" @lilbigsupermario: Heh, okay. I'm glad you caught that. Yeah, I definitely don't hate Street Fighter, it just annoys me that they've been doing this same thing since back with Street Fighter II. I remember hating that when I was a kid. Especially considering I couldn't buy the games myself back then, so I'd get the game and then they'd release a slightly updated version of it that I wouldn't be able to get.  
 
@lordofultima: Well, as for the gameplay balancing tweaks, I don't think we should have to pay for that. That's something they should have got right the first time, so they shouldn't expect us to have to pay for fixing their mistakes. Same goes with the new online system. Most games fix these kind of things as automatic updates.   I will agree that ten new characters is a lot, but dude, if you take all that stuff and combine it, it still doesn't seem like it'd be worth more than paying $20 for. I think an Episodes from Liberty City style of approach would be great. If you already own SFIV, you should be able to download the stuff for $20. If you don't have SFIV, then you'll have to buy Super Street Fighter IV by itself (which is $40, and would be reasonable considering I believe you can buy SFIV for just $20 new today). "

from a programming perspective, making a fighting game seems like a lot more work than other genres. With other genres you can directly control what people can and cant do, but that wont fly with most fighting games. So if you believe that SF4 is where Capcom got it "wrong" then I at least applaud the effort. I dont think they necessarily got it wrong(I dont think they got it completely right either). Everything evolves, fighting games are no different. Im going to hold onto sf4 just for fun. If I get a request to play someone itll be there. Itll be weird because ive spent almost 600 hours with the game. Its hard to fathom that I really wont be playing it much after Tuesday...

I think it really depends on whether or not it's ruled as a general improvement overall.  Some people still prefer Melee to Brawl because of all the anti-competitive things about Brawl.  While some will continue to play SF4, it really depends on how it's viewed at a competitive level.  I also see a lot of casual players going into SSF4 from SF4 and hating SSF4, so they'll continue to play SF4.

I'm moving to Super, but then I didn't start SF4 until a few months back.  I'm also picking up a stick tomorrow so I can start learning when I start out Super.  I think I may go almost exclusively Guile for online, instead of splitting between him and Sagat like I currently do.

I don't think I'll ever play SFIV again when I get Super. I'll still keep the game though.

" @lilbigsupermario: Heh, okay. I'm glad you caught that. Yeah, I definitely don't hate Street Fighter, it just annoys me that they've been doing this same thing since back with Street Fighter II. I remember hating that when I was a kid. Especially considering I couldn't buy the games myself back then, so I'd get the game and then they'd release a slightly updated version of it that I wouldn't be able to get.  
 
@lordofultima: Well, as for the gameplay balancing tweaks, I don't think we should have to pay for that. That's something they should have got right the first time, so they shouldn't expect us to have to pay for fixing their mistakes. Same goes with the new online system. Most games fix these kind of things as automatic updates.   I will agree that ten new characters is a lot, but dude, if you take all that stuff and combine it, it still doesn't seem like it'd be worth more than paying $20 for. I think an Episodes from Liberty City style of approach would be great. If you already own SFIV, you should be able to download the stuff for $20. If you don't have SFIV, then you'll have to buy Super Street Fighter IV by itself (which is $40, and would be reasonable considering I believe you can buy SFIV for just $20 new today). "

Probally not.

I will probably play SF4 like once several years down the line just for the nostalgia. But other than that, no. I (and most people) are moving on to super.

" @AlwaysAngry:  The hardcore players will all move onto SSF4 while the people that aren't super serious will stay with SF4. That actually makes me want to buy the original and play some online now that the elite players will be moving on. ]  I'd say there will be plenty of people still on SF4. "

" @JJWeatherman said:

" @AlwaysAngry:  The hardcore players will all move onto SSF4 while the people that aren't super serious will stay with SF4. That actually makes me want to buy the original and play some online now that the elite players will be moving on. ]  I'd say there will be plenty of people still on SF4. "

That's was I was thinking, more casual people and not all the hardcore players, but everybody else is saying no :(  Although, most of these people have Street Fighter avatars... "

" @AlwaysAngry: Because IV wasn't programmed with this kind of added content in mind. " 

" @ChineseTea: Huh? That was clear as mud to me. "

" @lilbigsupermario: Heh, okay. I'm glad you caught that. Yeah, I definitely don't hate Street Fighter, it just annoys me that they've been doing this same thing since back with Street Fighter II. I remember hating that when I was a kid. Especially considering I couldn't buy the games myself back then, so I'd get the game and then they'd release a slightly updated version of it that I wouldn't be able to get.  
 
@lordofultima: Well, as for the gameplay balancing tweaks, I don't think we should have to pay for that. That's something they should have got right the first time, so they shouldn't expect us to have to pay for fixing their mistakes. Same goes with the new online system. Most games fix these kind of things as automatic updates.   I will agree that ten new characters is a lot, but dude, if you take all that stuff and combine it, it still doesn't seem like it'd be worth more than paying $20 for. I think an Episodes from Liberty City style of approach would be great. If you already own SFIV, you should be able to download the stuff for $20. If you don't have SFIV, then you'll have to buy Super Street Fighter IV by itself (which is $40, and would be reasonable considering I believe you can buy SFIV for just $20 new today). "

I expect a mass exodus, but the hardcore will still be around.

We  are not paying for them "fixing their mistakes." There were no mistakes in IV. Some balancing issues, yes, but that happens in all games. We are paying $40 for basically a new game. If you feel all this is only worth $20, then that is fine. Most of us are more then happy forking over $40 though. "