So.. Think smash4 will have DLC? Nintendo did put it in the 3DS so that game can get DLC chars too.
That can also mean more stages and stuff..
Also means patching can happen.
Patches could happen in Brawl, but Nintendo chose not to patch the game. They probably didn't have an online update crew hired to fix their first/second party games.
If there is patches in these upcoming smash bros games, I only expect it to cover basic stuff. Like glitches that make the game unplayable (think freezes) or broken (think Meta Knight's infinite down B glitch), slowdowns in frame rates (like when playing multiplayer on Mute City, Big Blue, or Fountain of Dreams in Melee, or after hitting a Shy Guy on Yoshi's Story in Melee), and things like that.
Oh, and super broken (whether broken as in too strong or too weak) character attacks, options, and things like that. Like maybe Snake's hitboxes in Brawl (where he can kick you even if his leg appears about a foot or two away), or Mewtwo's hitboxes in Melee (his tail can go right through you, but sometimes it won't hurt you due to poor hitbox programming). Oh and the Jigglypuff final smash glitch (where it is frozen big) or the Landmaster glitch (where it falls through a much smaller hole). Maybe even (hopefully) Ness and Lucas' hitstun and how easy it is to chain grab them all day in Brawl. (imagine them not being so vulnerable!)
Of course, hopefully these patches come with an option to turn them off (offline) like with BlazBlue. Sometimes using these glitches is fun, ya' know=???
As for DLC, I wouldn't rule out paid DLC. Of course, I'm not expecting crap like these crappy Call of Duty games where they charge 10 bucks for 3 garbage maps. Rather, I could maybe see like 10 bucks for like 4 new playable characters or 5 maps. Those prices seem fair to me. Heck, I'd pork out money for any and all past smash bros stages (even the ones I don't like) just because I love all things smash (and I don't mind forking out some dough for some quality smash bros DLC).
