Patch history

1. Jun 30, 2016·Patch Notes 2.18 - Odin's Chest Update+1

   • ▲📊NumericGround Poundvariable recovery22→20

     Decreased variable recovery on ground collision, reducing the risk of missing a Ground Pound.

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2. Apr 20, 2016·2.12.3 Patch Notes - Skins, Balance and More+1-3

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Airtime to hit7→8

     Increased time to hit for Neutral Air.

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Airhit window10→8

     Reduced hit window for Neutral Air.

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Airrecover time1→3

     Increased fixed recovery time for Neutral Air.

   • ▲✨NewDown Airground collision—→Added

     Added a hitbox on ground collision for Down Air that redirects carried targets.

     2 Damage, 15 Variable Force, 33 Fixed Force, 8 Stun.

3. Jan 28, 2016·Balance Changes - Patch 2.6.2-2

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lighttime to hit5→6

     Increased startup time for Side Light.

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   • ▼📊NumericSide Airhitbox size—→Reduced

     Hitboxes are now less generous below the user.

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4. Jan 13, 2016·2.5.1 - Patch Notes + New Legend Rotation+1

   • ▲🐛Bug fixRecoveryHit Consistency

     Fixed cases where targets were dropped prematurely before the final hit of the Recovery.

     Bugfix

5. Jan 6, 2016·2.5 - Balance Notes-2

   • ▼📊NumericSide Lightdownward movement80→35

     Reduced downward movement at the start of the leap to tone down its utility.

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   • ▼🔁ReworkRecoveryhitbox—→Rehitboxed

     Recovery hitboxes adjusted to better match the animation, reducing overall power.

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6. Dec 16, 2015·Patch 2.4 Balance Notes+4-2

   • ▼📊NumericDown Lighthitbox size—→Reduced

     Reduced hitbox size of Katar Down Light to curb prevalent combo playstyles.

     Smaller hitbox.

   • ▼📊NumericDown Lightrecover time on miss12→18

     Increased recovery time on miss for Katar Down Light.

     Increased punish window.

   • ▲🔁ReworkSide Lightmovement speed—→14%-29% increase

     Reworked Katar Side Light to be a more effective approach tool with momentum-based speed.

     Speed now depends on momentum.

   • ▲📊NumericSide Lightactive frames7→11

     Increased active frames on Katar Side Light.

     More active frames.

   • ▲📊NumericSide Lightstun time19→22

     Increased stun time for Katar Side Light.

     Increased stun.

   • ▲📊NumericSide Lightrecover time on miss31→26

     Reduced recovery time on miss for Katar Side Light.

     Reduced recovery on miss.

7. Nov 11, 2015·Patch 2.1 - Balance Notes-2

   • ▼📊NumericNeutral Aircooldown—→increased s

     Increased cooldown to discourage excessive air-stalling.

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   • ▼📊NumericSide Aircooldown—→increased s

     Increased cooldown to make the user more open to punishment.

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8. Oct 21, 2015·Balance Notes - 1.20.1+6-1

   • ▼📊NumericKatar Neutral Lighthitbox size—→Reduced

     Reduced hitbox sizes for Katar Neutral Light, specifically vertical linger on the second swing.

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   • ▲📊NumericKatar Neutral Lightstun time—→Increased

     Increased stun time for Katar Neutral Light.

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   • ▲📊NumericKatar Down Lighthit window—→Slightly increased

     Slightly increased hit window for Katar Down Light.

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   • ▲📊NumericKatar Down Lightdistance traveled—→Slightly increased

     Slightly increased distance traveled for Katar Down Light.

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   • ▲📊NumericKatar Down Lightstun time—→Slightly increased

     Slightly increased stun time for Katar Down Light.

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   • ▲📊NumericKatar Side Lightrecover time—→Slightly reduced

     Slightly reduced recovery time for Katar Side Light.

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   • ▲📊NumericKatar Side Lightstun time—→Increased

     Increased stun time for Katar Side Light.

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

   • ▲🐛Bug fixGround NeutralTarget Retention

     Fixed cases where targets could be dropped before the final hit of Ground Neutral.

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   • ≈🐛Bug fixRecoveryHitbox Consistency

     Fixed a bug where hitboxes changed slightly on consecutive uses and targets being dropped early.

     Bugfix

10. Aug 6, 2015·Balance Notes: Beta v 1.15.0-4

    • ▼📊NumericNeutral Groundhitbox size—→Reduced

      Slightly reduced hitbox size.

      Lower priority.

    • ▼📊NumericNeutral Grounddamage—→Reduced

      Slightly reduced damage.

      Lower damage output.

    • ≈🔁ReworkAir Sidehitboxes

      Hitboxes changed to better match the animation.

      Visual alignment.

    • ▼📊NumericRecoverhitbox size—→Reduced

      Slightly reduced hitbox size.

      Lower priority.

    • ▼📊NumericAir Downhitbox size—→Reduced

      Slightly reduced hitbox size.

      Lower priority.

    • ≈🐛Bug fixAir Downdamage

      Fixed a rare case where Air Down could deal more damage than intended.

      Consistency fix.

11. May 7, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.9.0-2

    • ≈🔁ReworkDown GroundmappingDown Ground→Neutral Ground

      Katar Down Ground is now an on-hit combo mapped to Neutral Ground.

      Now mapped to Neutral Ground and is an on-hit combo.

    • ▼📊NumericDown Grounddamage—→Reduced

      Katar Down Ground now deals less damage and force.

      Reduced damage and force.

    • ▼📊NumericDown Airstun—→Reduced

      Katar Down Air now provides less stun and has a short cooldown.

      Reduced stun and added cooldown.

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

    • ▼✨NewQuickcooldown—→Added

      Added a cooldown to the Quick attack to prevent spamming.

13. Mar 19, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.7.0-1

    • ▼📊NumericQuicktime to hit—→Increased s

      Slightly increased time to hit for the Quick attack, making it slightly slower.

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14. Jan 9, 2015·Patch Notes: Beta v 1.4.1-1

    • ▼📊NumericRecoverforce—→Reduced

      Katar Recover force has been reduced.

      Less knockback