i also don't know how i feel about on-disc dlc. i get why it exists, and it maybe leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but i don't think this is as black-and-white as the internet is making it out to be. but hey, that's life - you're either with me, or you're wrong.
well it's more pressing here because the dlc is key content. I don't think there was nearly this much of a fuss when costumes were DLC in SF4. but here, where actual characters are locked away and they were already finished when the game shipped? it upsets a lot of people who are into the genre. this is the fanbase who gets angry about having to grind single player mode for characters, most of them certainly aren't pleased about having to pay for them.
I think Capcom could take some cues from Blizzard on how to set up a competitive game well and keep the fanbase happy. Even Blizzard has been kind of sketchy with battle.net and no LAN but they've done the rest a lot smarter.
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