📋 밸런스 업데이트 / 패치 노트

This update focuses primarily on adjusting throw interactions and bug fixes.

With this update we've limited the amount of gauge gained from a successful throw escape. In previous updates we made adjustments so that both Drive and Super Art gauge gain was increased when successfully escaping a throw, due to the amount of Drive gained on a throw escape, the amount of situations where the upside of going for a normal throw was becoming too small.

The adjustment we made primarily addresses situations where the defender has low Drive or is in Burnout. The amount of Drive gained from escaping a throw in those situations could help completely turn around the situation, giving the attacker less reason to attempt a normal throw when they should be at an advantage. While we did expect some shift in the nature of the mind games, we felt that the frequency of the momentum shifts was more than expected, so we've increased the amount of gauge gained on a successful throw escape, along with adjustments to the Recovery Drive Reversal explained below.

With Recovery Drive Reversal, avoiding a throw during its invincibility will now grant 10000 to the Drive Gauge. On the defending side, the timing for Recovery Drive Reversal differs from throw escapes, and the situations when you can use them are also different, along with requiring resources. We decided to increase the return on this technique when you make a good read and successfully avoid an opponent's throw.

Along with this, we've changed the amount of Super Art gain for the opponent on a punish counter normal throw so that it matches the gain from a normal hit. The player who lands the throw will still gain twice the amount of Super Art gauge as before, giving you a big reward for correctly reading defensive options like Drive Parry when the opponent tries to counter a strike attack.

In addition to these situations, you can use normal throws where the opponent is left open after missing a big attack, letting you limit their Super Art gauge gain and dealing good damage at the same time. We expect that this will be a solid option for closing out a round.

Other changes we've made are primarily to fix bugs. For more details on battle adjustments, please refer to each character's section.

We've made adjustments to all characters this time, mainly by making more attacks viable in the neutral and expanding combo options. However, as with previous balance adjustments, we've made changes to moves with high returns that were difficult to deal with, as well as moves that were overly oppressive in order to improve the overall balance of the game. Please refer to each individual character's change list for details.

In addition, we've made overall adjustments to standardize the use of Drive Rush into overhead attacks between characters, as those differences could make the effectiveness of this technique vary widely. There are also changes to improve the responsiveness of controls, such as during the screen freeze when a Drive Rush is performed. This section will go over the overall adjustments.

Overhead Attacks that can Combo from a Drive Rush
All such moves have been standardized to be -3 on block, and the situation after blocking has also been standardized to an extent.

Unique Attacks that hit overhead and result in a normal, grounded knockback on hit are designed so that during a Drive Rush they will combo on hit and also leave you at advantage on block, letting you continue your offense. These moves differed in block stun and pushback on block, but after taking into consideration their usefulness as a tool to break the opponent's guard and the return for doing so, we've adjusted them to mostly follow the following two rules:

1. They are now -3 frames on block (so +1 with a Drive Rush)
2. When blocked after a Drive Rush, the pushback (on standing guard) will be far enough so that Normal Throws or chaining Light Attacks with a Low Attack like crouching Light Kick > Light Punch will no longer connect.

Adjustments were made with the goal of the above two rules in mind, but because the reach of Light Attacks and effectiveness when being blocked varies between characters, there are some differences in the distance after guarding depending on the character in regards to rule 2.

Also, while its effectiveness as an attempt to break guards has diminished, the added distance from rule 2 means that it remains an easy-to-use and low-risk option.

Pressing Up During a Drive Rush Screen Freeze
A jump will now occur when Up is input during a Drive Rush screen freeze.

This adjustment only affects when a Drive Rush is used in neutral, not when canceling into Drive Rush during a hit or while blocking.

This change saves the Up input during the screen freeze, which should reduce cases where the screen freeze prevented you from jumping and left you on the ground, as well as make it easier to use aerial Special Moves right after jumping like Cammy's Cannon Strike or Akuma's Zanku Hadoken even when the inputs clash with a Drive Rush's screen freeze.

However, there is still a set priority for when multiple inputs are performed during this screen freeze, so there are cases such as where a grounded Special Move will still take priority over a jump input, and canceling the start-up of a jump into a grounded Special Move will still occur as before. These behaviors are intentional.

Finally, a neutral jump input can be overwritten by a forward or backward jump input. Inputting a neutral jump and then holding forward or back will cause the appropriate directional jump to occur. Please understand that this is also the intended behavior.

Keeping in line with Luke's strengths as a character, we've focused mainly on his ability to keep pressure up while advancing on opponents and the utility of Flash Knuckle.

Double Impact (→+Heavy Punch > Heavy Punch)
By changing the effect of the final hit from a blowback to a standing tailspin, we made it possible to follow-up this attack with a charged Medium Flash Knuckle for a high-damage combo. This is possible only when the first hit lands as a Punish Counter.

Perfect/Held Heavy Flash Knuckle (↓↙←+hold Heavy Punch)
We made it so Luke will be closer to his opponent when the move is blocked, which creates an opening that can be taken advantage of to string in more attacks.

Light Flash Knuckle (↓↙←+Light Punch)
By changing the recovery time and advantage on block gained by opponents, we made it possible for Luke to cancel out of a successful hit with a Super Art, which gives him the opportunity to go for a follow-up attack in the corner. It will now be easier after a hit mid-screen to cover an opponent getting up with something like a Crouching Medium Punch, and in the corner, a grounded hit can now be followed up with a Light Rising Uppercut or Super Art 2. The adjustment to blowback on airborne opponents was made to ensure his anti-air combo remained unchanged.

We wanted to give Jamie more offensive options at lower Drink Levels and make it easier for him to use moves that become available to him at higher Drink Levels.

Crouching Light Kick, Crouching Medium Kick
Now, if you hit an opponent with a Crouching Light Kick out of a Drive Rush, you will be able to follow up with Crouching Medium Kick. Combined with Crouching Medium Kick's extended reach, Jamie can now also put on more pressure with low attacks, whereas before he often needed to use mid-hitting attacks like Swagger Step and Drive Rush into Heavy Punch.

Standing Heavy Punch
We made it less challenging to perform combos when this hits an airborne opponent by widening the window for the third hit to connect. This makes moves like Crouching Heavy Kick and Arrow Kick easier to throw into the mix.

Ransui Haze (Fastest Follow-Up) (→+Heavy Kick > ←+Heavy Kick > Punch)
The headbutt follow-up has been sped up so that you can counter an opponent's 4 frame move after they block the first hit of Ransui Haze. The sliding punch has also been strengthened, providing more incentive to raise Jamie's Drink Level.

Normal/Overdrive Freeflow Strikes (Drink level 4) (↓↘→+Punch or Two punches > →+Punch > →+Punch)
Now, when the first follow-up attack connects with an opponent, they will be drawn closer to Jamie instead of pushed away. We made this adjustment to prevent an issue in which hitting an opponent with the edge of the furthest hitbox would result in whiffs on consecutive hits.

Manon's changes to the limit of her Standing Heavy Punch and less pushback on hit for Heavy Dégagé makes her strikes stronger, which in turn should give her more opportunities to force her opponent to guess between her strikes and throws.

On the other hand, her Normal Moves have infamously long reach, so it seemed there was little risk to Manon for using Standing Heavy Kick. Its standby block timing has been changed to make it less oppressive in the ground game.

En Haut (← + Medium Kick > Medium Kick)
The Counter and Punish Counter effects will now carry on from the first to second hit, so now where it was previously difficult to follow-up at certain distances, a Counter Hit should now allow you to follow with a Light Renversé, and a Punish Counter with things like Overdrive Dégagé, increasing the returns.

Temps Lié (Heavy Punch > Heavy Punch)
The first hit also benefits from the increased upper limit of Standing Heavy Punch so now you have more chances to use this in combos, and the extra active frames should make it harder to whiff the rest of the combo when your opponent is high up.

For Kimberly, we’ve changed the way all normal moves, except crouching heavy kick, work when performed after a normal Hidden Variable (↓↙←+P).

We’ve brought these moves closer in line to normal moves performed after a Drive Rush by increasing the limit and changing the effect of hitting an airborne opponent to a knockdown.

When Hidden Variable connects with a jumping opponent, you can now hit them with a follow-up and then extend that into a combo without expending any Drive Gauge by utilizing a series of attacks like Shuriken Bombs and so on. Try to find situations where you can use this effectively.

Marisa's Standing Heavy Kick is now riskier, but her other moves used in her neutral game have been made stronger.

Standing Heavy Kick has long reach and huge return on Punish Counter, but compared to similar moves from other characters the window to punish it is small. We were finding many match-ups were becoming too linear due to this move being hard for many characters to check when Marisa whiffs.

We are hoping to improve match interaction by expanding the hurtbox in the later part of the move to make it riskier when whiffed, as well as strengthen Marisa's other moves used in the neutral game to make them more appealing.

Crouching Medium Kick
You now have more options to combo from this on Punish Counter or Drive Rush. For example, you can connect the now faster Forward Medium Punch, letting you combo into Novacula Thrust and Novacula Swipe. This gives you a knockdown to keep on the pressure as well as the option to cancel into Super Arts for big damage. As one of your core pokes that hit low, it's now more rewarding both as opening offense and as a counter-poke.

Phalanx (Normal/Overdrive)
The advantage and pushback on block as been adjusted, improving its strength as a poke and approaching tool. The medium and higher versions will now allow you to counter a potential counter attack with Light Two Hitter, and the heavy and Overdrive versions leave you close enough to land Enfold if you hit at close enough range.

Lily’s rush-in attacks Condor Spire and Condor Dive were adjusted, making it possible to unleash combos and movements that weren’t possible before.

Overdrive Normal/Windclad Condor Spire (↓↘→+K or KK)
By pressing either Light and Medium or Light and Heavy Kicks when performing the normal or Windclad version, you can shorten the distance traveled, creating new movement possibilities not available in the existing version.
For the normal version, you can either choose to rush in for combos from a closer distance, or, because recovery has been reduced, go for strikes and throws instead.
For the Windclad version, there are more changes than just the shorter distance. Blowback after a hit, the advantage of hitting mid-screen, and the time given for a follow-up attack after hitting in the corner have all been adjusted.
The advantage and distance on block are uniform across both versions, so use the best version for the situation.

Normal/Overdrive Windclad Condor Dive (PP or PPP during a neutral jump or a forward jump)
When Windclad, you can now expend Windclad stock to perform another Condor Dive when rebounding from a hit or block. It can be used to increase damage on an attack, or to stop an opponent’s attempt to counterattack after blocking.
Since it’s now possible to go from an Overdrive Tomahawk Buster to an Overdrive Condor Dive and then another Condor Dive, you can use your resources all at once and deal massive damage.
Re-performing a Condor Dive can only be executed once, regardless of whether it is the normal or Overdrive version. The additional Overdrive Condor Dive’s drive gauge consumption is 10,000.
Also, the damage and hit effects differ from the normal version.

We looked at the strength of a few of JP's Normal Moves as well as the situation after a Forward Throw in the corner. These changes make for less of a return on hit, and while there are some moves that will be harder to throw out, there are also more options from his signature move Departure, so his options in neutral shouldn't feel too limited.

Departure: Shadow
Some moves that were previously unable to cancel into this move now are able to (with the exception of Crouching Heavy Kick). Moves with good reach like Standing Medium Punch and Crouching Medium Kick can now make a block string or let you aim for a combo, so your pressure is now even scarier while you have Departure on screen.

Forward Throw
JP had one of the best situations of any character after landing a Forward Throw in the corner, so considering how it can be used in combination with Departure to increase the returns, we've made large changes to both the advantage and distance you are left at.

The strength of looping offense after a throw and your options for follow-up attacks after setting a Departure are now much more limited, so going for big damage will now cost you some Drive Gauge.

