So if Hero is set for a summer release it also stands to reason we will get more game content. Pirahna Plant came with multiplayer in spirit mode, and Joker came with stage builder and online content sharing (other things were added with both, but I view these as the largest additions)... why not play along and rank the following modes in order of most to least likely to be added with Hero? (Listed in no particular order here). If you want to add your personal order of want after order of likelihood, go for it.
A) Target Test Mode
B) Board the Platforms
C) Home Run Contest
D) Boss Rush Mode
E) Multiplayer world of light
F) Smash Run
G) ...Smash Tour....
H) Subspace Emissary HD
I) Trophies or coin launcher or any sub mode there
J) Other (one not named but you’d really like or really think is likely)
Not today.
A: Target Test. I think it's definitely gonna return later down the line in some form. More likely it will be in the vein of Brawl, because I'd see it being hard to make unique stages for 70+ fighters even if the echos share stages with their base fighters, but I'd be cool with either.
B: Board the Platforms: I'm really not sure. I guess I'll put it's chances at 50/50 (higher if they make a few set stages like Brawl's Target Test)
C: Home Run Contest: Basically confirmed to be in the game and is 99% gonna be the next mode. I also feel it willl recive some form of evolution like the Stage Builder did.
D: Boss Rush Mode: It should seem like a no brainer to include this, but then, you'd expect it to be in the base game. If they're enchancing the expirience in some way though, I'd understand it's absence (like adding the remaning bosses from Subspace, which I could absolutely see being a late decision that caused the mode to miss the Base Game)
E: I highly doubt nobody in the dev team brought up this complaint. The fact they didn't add 2 Player World of Light when they added Multiplayer Spirit Board is a pretty bad omen, though.
F: I'd love this to come back, but I seriously don't think it's coming. Weirder things have happened before, so 35% chance for me.
G: Never coming back, and good ****ing riddance.
H: Literally 0% chance of happening, as hype as it would be. And if it DOES somehow happen, it's sure as hell not gonna be part of the Challenger Packs, this would be a completely separate patch.
I: If trophies were too much work for the base game, Saks would probably still consider them too much work now and I don't think he'd consider it worthwhile over the other options for DLC.
J: I see a lot of extra improvements being added to the Stage Builder and some other modes. Like maybe we'll get the other hazards/backgrounds from Brawl and we might even be able to use custom stages in Training Mode. Why the **** is this not a thing? Does anybody know how to send direct feedback to the dev team?