Should be quite interesting to see that Joe combo from Dune & Co.
On the subject of Netcode... lets not put any reasons for them NOT to work on good netcode as a priority out in the open, eh? One thing to keep in mind about netcode for modern fighters: It's as much a fun thing for the gamers, as it is an advertising tool for the game to sell on, and appear in tournaments.
Online play helps keep a game alive. It keeps it in front of peoples eyes. It lets a game survive longer, so that releasing DLC makes sense. And in SNKP's case, good online play would take away one of the biggest stigmas that the company has aganist it, with the gamers.
The potential of the game would be seriously underserved if the netcode is bad. Even for those who don't care about it personally, you'd be less likely to see support for the game in the future, if poor netcode leaves it to be forgotten, as soon as the next online-capable game comes out, and steals it's players, who ran out of friends who care to play local every night with them.
For that matter, think about things like online clan battles, VS offline ones. To play online, all 6 people would need to buy a copy. To play offline, one guy could buy it, and invite his friends over. When considering the thousands of players who'll be interested, that'd be a lot of money to leave on the table.
So wheither it's of personal importance or not, lets not talk down the major significance of good online play, in this current age of consoles. If we want this game, and the series, to live on, it needs to be a top-tier product straight out the gate!