We have assessed Juri's performance and made adjustments to her Ankensatsu technique and Overdrive Fuhajin combos.

While these changes slightly increase the risk of missing Renko Kicks (→ + Heavy Punch), they allow you to use Ankensatsu to check an opponent from a distance if they attempt to move away and cause a whiff.

Normal/Fuha Boosted/Overdrive Ankensatsu (↓↘→ + Medium Kick or Light Kick + Heavy Kick)
We reduced the advantage on block and extended the reach of the latter half of the combo. Adjustments were also made to allow the non-combo attack to zone an opponent by targeting the tip.

In particular, we adjusted the standby block hitbox and pushback on block for the normal version to allow a non-combo hit to cause a knockdown, enhancing its usability as a spacing tool. This will help create opportunities to attack with no Fuha stocks.

Additionally, the Boosted version can now produce a ground bound when hitting a mid-air opponent, which can be followed up with a level 3 Super Art. The advantage on hit has also been increased to better enable wake-up attacks.

Overdrive Fuhajin (↓↙← + Two Kicks)
The and blowback distance were adjusted to allow for more follow-up attacks, making it a valuable option to acquire Fuha stocks while dealing damage.

Depending on your distance upon hit, you can pick up with Korenzan (← + Heavy Kick) or Kyosesho (→ + Medium Punch) and follow up with additional attacks. We have improved the performance of light Tensenrin (→↓↘ + Light Punch) upon hit and improved the availability of follow-up options, such as high-damage attacks that consume Drive Gauge or Fuha stocks.

Adjustments were also made to Modern Controls for Assisted Combo 2.

Dee Jay's main changes have to do with solidifying the strengths of each version of Machine Gun Uppercut and Juggling Sway.
This has resulted in increased combo damage and ways he can fake out his opponent, amplifying Dee Jay's unique groove.
On the other hand, his Crouching Medium and Heavy Punch will leave you more vulnerable when whiffed, making his powerful counter-pokes riskier.

Crouching Medium Punch
While the length of the move and hurtbox on whiff have been extended making it riskier, the knockback time has also increased, and now it can combo into Medium Machine Gun Uppercut. You can now get good damage off of a stray hit or combo without spending Drive Gauge.

Overdrive Machine Gun Uppercut (↓↙←+PP)
While it does deal good damage, there were few opportunities to use this move. With the faster attack start up, you can now combo into this move from moves like Standing Heavy Punch and Face Breaker (←+HK).

Normal/Overdrive Juggling Sway (↓↙←+K or KK＞→+P＞←+P)
The hurtbox while moving has shrunk and you can now cancel into Jus Cool follow-up attacks during the latter half of the movement, so now you can avoid opponents reacting to your approach as well as punish with a counter-attack.
Of particular note is when the Overdrive Jus Cool is blocked at close range. You now have an even greater number of strong follow-ups, making it all the more certain your opponent will be unable to defend against your assault.

Cammy's signature move Cannon Strike has been adjusted to include benefits for executing it effectively. We have also implemented improvements to make her combo pieces easier to use.

Delayed Ripper (→ + Heavy Kick)
The follow-up attack options have been expanded by reducing recovery on hit and the start value. A normal hit can now lead from a Cancel Drive Rush into moves like Swing Combination, and a light Quick Spin Knuckle can be followed up with a level 1 Super Art during a Punish Counter without having to cancel.

Normal/Overdrive Cannon Strike (↓↙← + Kick/Two Kicks During Forward Jump)
We have made improvements to the hit effect just after landing the attack, making it easier to pressure an opponent on block and connect combos on hit. While it may be difficult to pull off, successful execution will allow you to quickly gain the upper hand.

Super Art level 1 Spin Drive Smasher (↓↘→↓↘→ + Kick)
Adjustments were made to prevent an issue where only the 1st active frame lacked an attack hitbox during the move, causing one player to lose out in a clash.

As a character with high single strike damage potential, Ryu’s strength is in waiting for the opportune moment to unleash powerful attacks. Over past adjustments, we’ve focused on improving that strength, but as we have done so, we’ve realized that the rewards have started to outweigh the risks. This time, our adjustments are about bringing back that balance.

Solar Plexus Strike (→+Heavy Punch)
This powerful move already enabled you to continue attacking through combos or blocks regardless of distance. However, we improved it to the point that it could potentially stop your opponent from making any attack, putting you at a massive advantage when attacking from a distance.

Originally from this distance, we wanted the player to utilize a Whirlwind Kick or a Special Move to keep their opponent in check, but given the favorable situation of using a Solar Plexus Strike it was hard to see the benefit of using anything else, so we delayed the activation timing of the block idle hitbox.

This way, the move stays the same the close distances, but by making it easier for your opponent to retreat when using it from afar, we’ve brought it closer in balance to other zoning techniques.

High Double Strike (Heavy Punch > Heavy Kick)
We’ve made two major changes to Heavy Double Strike. First, we adjusted the blowback, increasing the frame advantage when transitioning into Denjin Charge. Second, we changed the timing for the pushback on hit when in the corner. These changes open up the option to use it in a combo when cornering an opponent.
You can also now follow up with a Medium or Overdrive Shoryuken on a standing hit.

Crouching Heavy Punch
Due to only the first active frame being cancelable, we observed many cases where the first frame of a Crouching Heavy Punch performed in response to a counter/punish counter was barely missed. This resulted in either combos not connecting, or cases when the second frame hit but the Ryu player still took a counter-attack.
We judged that the difficulty of making snap combo decisions on the fly was too high, so we expanded the reach of the first frame during a combo.

We have adjusted E. Honda's normal and Sumo Spirit Hundred Hand Slap to make them easier to execute.

These changes were mainly geared toward the Sumo Spirit Hundred Hand Slap. It will now lead into the final attack even on block, and the advantage on block and Drive Gauge reduction are more favorable compared to the normal version. The Overdrive version in particular can result in frame advantage on block.

In addition, the medium version can now link from light attacks into a combo, and the combo damage has been raised. We also fixed an issue where follow-up attacks failed to connect even after using a stock when linking from a long-range light attack into a light Hundred Hand Slap with Sumo Spirit active.

Since there are more opportunities to land a Medium Hundred Hand Slap, the pushback on hit has increased slightly only for the final attack, but its overall usability has improved significantly.

Blanka's attacks that are often chained with his Super Art 2 Lightning Beast while a Blanka-chan Bomb is out have had their strength reduced.
For other changes, his pokes that were a bit risky but have long reach were hard to make use of at mid-range have been buffed, so his pokes should have more interesting uses.

The chain of hits from a Blanka-chan Bomb in the corner were very difficult for the opponent to deal with, and we thought it was hard to utilize the defensive tools available to find a way out. Add in a series of attacks from Super Art 2, and you had a situation that was too favorable for Blanka where it was easy to burn out the opponent on block, combo on hit and also get excellent options to continue pressure when knocking down the opponent.

Blanka also has a lot of moves that switch sides with the opponent, so even when you push him to the corner, if you slip up on your offense he can switch sides, start his own corner pressure and turn the tables in an instant. We saw many situations that should have been advantageous to the opponent end up not being the case.

We reduced his strengths with the aim of alleviating situations with high return and little counterplay, as well as limiting the deterring effect of moves that cause the opponent to hesitate on offense.

Blanka-chan Bomb
Considering the amount of situations a player can utilize during the hits of a Blanka-chan Bomb in the corner, the way it limits the effectiveness of invincible moves and Drive Reversals and the return on hit, we have made it so that the bomb will lose it's hitbox if Blanka is hit by an attack while the bomb is active.

Surprise Forward Hop
Taking into consideration how a canceling into this from a Normal Move could easily turn the tide in Blanka's favor, we've removed the throw invincibility, so now it should be easier for an opponent to counter with a Normal Throw.
There will still be cases where with good timing Blanka can avoid the opponent's throw and switch sides, but the timing window and distances where the opponent can connect with a Normal Throw have improved, so it's not as easy to use as an escape tool.

Standing Medium Kick
Due to the knockback time increasing, you can now combo into Wild Lift on counter hit. The pushback on hit has also decreased, so Overdrive Backstep Rolling Attack will also be easier to combo into.

Wild Nail
The advantage on hit has increased, so it is now easier to continue pressure after knocking down an opponent. Hitting with the latter part of the move will allow you to close in with a Surprise Forward Hop and still have a frame advantage, and canceling into Coward Crouch > Surprise Forward Hop is even more advantageous.

Several adjustments were made to techniques Guile can use at long and short distances. The goal was to increase the range of Guile's movements without sacrificing his simplicity and ease of use.

Crouching Heavy Punch
The 1st frame of the attack can now be canceled, allowing it to be incorporated into combos and attack sequences. It can become a simple yet powerful combo piece by chaining into moves like Somersault Kick and Sonic Boom.

Drake Fang (↓ + Medium Kick ＞ → + Medium Punch)
When the first hit lands as a Counter/Punish Counter, the effect of the second hit was changed to allow for follow-up attacks. It will now be easier to perform quick counter-attacks, even when Crouching Medium Kick is countered or Somersault Kick isn't fully charged.

Overdrive Sonic Blade (↓↙← + Two Punches)
The move's attack speed will now be determined by the Punch input strength. This adjustment provides many uses, such as inputting Light + Medium in front of your opponent to restrict their movement, or inputting Medium + Heavy to cancel projectiles and close the gap.

However, since the Light + Medium version excels at immobilizing opponents, it was too overpowering when used against certain characters who lack projectile attack deterrents. To that end, projectile invincibility was added to parts of the Crouching Light Kick hurtbox for those characters. If they react quickly enough, they can attack as soon as Guile begins to move.

For Ken, this time around we really wanted to strengthen his pokes and expand on his combos and multi-hit attacks. We feel that all the adjustments come together nicely to further show off Ken’s strength as a fighter.

Crouching Heavy Punch
Multi-hit attacks at close range have been made easier to use through changes to Drive Gauge reduction and advantage on block.
Canceling into a Heavy Jinrai Kick no longer guarantees a Drive Impact and Jinrai Kick > Forward Step Kick can no longer be interrupted by moves other than invincible attacks.

Normal Kazekama Shin Kick (→+ Light Kick during Jinrai Kick)
We previously changed the effect of on counter hit to a knockdown, but we felt this lowered its appeal as a way to keep your opponents in check. To counteract this, we upped the damage and improved the return on hit.

Overdrive Senka Snap Kick (→+ Heavy Kick during an Overdrive Jinrai Kick)
By increasing the active frames, we’ve made it easier to hit high-up opponents during a mid-air combo.
Incorporating it after a Chin Buster or when picking up an airborne opponent with a Drive Rush > Normal Move combo, will easily allow you to follow up with a Jinrai Kick > Shoryuken.

Super Art level 2 Shippu Jinrai-kyaku (↓↘→↓↘→+K)
We’ve increased the damage on Counter/Punish Counter. While damage is not generally increased on Counter or Punish Counter for Super Arts, given that this move has no invincibility frames and cannot be used for to interrupt, we wanted to utilize its fast startup and give it some utility as a counterattack.

For Chun-Li, our adjustments primarily focused on two attacks performed during Serenity Stream as well as Light Hazanshu. We’ve made each move easier to use and strengthened their usage in the neutral game.

Snake Strike (↓↙←+P > Medium Punch)
The startup time for Snake Strike is faster, making it possible to combo into from a normal hit, like a Standing Heavy Punch or a Crouching Medium Punch.
We’ve also changed the blowback effect, making it easier to land the first hit against an opponent off of a poke.

Forward Strike (↓↙←+P > Light Kick)
We’ve extended the reach to make it easier to land a Crouching Medium Kick or a Swift Thrust on Punish Counter. In fact, Swift Thrust should always connect after a Punish Counter if the hit connects with your opponent’s main hurtbox.

