*Sigh...
This is EXACTLY the reason why I avoided discussing the game or the characters for a long time...
First of all, I admit I was disappointed by the final roster but once I learned that all characters got an overhaul, clones included, I got over it and now I want to re-discover some old time friends as well as the new characters. Since the game is far more polished than Melee I am willing to ignore the roster. The one thing I was disappointed with is that no newer franchises were represented in the game. True we got Pikmin and Olimar, but I wanted to see some newer characters, as well as some obscure ones. Other than that, I am fine with the roster as it is.
Second, you guys have to admit that voice chat can be a double edged sword. On one hand, it DOES add to the fun of the game since it makes the game more social. On the other, you are bound to find a prick or some brat who does nothing but ruin the fun for everyone. I agree that voice chat with friends only would've solved this but I'm just glad Brawl is quiet for now.
As for when I play with friends while we do laugh and make comments about the gameplay we don't drop F-bombs when we lose or run around like spastic maniacs because we won a round.
I won't deny the fun of Smash is in the social interaction between friends, but even then there are limits.
Finally, the reason I should mention that you should get mad at Sakurai over the characters rather than voice chat and DLC is because that's something that was researched and had user input. At the very least voice chat was asked for more than once, but Nintendo is VERY strict when it comes to online safety, so I knew that this wouldn't be in. As for DLC, no one even thought about it until they discovered data for the forbidden seven (Roy, Mewtwo, Dr. Mario, Dixie Kong, Toon Zelda, Toon Sheik and Plusle and Minuen). It was then that they thought they could be unlocked through DLC and ran away with it. Before that, though, I don't recall people saying that DLC for Brawl was a possibility.
Flame me if you must, but this is what I think.