The Gauntlets Update - Patch 2.16

✦AI summary1d

Introduces the new Legend Kor and the Gauntlets weapon, implements significant global dodge timing changes, and adjusts balance for several weapons and legends.

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▲Buffs5

UnarmedSide Air:Slightly increased the speed of Unarmed Side Air.

▼Nerfs12

Dodge
- Grounded Spot Dodge:Grounded spot dodges are no longer cancelable after the 16th frame, reducing the window for quick retaliation.20→16 frames
- Aerial Spot Dodge:Aerial spot dodges are no longer cancelable after the 18th frame.20→18 frames
- All Dodges:All dodges (except chase dodges) now have a 2-frame delay before an attack can be performed.0→2 frames
- Ground Dodge:Ground dodges (except chase) now have a longer cooldown.50→60 frames
Gadgets
- Bouncy Bomb:Bouncy Bomb force now scales similarly to thrown weapons, decreasing force at point-blank range.→Scaling
- Proximity Mine:Proximity Mine force now scales similarly to thrown weapons, decreasing force at point-blank range.→Scaling
- Proximity Mine:Decreased the thrown variable force of Proximity Mines.50→45
- Proximity Mine:Decreased the armed variable force of Proximity Mines.80→75
UnarmedNeutral Light:Decreased damage of Unarmed Neutral Light to balance risk/reward when comboed from thrown weapons.25→18
Spear
- Down Light:Decreased damage of Spear Down Light to align with other combo starters.14→12
- Down Light:Moved the swoosh closer in and decreased hitbox sizes for Down Light.→Smaller
VraxxNeutral Lance:Decreased damage of Neutral Lance to redistribute power to Side Lance.40→36

✚Bug fixes4

VraxxSide Lance:Fixed a bug where targets could be dropped before the final hit of Side Lance.→Fixed
LucienSide Katars:Fixed a bug where targets could be dropped before the final hit of Side Katars.→Fixed
General
- Fixed a bug that caused Killstreaks to continue through a Suicide KO.→Fixed
- Fixed a bug where blue team bots were worse than red team bots in Brawlball.Worse→Equal

◆Other changes7

KorKor the Golem has been added to the game, utilizing Gauntlets and Hammer.→Added
GauntletsGauntlets introduced as a fast, close-range, high-speed, low-damage weapon for rushdown playstyles.→Added
DodgeDirectional Dodge:Directional dodges (except chase) increased in duration but slowed down, resulting in slightly less distance.16→22 frames
SpearDown Light:Adjusted hurtboxes to follow animation more closely, making the user more vulnerable to anti-airs.→Adjusted
General
- Introduced main menu tiles and reorganized Store, Legends, Account, and Region settings.
- Added ability to edit Back/Select/Start buttons and bind Show Names, Pause, and Taunts to any controller button.
- Added support for Wii U Pro controller on Mac and Pokken controllers on PC.→Added