While I understand your point, I honestly doubt the average purchaser of this game is going to be aware of Jean's status during the civil war storyline.

If an exception can be made for Hulk, I do not see why an exception cannot be made for any of the other characters. I want to purchase this game, but the character roster seems 'same old' and blah to me thus far. And Thanos was playable in Marvel vs. Capcom 2. I am sure he was probably one of the most powerful characters on the roster, but it worked. And wasn't Silver Surfer unlockable in the previous installment?

It would make me feel better if you could somehow get the characters I mentioned in the game, which I doubt. Thanx though.

I don't think she was omitted because of the average customer. I think the same reason they went with an actual comic book storyline is the same reason why they're trying to keep the roster fairly accurate, to get the informed Marvel reader to buy. The reason the Hulk is in the game is to get that average person to buy. He's a necessary character to offer, no matter his role or non-role in the storyline. Also remember the average customer they're trying to get is the Marvel movie watcher, and Jean's dead in the movies also.

Yeah, the Surfer is in the last game, and he feels severely underpowered. I don't use him because it feels silly not having his real power at hand.

Regarding Thanos in the X-Men fighting games, he was severely underpowered also, and to boot I believe he was wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. It just seems ridiculous to me. They might as well add an 8 foot Galactus if they're going to break the balance that much.

M:UA2 takes place during the Marvel storyline "Civil War". None of the three characters you're requesting are involved in that storyline. On top of that, Jean Grey has been dead for years.

I don't think she was omitted because of the average customer. I think the same reason they went with an actual comic book storyline is the same reason why they're trying to keep the roster fairly accurate, to get the informed Marvel reader to buy. The reason the Hulk is in the game is to get that average person to buy. He's a necessary character to offer, no matter his role or non-role in the storyline. Also remember the average customer they're trying to get is the Marvel movie watcher, and Jean's dead in the movies also.

Yeah, the Surfer is in the last game, and he feels severely underpowered. I don't use him because it feels silly not having his real power at hand.

Regarding Thanos in the X-Men fighting games, he was severely underpowered also, and to boot I believe he was wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. It just seems ridiculous to me. They might as well add an 8 foot Galactus if they're going to break the balance that much.

You do your team a great dis-service by not using him then. He was amazingly over-powered in the game. It is kinda ridiculous how powerful they made him all things considered. Honestly the game has never had anything resembling character balance in the past, so why bother adding it going forward? At least then there will be something to distract the player from the god awful storyline they will have to suffer through.