DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO - Feature and Battle System Updates

AI summary10h

Introduces the limited-time Legendary Warrior Face-Off mode, significant battle system refinements to movement and counters, and various skill balance adjustments.

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Battle System
- Charge Attacks:Players no longer recoil while charging in Sparking! Mode when hit by Rush Attacks or Rush Ki Blasts.Recoil→No Recoil
- Rush Attack:Reduced the likelihood of accidentally inputting a Smash Attack during Rush Attacks.
- Impact Recovery:Holding the button now automatically activates Impact Recovery upon hitting the ground after Lift Strikes or spinning knockbacks.Manual→Hold Button
Goku (Z - Early)Kaioken:Reduced the skill count consumed when using Kaioken.→Reduced
General Skills
- Ta-dah!:Reduced the skill count consumed for the Ta-dah! skill.→Reduced
- All I Need Is Five Seconds!:The skill now fully recovers the user's Ki.→Full %
General
- Episode Battle:Players can now change difficulty even when using a Dragon Orb in Episode Battle.Locked→Possible
- Custom Battle:Added more situations, effects, and text options for Custom Battle setups.→Added
- Player Match:Quick Match now bypasses room entry and matches players immediately.Room Entry→Immediate Match
- Player Match:Added a Quick Room Search feature for Player Matches.→Added
- Battle Setup:Controls explanation is now visible during character selection in Battle Setup.→Visible
- Training:Added a 'Guarding After Attacks' option for CPU opponents in Training mode.→Added

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Battle System
- Rush Ki Blast:High-Speed Evasion can no longer be performed while being hit by a Rush Ki Blast.Possible→Impossible
- Smash Ki Blast:Players are now easier to hit when firing a Smash Ki Blast while moving.→Easier to hit
- Perception/Super Perception:Activating Perception now consumes a certain amount of Ki.0→Some
- Perception/Super Perception:Increased the time until the next action can be performed after finishing the move.→Increased s
- Super Counter:Increased the time between inputs after an unsuccessful Super Counter attempt.→Increased s
- Speed Impact:The timing to input the next move after Speed Impact finishes has been delayed.→Later s
- Chase Change:Reduced damage dealt when Chase Changing into Giant Characters.→Reduced
Wild Sense
- Wild Sense:Opponents can no longer use automatic avoidance skills during a combo continued with a Rush-In.Active→Disabled
- Wild Sense:Reduced the attack damage of Wild Sense.→Reduced

◆Other changes4

Legendary Warrior Face-OffAdded a new limited-time mode where players face off against extremely powerful characters.→Added
Battle SystemGrand Slash:Hitting a falling opponent with another Grand Slash now causes them to be blown away spinning.→Spinning
General
- Ranked Match:Added a matchmaking wait time penalty for players who have disconnected frequently.None→Wait Time s
- System:General improvements to user-friendliness and performance stability.

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DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO · Jan 20, 2025

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