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indica
06/28/22 4:37:14 AM
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Shouldn't they just add more for each game? It seems like every sequel to every fighting game has had several people upset because a specific character didn't make it in. Especially if it's using a similar engine--you already have the character made!

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Rayman2943
06/28/22 4:38:58 AM
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On a competitive basis you do not want 60 characters in one game

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Rayman2943
06/28/22 4:40:19 AM
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Also. Look at how cheap MK Armageddon was.

No specific fatalities. Cheap endings. Bad gameplay.

Etc.

More characters means you have to cut corners elsewhere.

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MICHALECOLE
06/28/22 5:10:18 AM
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How many games have you made?
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dotsdfe
06/28/22 5:13:52 AM
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Most real fighting games (IE not just cheap anime fighters) rebuild the game from the ground up for each proper version. Porting characters over isn't possible for most of them.

Just adding more and more would also either lead to the game either becoming a balance disaster, or a homogenized mess.

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LinkFanatic
06/28/22 5:14:54 AM
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dotsdfe posted...
Most real fighting games (IE not just cheap anime fighters) rebuild the game from the ground up for each proper version. Porting characters over isn't possible for most of them.

Just adding more and more would also either lead to the game either becoming a balance disaster, or a homogenized mess.

Hey dude, I didn't know you had a YT channel; I just subscribed to it. Hope you get big! :)

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Irony
06/28/22 5:16:13 AM
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Usually laziness that results in them not wanting to balance the game

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Flauros
06/28/22 5:28:16 AM
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nowadays they do it so they can resell them to you as DLC and people cheer for it.

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TentacleDemon
06/28/22 5:36:54 AM
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If they had a few characters that just weren't popular it may not make sense to them to put in all the work to get them in the next game.

Flauros posted...
nowadays they do it so they can resell them to you as DLC and people cheer for it.

And this.

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dotsdfe
06/28/22 5:48:37 AM
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LinkFanatic posted...
Hey dude, I didn't know you had a YT channel; I just subscribed to it. Hope you get big! :)

Thank you so much! <3 It's been a bit small overall, but I have fun with it.

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