Light Hazanshu (↓↙←+ Light Kick)
We’ve overhauled Light Hazanshu and made it a more viable option in the neutral game by making it harder to be counterattacked when attacking from the tip.
The advantage on block has also been improved and, with the hit effect changing to a knockdown, you can apply pressure on your opponents as soon as they stand up.
It retains function as a quick overhead attack, so you can still easily surprise your foes.
Finally, we’ve also adjusted the , so after racking up multiple mid-air hits with a Senpu Kick (↓↙←+P > Medium Kick), hit them with a Light Hazanshu to finish up your combo in situations where other special moves won’t connect.

Zangief’s adjustments are almost entirely focused on his Overdrive Double Lariat.

With his long reaching medium attacks and close-range multi-hit attacks, Zangief’s strengths lie in forcing opponents to guard and chipping away at their Drive Gauge. However, after forcing an opponent into burnout, his move set left something to be desired.

This time adjustments were made so that the fourth hit of an Overdrive Double Lariat will also hit a crouching opponent, and that during burnout the first, second, and fourth hits now can't be interrupted.
Together with the adjustments made to recovery and knockback on hit, if you utilize horizontal movement well, you can effectively chip away at an opponent’s health.

While this does leave you open to counterattacks from characters with long-reaching Super Arts, try to anticipate the health and resources of you and your opponent and aim for the best time to strike.

We’ve also made some adjustments to Smetana Dropkick as we thought it was underused by players. We’ve reduced the downwards hurtbox, making it smaller than other low-rising moves like Knee Hammer and Cyclone Wheel Kick, allowing you to easily overcome the opponent’s pokes.

Dhalsim's main changes are a revision to his follow-up attacks from Overdrive Yoga Flame, and related adjustments to airborne attacks. There are also some adjustments to Medium and Heavy Yoga Flame to make them easier to use and increase their strengths as pokes.

Jumping Medium Punch
The hit effect during a combo has been changed and you can now cancel into Yoga Mummy and Drill Kick, so now this move is more useful as a mid-air combo piece. Other than as a follow up to Overdrive Yoga Flame, discussed below, it's handy for ad-libbing combos after a mid-air hit from Yoga Arch to tack on some extra damage during the neutral game.

Jumping Heavy Punch, Jumping Heavy Kick
The has been adjusted to make these usable as a mid-air combo ender. Depending on the situation, you can go for a good knockdown or knock the opponent far away to make use of Dhalsim's signature reach.

Overdrive Yoga Flame (→↘↓↙← + PP)
Since the past change that made Yoga Blast better as a combo piece, we observed that situations to use Overdrive Yoga Flame have become slim, so we've added the ability to follow it up to distinguish it from Yoga Blast.

You can now follow up Overdrive Yoga Flame with Jumping Medium Punch, and mid-screen you can even combo that into Yoga Mummy and Super Art 1, or in the corner use Overdrive Yoga Comet > Yoga Float > Jumping Heavy Punch, giving you completely different combo options from Yoga Blast.

We have made several enhancements to Rashid's anti-air attacks, pokes, and combos. Our goal was to improve the usability of his moves in various situations and boost his overall strength.

Standing Heavy Kick
The during a Punish Counter has been adjusted. It can now chain into techniques like Flapping Spin and Light Eagle Spike, adding more opportunities for follow-up attacks.

Medium Normal Spinning Mixer (↓↘→ + Medium Punch)
The air attack invincibility timing has been extended from the end of the 1st hit's active frames to the end of the 2nd hit's active frames, thus increasing its potential as an anti-air technique. Considering Rashid's anti-air attack range and air attack invincibility timing, these adjustments will better allow you to react when facing long-reaching horizontal jumping attacks where it is hard to judge whether your move will reach or not.

Overdrive Whirlwind Shot (Hold) (↓↘→ + Hold Two Kicks)
The attack startup has been accelerated, and it is now possible to cancel into Wing Stroke/Rolling Assault partway through the attack. This change will allow you to close in on your opponent at an advantage during the neutral game. Similar to the Heavy Arabian Cyclone > Wing Stroke combo, you'll be able to keep the pressure going from a safe distance.

We have also adjusted the blowback distance when the non-held version hits a standing opponent and when the held version hits an airborne opponent, making it easier to perform follow-up attacks after landing a hit.

We improved the benefits of A.K.I.'s signature Toxic Blossom mechanic. Now triggering the Toxic Blossom will recover more Drive Gauge than before, letting you recover your resources to enact more of her poisonous plans. To let this change really shine, we also made some adjustments to make it easier to trigger Toxic Blossom when the opponent isn't already poisoned.

All Toxic Blossom Effects
Triggering Toxic Blossom will now recover some of A.K.I.'s Drive Gauge, and efficient use of it should give you more opportunities to add damage through use of said gauge. Along with this, there are now more chances to trigger Toxic Blossom when the opponent is not already poisoned, but be careful as this benefit still does not apply when a Drive Rush is used in a combo.

Standing Light Punch and Hun Dun (Light Punch > Light Punch)
We've made Crouching Light Punch and Kick able to rapid cancel into Standing Light Punch, adding more depth and stability to her close range combos. Since Hun Dun moves you forward, you no longer have to suffer a whiffed Heavy Serpent Lash when trying to combo into it from the tip of a light attack.

Also, the knockback when Hun Dun is canceled into a Special Move has been adjusted, allowing you to combo into Nightshade Pulse and Nightshade Chaser. You can now choose to end your combos with either the high-damage and now drive gauge-filling Nightshade Chaser, or Serpent Lash to keep up the offense.

Overdrive Nightshade Pulse (↓↙←+Two Punches)
Adjustments were made to the , and you can now follow up with medium Serpent Lash and other attacks when the opponent fails to jump over the projectile and lands on it. The attack range on Medium Serpent Lash's makes it easy to hit without having to use Drive Rush to close the distance, and allowing you to follow-up with other attacks while receiving additional Drive Gauge from triggering Toxic Blossom.

Ed can expect good returns off his far-reaching Normal Moves, so we reviewed the risk associated with these. We particularly looked at Crouching Medium and Heavy Kick, which now should have the appropriate amount of risk for their ease of use and recovery on whiff. We also adjusted some mid-combo damage scaling to help normalize the returns he receives.

Crouching Medium Kick
The recovery on whiff has been increased, the hurtbox has been expanded, and hitboxes have been adjusted so that low-profile and crouching attacks should be more difficult to catch with this move. Now this shouldn't win out as much when clashing with the opponent's crouching moves, so the use of this move has changed drastically.

Crouching Heavy Kick, Low Smash Combination (↓+Heavy Kick > Heavy Punch)
The hitbox and startup have been adjusted in consideration of the returns this move offers. It should now be easier to punish on whiff now that the standby block hitbox has been adjusted, and should be altogether more risky due to the extended recovery and hurtbox.

In addition to the above changes, the recovery at close range has worsened so it is less easy to use. In exchange, following up with Low Smash Combination on hit will now let you cancel into Kill Rush, increasing it's use as a counter poke by giving you a combo without having to spend resources.

Akuma's biggest two changes are an increase in power to the fully held version of Gou Hadoken as it wasn't seeing much use, and that Overdrive Adamant Flame no longer combos from Crouching Medium Kick. While he'll no longer be able to get big returns from throwing out random low attacks, he's had other changes to give him more tools to use in the neutral game.

Crouching Heavy Punch
The knockback time has increased, so on Punish Counter or Drive Rush this will now combo into a fully held Overdrive Gou Hadoken.

Normal/Overdrive Gou Hadoken (Fully Held) (↓↘→+ P or PP hold)
The time it took for the fully held version to come out made it very hard to use. We've increased the number of hits and reduced the recovery, leaving you at a much larger advantage, so if you manage to get it off you can set yourself up with a very good situation.

The Overdrive version, which charges up faster, is now easier to use and it leaves you at advantage even without charging it up. This should discourage your opponents from trying to stop you from using the fully held version when canceling from a Normal Move on block.

Medium Tatsumaki Zanku-kyaku (↓↙← + Medium Kick)
Since there are now more situations where the first hit will hit high up, such as after a fully held Gou Hadoken, we've extended the active frames of the second hit to prevent it from whiffing mid-combo.

Crouching Medium Kick, Overdrive Adamant Fist (↓↙← + PP)
With the advantage on hit being reduced on Crouching Medium Kick, it will no longer cancel fast enough to connect into Overdrive Adamant Fist on normal hit.

Since Overdrive Adamant Fist cannot be punished on block and leads into big damage in the corner, being able to combo into it from a far-reaching low attack like Crouching Medium Kick was an extremely powerful option. That combined with Akuma's fast walk speed made it an overwhelmingly oppressive tool in the neutral game, so we decided to reign it in.

We have improved M. Bison's Psycho Mine-planting Backfist Combo and Super Art level 2, and reassessed his movement speed during Devil Reverse.

Normal Backfist Combo (with Psycho Mine embedded) (↓↙← + Punch)
Since Psycho Crusher Attack is now the main Special Move to use on block against opponents with a Psycho Mine embedded, the advantage on block was improved so you can gain the upper hand with Backfist Combo. Even when used mid-screen, the Medium version on hit can now be followed up with Crouching Heavy Kick, Super Art level 1, or Super Art level 2.

Normal Devil Reverse (Charge ↓↑ + Kick > Punch)
When used to attack from a distance or cause opponents to whiff anti-air attacks by landing behind them, its large effective range made it difficult to react to or counter, so its forward movement distance has been reduced slightly.

Super Art level 2 Psycho Punisher (↓↙←↓↙← + Kick)
We have lowered the attack startup time, enhanced its overall utility, and adjusted the backward movement distance after activation. This will make it easier to hit an opponent who uses forward-moving attacks like Drive Impact or Drive Reversal to get behind you. You can also combo into it from Evil Knee, giving you more opportunities to land hits.

The combo-only hitbox was also expanded upwards to cover for situations where you can't hit opponents at a high elevations due to the quicker attack startup time.

For Terry, we’ve improved the usability of Round Wave and Overdrive Power Charge and reduced the possibility of Super Arts not connecting in a combo in certain situations. While some moves have seen improvements, the pushback on block during burnout has been increased when using Light Crack Shoot. This should help deter players from spamming Normal Move > Light Crack Shoot.

Overdrive Power Charge (↓↘→+KK)
Like the heavy version of Power Charge, you can now cancel into other special moves. This makes it handy for cornering opponents and also allows for follow-up attacks.

Super Art level 1 Buster Wolf (↓↘→↓↘→+K)
Both the player and the opponent are now invincible during hitstop on the first hit. This mitigates situations where, for example, Buster Wolf hits immediately after an Overdrive Power Wave connects in midair, and the opponent is sent flying before the second hit of Buster Wolf connects causing the move to whiff.

Super Art level 3 / Critical Art Rising Fang (↓↘→↓↘→+P)
We’ve increased the attack startup when canceling from certain moves, mitigating the issue where it failed to connect after Quick Burn hits at low elevation.

Mai's changes are mainly revisions to her Special Moves, with the largest being her held and Overdrive versions of Kachousen as well as Light Ryuuenbu.

The knockback time for held and Overdrive Kachousen has been decreased on hit and block, so it will now be less effective at locking the opponent down at close range or when approaching behind one with a Drive Rush.

These weaknesses are still somewhat covered by the powered-up Super Art level 1 versions, making landing it more important than before.

On the other hand, we don't want these nerfs to Kachousen to make Mai too ineffective at mid-range, so in exchange we've made Light Ryuuenbu more effective as a poke. This helps flesh out the role of each of her Special Moves and should add more balance to her neutral play.

Kachousen (Held Normal/Boosted Versions, Normal/Boosted Overdrive Versions)
The adjustments to Kachousen affect the fall of the fan after the first hit on both hit and block, which has had the knockback time reduced. This affects viable pressure and combo options after the falling fan, so be sure to check if your go-to options still work.

