You are a bit more worked up about this topic than I am.  To correct one thing though, Smash is a game built using 3D models.  It is just presented by the camera as a 2D game because that is the aesthetic and feel they are going for.

You also may have misquoted me here.  My post is pointing out the hypocrisy of some people who are swearing off fighters with DLC practices but simultaneously singing the praises of Smash Ultimate, another game with DLC practices.

We all know smash is clearly a game using 3D models.  It's like saying MK11 is 2D.  That's not the point.  You need more character animations to move in a 3D space than you do to move in a 2D space.  Character don't need 8 way walking animations, or side-steps, or any sort of movement that moves along the Z-axis.  2D characters don't need "while side-stepping" attacks, which are attacks, you can only do while walking around the opponent.  Smash brothers doesn't even have "while rising" attacks either.

Smash brothers is 2D.  So is Mortal Kombat 11.

Also, smash brothers isn't doing anything wrong with it's DLC.  DoA6's price point is no where near equilibrium, and that is the issue here.

No it isn't, but as has been brought up it is following the same path as DoA5's did.  So either A. DoA devs are fine with their model or B. they are giving it one last go before changing.

My postings have more been about all the other posts talking about how ALL fighting game DLC is a rip off or "cut content" while giving a pass to games they like in the genre, regardless of personal taste for it.

You are a bit more worked up about this topic than I am.  To correct one thing though, Smash is a game built using 3D models.  It is just presented by the camera as a 2D game because that is the aesthetic and feel they are going for.

You also may have misquoted me here.  My post is pointing out the hypocrisy of some people who are swearing off fighters with DLC practices but simultaneously singing the praises of Smash Ultimate, another game with DLC practices.

The full game is just that.. Full.  Complete.  If that were the case, there would be 0 DLC.  Do you need the DLC?  No.. Just like how you don't need the game either.  They can keep it because I don't think it's worth the asking price and I'm not supporting their business model.  You need DLC characters to be able to train against them, and be aware of what your enemy can do with those characters.

Anyone who says otherwise, is someone who only plays the AI, and never takes the game online, or is really low in terms of their online rank.  Anyone who's looking to get more out of the game will no doubt be disappointed that two characters are locked behind an additional pay wall.  More than the cost of the entire game.

The full game is just that.. Full.  Complete.  If that were the case, there would be 0 DLC.  Do you need the DLC?  No.. Just like how you don't need the game either.  They can keep it because I don't think it's worth the asking price and I'm not supporting their business model.  You need DLC characters to be able to train against them, and be aware of what your enemy can do with those characters.

Anyone who says otherwise, is someone who only plays the AI, and never takes the game online, or is really low in terms of their online rank.  Anyone who's looking to get more out of the game will no doubt be disappointed that two characters are locked behind an additional pay wall.  More than the cost of the entire game.

Mortal Kombat 9, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 didn't do it.  Tekken 7 re-used older characters as DLC, but Tekken 7 has been around since 2015.  It's 2019.  I'm sure there was a lot of work getting those characters ready for the new game.  Julia doesn't even have the same voice.  In fact, they screwed up julia's entire personality.

Guilty Gear Xrd, and Blazblue: chrono phantasma or whatever the newest one is (not the crossover) didn't do it either.

The full game is just that.. Full.  Complete.  If that were the case, there would be 0 DLC.  Do you need the DLC?  No.. Just like how you don't need the game either.  They can keep it because I don't think it's worth the asking price and I'm not supporting their business model.  You need DLC characters to be able to train against them, and be aware of what your enemy can do with those characters.

Anyone who says otherwise, is someone who only plays the AI, and never takes the game online, or is really low in terms of their online rank.  Anyone who's looking to get more out of the game will no doubt be disappointed that two characters are locked behind an additional pay wall.  More than the cost of the entire game.

Mortal Kombat 9, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 didn't do it.  Tekken 7 re-used older characters as DLC, but Tekken 7 has been around since 2015.  It's 2019.  I'm sure there was a lot of work getting those characters ready for the new game.  Julia doesn't even have the same voice.  In fact, they screwed up julia's entire personality.

Guilty Gear Xrd, and Blazblue: chrono phantasma or whatever the newest one is (not the crossover) didn't do it either.

Thats a fallacy to say that there would be no DLC if the base game was not complete.  DLC is a revenue maker.  In other words if the main game was dependent on the DLC then you would have a point but no where in the DLC for this game is it required.  If you  need the extra characters for online play then just purchase the individual characters.  You do not have to purchase the Full Monty season pass.  Its like you forget that you do have options.