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Burning Typhoon on 23 January 2017
The Fury said:
Hiku said:

Actually they did that in Tag 2 as well. Pre-orders got access to characters like Angel before everyone else.

Yes, I remember, you are correct but they opened up characters on preorder to everyone later, after that we got lots of updates for free. Including that weird Snoop Dogg stage and music. :P I have doubts they'll do that here.

I'm kinda disappointed honestly, thought like the previous ones updates would be free, I guess even Harada can't buck the trend.

The only thing you had to pay for in TTT2, were things that had 0 effect on gameplay.  No costume parts, no characters nor stages cost anyone an extra penny.  You got to buy vintage intros, and endings from the previous games (which can be watched on youtube for free) and purchase previous game music (which was properly looped by the games code) but, seeing as how Tekken Tunes allowed you to use custom tracks, you could simply rip the music from youtube and use that for free if you wanted.

Tekken 6, had no paid DLC of any kind.



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ktay95 on 23 January 2017

The NJPW shit better be in the western release -_-



The Fury on 23 January 2017

BasilZero said: 

So I can't get Eliza after awhile? Not even as paid dlc?

That's the question I guess. Previously I would have said 'Yes you will' but I don't know. They should have just done custome crap for Pre-order stuff, not a character, that means some people can't play that character.



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The Fury on 23 January 2017

 

Hiku said:

As for the Season Pack, I'm not sure what's in it but I imagine it will be new characters.

And to be honest, I don't agree with Harada's previous policy on no character, stage or move DLC's.
Because that never meant that you'd get extra characters for free. It meant you got none. The characters we got in Tag 2 were all under the initial development budget. But when players asked for new characters after those were out some months later, in particular Eliza, Harada responded that they could not add her to Tekken Tag 2 because it would cost them money to implement her into the game. And since he decided there would be no paid character DLC, they would not make a profit on that investment. That to me is not a good business model for fighting games. Because these games can be appealing for longer periods of time, and players may want additional support and updates for the game, rather than buying an entierly new one. For example, Street Fighter 4 saw sseveral upgrades over the course of 6 or 7 years, and that worked out really well.

I find it bad to release character as paid DLC in fighting games in general. The whole purpose of these games is the characters to fight with, locking them off just seems wrong. KI is free and so far the SFV new characters have been free (tigh?) but the latter has it's own issues.

I can understand your point on Harada's policy, previously he said any DLC was free for all (obviously with things budgetted for as you mention) but Eliza was made and developed for Revolution as an incentive to get you to play it, I think. So she was made for that not Tag 2, developing her and releasing her for an 2 year old game (at the time) would have cost money. 

I don't mind DLC and updates it's just the idea of locking characters behind paywalls, hails back to the on disc DLC crap that Marvel vs Capcom 3 pulled. But i'm just moaning for moaning sake, really looking forward to the game.



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TheBlackNaruto on 23 January 2017

WHAT!!! June!!!! Last time I checked they freaking said Late Feb/Early Match now June!!!! uggghhhh well at least is has an actual release date now. Hopefully the DLC is not for characters that you have to pay for. That would suck seeing as they have always been free.

Side note I have been following Knee on Youtube studying characters and moves to see what connects with what. What punishes what etc so I can be ready as soon as the game releases. Can't wait for June!!!



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Areym on 23 January 2017
Radek said:
BasilZero said:

 

So I can't get Eliza after awhile? Not even as paid dlc?

Look at the text in the quoted picture.

*ELIZA WILL BE RELEASED AS A PAID DLC AT A LATER DATE

HARADAAAAAA!

Damn it, I hope they at least go the SFV route and let you gain it through play



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Tbone on 23 January 2017

That boxart!!!



 

The Fury on 23 January 2017
Hiku said

If Eliza is the only character they lock behind a paywall, I'd take that as relatively tame in the industry today, and I'd be happy that the possibility of updates is a thing for Tekken 7. I don't think we need another Tekken for this generation, so might as well continue to build on this one.

Some good point well made, my worry is however is that new characters are not 'new', they are just new to this game so the season pass might include all stuff fine but when you have played Lei Wulong since Tekken 2 and he gets released as paid for DLC, that'll piss you off, not the case for me, I'm a Lee player.

You are right however, we won't get another one this gen. It's taken 3 years already and Tekken 7 was playable at Evo in 2015.

I also have my suspicion that this is the last 'Tekken'. The gameplay will continue but a new series may come from it, fans will move to that.



Hmm, pie.

TheBlackNaruto on 23 January 2017
The Fury said:
Hiku said

If Eliza is the only character they lock behind a paywall, I'd take that as relatively tame in the industry today, and I'd be happy that the possibility of updates is a thing for Tekken 7. I don't think we need another Tekken for this generation, so might as well continue to build on this one.

Some good point well made, my worry is however is that new characters are not 'new', they are just new to this game so the season pass might include all stuff fine but when you have played Lei Wulong since Tekken 2 and he gets released as paid for DLC, that'll piss you off, not the case for me, I'm a Lee player.

You are right however, we won't get another one this gen. It's taken 3 years already and Tekken 7 was playable at Evo in 2015.

I also have my suspicion that this is the last 'Tekken'. The gameplay will continue but a new series may come from it, fans will move to that.

I am thinking it has taken so long because when I looked Tekken X Stree Fighter was still slated for this year as well. And they are seeing how well Akuma would be implemented before moving forward with that game. It is odd though just now getting a Tekken game when on PS3/360 we had Tekken 5: DR, Tekken 6: BR, TTT2 AND Tekken Revolution.



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The Fury on 23 January 2017
TheBlackNaruto said:

I am thinking it has taken so long because when I looked Tekken X Stree Fighter was still slated for this year as well. And they are seeing how well Akuma would be implemented before moving forward with that game. It is odd though just now getting a Tekken game when on PS3/360 we had Tekken 5: DR, Tekken 6: BR, TTT2 AND Tekken Revolution.

You know, I forgot about that announced game. Maybe they will finally make it and with more success that SFxTekken had. With 50% of the characters in it and Akuma to test how to adapt SF play style to Tekken limbs style, it might come at some point, but thinking it'll be an end of gen game.



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