M2Dave
Zoning Master
If NRS answered all those questions, people would stop asking and complaining because they would understand the tournament vision that NRS has for this game. As far as special moves go, if I am a Kabal player and I want to preserve the use of a high execution character, I want to know whether the character will have the ability to cancel the nomad dash or not. We know he can, but we do not know whether this ability is an element of a variation system or part of a handful of special moves that will be deemed too powerful for competitive play. Even if your names are not Sonic Fox or Tweedy, you should care about this information because of its effects on online gameplay modes and potential unlocking of the abilities.Please humor me - Imagine NRS tweets out right now the answers to each of those questions - will there be variations, how many, custom/not. Now explain to me what this now means to you, and what can you actually do with that info? If I'm a pro (early-access events notwithstanding) or a casual, none of this info matters until mid April when I can actually play in (or watch) the tournaments that those rules officiate...
Besides, everyone "theory crafts". The whole purpose of a character trailer and breakdown is to get you excited about a character that you like so you can imagine what playing him or her will be like when the game is finally released. Your opinion is in the minority. The vast majority of players, competitive or otherwise, care about this issue.