Patch history

1. Jul 14, 2016·Wu Shang Update! - Patch 2.20-2

   • ▼📊NumericDown AirTime to Hit9→11

     Increased startup time to better fit the kit's flavor.

     numeric

   • ▼📊NumericDown AirHit Window14→10

     Reduced total hit window for a faster pace of play.

     numeric

2. Jun 2, 2016·The Gauntlets Update - Patch 2.16+1

   • ▲📊NumericSide LightRecover Time on miss12 Fixed 10 Variable→11 Fixed 10 Variable frames

     Slightly reduced the recovery time when missing a Side Light.

     Reduced recovery

3. May 18, 2016·Patch 2.14 - Dodgebomb, Party Time, Balance and more!+1-2

   • ▼📊NumericDown Airdamage22→19

     Decreased damage to offset frequency of string follow-ups.

     numeric

   • ▲🎯BehaviorSide Lighthitbox position—→Farther Forward

     Hitbox moved farther forward to make ground options more distinct.

     behavior

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lightrecover time on miss12 Fixed 7 Variable→12 Fixed 10 Variable

     Increased recovery time on miss to balance the increased range.

     numeric

4. May 4, 2016·Patch 2.13.1 - Balance Pass and More!-2

   • ▼📊NumericRecoverysteering acceleration100%→80%

     Decreased steering to limit retreat distance after committing to the attack.

     after initial kick

   • ▼📊NumericRecoverybackward acceleration100%→70%

     Reduced ability to retreat during the recovery phase.

     during recovery time

5. Apr 20, 2016·2.12.3 Patch Notes - Skins, Balance and More+4-4

   • ▲📊NumericSide Lightdamage18→20

     Increased damage for Side Light.

   • ≈📊NumericDown Lightdamage distribution9 per shot→7, 7, 13

     Changed damage distribution of Down Light to favor the final shot.

   • ▲📊NumericNeutral Airdamage (1st shot)17→20

     Increased damage on the first shot of Neutral Air.

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Aircooldown10→12

     Increased cooldown for Neutral Air.

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Airstun (1st blast)30→25

     Decreased stun on the first blast of Neutral Air.

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Airstun (2nd blast)25→20

     Decreased stun on the second blast of Neutral Air.

   • ▲📊NumericSide Airstun time (2nd shot)20→23

     Increased stun time on the second shot of Side Air for better follow-up opportunities.

   • ▼📊NumericDown Airstun time20→19

     Slightly decreased stun time on Down Air.

   • ▲📊NumericNeutral Lighttime to hit9→8

     Decreased time to hit for Neutral Light.

6. Jan 28, 2016·Balance Changes - Patch 2.6.2+1-1

   • ▲📊NumericDown Airvariable force10→23

     Increased variable force and angled it more outwards, making it more viable as a spike at high damage.

     numeric

   • ▼📊NumericDown Airrecover time23→26

     Increased recover time on miss, increasing risk for high-level players.

     numeric

   • ≈🎯BehaviorGround Poundbounce timing

     Upward bounce on shot is now delayed until after the hit window.

     behavior

7. Jan 6, 2016·2.5 - Balance Notes-1

   • ▼📊NumericGround Poundvariable force52→50

     Slight reduction to the force of the ground pound.

     numeric

8. Dec 16, 2015·Patch 2.4 Balance Notes+3

   • ▲📊NumericAir Sidevariable force30→35

     Increased variable force on Blasters Air Side for better kill potential.

     Increased force.

   • ▲📊NumericRecoverystun time19→21

     Increased stun time during Blasters Recovery carry to make the move more forgiving.

     Increased stun during carry.

   • ▲🎯BehaviorRecoveryforce direction—→Consistent

     Improved force consistency on Blasters Recovery to reduce steering mistakes.

     More consistent initial kick.

9. Nov 11, 2015·Patch 2.1 - Balance Notes+1

   • ▲📊NumericAir Sidetime to hit—→decreased s

     Slightly reduced time to hit to make air options more viable.

     numeric

10. Oct 21, 2015·Balance Notes - 1.20.1+7-6

    • ▲🎯BehaviorBlasters Down Lighthorizontal momentum—→Stops on hit

      Horizontal momentum now stops on hit to prevent dropping targets.

      behavior

    • ▲📊NumericBlasters Ground Poundcooldown time—→Decreased

      Reduced cooldown time for Blasters Ground Pound.

      numeric

    • ≈🔁ReworkBlasters Air Sideshot patternFirst shot→New arc shot

      Removed first shot and added a new shot that arcs further downward after the second.

