I would love it if there was a continuity in the face model-department moreso than anything else. Even legacy moveset (as mentioned in another thread).
It pisses me off when EVERYTHING you knew about Johnny or Shang is different in the next MK instalment. It's like changing actors EVERY season in the show Friends for every character. It sucks.
This x1000.
Do what Tekken does. Keep a good portion of the moveset from one game to the next. That way, we can get more characters on the base roster as a good portion of the groundwork will already be done for existing characters.
I have no problem with this way of doing things, and I don’t think it’s lazy at all. An element of familiarity is good, and it’s good to pick up a character you played in the previous game and at least know the basics with them.
This doesn’t mean copy and paste movesets. As I said, use a good bulk of the pre existing movesets, but also add new moves and remove some if necessary so things are kept somewhat fresh. Also balance elements that weren’t balanced in the final patch for the previous game.