This is going to sound kind of sad, but I just read the game manual a few days ago (BTW it really should be updated) and found out that the top bar is the person's power level (different from max ki) Apparently, the PL controls how much damage you receive and how much your attacks do. WHile this is no surprise to any DBZ fan, my point is how this affects the characters. According to this, poor Krillian's (who already starts out with so little ki he can't fire a full Kamehameha) attacks will be weaker, ki point for ki point, than say piccolo's or Goku's. WHile I'm not a Krillian worshiper, I'll still don't think that people who have to or want to play as him should have such a disadvantage. Right now, the only way to increase PL is to go turbo, but that doesn't balance anything and once the SSJ transformations kick in, things are going to go downhill fast. I have no idea what kind of transformations people like Krillian, Piccolo, and other added charcters could do to match the balance of power between charcters.
My points are this:
1. there must be more ways to increase PL for non-saiyen chars
2. SSJ Transformations should be held back until other charcters can be transformed or...
3. The current PL system should be revised for char balance. On this note, I saw a DBZ mod for the Quake engine. It was rather impressive in terms of graphics and faster speed of everything to make it more like the series. However, the thing I liked most about it was the PL system. Almost everyone started with about the same PL. They gained more by killing (just like max ki in this one). Once they reached one million, they would transform (SSJ, frieza bulking, don't know the rest) and would remain that way until killed (which would reduce you PL. In this format, besides attacks, looks, and maybe speed, all charcters are perfectly balanced. Therefore, it would be possible to allow only one of each char in the game (assuming more are made) with no complaint about who gets stuck with Krillian. I really hope the game makers read this and get some ideas.
PS.(Off topic: is ESF going to have bots that you can play against? The Quake mod does, so I thought I'd ask. You could play alone with NO LAG because it's all on your com.)