Quote Originally Posted by Sadana View Post
The first part would be my guess as well. I'm not familiar with any interview where Yoshi said he wouldn't use it; anyone know of one? I kind of wonder if elemental stuff was taken out for the same reason we have Fire 2 instead of Fira (for example), American players wouldn't "get it". /rollseyes
Ok I did a quick google search and found this:

Will the battle system ever include some sort of elemental weakness wheel? I don't like killing a fire element using fire. This will help with some of the "bland" battle system complaints.
Already addressed in live letter. Yoshida says it's better to make all classes viable for all content rather than exclude or prioritize classes for each fight.
http://avalanchegroup.enjin.com/foru...ready-answered