      rework

    • ▲📊NumericBlasters Air Sidecooldown time on hit—→Same as miss

      Reduced cooldown on hit to match the cooldown on miss.

      numeric

    • ≈🎯BehaviorBlasters Air Downdirection of force—→Angled downward

      Direction of force is now angled slightly downward.

      behavior

    • ▼📊NumericBlasters Air Downrecover time on miss—→Increased

      Increased recovery time on miss for Blasters Air Down.

      numeric

    • ▲📊NumericBlasters Air Downrecover time on hit—→Decreased

      Decreased recovery time on hit for Blasters Air Down.

      numeric

    • ▼📊NumericBlasters Sideforce—→Decreased

      Decreased force for Blasters Side.

      numeric

    • ▼📊NumericBlasters Downhitbox size—→Decreased

      Decreased hitbox sizes to better match animation.

      numeric

    • ▲📊NumericBlasters Downhit window—→Increased

      Increased hit windows for Blasters Down.

      numeric

    • ▲🎯BehaviorBlasters Downcombo behavior—→Combos into next

      Each shot in Blasters Down now combos into the next.

      behavior

    • ▼📊NumericBlasters Downmaximum damage—→Greatly decreased

      Greatly decreased maximum damage for Blasters Down.

      numeric

    • ≈🎯BehaviorBlasters Downdirection of force—→Pops target upward

      Final shot of Blasters Down now pops the target upwards.

      behavior

    • ▼📊NumericBlasters Downforce—→Decreased

      Decreased force for Blasters Down.

      numeric

    • ▼📊NumericBlasters Downrecover time on miss—→Increased

      Increased recovery time on miss for Blasters Down.

      numeric

    • ▲📊NumericBlasters Downrecover time on hit—→Decreased

      Decreased recovery time on hit for Blasters Down.

      numeric

11. Oct 9, 2015·Balance Notes: Beta v 1.19.4+8-9

    • ▼📊NumericSide Lightforce scaling—→Decreased

      Decreased force scaling on Side Light.

      Reducing over-reliance on Side Air.

    • ▲📊NumericSide Lightstun—→Increased

      Increased stun on Side Light.

      Better utility for Side Light.

    • ▼📊NumericSide Airhitbox size—→Decreased

      Decreased hitbox size and moved shots further from the user's hurtbox.

      Making the move easier to space.

    • ▼📊NumericSide Airtime to hit—→Increased

      Increased the time to hit for Side Air.

      Slower startup.

    • ▲📊NumericSide Airdamage—→Increased

      Increased damage on Side Air.

      Compensating for higher risk.

    • ▼📊NumericSide Airforce—→Decreased

      Decreased force on Side Air.

      Less knockback.

    • ▲📊NumericSide Airstun time—→Increased

      Increased stun time for Side Air.

      More utility on hit.

    • ▲📊NumericSide Airrecover time on hit—→Decreased

      Decreased recovery time on hit for Side Air.

      Faster recovery when successful.

    • ▼📊NumericSide Airrecover time on miss—→Increased

      Increased recovery time on miss for Side Air.

      More punishable on miss.

    • ▼📊NumericSide Aircooldown—→Increased

      Increased cooldown for Side Air.

      Less spammable.

    • ▲📊NumericDown Airtime to hit—→Decreased

      Slightly decreased time to hit and sped up time between shots for Down Air.

      Faster startup.

    • ▼📊NumericDown Airdamage—→Decreased

      Slightly decreased damage on Down Air.

      Slightly lower power.

    • ▲📊NumericRecoveryhitbox size—→Increased

      Increased hitbox size for the Recovery move.

      Easier to land.

    • ▲📊NumericGround Poundrecover time—→Decreased

      Greatly decreased recovery time for Ground Pound.

      Much faster recovery.

    • ▼📊NumericGround Pounddamage—→Decreased

      Decreased damage on Ground Pound.

      Lower damage.

    • ▲📊NumericGround Poundforce—→Increased

      Increased force on Ground Pound.

      More knockback.

    • ▼📊NumericGround Poundcooldown—→Increased

      Increased cooldown time for Ground Pound.

      Less spammable.

12. Sep 11, 2015·Balance Notes: Beta v 1.17.0-2

    • ▼📊NumericRecoveryhitbox size—→decreased

      Reduced hitbox sizes of the initial ascent on Recovery, especially for enemies below the player.

      Less accidental hits.

