Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 General

Loose, mind if I add you on XBL?

No problem, it's LooseW. I only play on the weekends, though. During the week, it's my brother that's playing.

Does the option for simple/normal controls go away after you acquire enough characters or get enough player points?

There's a way to make it go away in Options/Settings, I think it's called Operating Mode. That's the first thing I did when I started the game, removed Simple mode as an option.