fighting games should do what Arc systems did in BB
BB's netcode works like that because BB was built around online play
True, netplay is the next step of traditional multiplay after all...there's no going back to offline is there? So no matter the cost, get it in order. Although I believe serious changes would be needed to redesign KOF's fundamentals to suit netplay better, the question here is can they integrate it smoothly?
The BB netcode would definitely be an improvement over pretty much every current gen fighter's netcode.
I disagree with this, I sincerely believe BB's netcode would not work on other games. Best to develop a netcode specifically tailored to SNK games. Plus there are times when BB's netcode let me down, it's good but it's not perfect.
Logically, it makes no sense why more people aren't shitting on the game being inferior to 98
Most likely they are just glad to have a good next-gen KOF at last. Or they just think that it's not that much of a big deal, that the XIII system is still excellent compared to 98.