Balance Changes - Patch 2.6.2

✦AI summary1d

A comprehensive balance update focusing on weapon tuning, specifically nerfing Spear and Katar while buffing Bow and Axe, alongside significant signature adjustments for Ada, Sentinel, and Asuri.

▲Buffs15

UnarmedNeutral Light:Fixed cases where targets could be dropped before the final hit of Neutral Light.
Lance

BlastersDown Air:Increased variable force and angled it more outwards, making it more viable as a spike at high damage.10→23

Axe

Side Light:Increased stun time on Side Light, making the Side Air string harder to dodge.29→31
Neutral Light:Slightly increased hitboxes and hit window to reduce drops.→Increased

Bow

Side Light:Increased damage on Side Light.19→23
Neutral Light:Increased damage on Neutral Light.18→20
Down Air:Increased variable force on Down Air.40→42
Recovery:Increased variable force on Recovery.44→46
Ground Pound:Increased maximum movement speed for Ground Pound.90→96

Asuri

Side Katar:Increased hit window on Side Katar.11→17
Side Sword:Decreased time to hit after release for Side Sword.5→3

▼Nerfs17

Unarmed
- Ground Pound:Reduced hit window on ground collision for Ground Pound.4→2
- Ground Pound:Removed the hitbox increase that occurred after holding Ground Pound for long durations.Added→Removed
LanceDown Air:Decreased hit window during ground collision.7→6
BlastersDown Air:Increased recover time on miss, increasing risk for high-level players.23→26
Spear
- Neutral Light:Increased startup time for Neutral Light.3→4
- Neutral Light:Significant damage reduction on Neutral Light.24→19
- Side Air:Increased cooldown for Side Air.7→12
- Side Light:Reduced damage on Side Light.24→18
- Side Light:Reduced knockback force on Side Light.67→60
Katar
- Side Light:Increased startup time for Side Light.5→6
- Side Air:Hitboxes are now less generous below the user.→Reduced
BowSide Light:Decreased stun time, making the Side Light to Down Light combo no longer true.23→20
Ada
- Neutral Spear:Neutral Spear no longer hits grounded targets.Yes→No
- Down Spear:Increased recover time on Down Spear.10→13
- Neutral Blasters:Decreased damage on Neutral Blasters.27→24
Sentinel
- Neutral Katar:Increased recover time on Neutral Katar.17→19
- Side Katar:Increased recover time on Side Katar.16→18

◆Other changes2

HurtboxingAdded support for improved hurtboxing during powers to ensure they follow the owner more accurately.→Added
BlastersGround Pound:Upward bounce on shot is now delayed until after the hit window.