I honestly can't see what else could be done outside of the console characters. Maybe they'll wow me if they give Arc a real pink(y) ring.
This is the ONLY thing I'm saying about previous comments/conversations on this thread:
While these last few months (year if you're in JP land) have ended up becoming a great time for MB, the community is at a peak and we can only go higher! Niggas need to understand that if you're playing this game at this time in your life, you need to enjoy it with the community. This is a time that you can't let pass you by. You have people who are coming out of the gutters and no name states to try and get with what's going on in this country. If you can't understand the numbers at NEC, one thing can be told from them: NEC was the biggest MB tournament in the country TO DATE. Your community from all points of the United States saved up their money (or donation threads lol) to make MBAA (the game, not Melty) known in the fighting game community. Quite frankly, we did just that.
When I say "we", I mean everyone, even if you just touched the game for 2 minutes and learned j.C with Nero all day. I'm talking from day 1s to Team Sp00ky. Like Chibi said, I love this community, even though I missed NEC. Therefore, I'm busting my ass to get to every other tournament for MB in 2010. I'm black and I'm broke. I work at CVS and I'm a full time student on top of that. Then I got bills to use work money for. I got excuses but nothing that'll keep my ass from going somewhere to play this game. If you really want to help us, allow us to help you. You've got community who will more than gladly open doors to THEIR OWN HOMES FOR YOU and you're probably some theiving ass mother fucker twiddling thumbs on AC. And no more socially backwards bullshit, we've all been socially awkward at times, but you can really learn and have fun with these guys at the same time.
I don't care about PC or PS2 right now, I care about my community right now. You guys got almost 400 simultaneous viewers for MB finals at NEC. You got people who are trying to defend AA for a spot at EVO of all places even when the odds say fuck no. You got people PM'ing me asking me how to play and if anyone plays where they live...in #capcom on IRC. This is just a time where we really need to buckle down and band together, real talk. I'd hate to see this community hit a slump after Evo like there wasn't shit else to do, there's alot more shit else to do and we're gonna run that shit anywhere we can. History of MB has usually been back-ran, BYOC, sucky TVs, stuck in front of a gazebo, and usually taunted and kicked out at times for years. People, as long as you understand this post and make shit run where you live...
We be fo 'sho gettin' reparations.