see i still don't understand this
let's divide the listed expenses into two separate categories:
1. investments made specifically to play BBCP
2. general investments made to play
buying a PS3 and everything else required to play it is a general investment.
buying a fightstick is a general investment
buying BBCP itself is a specific investment
travel fees may or may not be a general investment - depending on what games you play when you get there
entry fees are a specific investment
let's remove all general investments from the table because these are not made directly to play bbcp and it's silly to include them.
So we have the cost of the game, and the cost of entry fees, and potentially the cost of travel, assuming I'm traveling to ONLY play bbcp and not do other things, like bitch about whatever overhyped thing capcom recently produced or set up my laptop in a visible place and see if people will come forward and play blitzkampf with me, or whatever else I want to do at tournaments.
Now see, all of these things that are specific investments are about playing the game.
You're asking me "why do you find it stupid that you have to pay money in order to lab against these characters?" and I'm sitting here wondering how anyone DOESN'T.
If someone made that was free and you had to pay 3-5 bucks to unlock each character, allowing people to only unlock the ones they want, I'm pretty sure there would be a lot of public outcry. Especially when it comes down to character specific combos and setups that you can't test against everyone without paying for everyone.
This is an extreme case of the same thing you are telling me is perfectly acceptable.
I don't understand HOW it is acceptable or why the community goes along with it. It just doesn't make sense to me.
I mean maybe I'm just a bratty kid who doesn't remember shoving quarters into a machine every time I wanted to try a new combo but something about this seems bullshit to me.
then why was there a discussion on the banning of kokonoe in the first place? It seems the community is divided on an issue. I'm saying if we are discussing the potential banning on a character, we should take the time to look at some related issues.