The knockback time of the first hit has also changed for the versions not powered up by Super Art level 1. The first hit at close range will now leave you at -5, so you'll need to find new ways to use it to extend your pressure, such as using careful spacing.

Light Ryuuenbu (Normal/Boosted Versions)
This move now takes away more Drive Gauge on block and Punish Counter, and has extended reach as well as some invincibility near her feet, which should make it more useful as a poke. Although the attack's hurtbox has extended with its hitbox, the extended reach makes it harder to whiff with and easier to use.

Heavy Ryuuenbu (Normal/Boosted Versions)
The second airborne hit now floats higher, so it should be easier to connect with it after a Standing Heavy Kick on Punish Counter. You can also combo into it from Standing Light Punch while you have Super Art level 1 stocks, so you can get good damage from a light attack if you can confirm your opponent is standing.

Musasabi no Mai (Normal, Overdrive, and Normal Boosted Versions)
The hitbox during a combo has been expanded in the latter part of the move. This was done in order to make it easier to combo off of a Jumping Medium Punch from high up without changing the timing of existing combos.

Elena's changes have to do with Heavy Rhino Horn and her Super Art levels 1 and 2. There are some improvements to her combos as well as to the held version of Super Art level 2, which wasn't seeing much use.

Heavy Rhino Horn (↓↘→ + Heavy Kick)
This move's slow start up and difficulty hitting crouching opponents made it tricky to use, so we increased the blowback time on hit. With this adjustment, players should be left at a better situation when hitting mid-screen and unleash more effective combos at the corner.

Meteor Volley (Super Art level 1) (↓↘→↓↘→+K)
We adjusted Overdrive Rhino Horn so that it results in a higher knockback when it connects with a grounded opponent. This makes it easier to combo with, allowing you to continue your offensive when it connects, especially when you have your opponent cornered...but be careful! Overdrive Rhino Horn will not always connect off of a mid-air hit.

Revival Dance (Hold) (Super Art level 2) (↓↘→↓↘→ + P > ↓ hold)
The amount healed has increased slightly, and now your Drive Gauge also recovers by 10,000 (1 bar). This will recover even if you've used a Drive Rush in a combo or while in Burnout, giving you an option to strategize with those increased resources.

The adjustments introduced in our last update achieved much of what we wanted to balance with Sagat, which is why we only made a couple of tweaks in this one.

First, we reduced the pushback on hit for his Standing Light Kick to mitigate an issue in which the furthest hitbox of Medium Tiger Uppercut failed to connect. This adjustment should make Medium Tiger Uppercut connect reliably when a Standing Light Kick lands on the opponent's torso, but not always when it hits an outstretched arm or leg.

Second, given its reach and resulting combo damage, we have also increased the recovery on whiff for his Crouching Medium Punch.

Viper is a character with unique mechanics like her high jump cancels and feints, which add complex inputs to her neutral and combos that are difficult to master. Due to this complexity, we believe this often led to performing some moves unintentionally, which made her strengths as a character hard to utilize.

This time we looked over the overall strength of her moves with the aim of encouraging her unique playstyle, which mostly involved improving the benefits of using Drive Gauge for a high jump cancel.

We also adjusted her Super Art 2 so it's not as easy to activate by accident, eased the difficulty of her combos, and generally improved her ease of use as a character.

Crouching Medium Punch
There has been a slight increase to the duration of the move as well as its hurtbox. This should make it easier to use as a medium-range poke and better at stopping an opponent's Drive Rush.

Standing Heavy Punch
The blockstun has increased, so now Viper is +1 after a blocked Standing Heavy Punch is canceled into a feinted Heavy Thunder Dash, making it a powerful pressure tool.

Aerial Burning Kick (Non-Overdrive Versions)
The blockstun has increased. Now, if you use the Light or Medium versions immediately after a forward high jump, you'll be +1. This is similar to the adjustment made to her Standing Heavy Punch, which we hope will offer some payoff to using these moves.

If your aerial Burning Kick is guarded as a cross-up and you land behind your opponent, the recovery has been adjusted so that you are not left at advantage, which is the same as before.

Standing Heavy Kick
The blowback when hitting an airborne opponent has been adjusted, so now it should be easier to follow-up with an attack. Following with an Overdrive Burning Kick should whiff less often mid-screen, and there should also be more situations where you can follow up with Super Art level 1. Furthermore, you can now follow up with Overdrive Thunder Dash in the corner for a higher damage option.

Limit Decoupler (Super Art level 1)
The hitbox has been extended upwards to make it easier to connect against airborne opponents. Now if your opponent neutral jumps on your wakeup, the move should whiff less often even if you wait to confirm the jump.

We've also made it so that using Thunder Dash and Burning Kick during the Super Art level 1 effect will now increase your Drive Gauge. As there is a disadvantage to the move from the Super Art Gauge being unable to fill during the duration, this should offset that by making moves that normally cost Drive either increase the gauge or at least leave you cost neutral, letting you do more Viper things more often.

Mission Complete (Super Art level 2)
The input shortcut has been disabled for this move when canceling from Heavy Punch and when high jump canceling from any punch move. We observed that Super Art level 2 was often coming out when the player intended to use moves like Heavy Thunder Dash as an anti-air, or when high jump canceling moves into any version of Thunder Dash, so this should help mitigate that.

Now in the above situations, inputting something like ↓←↓↙← or ↓↙←↓← and punch should not activate Super Art level 2, though the simple input is still enabled when canceling from a Special Move.

We received suggestions to change Super Art 2's input to ↓↘→↓↘→, but we tested this before release and when high jump canceling into Seismic Hammer, Super Art 2 would overwrite it even more often than with Thunder Dash, so we ultimately decided to go with the current input.

Otherwise, considering Super Art 2's short reach, we decided to improve its use cases by improving its effectiveness as an anti-air. We adjusted the collision pushbox at the screen freeze, so now it should be more difficult for the opponent to slip under the move when they are high up.

This update focuses primarily on adjusting Mai, Elena and Sagat.

With Elena and Sagat, they were released after the last overall balance adjustment, so we've made adjustments to improve their usability to ensure that some of their main moves that should define their unique style become more effective in practice. The changes should increase the range of combos and links so that they can better express their strengths and individuality.

In a previous update we downgraded some of Mai's attacks that heavily restricted the opponent's actions, but combos using all versions of Kachousen still made it very easy for her to take control of the stage. Her ability to corner opponents were the best among all of the characters. These attacks were difficult to counter unless the opponent opted for high-risk, high difficulty techniques like Perfect Parries or invincible attacks, so we've re-balanced them again.

The adjustments we've made are aimed at reducing the barrier of difficulty with countering Mai's offense, and its tendency to loop, so we've made it more difficult for Mai to induce Burnout when opponents block or use normal parries. Additionally, by tweaking the situation after Mai lands her forward throw in the corner, we've made it easier for the defender to deal with Mai's offense.

For more information on the adjustments, please see each character's adjustment list.

The primary changes to Mai surround her combo-related attacks and their effect on the Drive Gauge, and a change to her forward throw after using it while in the corner.

For Drive Gauge adjustments, her standing heavy punch and all versions of Kachousen are affected. Her standing heavy punch is easy to use at the beginning or middle of combos, and also has a lot of chances to force the opponent to block, so we've decreased the amount of Drive Gauge reduced when the opponent blocks it.

For Kachousen, the amount of Drive Gauge gained on normal and Perfect Parry is now increased. We looked to reduce situations where a successful Perfect Parry would result in an overall negative balance compared to the cost of performing the parry in the first place. By ensuring a certain amount of Drive recovery even with just a normal parry, Mai's opponents will now be less likely to go into Burnout.

Especially for the held version of Light Kachousen, with its ability to really suffocate the opponent, and normal Boosted Kachousen, parrying the first two attacks will result in an overall positive Drive gain for opponents. Characters that don't have a lot of counters to projectiles will find it easier to avoid Kachousen with a normal parry.

After Mai's forward throw hits in the corner, the distance between the opponent is now closer, so after it hits, Mai can't avoid a throw from a recovering opponent even if she performs forward dash into a backward walk. Although Mai's frame advantage after a forward dash hasn't changed, it's now more difficult for her to deal with both an opponent's normal throw and invincible move at the same time, so she'll need to be more creative with her approach.

Elena's main adjustments revolve around her Boosted Leopard Snap and Super Art level 1 Meteor Volley.

Boosted Leopard Snap
The distance between Elena and her opponent is now shorter when this attack is blocked either at the center of the stage or in the corner, making it easier to keep up the offense. At the center of the stage, you can now string together two light attacks against an opponent who blocks this attack, such as crouching light punch or crouching light kick into crouching light punch, making it easier to pressure opponents who are looking to retreat from an anticipated throw or want to take back their turn with a light attack.

Meteor Volley
We've sped up its attack start-up, increased its abilities as an anti-air tool, and made it easier to use as part of a follow-up attack in a mid-air combo. In addition, after this attack hits, any follow-ups will now grant Super Art gauge gains, giving this attack much more utility.

We've looked at improving Sagat's Tiger Nexus and follow-up attacks, as well as the abilities of his low-hitting attacks. Other than that, there were rare cases when his multi-hitting attacks wouldn't connect mid-way through or wouldn't go into the proper lock animation, so we've made adjustments to those to ensure that Sagat wouldn't suddenly encounter a disadvantage.

Light/Medium Tiger Nexus, Mighty Tiger
Sagat now moves forward more with the light and medium versions of Tiger Nexus, giving him more range with this attack. Along with the changes to pushback on hit and block to crouching light kick, this makes it easier to hit an opponent with Tiger Nexus after Sagat's light attacks, giving him better comboability.

For Tiger Nexus > Mighty Tiger's change to blowback on mid-air hits, this is a change made so that the other tweaks won't affect any current mid-air combos.

Crouching Light Kick, Crouching Medium Kick
Sagat's close and mid-range low attacks now have better performance.
Due to Sagat's slow forward walk speed, it was difficult for him to chase down retreating opponents, so this change is meant to compensate for one of Sagat's weaknesses, which is the risk he takes when stepping back.

Tiger Monolith
When used as an early anti-air attack there were times when no active attack frames were present, so with this adjustment, it should allow Sagat to win more situations when this attack clashes with an opponent's jumping attack, instead of trading or straight up losing out.

Our focus for this end of the content year update was various character tunings in addition to alterations to the general strategy of the game through a number of battle system changes. A list of changes and our explanations behind them can be found below. We hope these explanations will help explain our thought process, especially for adjustments where the intention is less obvious than others.


Perfect Parry

A screen freeze will no longer occur when successfully performing a Perfect Parry unless the correct direction is held. Down-back must be held for low attacks, and back must be held for high and overhead attacks to successfully produce a screen freeze.

This change is intended to improve the feeling of being on the receiving end of a Perfect Parry, and is in response to a number of situations. One, because Perfect Parry required no additional input, it was too easy of a choice to simply parry the moment the player sees their opponent move. Another was the Drive Parry before Drive Rush occasionally causing a Perfect Parry by chance when hit by an opponent's spacing attack. These kind of "incidental Perfect Parry" situations were found to result in frustration for players when a Perfect Parry turned the tide of a match.


While we had attempted to balance the risk and reward of Perfect Parry through gauge use/gain and increasing recovery of Drive Parry, reward was still too high on success, and the risk too low on failure.

By requiring an additional input alongside the already present timing requirement, we hope to reduce these incidental Parries.

Perfect Parry against projectiles, which produces no time freeze, have been kept as they were in order to prevent projectiles from becoming overly oppressive.


Adjustments Resulting from Perfect Parry Changes

Because the Perfect Parry alterations have made highs and lows more important, many characters have received changes to their lows to ensure they are not overly powerful.

