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MTZehvor on 02 May 2018
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CaptainExplosion said:
MTZehvor said:

 

 

You guys do realize that clones aren't just like lazily made characters that are taking the spots of what would otherwise be totally unique fighters, right? They're much easier to put together and take far less development time. You're not getting any new characters if you get rid of clones, you're just making the roster slightly smaller without receiving anything in return.

We didn't say get rid of the clones, just make them less clone-like.

...I don't want to assume, but I don't think you quite get it. Making the clones "less clone like" requires development time that Nintendo (or more specifically, Sakurai) wasn't willing to devote to them. They were initially going to be alternate skins, but Sakurai thought it might be cool to give them their own essential gimmick. These were never characters that were going to get a fully fledged dev time. You either get a couple extra clones, or you get nothing at all. There is no scenario where these characters have their own unique movesets.

Ulternia said:
MTZehvor said:

You guys do realize that clones aren't just like lazily made characters that are taking the spots of what would otherwise be totally unique fighters, right? They're much easier to put together and take far less development time. You're not getting any new characters if you get rid of clones, you're just making the roster slightly smaller without receiving anything in return.

Then postpone the game until it’s ready. Nintendo is known for quality content so it’s upsetting to see one of their flagship franchises fluffing content because of an impending release date. 4 was all about content over quality and it showed. I’m just hoping to see a return to greatness.

I think I'd be more inclined to agree with this if there weren't like 48 unique characters in the game already. If corners were obviously being cut and unique characters with unique movesets were being sacrificed for clones in the name of getting a game out quicker, then sure. But that's not the case; Lucina, Dark Pit, and Dr. Mario were originally just going to be alternate skins (like Alph or the Koopa Kids). Instead of getting an alternate skin, you get essentially an alternate skin with a couple design changes. These were never going to be fully fledged characters in the first place.

No one would have complained about having a Lucina alt for Marth, or a Dark Pit alt for Pit. It boggles my mind, then, that people complain about having a Lucina alt for Marth with literally one balance change.