>On forgetting
No one forgot. Harada won't shut up about it, even in his (deleted) apology.
Enjoying the story is perfectly fine and valid! However, most players came for the "PvP", not cliff-tossing, retcons, or Heihachi's illegitimate kids (as per global completion %).
Bamco knows this. They know what they can/can't charge for (e.g. FOMO).
The stage was just the last straw for many, after all the other monetization layers.

>On balance
Two wrongs don't make a right. This isn't the Tekken 5 era; connections are fast & patches normal. Teasing balance updates shows they see the issues. Besides, they wanted this to be a live-service. Competitive integrity aside, when a select few characters eclipse the rest they shouldn't be allowed to run amok for months.

>On transparency
Agreed. Sadly, that's nothing new with Bandai (see their other franchises).
Expect more of the same as execs seem to use T8 to recoup their other IP's losses.

ps: I agree, we need Drakengard on Steam ~

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