This change also means that it will be more difficult to perform Perfect Parry against an attack out of Drive Rush, a common choice to begin an offensive push. Taking this into consideration, crouching medium kicks that cannot be canceled into other moves have been given scaling in order to ease their strength when used from Drive Rush, as they could lead to combos and were safe on block.

In anticipation of long-reaching lows becoming a powerful way to begin offense, characters that are able to cancel their crouching medium kicks will no longer be able to evade an opponent's throw after having their Drive Rush > Light Attack blocked from crouching medium kick. This will require the opponent to throw as soon as they are able.


Attack sequences using crouching light kick from close ranges have also received changes. Because Perfect Parry was universal for strikes, it was common to have crouching light kicks Perfect Parried when trying to check an opponent's wakeup. This combined with the fact that most light punches resulted in more advantage, crouching light kicks were considered a low priority move. With the changes in Perfect Parry, these attacks should see much more use. We have also made it more likely for consecutive light attacks to reach with alterations to advantage and pushback on block to light moves.

As discussed below we've added Assisted Combos that incorporate a crouching light attack as the 2nd attack in the string, so you can attack in a similar fashion as when using Classic controls


Throw Escapes
The player who escapes a throw will now receive more Drive Gauge and Super Art gauge than before.

A classic defensive strategy was to perform a delayed throw escape after blocking for an instant. This was a strong option against both strikes and throws, but it proved difficult to turn the fight around into your favor as the attacker could simply wait and attack a whiffed throw attempt, making it a high-risk but low-return defensive option.

As a defensive measure against throws, players could also back dash or jump to get better rewards, which meant that throw escapes was not an option that was chosen often.

In order to provide players with another valuable close-range option when on the defensive, we decided to give more resources upon a successful throw escape. This will be a huge boon for a player especially just before hitting Burnout, and can become a valid option to get out of a tight situation.


Sweeps
Along with reducing the hurtbox on the 1st active frame, we made adjustments so that on a normal or counter hit, players can still perform a recovery.

By greatly reducing the hurtbox immediately after the attack start-up, although there's some risk if the attack was blocked or missed, it's now an attack that can win out against other pokes more often. Remember this option when you don't have much health left or are in a pinch.

On the other hand, the move can now be recovered from after a normal or counterhit, so your offensive situation after hit is much different. Each character will have a different wake-up gameplay now so study up.

Due to this change, the strategy of knocking down an opponent and switching sides before they get up is now gone, except if the attack lands as a Punish Counter.

Note that attacks that slide along the ground are not subject to this change.


Modern Controls have received two major updates.

1. Jumping Attacks
By pressing the Assist button with an attack button, you can now use different jumping attacks while in the air. As a general rule, good air-to-ground attacks require pressing the Assist button, while attacks suited for air-to-air situations are now the normal jumping attacks.

2. Unique Assisted Combos can now be performed starting from a rapid cancel light attack.
Due to the properties of Assisted Combos when using Modern controls, it wasn't possible to look for a combo after a second light attack with the exception of some characters. However, considering the changes made to Perfect Parry, it's now more important to mix up the high/low levels of attacks more than ever, so by performing ↓+AUTO+Light from a rapid cancel light attack, you can now perform a unique Assisted Combo that begins with a light attack.

This unique Assisted Combo is the exact same as every character's Assisted Combo 1, but when rapid canceled it will continue until the end regardless if the attack hits or is blocked.

With Luke we revamped some of the details of his combos involving the hold version of medium Flash Knuckle, and tweaked some of his Overdrive attacks that weren't seeing much action. In addition, we made small adjustments like tweaking his Snapback Combo and his combo damage in the corner so he feels better to play.

Medium Flash Knuckle (hold) (↓↙←+hold Medium Punch)
The perfect version of medium Flash Knuckle comes out fast and can combo from crouching Heavy Punch for big damage, but by removing the combo scaling from the perfect version gives it a more pronounced difference, so we tweaked the attack so even if you miss the perfect version, if your execution is good, the combo will still connect. To go along with this adjustment, we removed the tweak where the hold version's recovery would be shorter if it collided with a Drive Impact.

Snapback Combo (Medium Punch > Medium Punch > Medium Punch > Medium Punch)
On hit Luke will gain much more Drive gauge than before, and knockdown time has increased, allowing you to do a forward dash into standing Heavy Kick for a meaty set up, providing Luke with some advantageous wakeup options.

Light Rising Uppercut (→↓↘+Light Punch)
We've greatly increased the upper value so it can be used in juggle combos more often. You'll find that there are more chances to do this especially in the corner, which helps to alleviate some frustration with Luke as his combo power drops once he backs opponents into the corner.

With Jamie we looked at adjusting his standing medium kick, which was great at controlling the neutral from mid to long range, by increasing its risk when it misses. In addition, we increased the variety of techniques he can use in a combo at close range, improving his return when he goes on the offensive.

Standing Medium Kick
We adjusted him so that the hurtbox when he misses remains for a while, so its ability to zone out characters has weakened, but we made the startup faster so it can combo from a crouching light punch or crouching medium punch on Punish Counter, making it another option when going on a counter attack.

Freeflow Strike (Normal/Overdrive)
The final attack can be canceled into a Super Art, giving it more utility in combos, and with the Overdrive version you can cancel it into Super Art level 2, making it a strong offensive option even when the attack is blocked.

The adjustment made to the movement distance to the non-Level 4 light and medium versions was done to alleviate issues where the attacks after the first attack landed would miss.

Manon has a unique ability to pull opponents towards her with her two target combos, and we made changes to their hit effects when the first attack lands as a Punish Counter. We wanted to offset Manon's slow movement speed by improving her ability to move around and take the initiative after those attacks.

On the other hand, we've increased the risk of standing medium punch when it misses and tweaked the disadvantage of the attack on block, making it less likely that Manon can string together consecutive standing medium punches on an opponent in Burnout.

À Terre (Medium Punch > Medium Kick) now produces a knockdown, allowing Manon to start her wakeup games on hit. Temps Lié (Standing Heavy Punch > Standing Heavy Punch) now launches the opponent while pulling them in, so you can directly go into a combo from Overdrive Rond-point (↓↘→+KK) and other attacks.

Other adjustments include removing the knockdown effect on the light version of Rond-point, giving more diversity between the various strengths of the move. Now after the light version hits, Manon can continue with her offensive in ways she couldn't previously.

We've given Kimberly's Shuriken Bomb Spread different abilities on each strength level, which will increase the number of variations at her disposal. Other changes are primarily ones based on the common adjustments.

Shuriken Bomb Spread (light/medium/heavy) (↓↓+PP)
By pressing Light+Medium or Medium+Heavy you can change the detonation timing between the shuriken bombs, giving Kimberly new combo possibilities. This will allow Kimberly to break down the opponent with strikes and throws, so smart placement will give Kimberly a big advantage.

Bushin Prism Strikes (Light Punch > Medium Punch > Heavy Punch > Heavy Kick)
We felt that Bushin Prism Strikes was a little overshadowed compared to Kimberly's other target combos, so we changed the opponent's hit reaction to give Kimberly a better advantage. This is especially true when in the corner, as you can place your Shuriken Bombs and continue with the advantage. Now Kimberly will be able to keep her unique situations even when she starts her offense with light attacks.

The appeal of Marisa was clobbering people with heavy strikes for massive damage, but her combo starters had big openings, and combined with her slow walk speed compared to other characters, she had a hard time engaging in the neutral.

Marisa will now be able to get damage a little bit easier than before via different approaches thanks to the changes made to her low attacks in conjunction with the Perfect Parry Changes, and updates that make her combos and counter attacks hit their mark better from normal moves.

Additionally, Super Art Level 1 Javelin of Marisa will active on a throw, and the attack range for the first hit of Super Art Level 2 Meteorite has been expanded. This will now give Marisa more opportunities to use her Super Art gauge when on the defensive.

Lily's anti-air attacks such as Horn Breaker (←+Heavy Punch) and crouching heavy punch, and other attacks saw their proficiencies downward, but techniques that move her forward, such as her forward dash and Desert Storm (→+Heavy Punch) got adjusted to be stronger.

In addition, medium Tomahawk Buster (→↓↘+Medium Punch) is now easier to incorporate into combos, which is a big change for her. Lily has good comboability from her light attacks, so now when she doesn't have Windclad stocked, you can use it to cover situations where previously only Overdrive Condor Spire (↓↘→+KK) was an option. There were also situations where standing and crouching light punch would not hit with the attack tip despite their long range, but we believe Lily will be able to maintain her Drive gauge while fighting in these situations.

Super Art 2 had a longer and further period of invulnerability compared to other Super Arts, so it's been adjusted. The start-up for the standing version is now changed to a standing hitbox, which is a changed made so that it doesn't lose out to anti-air special moves after the screen transition.

Other than damage adjustments for specific special moves, there are no big changes for JP. Initial scaling was added to his combo starters, medium and heavy Torbalan (↓↘→+Medium Kick or Heavy Kick) and crouching medium kick. Increasing the damage on his Overdrive Stribog (↓↘→+PP) when it hits with the tip of the attack rounds out his main adjustments.

We looked to adjust Juri's ability to lock down opponents with some attacks, as well as the easiness and risk for opponents to punish her.

Jumping Heavy Punch
The hurtbox is expanded to make it easier to trade with anti-air attacks, and the advantage on block was adjusted so that it's now +1 instead of +5 when blocked by opponents of average height. Now Juri players will have to exercise more caution after forcing an opponent to block this attack if they aim for their head.

Korenzan (←+Heavy Kick)
Adjustments were made so that this attack can better snipe attacks going for your feet in the neutral, and with the change in frames on hit, you can now combo into Ansatsuken (↓↘→+Medium Kick) or Heavy Fuhajin (↓↙←+Heavy Kick)

Crouching Light Punch
We adjusted the attack hitbox for this technique upward as the attack level was low and interfering with some of the armor hitboxes of some characters.

Dee Jay's adjustments are primarily focused on tuning Heavy Jackknife Maximum and Overdrive Jus Cool. His neutral game won't see much change, but we adjusted him so his comboability and anti-air proficiency is a little better.

Heavy Jackknife Maximum (Charge ↓,↑+Heavy Kick)
The startup for heavy Jackknife Maximum is faster, making it easier to use as an anti-air. Because of the faster start up time, it can also combo from an upclose Overdrive Air Slasher (Charge ←, →+PP), giving him some new combo routes.

Overdrive Jus Cool (↓↙←+KK)
The opponent's recovery on block is increased, meaning that with fastest timing transitioning into Overdrive Funky Slicer (Light Kick after Overdrive Jus Cool) is a natural combo string. We also adjusted his Overdrive Waning Moon (Medium Kick after Overdrive Jus Cool) as it had limited use. It now chips away at the opponent's Drive Gauge better so it can be used in those situations when up close.

Cammy's adjustments focus on adding more combo options and adjusting her situation after an attack hits.

Swing Combination (Heavy Punch > Heavy Kick)
Considering how easy it is to hit with this attack and it's ability to carry opponents into the corner, we adjusted this move so that after the final attack and hitting with a medium Spiral Arrow, the situation after Hooligan Combination is slightly worse.

Heavy Cannon Spike (→↓↘+Heavy Kick)
The attack hitbox on the tip of the attack was higher than other characters, allowing it to win out against standing and crouching medium punch, so we've adjusted the attack hitbox so that it's at an average height compared to other attacks.

Ryu's adjustment are aimed at tweaking his situation after a special move connects and improving the abilities of his attacks after using Denjin Charge.

By improving Ryu's situation after hitting with Heavy Shoryuken or Super Art level 3, we're looking to achieve a balance between Ryu's traditional high damage and continuing his offense, which we hope will increase the expected amount of damage he can dish out in a single interaction.

