BlackMageJ: Also, is it possible to get the SFV DLC with in-game money? Specifically the 'season' DLC characters? I love Menat's design, but I've heard she's really hard to play as and I suck at fighting games, so if I get the base game for a pittance, it would be nice to be able to 'earn' the chance to mess around with her rather than splash out real cash on something I'll fail misrably at.
It's possible to unlock characters/etc. with the fight money but you'll be in for a real grind if that's the route you plan to take. The characters unlocked that way also don't include their additional costumes (if you're the type to care about that sort of thing) because those will require you to grind out more fight money to purchase them as well.
With the Champion Edition right around the corner (relatively), you could redeem the base game and just wait for the upgrade path to go on sale or buy in on it early if you prefer.