Balance Notes: Beta v 1.19.4

✦AI summary1mo

Beta v 1.19.4 focuses on shifting movement viability toward grounded play, adjusting Blasters' air game, and refining several legend signatures and weapon hitboxes.

▲Buffs24

MovementMovement speed on the ground has been increased to reward players playing on the ground.→Increased
Blasters
- Side Light:Increased stun on Side Light.→Increased
- Side Air:Increased damage on Side Air.→Increased
- Side Air:Increased stun time for Side Air.→Increased
- Side Air:Decreased recovery time on hit for Side Air.→Decreased
- Down Air:Slightly decreased time to hit and sped up time between shots for Down Air.→Decreased
- Recovery:Increased hitbox size for the Recovery move.→Increased
- Ground Pound:Greatly decreased recovery time for Ground Pound.→Decreased
- Ground Pound:Increased force on Ground Pound.→Increased
SpearDown Light:Slightly increased damage for Down Light.→Increased
Asuri
- Side Sword:Extended hitbox slightly further behind Asuri during the beginning of the swing.→Increased
- Side Katar:Increased distance traveled for Side Katar.→Increased
- Down Katar:Increased hitbox sizes after the first swing of Down Katar.→Increased
- Down Katar:Reduced recovery time for Down Katar.→Decreased
- Down Katar:Increased stun time for Down Katar.→Increased
- Neutral Sword:Increased hitbox size to extend higher and better cover the start of the swing.→Increased
Cassidy
- Down Blasters:Slightly increased force for Down Blasters.→Increased
- Side Hammer:Slightly increased force for Side Hammer.→Increased
Queen Nai
- Neutral Spear:Slightly increased force for Neutral Spear.→Increased
- Side Spear:Slightly increased force for Side Spear.→Increased
- Down Spear:Increased damage for Down Spear.→Increased
- Down Spear:Increased stun time for Down Spear.→Increased
Teros
- Side Hammer:Slightly increased hit window for Side Hammer.→Increased
- Down Hammer:Increased hitbox size of the second swing of Down Hammer to cover the area between attacks.→Increased

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Movement
- Movement speed in the air has been decreased to make it easier to chase down airborne opponents.→Decreased
- Turning in the air is now slower.→Decreased
Unarmed
- Ground Pound:Decreased the hitbox size of the Ground Pound to reduce its over-performance at the ledge.→Decreased
- Ground Pound:Increased the cooldown time of the Ground Pound to make it less safe to use.→Increased
AxeRecovery:Slightly increased the time to hit for the Axe Recovery move.→Increased
Blasters
- Side Light:Decreased force scaling on Side Light.→Decreased
- Side Air:Decreased hitbox size and moved shots further from the user's hurtbox.→Decreased
- Side Air:Increased the time to hit for Side Air.→Increased
- Side Air:Decreased force on Side Air.→Decreased
- Side Air:Increased recovery time on miss for Side Air.→Increased
- Side Air:Increased cooldown for Side Air.→Increased
- Down Air:Slightly decreased damage on Down Air.→Decreased
- Ground Pound:Decreased damage on Ground Pound.→Decreased
- Ground Pound:Increased cooldown time for Ground Pound.→Increased
Hammer
- Side Air:Increased recovery time for Hammer Side Air.→Increased
- Side Air:Slightly increased cooldown time for Hammer Side Air.→Increased
Lance
- Neutral Light:Slightly reduced hitbox size on the first swing of Neutral Light.→Decreased
- Side:Slightly reduced hitbox sizes for the Side attack.→Decreased
- Side:Slightly decreased the hit window for the Side attack.→Decreased
- Air Side:Decreased hitbox size for Air Side.→Decreased
- Air Side:Slightly increased cooldown time for Air Side.→Increased
- Air Side:Slightly decreased damage for Air Side.→Decreased
Spear
- Side Light:Slightly increased cooldown time between uses of Side Light.→Increased
- Down Light:Slightly increased recovery time on miss for Down Light.→Increased
Brynn
- Down Spear:Slightly increased time to hit for Down Spear.→Increased
- Side Axe:Slightly decreased damage for Side Axe.→Decreased
Teros
- Neutral Hammer:Slightly reduced force for Neutral Hammer.→Decreased
- Side Hammer:Reduced hitbox size for Side Hammer.→Decreased
- Down Hammer:Slightly reduced power duration for Down Hammer.→Decreased

✚Bug fixes9

AsuriDown Katar:Fixed a case where the target could be dropped before the final hit of Down Katar.
BrynnDown Axe:Fixed case where a target could be dropped before the final hit of Down Axe.
Queen NaiNeutral Katar:Fixed a case where power could hit after the hitboxes have ended on Neutral Katar.
TerosDown Hammer:Fixed a case where the target could be dropped before the final hit of Down Hammer.
General
- Hammer Neutral Light:Fixed cases where targets were dropped before the final hit of Hammer Neutral Light.
- Katar Recovery:Fixed cases where targets were dropped before the final hit of Katar Recovery.
- Axe Neutral Light:Fixed cases where targets were dropped before the final hit of Axe Neutral Light.
- Hattori Side Spear:Fixed cases where targets were dropped before the final hit of Hattori's Side Spear.
- Hattori Down Spear:Fixed cases where targets were dropped before the final hit of Hattori's Down Spear.