    • ▼📊NumericRecoveryforce—→decreased

      Reduced force on Recovery.

      Less knockback.

13. Aug 27, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.16.0+1

    • ▲🐛Bug fixDown AirTarget Retention

      Fixed a case where targets could be dropped before the final hit of Down Air.

      Bugfix

14. Jul 24, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v1.14.0 Part 1-3

    • ▼📊NumericDown AirTime to Hit—→Increased

      Increased Time to Hit and reduced hitbox sizes for Down Air.

      Slower startup

    • ▼✂️RemovedSide AirShots3→2

      Removed the third shot from Side Air, reducing overall pressure.

      Removed shot

    • ▼📊NumericSide AirCooldown—→Increased

      Increased cooldown time for Side Air.

      Slower spam

15. Jul 10, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.13.0 Part 1+3

    • ▲🐛Bug fixDown Airhit registration

      Fixed cases where final shots would miss a hit target.

      bugfix

    • ▲🐛Bug fixNeutral Groundhit registration

      Fixed cases where final shots would miss a hit target.

      bugfix

    • ▲🔁ReworkRecoveryhitbox

      Uniformed hitbox height/width, increased final hitbox size, and improved predictability of force.

      behavior

16. Jun 18, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.12.0-4

    • ▼📊NumericRecoverhitbox size—→Reduced

      The Recover hitbox is now smaller to better match the animation.

      Reduced Hitbox size

    • ▼📊NumericRecoverstun—→Reduced

      Blasters Recover now provides less stun to the opponent.

      Reduced Stun

    • ▼📊NumericRecoverdistance—→Reduced

      The distance traveled during the Recover power has been decreased.

      Reduced distance traveled

    • ▼📊NumericRecoverforce—→Reduced

      Blasters Recover now deals less knockback force.

      Reduced Force

    • ≈🎯BehaviorGround Neutralmomentum—→Zero

      Blasters Ground Neutral now completely stops momentum upon hitting a target.

      Zeroes momentum on hit.

17. May 23, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.10.1-1

    • ▼📊NumericSide Airbackwards movementFast→Slower

      Legends can no longer move backwards as fast as forwards during Side Air attacks.

      Reduced retreat speed

18. Apr 24, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.8.8+6

    • ▲📊NumericQuickhit window—→Increased

      Quick attacks now have a larger hit window and slightly larger hitboxes at the end of the window, making them more reliable.

      Increased hit window per shot

    • ▲📊NumericAir Sidehit window—→Increased

      Air Side attacks are now easier to land due to an increased hit window.

      Increased hit window per shot

    • ▲📊NumericAir Downhit window—→Increased

      Air Down attacks have an increased hit window and slightly larger hitboxes at the end of the window.

      Increased hit window per shot

    • ▲📊NumericAir Downtime to hit—→Decreased

      Air Down attacks now trigger slightly faster.

      Slightly decreased time to hit

    • ▲📊NumericSidehit window—→Increased

      Side attacks are now more forgiving to land.

      Increased hit window

    • ▲📊NumericAirhit window—→Increased

      Air attacks have an increased hit window and slightly larger hitboxes at the end of the window.

      Increased hit window per shot

    • ≈🔁ReworkAirforce direction—→Straight Upwards

      The knockback direction of Air attacks has been changed to hit targets straight upwards.

      Changed direction of Force

19. Apr 10, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.8.0+2-1

    • ▲🎯BehaviorAir Downfiring logic—→Conditional

      Air Down will now fire the final three shots if either of the first two hit.

      behavior

    • ▼✨NewSide Quickcooldown—→Added

      Added a long cooldown time to Side Quick.

      new

    • ▲🔁ReworkQuickanimation—→Shorter

      Quick now uses a much shorter animation on hit.

      rework

20. Mar 24, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.7.2+1-1

    • ▼✨NewAir Downcooldown—→Added

      Added a small cooldown to the Air Down attack.

    • ▲🎯BehaviorAir Downbehavior

      Fixed cases where targets were pushed out of the combo prematurely.

      Combo consistency

21. Mar 19, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.7.0-2

    • ▼📊NumericDownstun time—→Decreased s

      Decreased stun time for the Down attack.

      numeric

    • ▼✨NewAir Sidecooldown—→Added s

      Added a small cooldown time to Air Side.

      new

22. Dec 22, 2014·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.3.0

    • ≈🎨VisualBasic Attacksvisuals—→Added

      New blaster FX added to all basic attacks for better visual clarity.