Yo, the fact that costumes were on the disc is what pissed me off. The costumes Capcom is commin' with now are cool bizness. I'll pay for aesthetics in a heart beat...when it comes to fighting games. Now, characters, that aint cool. I feel'ya Zack and I know what you sayin' on the front on why they gotta charge. Extra development takes time, resources, and money. They doin' SFXTK, SSFIV on the iphone and 3DS, MVC3, and all that other non fightin' game shit. Capcom's stretched damn thin and they gotta make some money on every thing they do. But chracters and balance updates are too important for everybody not to have.
SSFIV has 35 characters and some of the best game balance around. Hell, I can say that I've never seen a game with over 30 characters that was as balanced and fun at the same time. I shouldn't have to pay for somethin' that might phuck that up. Imo, the game doesn't need anymore characters. Keep these guys in the ARC version and save the rest of them motha phuckaz for SFV. Hell, I'd buy a Hyper SFIV if it offered as much as SSFIV did over the normal IV. Just not game changin' DLC.