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Post by budokaifanatic007 » Mon Aug 05, 2024 1:20 am

I don't expect a lot of stages but i really hope Kami's Lookout is playable!
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Post by Hellspawn28 » Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:24 pm

If they add EOZ Trunks and Goten, should their GT counterparts be skins or be their own characters? To me, they are the same thing. So it would be pointless to make two versions of them.
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Post by Rinsankajugin » Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:47 pm

Hellspawn28 wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:24 pm If they add EOZ Trunks and Goten, should their GT counterparts be skins or be their own characters? To me, they are the same thing. So it would be pointless to make two versions of them.
Personally speaking, it probably depends on if the Superhero DLC adds Teen Goten and Teen Trunks. If they are a part of that DLC, then I could see them getting EoZ outfits as alts, and then GT outfits later on in a future DLC pack. Though that does also beg the question. If Sparking Zero adds EoZ alts to other characters like Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan, would it go to their Buu versions or their Super versions? I know Goku (End) had an EoZ alt in BT3, but Goku (Super) exists now, and EoZ takes place after Super.

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Rinsankajugin wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:47 pm
Hellspawn28 wrote: Thu Aug 08, 2024 6:24 pm If they add EOZ Trunks and Goten, should their GT counterparts be skins or be their own characters? To me, they are the same thing. So it would be pointless to make two versions of them.
Personally speaking, it probably depends on if the Superhero DLC adds Teen Goten and Teen Trunks. If they are a part of that DLC, then I could see them getting EoZ outfits as alts, and then GT outfits later on in a future DLC pack. Though that does also beg the question. If Sparking Zero adds EoZ alts to other characters like Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan, would it go to their Buu versions or their Super versions? I know Goku (End) had an EoZ alt in BT3, but Goku (Super) exists now, and EoZ takes place after Super.
EOZ Gohan would be Ultimate Gohan most likely. It makes sense to add EOZ to the Buu saga versions as EOZ is still the end of DBZ and apart of the Buu saga technically.

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Post by Noah » Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:04 pm

Since it's been a while since I last visited this thread, I have a few points to address:

- Finally, a Story Trailer! Not as impressive as the one for Sparking Neo, but decent nonetheless.

- What-Ifs are a tradition in these games; I'm not a big fan of SSJ Goku in the Saiyan arc because it breaks my headcanon that SSJ is triggered not only by great rage but also by the battle power he had in the Namek arc. Father-Son Final Flash seems to be something interesting.

- Anilaza! Finally, a character from this game that isn't in Legends; looking forward to more new ones.

- Many have mentioned here that the game’s graphics seem simple, as does the character selection screen, and I agree. I hope they improve this in the final product.
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Post by Kanassa » Mon Aug 12, 2024 10:30 am

When Super apparently shoves Goku down our throats:

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Post by Dbzk1999 » Mon Aug 12, 2024 1:22 pm

Noah wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 10:04 pm

- What-Ifs are a tradition in these games; I'm not a big fan of SSJ Goku in the Saiyan arc because it breaks my headcanon that SSJ is triggered not only by great rage but also by the battle power he had in the Namek arc. Father-Son Final Flash seems to be something interesting.
It’s not head canon, Toriyama flat out confirmed that to be the case in the same interview where he talked about S-Cellsp

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Post by Bardock God of Time » Mon Aug 12, 2024 4:56 pm

What do you guys think the next trailer will be after tomorrow's?

U7 vs U6 Trailer? Or a quick rundown of the first few Super arcs up to Goku vs Hit?

Because there could be characters from Ressurection F that could show up like Tagoma

Botamo, Magetta, Frost and don't forget Cabba

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Post by Zephyr » Mon Aug 12, 2024 5:07 pm

Bardock God of Time wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 4:56 pm What do you guys think the next trailer will be after tomorrow's?

U7 vs U6 Trailer? Or a quick rundown of the first few Super arcs up to Goku vs Hit?

Because there could be characters from Ressurection F that could show up like Tagoma

Botamo, Magetta, Frost and don't forget Cabba
Yeah, I think tomorrow's will be the remaining Cell/Boo characters, with the next one being the remaining 'Super' characters.

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Post by FortuneSSJ » Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:09 pm

The difference of marketing this game is having compared to Dragon Ball Daima is so big. Bandai is not kidding around. Really curious to see how much this game will sell in the first months
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Post by Super Saiyan Zach » Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:50 pm

FortuneSSJ wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:09 pm The difference of marketing this game is having compared to Dragon Ball Daima is so big. Bandai is not kidding around. Really curious to see how much this game will sell in the first months
It's definitely going to break records for a DBZ game! I can easily see it being the best selling DBZ game of all time and the first one to exceed 20 million sales in its lifetime!

I think tomorrow's trailer is going to be just Mecha Frieza/Android/Cell Saga characters. Originally, I thought such a trailer would also include Buu saga characters, but that was because I thought there'd be a longer gap between trailers. Definitely not complaining about that and if we get Cell AND Buu sagas tomorrow, that would be awesome.

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Post by FortuneSSJ » Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:08 pm

Fans don't even have time to time to complain about the lack of news, because Bandai keep feeding us. :lol:
And it's not like every month they reveal just one character. They reveal a couple of others!

I don't remember any other game being marketed like this, but truth to be said, I dont think theres any other fighting game with so many character like the Tenkaichi series.
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Post by Hellspawn28 » Mon Aug 12, 2024 10:56 pm

It would be nice to play as the villains in the story mode out of the six characters to play as.
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Post by Bardock God of Time » Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:05 am

Piccolo (Fused With Kami) confirmed, was not expecting two Piccolos tbh

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Post by Nickolaidas » Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:08 am

Bardock God of Time wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:05 am Piccolo (Fused With Kami) confirmed, was not expecting two Piccolos tbh
Yup, and it's nice to see King Cold again!

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Post by omegalucas » Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:16 am

Nickolaidas wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:08 am
Bardock God of Time wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:05 am Piccolo (Fused With Kami) confirmed, was not expecting two Piccolos tbh
Yup, and it's nice to see King Cold again!
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Post by Xeogran » Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:19 am

Glad to see Mecha Frieza and King Cold! Hoping his 2nd costume are his classic colors because I like them better , but the fact he's playable is great news altogether! :thumbup:

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Post by The S » Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:10 am

Seeing Z era characters that never made it into even the googol fighters that were in XenoVerse 2 (yet?) makes me hopeful for Kaiōshin
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Post by Bardock God of Time » Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:23 am

The S wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:10 am Seeing Z era characters that never made it into even the googol fighters that were in XenoVerse 2 (yet?) makes me hopeful for Kaiōshin
I hope we get Shin, Kibitoshin could always be DLC in a GT Pack because he did more in GT

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Post by Mr Baggins » Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:27 am

FortuneSSJ wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:08 pm I don't remember any other game being marketed like this
It's an old game now, but Super Smash Bros. Brawl had daily updates for like a year before its release – sometimes it was a fighter reveal, sometimes it was something else (like a move/ability, stage, item, etc.) but there was almost always something completely new.

Still, this is the next best thing and it's good to see Bandai going all in. More fighting games or even just general PvP games could use this kind of marketing.
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