I said, many people will buy the DLC. Unless Capcom decides to be a giant prick and says NO DLC? NO NETPLAY 4 U, you should be able to get in practice against these add-ins.
Hmmmm the thing with SSF4 is that from a R&D standpoint they had to test & work on alot more than just the new characters. They added balances changes to the existing cast. They added new stages. They added new online modes & options. They also had to address the issue of creating all new discs and sending them to retailers around the world. So it’s hard to say what the costs of simply adding new characters would be when we talk about the $40 price tag. Ideally that would mean that the 10 new characters should have been even cheaper than $4 each.
This is what I think they should do with MvC3 DLC: all balance patches and game mode updates (like endless lobbies in SSF4) should be free. DLC characters should be released in batches of 4 for $10.00/batch. New costumes will be priced separately at whatever $$$.
Everyone needs to realize that like it or not, we are never going to get new characters for free. We either pay for them over time via DLC, or we all buy Super MvC3 next year. Characters take way more R&D time & money than costumes, and if they are charging us for costumes then you should be damn sure they are charging us for characters.
EDIT: And if you are of the opinion that MVC3 doesn’t need more characters, then you need to look around the internet at all the casual players who are clamoring for Phoenix Wright / Mega Man X / Gambit / Jean Grey / etc. Capcom is going to appeal to those people through DLC whether you like it or not. The casual market is what is going to make this game sell, not the hardcore. The thousands of people who showed up to play this at NYCC don’t give two fucks about EVO.
I’ll make a prediction now: No way they’re charging less than 4$ per character.
the process of carefully examining something before agreeing to buy is called due diligence (ie: covering your ass). OTHO, thinking that MvC3 is a great or a bad game (i never commented either way) before it’s released is an assumption. i’m not adding to the pile. there’s been plenty going both ways in this forum since day one.
I’m guessing 6 bucks a pack of two (assuming they put em as one Marvel one Capcom), and if they’re seperate, yes I agree with 4 george washingtons.
In fairness, your posts today imply a fairly negative opinion of the game 
I can’t check back on my phone, but wasn’t it something like ‘if this game is as mediocre as the other recent capcom games’ or such?
My point is that calling people that are excited suckers for the hype our hoi-polloi (altho props for the term :D) is unfairly judgmental on others.
Edit to mr. Toast, it’ll be pairs for sure.
We’ll see. I think it’ll heavily depend on how often they release new characters and how many at a time. If they only do 2 at a time like Jill and Shuma then yea…they may do something like 3.99-4.99 per character. However if they do a larger batch like 4 at a time then I could see them being cheaper.
Actually, shit, do we even know whether Shuma and Jill can be bought individually or will we have to buy them in a pack?
Lol thinking your opinion matters and gathering up the elitist will not change their stance on dlc
dlc=more money=good business
the bottom line is the bottom dollar
and Everybody has a price… Ahahhhahahaa
If I can’t do random Miz sayings, you get no Dibiase sayings.
They’ll certainly be in pairs. Side parity seems really important to them for some reason.
Am I going to have to go play Legends of Wrestlemania on my ps3 now?
Cause you guys are really making me want to play some Legends of Wrestlemania.
ON TOPIC
I could see Jill et Shuma together AND seperate. But it’d be a bit silly to just buy one and not the other if you ask me.
Go on Youtube. All the fun of Dibiase without playing a shitty game.
On topic…DLC…MvC3
Someone hasn’t played Royal Rumble with their bros…
Sir I hope you can accept my honor because I took the liberty of adding that to the thread tags. 
I tried man…I really tried liking the game…just wasn’t happening.
Again, ON TOPIC, DLC for MvC3…want to see how long the hate lasts.
I think they do it with my layouts of each pack. There will be pairings mosr definitely
the “cameo” characters become characters, all of a sudden pheonix wright and x are possible because “we demanded them”
The deconfirm comments was just to build hype for dlc, and most people are saying hey now “my favorite character can be in possibly”
so to make sure they get it they purchase dlc to show it is wanted.
Taking the word 10% of thE audience as gospel, while shunning the 75% of the audience who will buy everything they put out there is awesomely dull thinking
think like a businessman and it makes sense.
Man yup Ted Sr shits all over Ted Jr, fucking orton clone
yall too quick with the tags
This…just longer and trying not to sound negative. DLC’s been going for years, and frankly there’s nothing wrong if prices aren’t up there with the cost of GAMES (o hai COD packs). Course that’s exaggerating, but almost. I really don’t see the harm in it.
Think of it this way; CAPCOM = government charging optional taxes (GIVING you something in return) in order to continue creating what you want and improve on it. This stuff happens everywhere. If you have 10$ out of your xxx paycheck-which hopefully isn’t a poor man’s lifeline-I’m sure you can spare that AND support Cappy.
The “incomplete game” comments in numerous places are getting pretty annoying.
Actually DLC is a way to prolong the lifespan of the game so why all the hate?
Then Capcom must be really paranoid about MvC3’s lifespan if they have to release DLC a month after it comes out.