Patch Test
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- System Changes
- Powered-up Special Attacks
- Now costs 0.5 Ki Gauges BUFFCost: 1 Ki Gauge → 0.5 Ki Gauges Increased the frequency of their usages
- Guard Cancel Change and Guard Cancel (Last Character)
- Increased clash level BUFFClash level: 2 → 4 Can no longer be stuffed by non-invulnerable clash level 3 and 4 attacks, ex: 5H
- Fall speed
- On hit with various knockdown attacks, fall speed for both the attacker and defender will be increased REWORKReduced downtime/Increased the overall speed of a matchMade it easier to confirm into grounded Supers, ex: Yamcha 2H(2) > SD > j.MLL > jc.MLL > j.214M ▷ 214L+MRemoved a few links with the attacker falling faster than the defender, ex: Adult Gohan j.214L, j.L; Goku Black j.236M, j.L
- Character Changes
- j.236H+S
- Now sends the opponent downward and ground bounces on hit BUFFAllows SS Vegeta to Ultimate Z Change into grounded Supers
- Increased Ultimate Z Change window BUFF
- Reduced minimum damage NERFCounterbalanced its now more useful function
- 214L
- Now ground bounces on hit BUFFAllows Piccolo to confirm with assists, Vanish, Supers, etc.
- j.M
- Increased startup NERFStartup: 9F → 11F Weakened IAD j.M as overhead and crossupAllows Cell to do 5H > delay SD > airdash j.M ▷ dash jump j.L rejump
- 214L
- Decreased startup BUFFIs now more effective as a tickthrow
- Increased sliding knockdown time BUFFAllows 18 to confirm into Supers
- 236H
- Now wall bounces on the last hit BUFFEffect: Sliding knockdown → Wall bounceGives Yamcha better combo routes over using 236L~H
- 214H+S/j.214H+S
- Decreased minimum damage NERFCounterbalanced its now increased usage from the changes to 236L/M/H and Vanish
Broly one patch later
- 214L+M/j.214L+M
- Restored minimum damage BUFF?Reverted the decreased minimum damage from last patch that should've only been applied to 214H+S/j.214H+S