People seem to ignore the focus this game has taken. Look at the commercials, the whole tourny community is the big focus in one of them. The CPT and such is also a major part of the advertisment. I am certain, there probably will be trailers for new shit there that then blow up and reach the normal venues. Capcom/Sony are putting a lot of money into that community, they can't just back out at the last second...it doesn't work that way. A major part of SfxT downfall was it's poor showing in the FGC. That started the poor word of mouth about how the game was boring and bad, starting many slightly false opinions about the game becoming facts. If SFV is considered the next big thing and is hype and all that jazz, that will reach the ears of those on the outside. This is a part of advertisment. Now I will say, they underestimated the backlash from the missing features for sure, Capcom gonna Capcom afterall, but the FGC community and the "esports" focus of this game is clearly very important in Capcom's eyes...just because you don't think so, doesn't mean they can just say fuck it and not support it because features are missing at launch in a game that is all about constantly adding features. Time will tell if this is a smart decision (probably isn't) but it isn't bullshit. If it was JUST about their financials, then the game probably could have released next month, SFxT did.
this ignores the FM you probably will get from trails, the tutorials, and the other story mode. Not to mention if they add an arcade mode due to the backlash. I think it is very possible to have close to enough for all the characters by doing all that with minimal online play.
this ignores the FM you probably will get from trails, the tutorials, and the other story mode. Not to mention if they add an arcade mode due to the backlash. I think it is very possible to have close to enough for all the characters by doing all that with minimal online play.