While Ryu can continue on the offense after a big hit, Denjin Charge requires him to temporarily stop his offensive, so we looked to improve his boosted attacks in general to make it worth charging. This is especially true for Super Art level 1 and level 2, which will give him situations and combo damage previously unattainable. Ryu players will now see better rewards when using these techniques as they require two separate resources (Super Art and Denjin stock)

Honda has received a number of expansions to his combo pieces in addition to the character-wide moves explained in the general balance overview.

Overdrive Taiho Cannon Lift (↓↘→+KK＞↓+P)
By altering where the opponent lands after being launched by Overdrive Taiho Cannon Lift and reducing its , it should now significantly differ from its normal version. It will now link after hitting with the second hit of Standing Heavy Kick or after Power Stomp, even while in the center of the screen. Hondo will now also be able to use a follow-up attack after it, unlike with the normal version.

Normal Sumo Headbutt (Charge ←, →+P)
Perfect Parry was an effective countermeasure against the safe on block Sumo Headbutt, but now that Honda's opponents will have to also worry about inputting the correct direction while closing the distance, we've decided this would be too effective at keeping his opponents away. We've reduced the amount of Drive Gauge damage Sumo Headbutt deals in order to make sure opponents who are unable to parry in time aren't overly punished for blocking.

Blanka's most significant change is his ability to combo into his Overdrive Wild Hunt. Look for opportunities to successfully connect with a Punish Counter Standing Heavy Punch or after hitting an opponent with a normal out of Drive Rush after they've been launched high in the air. Make use of the large advantage it gives on hit alongside the opponent's inability to back roll on Hard Knockdown to inflict heavy pressure, especially when paired with a Blanka-chan doll.

Guile's projectiles are now a bit easier to use, and a number of his combo pieces have been extended. While these changes boost his combo damage and projectile-based gameplan, Knee Bazooka can no longer jump over the enemy, making it much more difficult for him to swap sides with his opponent when hitting with a strike. This means he will have to be careful to not give up much ground, lest he find himself stuck in the corner.

Sonic Boom and Other Projectiles
Guile's projectiles will now disappear faster when they are judged to have left the screen, allowing him to shoot projectiles faster in situations like when his Sonic Boom misses after being jumped over. With total on-screen projectile time getting a boost, this will improve Guile's pressure game.

Super Art Level 1 Sonic Hurricane (Horizontal)
While Sonic Hurricane has always had a hitbox that only appears during a combo, this hitbox would not hit opponent's that had been blown back by projectiles. This has been changed, making it much easier for Guile to combo into his Sonic Hurricane on an opponent who has been wall splatted by Overdrive Sonic Cross.

Ken had two major focuses for his changes: offensive and defensive properties of his Jinrai Kick, and his positioning after performing a forward throw in the corner.

Ken's various offensive options forced his opponent's to make difficult split-second decisions where making one wrong move often meant not only getting put in the corner, but also led to Ken's easily looped corner pressure. With the changes to Perfect Parry, Ken should find his commonly used normals parried less, giving his Jinrai Kick a boost in power. As such, we've reduced it and its follow-ups in power slightly.

We've preserved Ken's advantageous situations when hitting with his strikes, as well as his corner carry, but have touched up his Jinrai Kick, Kazekama Shin Kick, and his positioning after a forward throw in the corner to give his opponent's more choices to fight against his onslaught, as a few character's in particular were very limited in their options.

Light/Medium Jinrai Kick (↓↘→+Light Kick or Medium Kick), Kazekama Shin Kick (→+Light Kick During Jinrai Kick)
Medium Jinrai Kick is now more likely to be punished by a fast normal attack on block. Additionally, Kazekama Shin Kick, often used to punish those who attack while at a frame disadvantage, will now result in Ken being knocked down when he is counter hit during it. These changing make using Jinrai Kick and its follow-ups a bit more risky, as well as reducing the reward for successfully hitting with them. Finally, both Jinrai Kick and Kazekama Shin Kick will deal slightly less damage to the Drive Gauge, easing some of the pressure from blocking them.

Chun-Li's main areas of focus were helping her ability to fight on the ground with changes to her Crouching Heavy Kick and Hundred Lighting Kicks, as well as increasing the effectiveness of Tensho Kicks' ability to anti-air.

Crouching Heavy Kick
With range around the same as her Crouching Medium Kick, Chun-Li's Crouching Heavy Kick was a move with limited effective use. Its range has been increased, making it more useful as both a counter-attack and a whiff punish. While it is more unsafe on block now, it should be a better tool in Chun-Li's already powerful ground game.

Normal/Overdrive Hundred Lightning Kicks
We've given each strength of Hundred Lighting Kicks their own strengths, making them both easier to use, and giving them clear uses. In particular, Light Hundred Lightning Kicks' startup has been changed to 5 frames, helping Chun-Li counter-attack against certain moves and links where she before lacked an effective choice. The Overdrive version's increase in damage makes it more valuable as both a combo piece and as a Punish Counter, giving it a wider range of uses than it was seeing previously.

Normal/Overdrive Tensho Kicks
By altering Tensho Kick's active frames and hitbox, we've reduced the number of situations where Chun-Li will whiff while using it in a combo or as an anti-air.

Zangief has had the base hurtbox around his torso expanded, both weakening his throws and reducing his effectiveness in neutral. With opponent attacks now easier to hit, hits results in an what is effectively a reduction in the range of his own moves, forcing him to work harder in neutral than he had to before.

Normal/Overdrive Double Lariat - Overdrive Screw Piledriver
As a result of the hurtbox expansion, Zangief now finds himself at more of a distance from his opponent even when close, in order to ensure his combos and links still function as they did, Double Lariat's hitbox has been expanded, while OD Screw Piledriver's range has been increased to preserve Zangief's identity as a grappler.

06/06/2025
Normal and Overdrive Double Lariat / Overdrive Screw Piledriver
With the expansion of Zangief's pushbox, there will now be more distance between him and the opponent when touching.
This will have an impact on close range attack sequences, but as a means of maintaining certain established staple combos and attack sequences, Double Lariat's hitbox has been expanded for when it is used in a combo.
In addition, and to further accentuate Zangief's characteristics, we have also expanded the throw hitbox for Overdrive Screw Piledriver.

Drive Impact
Zangief's Drive Impact range was already shorter compared to other characters, so in order for the reach to not be too short alongside his hurtbox changes, he will now move further forward during a Drive Impact.

Our main focus with Dhalsim was taking a look at the properties of his Yoga Blast and touching up how he fights at medium distance.

Normal/Overdrive Yoga Blast (→↘↓↙←+K or KK)
In order to boost its anti-air properties, Yoga Blast's hurtbox has been reduced from the time its hitbox first appears, making it less likely for the attack to get canceled out by attacks coming from a sharp angle above. Additionally, the Overdrive version has been given air invincibility from when the hitbox appears except for around the feet, giving it a much higher return when successful, as well as making it easier to use.

Because of its slow startup, the Heavy version of Yoga Blast was unable to use this change effectively. As such, Heavy Yoga Blast's forward movement, hitbox, and the opponent's reaction on hit have been changed, allowing it to be used as a powerful combo piece from medium attacks and above.

Grounded/Airborne Yoga Float (↓+KK)
Dhalsim will now be able to act faster after using Yoga Float while on the ground, making it easier to cancel into and otherwise. The speed at which Dhalsim moves during Yoga Float has been increased. While not a drastic change, it allows him to better fine to his distance to the opponent.

Jumping Heavy Punch
Due to its small hurtbox, Dhalsim's Jumping Heacy Punch would often clash with anti-air moves like Shoryuken, resulting in both attacks missing, and Dhalsim attacking his recovering opponent after he landed from the air. We've expanded the size of this hurtbox in all directions from when the hitbox appears to prevent this from happening.

Rashid's impressive agility and special moves allowed him to easily escape the corner, while easily pushing his opponent into the corner. We've weakened his easily looped offensive in the corner using his forward throw, while giving him a larger reward for hitting with strikes in neutral.

Forward Throw
Rashid will now be further away from his opponent when successfully performing a forward throw. With the ability to stay at an advantage with a number of powerful strikes while in the corner after a forward throw, it was extremely difficult for opponents to escape this pressure. In order to reduce the number of situations where this can occur, we've altered the situation Rashid find himself in after a throw.

Overdrive Whirlwind Shot (Held) (↓↘→+Hold KK)
Overdrive Whirlwind Shot now requires less time held in order to fully power up, boosting its ease of use. It can know also be lined into from Rising Kick (Medium Punch > Heavy Kick).

Overdrive Spinning Mixer (↓↘→+PP)
Due to the number of hits, Overdrive Spinning Mixer often beat Drive Impact. This has been altered so that, like other characters' Overdrive moves, this will not occur.
Note: Akuma has also received a balance change in the same vein.

The main focus of A.K.I.'s changes were her combos and attack sequences. While some of her most commonly used combo starters were given scaling and weakened slightly, she has also received a number of new options to use in her combos.

Standing Medium Punch
With slightly more recovery on block, A.K.I. is no longer able to cancel her Standing Medium Punch into Toxic Wreath after a delay to punish opponents who move. However, she will now have Crouching Medium Kick blocked automatically after Drive Rush canceling from a blocked Standing Medium Punch, and an opponent in Burnout will no longer be able to interrupt Standing Medium Punch into Heel Strike (↓+PP＞K). Because of the boost in power this adjustment brings we've also increased the pushback of Heel Strike on block against an opponent in Burnout.

Medium Serpent Lash (↓↘→+Medium Punch)
Medium Serpent Lash is now faster on startup, and can more easily be used for both follow-up attacks and against opponents in the air. Because the hitbox appears faster now, we've also increased the amount of active frames to ensure it will still hit in combos where it was used previously.

Normal/Overdrive Cruel Fate (↓↙←+K or KK)
With its hitbox during combos expanded forward, Cruel Fate is now easier to use as a part of combos. In particular, Cruel Fate is now easier to link to from Standing Heaving Kick on Punish Counter, making it much more usable to follow up your attacks in situations like whiff punishing.

Ed's ability to make use of his held Psycho Flicker after a forward throw in the corner was extremely powerful, especially against characters who didn't have a good way to reverse the pressure. We also took a look at his ability to start combos using his long-reaching normals, his ease of closing gaps after said combos, and routing using his Psycho Cannon Super Art. As a result, we've changed the situation he's left in after a forward throw, while giving him a new movement option from his iconic Psycho Flicker.

Forward Throw
Ed's advantage and position on a successful throw has been significantly altered, especially in the corner. Ed will no longer be able throw or hit with a held Psycho Flicker right as the opponent recovers, thus making continuing his attack after a forward throw much more risky.

Psycho Flicker (↓↘→+K)
With Psycho Flicker now cancelable into Kill Rush, the non-held version of the move can now be used as both a powerful space-controlling move that can quickly close space on counter hit, or as a new combo piece.

Additionally, after considering the high return gained on Punish Counter and the strength of the held version, we've increased the risk of using Psycho Flicker by adding a screen freeze on successful Perfect Parry.

Akuma gave his opponents few options when faced up against his powerful neutral game and attack sequences. By tweaking the pushback of his moves on block and the properties of his attack sequences, we've given opponents a bit of help when faced with Akuma's numerable options.

Kikoku Combination (→+Heavy Punch), Gou Hadoken (↓↘→+P), Heavy Adamant Flame (↓↙←+Heavy Punch)
Akuma was often able to make use of these moves to avoid punishment on block, we've reduced the amount of pushback on block to ensure he's more likely to eat a counter-attack, while trying to preserve the ease of use of these attacks. Kikoku Combination will now leave Akuma closer to his opponent when blocked after using the attack from Drive Rush, making this a buff in some situations as well.

