I just wanted to share my thoughts on something. Why I think we should all start as white belts on Toribash Next. So in my video above I talked about Hampa wanting us all to start from white belt on toribash. Some people wanted this, some didn't.
But It's just recently hit me, that this isn't a big deal at all. To have to start over in Next.
Yes people have worked hard to gain their belts/qi on Toribash.
But like any other game with a leveling/rank system, it resets back to 0 upon the release of a new game in the franchise. It'd be unfair to have certain people start with higher belts/qi and have access to things only accessible to people of higher belts/qi.
If toribash next was an add-on or expansion of Toribash, that'd be the exception. But it's a completely new game, so I believe it'd be quite normal to have to start completely over.
As for getting your customize tori and items back, this makes sense. Because in some games, when a new game comes out; if you have played previous games in the franchise you typically can get rewarded with special, items, or entire looks. This In toribash next could come in the form of textures, old 3D items, or special purchasable icons that give recognition to original players of Toribash.
But BELT/QI recognition should be wiped from Toribash Next but remain on Toribash.