I’d wait
I can’t help but, feel like I wish TvC had a lot more characters so I’m kind of using that as a baseline for “not enough”
Even if we were willing to wait, Capcom’s beancounters won’t be so this is all moot. Delete thread.
DLC’s baby no need to wait
I would be VERY HAPPY if they could hit 40 characters by their 2011 launch. I think 20 on each side can hit most of the major characters and give some nice variety. I think there is a 0% chance they are able to put in 50+ characters, but 40 would be a fantastic number for MvC3, all things considered. I would also be very willing to pay for a Super MvC3 a year later if they added around 14-16 new characters.
Bottom line is, I want a boat load of awesome characters, especially considering all the new IPs that Capcom has. Whether that necessitates pushing the date back, or selling an upgraded “Super” version, I’m all for it. You have to remember that MvC2 has lasted TEN YEARS. Assuming Capcom does not release an upgrade, I want them to do the roster right because this game has the potential to awesome enough to last another 10 years.
I would wait another decade if it meant a decent, balanced Versus game with a butt-load of characters to choose from.
If it’s just another unbalanced, scrubby mess, I can just go back to playing MvC2 with MORE characters.
Sure MVC2 had alot of characters, but people eneded up using only ten or 5 of them.
So yeah, like someone else here said, quality over quantity.
TvC UAS is more balanced and yet in that game the only characters I see in tournaments are Ryu, Alex, Zero, and TB. Where’s the love for Team Yatterman?
I’ve said it all along, I really don’t care if MvC2’s top tier is strong again, I’d just like to see more than 10% of the roster at any time when I see this game being played competitively.
Totally agree with you! Forget the whiners who wants to make this more like MvC 2; it’s been too long since we had this teamup game. If they refuse to buy this game because of less characters; etc., then that proves what kind of fans they truly are.
IMO, they should only have characters in this game that are really worth deserving, & not just having them in for the sake of fanservice or to make this roster larger & then say “Wow, look at all of those characters! I’m glad we got them all in there!”.
2012 son, thats all i’m saying.
but no way. Waiting a decade…? I don’t know how anybody could stand it after hearing it was announced. I"m already anxious for it.
Well this is a moot point if they can be added via DLC. However they’ve stated they’ve been working on this since 2008 so I’ll estimate that to about two years. 30 in two years, I think we can expect at least ten more in another year since it seems that a bigger roster is a priority. They keep mentioning they want as many as they can get in before the deadline so I expect the number to be around 40-45 by the time the game comes out which IMO is all you can really ask for. Hell I’ll take that everyday of the week.
Imagine if it’s balanced on top of that? Goodness I want this game already.
DLC too? What if this game reaches 50? 60? This has the potential to be a fighter of epic proportions.
Can I has option “I would rather wait a another year for thirty* good, viable* characters in a* good, competitive* game”.
I think this game would get a way better identity if it reached for some balance. Having a crapload of characters means very little if no one’s going to use them. Plus the more competitve characters the more fun the game is. What if someone really likes x character but they can’t use him/her because they’re getting blasted by someone in the magic 10. MvC2 was great but I think there are endless possibilities if every character gets a chance to shine.
no one knows if the characters are competitive or not unless we actually have competitions.
I’m fine with delays if it meant more charcters but only within 2011. Or DLCs as long as its free.
How do you call it mvc3 and dont have the characters from mvc2? Just call the game something else if your not willing to do it right.
It is different, It’s Marvel VS Capcom 3
What? where you expecting MVC2 version 2 or something?
By that logic, basically SFIII isn’t SFIII because it doesn’t have all the characters from SFII, and I can apply this example to a dozen other games.
So, if Servbot and Dan aren’t in this game, it suddenly means it really isn’t Marvel Vs Capcom? What?
Expecting the full 56 roster to retain is insane and silly. Seriously.
I think where he’s coming from is that MvC2 had all the playable characters from all its predecessors. I’m cool with them dropping some characters but still, I want there to be a comparable number of characters. Remove the fat and add some more MUSCLE!
I don’t think the game needs 56 characters. If there are 36-40 something characters that are actually effective, I’d be fine.
I know some guys need the overstuffed rosters an all, but I’d rather not fill it with pointless junk characters.
What’s a comparable number to you?
Especially since they limited to what sprites they have available. So this time, there is no need to pad the roster with SF Alpha characters. They can take a page from TvC and pull characters from all kinds of popular and obscure franchises. TvC had a great range of Capcom characters to choose from and I’m sure MvC3 will be even better.
As long as they don’t pull to many characters from any single franchise, it should be fine. Don’t need to wait another year to have a great roster. Around 40 characters would be a great number for me and it’s not like they wont do a sequel after the game rocks the sells charts.
i love [/sarcasm] that people are somehow underwhelmed by 30 characters. how many fighting games really have that many characters? i mean shit…mvc1 had what, 14? not counting unlockables…xvs had like 12.