Although I agree that introducing rank mode too early would probably hinder the game, nothing is preventing the team from introducing a group vs group option. It doesn't require anything extra as they are riding on top of the API for the Xbox platform and more than likely is represented as a guid or object. All that needs to be done is a new option on the menu that allows potentially an invite sent out to the other group. This would enable the ability for tournaments and eSports to at least be tested. I'm not understanding how that derails the dev team so catastrophically from doing clean up efforts and balancing. You introduced a brand new character, emotes, and accessories, but can't do that? Doesn't that require more effort then just incorporating code that already exists? Modeling, sound, and design? It just feels like that there is no ambition or vision for this game to go any further than casual and onto the next project when you literally have something that could generate more revenue then the short sighted income of selling the game.
