UMvC3 source code info

[LarsAlexandersson]

Over on the Ask Capcom forums, there are still a lot of questions being asked about Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and possible additions to the game. User LemonLure in particular asked about the game's source code, which would allow another team to work on the game.
LemonLure: Lately, there has been a lot of "can you add more to UMvC3" threads and the response has been a consistent "the original team has been disbanded, so we can't do anything." from the Ask Capcom staff, but something about that response seems weird to me.

Isn't this what source code is for? So that a team that isn't the original can work on updating a project while the original team is unavailable? So, basically, I'm getting the feeling that there are problems with UMvC3's source code, and that these problems are keeping it from getting an updated re-release.

Sven: No, you are correct, souce code could be taken elsewhere, however there is risk when you've not got original battle director, character designers, animators doing the actual work and having the new content not "mesh" with the original.

This is especially true of a fighting game where balance is a crucial element of the whole.

In short, programmers can be swappable in such a case (which is why ports, which are pretty much only technical challenges, can be done fairly well by folks who weren't the original team). Designers and to some degree artists/animators are far less replaceable in a willy/nilly fashion.

Info from:
http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2013/apr/25/sven-giving-ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3s-source-code-another-team-risky-content-could-not-mesh-original/
http://www.capcom-unity.com/ask_capcom/go/thread/view/7371/29844107/question-about-umvc3-and-source-code