Crouching Heavy Kick
Akuma's Crouching Heavy Kick was very powerful when paired with Tatsumaki Zanku-kyaku (↓↙←+Light Kick), too often creating situations where the opponent had little choice in how to fight back. In an effort to curb this, we've reduced the amount of time the opponent is knocked down after hit while in the air.

Overdrive Demon Raid (↓↘→+KK)
The Overdrive version of Demon Raid can now be canceled into Tenma Gozanku, giving Akuma more options for combos while in the corner.

Crouching Light Kick
By increasing the speed of Akuma's Crouching Light Kick rapid cancel, we've reduced the likelihood that the attack clashes with an opponent's normal moves. Attacks that connect after rapid cancel have also been made more likely to reach the opponent.

M. Bison already boasts powerful offense out of his first-class Drive Rush and commands the neutral game with his Standing Heavy Punch and Double Knee Press. With the system changes being introduced in the upcoming patch, particularly those to Perfect Parry, M. Bison is likely to receive a further boost to his offense.

Taking this into consideration, we've reduced the effectiveness of a number of his moves. These include: Standing Light Punch, deadly when paired with his Drive Rush. Standing Heavy Punch, which gives him a combo on normal hit. And finally his Backfist Combo, which allows him to set a Psycho Mine and further push his offense. Additionally, we've improved the situation M. Bison finds himself in when a number of his special moves hit, as they were not seeing much use. This should give M. Bison another avenue of attack to keep the opponent guessing.

Light/Medium/Overdrive Backfist Combo, Light/Medium Psycho Crusher Attack
M. Bison will now have a harder time launching an offensive against his opponent from the center of the screen using Drive Rush after hitting with the Light and Medium versions of Backfist Combo after changes to Bison's recovery and hit effect on the opponent. On the other hand, it will now be easier to pressure opponents after planting a mine with Drive Rush after the Overdrive version, as they will now land closer to the villain.

Unlike Light and Medium Backfist Combo, Light and Medium Psycho Crusher Attack now leave Bison in a better situation before even when used mid-screen, allowing him to press his opponent further with his pressure. The light version has received changes to both its startup and hitbox, allowing it to link from light normals. This change should allow Bison to consider both his position on the screen and his resources when deciding which special to end a combo with.

Overall, Terry is character with where we feel the majority of his moves are at an acceptable place. Because of this, the focus for this update was to make his combos a bit easier to use, and to help a couple of his moves stand out a bit more with small tunings to their properties.

Standing Medium Punch
With a slight boost to the reach of the move directly after the hitbox appears this attack should no longer hit at different times depending on the distance to the opponent. The window to use the target combo has also been expanded, making it easier to use after confirming Standing Medium Punch has hit.

Power Drive (Medium Punch > Heavy Punch)
With both a damage boost and scaling addition, Power Drive will end up dealing around the same damage when used in a combo, but will deal more damage when an opponent is counter hit after trying to move first when blocking Standing Medium Punch.

Heavy Crack Shoot (↓↙←+Heavy Kick)
With improvements to its usefulness as a projectile and tweaks to the third hit's hitbox, it should now be easier to ensure every hit connects when combing from Heavy Power Charge into Heavy Crack Shoot.

With her powerful tools to keep opponent's away in mid and long ranges, as well as an ability to repeat certain avenues of attack with little risk, Mai was too effective at keeping her opponent's choices limited when she was on offense. As such, we've tweaked her Standing Heavy Kick and Kachousen, which we recognized as the main problem areas when it came to limiting the opponent. Additionally, we've changed the timing when Mai gains her Flame stocks, limiting the benefit she gained even when her Kagero no Mai was blocked.

Standing Heavy Kick
With additional recovery and expansion of its hurtbox, Standing Heavy Kick is now riskier for Mai to use. Pushback on block has also been reduced, making it more likely for Mai to lose her turn.

The purpose of these adjustments is to further balance the game, so there will be many changes to tune techniques up and down. There are also some adjustments being made that will impact all characters, such as changes to throws and jumps. For more details, please refer to the battle tuning concept for each character. Below you'll find our overall adjustment direction.

Adjustments to Tune Down Certain Aspects

We've taken a look at defensive techniques that can change a fight too significantly when the player gets a correct read. This is primarily targeting some attacks with invincibility, and low risk techniques that allow for side switching.

If these techniques are too strong, the risk of being pushed into the corner of the stage greatly reduces, and the attacking side would also be taking on more risk than necessary, making it difficult to continue with their offensive, so we are making adjustments to alleviate this issue.

Reassessing Crouching Heavy Kicks (Modern: ↘+Heavy Attack) on Block

We've taken a look at how some character's Crouching Heavy Kick works after block and made it easier to counterattack.

With Street Fighter 6 we've made efforts to make blocked Crouching Heavy Kicks easy to counter attack when they're blocked, but due to their range and attack hitboxes, they could become easy ways to launch an offensive plan when used carefully.

The difficulty in countering a blocked Crouching Heavy kick depends on the matchup, but some characters had more low risk cases than others, so we increased the risk of using the attack by adjusting pushback on block and recovery.

This change applies to Jamie, Ken, Cammy, Akuma and M. Bison.

Please note that while there are other characters that are difficult to counterattack after a block other than the ones noted above, we believe that their attacks can only be used in specific situations due to their interaction with other moves and their individual properties, so they have been left out of this adjustment.

Adjustments to Jump Cancels

We've made adjustments so that characters cannot avoid a normal throw by using techniques that cause the character to leave the ground and then follow up with a special move as a counter attack.

With this iteration of Street Fighter, techniques that offered big returns against normal throws would be adjusted for balance by doing things like adding scaling, but the above mentioned technique is very difficult to adjust for each and every move. For that reason we've opted for this global change. This is one way we're reassessing defensive techniques, which is part of our overall plan to tune down certain aspects of the game. We feel that this is a necessary step to enable more aggressive offensive strategies.

Please note however, that jump cancels can still be performed, so this will not affect how players take control of the characters.

Also, this adjustment is only for normal throws. We believe that this technique didn't provide a huge advantage against command throws so this change doesn't apply in those cases.

We've primarily looked at giving some of Luke's lesser-used moves more purpose and reassessing his perfect input combos.

Double Impact (→+Heavy Punch)
While this attack can be hit confirmed and can't be countered when blocked, it has comparable range to Standing Heavy Punch, which is also a quick attack, meaning it doesn't get much love in a fight. For this reason we've looked at increasing its forward moving distance so there's a clear range difference, making it a good option against opponents who are further away.

Overdrive Sand Blast / Fatal Shot (↓↘→+Two Punches)/(Two Punches after OD Sand Blast)
We reassessed this technique as it didn't give that much of a return compared to other Overdrive projectiles. For Overdrive Sand Blast we removed the hurtbox that appears before the attack startup. Removing this hurtbox makes it more reliable as a zoning tool. Additionally, Fatal Shot had limited applications so we changed its behavior on hit to provide more of a payoff for the player.

Medium Flash Knuckle (Perfect Input) (↓↙←+Medium Punch (Hold))
We reexamined this attack as Luke's perfect input combos lost some of their appeal due to combo scaling on his primary tools and because you can combo into both the perfect input and charged version from Standing Heavy Punch. Now depending on your combo opener, you can deal just as much damage as before.

Jamie will now regain some Drive whenever he performs a technique that increases his drink level even when he's not at drink level 4.

This will make it easier for him to fight at the beginning of a round while also letting him manage his Drive gauge. We felt that instead of the drawback of stopping your offensive to raise Jamie's drink level, we wanted to allow him to express his strengths and make it easier for players to experience that.

Another improvement Jamie receives is that the 2nd hit of his Jumping Heavy Kick will now knock down even on a normal hit, giving you a guaranteed return when chasing down an opponent.

For Manon we took a look at how much Super Art and Drive gauge she gains from her attacks, as well doing some minute tuning.

Now, Manège Doré (→↘↓↙←+Punch) and Renversé (↓↘→+Punch) will gain more Super Art gauge according to her medal level. She also gains more Drive gauge for her mid-range attack Heavy Dégagé (↓↙←+Heavy Kick) and the close range À Terre (Medium Punch > Medium Kick), which will allow her to gain resources more easily.

Grand Fouetté (Kick during Renversé)
This has been adjusted to take care of situations where Medium Dégagé would not reach when this attack hit from a specific range.

Kimberly is a character that is supposed to specialize in offense, but she has only a few reliable moves to help her in the neutral, which makes it difficult for her to create opportunities for herself. Due to this we've made adjustments to help her out.

Water Slicer Slide (↘+Medium Kick)
This attack was designed to nip at the opponent's feet, but even when it landed it often left Kimberly in a disadvantageous situation, making it difficult to incorporate into anyone's gameplan. To help this attack out we've made her recovery during active frames 1-4 fixed so that as long as it hits Kimberly will be at an advantage.

Hisen Kick (→+Heavy Kick)
This technique was slow and didn't have great hitboxes, making it easy to deal with, so we've improved its hitbox to make it more usable in a fight. In addition to its better reach, it'll also lose less to low profile attacks like Crouching Medium Punch. Finally, Kimberly will now gain a lot of Drive from this attack, giving her an effective tool to replenish the Drive gauge.

Standing Heavy Punch
This attack was designed to give a big payoff if you landed a good hit on the opponent, but we adjusted its range to make it easier to use as the starting point of Kimberly's offense. It's now something you can realistically use to force your opponent to block, and combined with the adjustments to Arc Step, Kimberly now has some great attacks to launch from.

In order to balance the move and not make it too powerful, the low position hurtbox has not been changed.

Normal/Overdrive Arc Step (Automatically activates after getting close with Sprint)
The startup for this technique is now faster, and it can now be used in more combos that are difficult to shut down with normal attacks.

For Marisa we made adjustments so that her heavy attacks, and the chargeable aspect of them, are easier to use. We've reduced the necessary charge time and improved the charged attacks' abilities across the board to give her a stronger offense.

Falx Crusher (→+Heavy Kick)
The required charge time for this attack hasn't changed, but we have increased the forward distance moved during the charged attack, which should make it easier to use. After it's blocked, the distance between Marisa and the opponent has been shortened, giving you the ability to continue laying on the offensive pressure.

Crouching Heavy Punch
We've expanded the hitbox on the charged version, and the throw hurtbox before the attack no longer expands forward, making this a good strike option when trying to bait a throw escape attempt from the opponent. In addition, we've increased the float on Punish Counter to increase its payoff.

Malleus Breaker (↘+Heavy Punch > ↘+Heavy Punch)
In order to give this attack more flexibility we've changed the hit effect for the 2nd attack to a knockdown instead of leaving the opponent crouching. This will allow players to go on the offensive during an opponent's wake-up without the need for a Drive Rush.

Phalanx (→↓↘+Punch)
We've made this attack easier to use by mitigating the risk when its avoided. By expanding the attack hitbox and increasing the active frames on the attack, it should increase its range and make it more difficult to be hit out of.

The main focus of Lily's updates was to expand on her combo routes. Now, if you can choose the correct attacks when landing a strike, your damage or follow-up options after the combo should improve.

Crouching Light Punch
We've adjusted the advantage on hit for this attack, and from Drive Rush or on counterhit the number of attacks that can combo from it have increased. For Modern control players, you can link from this attack into Assisted Combo 3 by using Drive Rush, so now even a counterattack with light attack can lead to good damage.

Desert Storm (→+Heavy Punch > Heavy Punch > Heavy Punch)
We've made this easier to use in mid-air combos. In particular when Drive Impact lands for a punish counter, your follow-up attack options are much better. You can now choose to deal damage while building your Wind stock, or you can forget about the Wind stock and forgo the follow-up inputs to plot out your wake-up game.

