New Killer Instinct Pricing Schemes & Initial Roster Size (UPDATED!)

[Hellbringer]

Who cares if its only 8 characters....im sure more will come and i prefer quality above quantity.

 

[Deftonesrc]

Why are people complaining that things cost money? Dont we figure this shit out at a young age?

"Oh mommy, can I have a toy?"
"If you save your allowance son, yes you can!"

It would appear that this was lost on some of the TYM crowd. . . Orrrrrrr, they could be stupid.

I seemed to have missed the memo where video games were given away for free instead of profit.

 

[Klesk_1]

That has totally put me off. That's rubbish.

There were like 14 before?

 

[_CHINOCUDEIRO_]

WTF is char. accesory pack??

 

[TheSpore]

You say that like Capcom's still not Cashcom

I never said they wern't, but they have lately been showing smidge of ability to change their dumbass ways, but then again people do keep buying their BS anyway.

 

[EGGXI]

WTF is char. accesory pack??

That had me stumped too. For now I'm going with alt colours...

 

[EGGXI]

That has totally put me off. That's rubbish.
There were like 14 before?

Each KI has had 11 including bosses.
17 characters total.

 

[Cat]

Lol pay for chars. And only 6 at launch?
Yeah def not worth getting a Xbox1 for.

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[PizzaMasta]

8 characters for 20$ is... really not that bad? If they release 3 of those you have 24 characters for 60$. The exact same price thousands of people payed for Injustice's 24 characters. Where's the problem?

 

[chessmaster]

There better be more characters than that eventually. And there is still a choice to just buy the whole game right? Not that it matters because I'm not getting an xbox1 for at least a year though.

 

[Deftonesrc]

8 characters for 20$ is... really not that bad? If they release 3 of those you have 24 characters for 60$. The exact same price thousands of people payed for Injustice's 24 characters. Where's the problem?

The problem is people are stupid. . .

 

[PizzaMasta]

Well, the use of "the first 8 characters" and the many times the devs have already confirmed we'd have "seasons" of characters after launch has me wondering why so much people did not already know the game would launch with a smaller roster and then add the rest of the cast.

 

[TheSpore]

They really don't seem to want the tourny scene to take on this game do they...

 

[Louisiana Shark]

Man when I think about this character accessory pack I think of Tekken 6. Yeah there will be character costumes, but what if we can customize the characters from head to toe?

 

[Darklurkr23]

Nwo THATS a good news! 20 bucks for an 8 man fighter is fantastic! F' that 40 dollar bs for some costumes and an old KI, that pack sould be an extra 5 dollars, but the Combobreaker pack is a great price!

 

[RonnyRAGE]

Ok, so:
Free: Jago
6 Launch Characters: Chief Thunder, Sabrewulf, Glacius, ¿Fulgore, Orchid, Spinal?
2 post launch characters: ¿Cinder, TJ Combo/Riptor?

My bet

Very sad that the Roster is so small 24 should be the minimum for fighting games on the Next Generation Systems

 

[BDMao88]

What is up with people thinking the number of characters make the game good or not?! You guys mad you can't make a tier list?

I'm happy with a small roster, easier to learn match ups and see who has the most skill. "It's my first time playing a Lex Luthor "

 

[GEMINIVice]

...another reason why most folks think 'F2P' = 'Nickle and Dime'

 

[Deftonesrc]

...another reason why most folks think 'F2P' = 'Nickle and Dime'

Why is it when people pay a full sum, they think its a bargain? But when they have payment options, they feel cheated? Are people really this stupid? I refuse to believe that people are that shortsighted.

 

[Hellbringer]

I'm happy with a small roster, easier to learn match ups and see who has the most skill. "It's my first time playing a Lex Luthor "

Exactly, do ppl really want games like tekken where it takes you ages to learn everything?
If u ever played sf2, u know that 8 characters is no big deal

 

[Deftonesrc]

Exactly, do ppl really want games like tekken where it takes you ages to learn everything?
If u ever played sf2, u know that 8 characters is no big deal

whats even worse is that people constantly bash this game for not being nostalgic, then they get hit with something nostalgic and then complain about that. . . It must be annoying to developers to see this. People want everything, AND, think they are entitled to it.

 

[GEMINIVice]

Why is it when people pay a full sum, they think its a bargain? But when they have payment options, they feel cheated? Are people really this stupid? I refuse to believe that people are that shortsighted.

maybe I shouldn't have said ppl in general, but from my few personal experiences with 'F2P' models, this is how it always seems to turn out

 

[Deftonesrc]

maybe I shouldn't have said ppl in general, but from my few personal experiences with 'F2P' models, this is how it always seems to turn out

Fair enough. . . One thing i've learned in 31 years of life is that nothing is free. . . Its a fallacy to expect things to be so

 

[EGGXI]

UPDATED: KILLER INSTINCT SEASON 2 IN 2014
Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/20/gamescom-killer-instinct-season-2-in-2014-launch-explained?abthid=5213741aabfd1e617a000014

"Then you have a $40 SKU, which is all eight characters, all that stuff, plus full different skins. Like, they look completely different...like, you get the original looking Jago [homage]." In addition, Lobb explains, the $40 bundle "the original Killer Instinct emulated. No online. We're trying."

 

[Chuckychuck]

While the roster size is a lot smaller than we have come to expect, I have a sneaking suspicion that there will be a significant quality upgrade to what we are used to as well.

I wonder if we have become spoiled with 30+ character rosters on launch followed by a wave of DLC? Either way, im still very excited for this game as they have shown nothing but passion and resolve to make a great fighter. I full expect this game to retain support upon release and they will probably end up with a standard character roster size in the end.

It seems like they have been given a deadline that has forced them to downsize. I'm glad they are choosing to focus their efforts on solid gameplay instead of a large roster. In this day and age, the roster can wait.

There's only so many archetypes in fighting games before you end up with "this guy is the rush down master, better than all other rush down guys" and "this is the zoner master, no reason to zone with anybody else".