This won't happen. People just don't pick up her and that's all. There is no any "vocal mass" for such demand. Is not K' case, or Kula... Everybody is complaining about Terry being low tier, even if Terry is far better than Mai.
She's in the game and her tits bounce, right? Then Mai it's OK >
Hmmm, if this was another company, I'd agree. But SNKP is fairly nice about trying to actually round out their whole cast, as opposed to just 100% playing favorites.
I mean, really, Chin was one of the most complete characters in XII. Could it be because he was small, and easier to work on? Sure. But the fact they even WANTED to work on him that much... when they can, they really seem to try and give everyone a fair turn at improvements, new moves, etc.
I also found it rather funny, that as much as Frionel was talking about how bad he felt for Mai, one of the guys they interviewed on impressions talked at how much he enjoyed this new Mai, like how strong her projectile game was, for one thing.
It's be nice to see someone take to Mai, like that guy who'se taken to Maxima in the Osaka VS videos. After burning through the top tiers, he really handles shop with Maxima, unafraid to use meters and HD, allowing him to truly shine at his maximum potential. The tiers in this game do seem to mean much less, when you put the characters in capable hands.