So… assuming 8 or 9 new characters when Season 3 is all said and done… but… 3 stages total? Thinking further, I imagine no stages for guests. Tusk must have a stage. That’s a curve ball indeed.
One more edit, I really am impressed with these overhauled stages, but here come the threads about only 3 stages. 
Ignoring the assumptions on characters for now, but yes 3 stages total.
This is so much better!
Hopefully less stages means more characters. 
I’m sorry?
Season 3 has only three stages?
Am I understanding this correctly?
only 3 stages for the entire season 3 roster??? Sky stage confirmed?!?
I think Rukk means “As of Right Now”. 3 Stages Total launching with S3.
Don’t you give me the James Goddard treatment. When I say 3 stages in Season 3, that’s what I mean. Also Shadow Jago is the only character with an Ultimate.
This is either a super troll or a super brick of news.
Interesting choice here. I wonder what else this implies for S3…
I may troll around teasing news and information, but when it is written on the site, there is no trolling. What’s written is factual.
I am curious to see what the trade off for fewer stages is but regardless it seems like an odd choice. Individual stages added a ton of personality to the characters. It’s going to absolutely suck to lose them.
It also changes things up from a value proposition as well. Buying the character got you the stage, so that will have to be replaced with something as well.
3 stages? That’s mean we will see rash’s stage! Wait…
1- Rash
2- Kim Wu
3- Arbiter
I just got even more hyped.
Hmmm but no one on the forums mentioned Ultimates…interesting
You’re looking at a good part of it in relighting 17 existing stages. From what I understand - and I am no dev - but this isn’t a copy/paste method.
You imply he’s getting one… Remember he’s a guest plus he comes through a portal
