Alt Modes

Hiya guys, been playing and checking out the game for a day now, and I really like it's simplicity.
Was just wondering, when I started, there were a lot more alt modes available, about 162, now there's only 78 available, what's up ?
Furthermore, I haven't seen any real strategy guides for starting characters yet, but I'm guessing Speed, Courage or Strength seem the best choices to me so far, depending on weapons also of course.
Am I wrong ?
Was just wondering, when I started, there were a lot more alt modes available, about 162, now there's only 78 available, what's up ?
Furthermore, I haven't seen any real strategy guides for starting characters yet, but I'm guessing Speed, Courage or Strength seem the best choices to me so far, depending on weapons also of course.
Am I wrong ?