Normal/Windclad Tomahawk Buster (→↓↘+P)
By having only the 2nd hit of the attack hit a standing opponent, in the middle of the stage you can follow-up with Crouching Heavy Kick or Super Art 1, while in the corner you can go for another Tomahawk Buster, etc. You'll need to confirm the situation first, but even if you have limited Wind stock you can still extend your combos.

For JP we've only made adjustments to his basic abilities, so his changes this time center around his Super Arts.

Super Art 2 - Lovushka (↓↙←↓↙←+Punch)
We've adjusted this technique so that the projectiles will remain when a normal throw hits for a punish counter. This means activating it in close quarters will allow JP to apply much more pressure.

Super Art 3/Critical Art - Interdiction (↓↘→↓↘→+K)
We've updated this technique so that when Triglav hits an opponent high into the air, it's easier to combo into this Super Art.

We've made adjustments to Juri so in specific situations she'll have more combo routes, and some of her heavy attacks will give her back more Drive meter.

Crouching Heavy Punch
The hit effect when this attack lands for a punish counter on a mid-air opponent has changed. It is primarily a counter attack against invincible attacks, but we wanted to give it different merits, so you can now dish out damage and gain up to 2 Fuha stocks while closing the distance, or go for a combo when scoring a punish counter on a standing opponent for varied results.

Heavy Fuhajin (↓↙←+Heavy Kick)
We made this attack easier to combo into from Crouching Heavy Punch when that attack hits a mid-air opponent for a punish counter.

For Dee Jay we primarily looked at revamping the anti-air capabilities of Medium and Heavy Jackknife Maximum, as well as re-adjusting Waning Moon's follow-up abilities.

Medium/Heavy Jackknife Maximum (Charge↓, then↑+Medium Kick or Heavy Kick)
Previously we adjusted the range of the 1st attack to reduce guaranteed counterattacks on the ground, but as an anti-air attack it became less reliable than expected. To improve that aspect we've extended the active frames of the attack and expanded the attack hitbox that only applies to mid-air opponents. Against jumps, if you perform the attack a little early, you'll now see less cases of the first attack missing.

Normal/Overdrive Waning Moon (↓↙←+Kick or 2 Kicks > Medium Kick)
In the last balance adjustment we added the option of a follow-up attack on hit depending on the situation, but the options Dee Jay had in terms of move selection and range were too strict, so we've looked to relax those conditions. When landing the normal version as a punish counter, attacks like Heavy Jackknife Maximum are easier to land, and for the Overdrive version on hit, Quick Rolling Sobat and Double Rolling Sobat will now connect.

Funky Dance Feint (Medium Punch > Medium Punch > ←+Heavy Punch)
We made it more difficult for opponents to respond by making it easier for Dee Jay to snap back with feint techniques. Invincible Overdrive attacks are no longer guaranteed hits, and it's now harder for normal attacks to interrupt this attack.

For Cammy we've looked at the attacks that start off her combos or offensive flow, as well as her offensive Overdrive attacks. We looked at making adjustments to reduce situations where even if you're at a disadvantage, you can switch sides with your opponent with the correct reads.

Crouching Medium Punch
This attack has fantastic range and startup, but adds lower risk to Cammy compared to other characters with similar moves, so we've increased its recovery and hurtbox.

Overdrive Cannon Spike (→↓↘+Two Kicks)
This attack will no longer switch sides on hit. The heavy version featured the same properties as the Overdrive version when you held down the button, but compared to the heavy held version which is only used in limited situations, the quick startup on the Overdrive Cannon Spike meant that its value as a side switch tool was too high.

Additionally, side switching with an invincible Overdrive attack made the fight less enjoyable for the opponent, and also had the additional disadvantage of being difficult to use for Cammy when she's chasing down the opponent, hence the change.

Overdrive Cannon Strike (↓↙←+Two Kicks during a forward jump)
We've updated the advantage on this when it's performed once Cammy reaches a certain height and the attack lands on the 1st active frame. On hit, the situation is now 50/50 and you're not guaranteed a follow-up attack unless Cannon Strike hits for a punish counter. If you use this attack to avoid an opponent's regular throw you can still follow up with an attack, but Lift Uppercut (← +Medium Punch) no longer hits for a combo, making it more difficult to land this attack's side switch combo. Additionally, recovery on block has also changed, so Cammy is less likely to get hit by a guaranteed counterattack.

In order for Ryu to further differentiate himself from other similar characters, we've looked at improving his stability and his unique mid-range attacks.

Whirlwind Kick (→++Heavy Kick)
While this attack has fantastic range and is great for controlling space, after it hit it was difficult for Ryu to create any opportunities for himself, so it can now be canceled into a regular Aerial Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku. When you land this combo, you'll be also to position yourself ina favorable spot, or alternatively, you can use it as a combo from an Overdrive High Blade Kick starter.

Heavy High Blade Kick (↓↘→+Heavy Kick)
This attack has some issues when used to control space due to its slow startup and disadvantage on block, so we've sped up the startup of the attack and reduced the overall frame count to help players use it in different situations.

Crouching Medium Kick
We've sped up the cancel timing into special moves, making it easier to combo from. Even when hitting with the tip of the attack you can safely string into a Heavy Hadoken to force your opponent into a block string. And for Light and Medium Hadokens, so long as you don't delay the cancel, an opponent's Drive Impact is no longer guaranteed to land, giving Ryu more stability over Ken and Akuma.

We've looked to improve Honda's Teppo Triple Slap to allow him to bring the fight into close-quarters, and we've also looked at improving his damage and mix-up situation with his strikes and throws.

Standing Heavy Punch
This attack can now combo into a regular Taiho Cannon, giving Honda some chonky damage on his strikes.

Teppo Triple Slap (↓↘→+Kick > Punch)
Due to improvements on the hitbox, this attack can now reach opponents better from mid-range, and we made some changes so that he's in a better position than before when it's blocked.

Oicho Throw (→↘↓↙←+Kick)
The startup of this throw is faster, giving his throw game more oomph. Along with the adjustments to his Overdrive Teppo Triple Slap, Honda can now force his opponents into a mix-up game, or he can use this as a counter attack to a Drive Reversal.

With this update Blanka doesn't have any major adjustments, but we did look at making the normal and special moves he uses for controlling space easier to use.

Double Knee Bombs (→+Medium Kick)
Originally this attack was designed to avoid low hitting attacks, but the hurtbox around the feet were bigger than the standard size, so we've reduced it to match other hurtboxes. This change should make it possible to avoid low attacks better. We've also updated its behavior when it hits a mid-air opponent so that the 2nd attack hits consistently.

Wild Nail (→+Heavy Punch)
We felt that there was not much of a payoff when this attack lands normally, so we increased the knockdown time after it hits to allow Blanka's offense to start easier. Additionally, when this attack hit a mid-air opponent it offered less advantage than when it hit a grounded opponent, so we lengthened the knockdown time.

During the overall balance adjustment, we reduced the amount of gauge used by Guile's Overdrive Sonic Cross (↓↙←+2 Punches > →+2 Punches), but opportunities to use it and its follow-up attack was limited, so we've made adjustments for those. Comboability is now more practical, and with more opportunities to use it it's now a better option to opt for when looking for a good ROI.

Ken's appeal to players is great offense and ability to bully opponents into the corner, but we felt that he was able to do this even on the defensive, which made his comeback potential too strong. To counter that we've looked at containing how much he can get out of his invincible attacks.

Overdrive Shoryuken (→↓↘+Two Punches) / Super Art 1 Dragonlash Flame
Ken was able to benefit too much after either of these attacks hit, as he could send the opponent reeling back and then continue the pressure with Drive Rush, which combined with his great combos and throws to make him very scary. For this update we've left his invincible attack as is, but after it connects it'll be more difficult for him to continue with pressure, which should help constrain how many opportunities he gets.

Back Throw
We've made following up this throw after it connects more difficult, as it has great corner carry ability.

Forward Step Kick (Heavy Kick during Quick Dash)
We adjusted the hurtbox on this move as this move had more affinity than Jinrai Kick at close range. We also adjusted it to reduce its return, taking into consideration the low risk of this move due to light attacks adding initial scaling. On the other hand, the amount of Drive gauge it gives has increased so we still think that it's going to be a useful attack when you're looking to get a resource advantage.

Our main focus for Chun-Li with this balance adjustment is to increase her combo options. Players will now have to read the situation and choose an appropriate option in order to get a good ROI.

Snake Strike (Medium Punch during Serenity Stream)
Due to the faster startup, it has become one of the better Serenity Stream options when also considering its range. Medium attacks hit multiple times on counterhit, meaning from a Crouching Medium Kick, etc. you can go into Serenity Stream and then, if read the situation properly, knock down the opponent.

Serenity Stream (Modern Controls: ↓↙←+Attack button)
We've made changes to this technique so all transition attacks can now be performed in Modern controls. There were many times when players wanted to cancel into an attack or block, so they would hold ↓ and input a button. Now all kick transitions can be performed with ↓+attack. For the new punch transition attacks, press an attack button without inputting ↓.

Heavy Spinning Bird Kick (Charge ↓, then ↑+Heavy Kick)
This attack had limited uses, so we've made adjustments to create more opportunities where it can hit multiple times, increasing its usefulness in combos.

Zangief is a character that's greatly affected by the jump cancel adjustment, so while his defensive capabilities have decreased greatly we still think he's a character that's strong enough to compete.

Because of this, for this update we've looked at minor adjustments to throws that aren't used frequently and increasing the meter gain on his stomping attack.

Last balance adjustment Dhalsim received a lot of changes, so this time around we're looking at making minute changes.

Standing Light Punch / Agile Kick (↙+Light Kick)
Rapid cancel timing into Crouching Light Punch is now faster, and on block it won't trade hits with an opponent's 4 frame startup attack.

Overdrive Yoga Flame (↓↘→+2 Punches)
Due to the rapid cancel timing for light attacks, it wasn't possible to connect with the combo 'Standing Light Punch -> Standing Light Punch -> Crouching Light Punch -> Overdrive Yoga Flame -> Light Yoga Inferno' against a standing opponent at point blank range, so we've made adjustments to cover that point.

Rashid had the ability to counterstrike for big damage in too many situations so we've taken a look at adjusting that aspect.

Overdrive Spinning Mixer (↓↘→+Two Punches)
The situation after hit was far too good for Rashid, as he could use either Drive Rush or call upon Super Art 2 Ysaar to create great opportunities for himself.

Although it'll depend where the hit takes place, it was also possible to send the opponent into the corner while recovering Drive gauge, which was too advantageous for Rashid, so we've made adjustments to make it more difficult to create offensive opportunities after this attack hits.

Super Art 1 Super Rashid Kick (↓↘→↓↘→+K)
Because this attack is also a powerful defensive measure due to its side switching ability, Rashid's advantage after this hits is now lessened so it's more difficult for him to lay on the pressure.

Side Flip (→+Two Kicks)
Side Flip's adjustment was made in order to make it more difficult for it to avoid an opponent's Drive Reversal. By combining his powerful Cancel Drive Rush capabilities with Side Flip, it was possible to have Side Flip be performed only when the opponent performed their Drive Revesal. There are other characters who have similar capabilities, but considering Rashid's Crouching Medium Kick prowess, the advantage he has after Drive Rush, and his options after Drive Rush, adding a Side Flip option into the mix was far too advantageous as a counter for Rashid.

In order to give some attention to A.K.I.'s Toxic Blossom combos, we've slightly relaxed the follow-up attack conditions for her combos that were previously quite strict, and increased her combo routes.

Heavy Serpent Lash (↓↘→+Heavy Punch)
We've adjusted this attack so that follow-up attack limitations are relaxed when Toxic Blossom is triggered, giving her the ability to follow-up more during combos. As an example, in the corner of the stage, after Overdrive Nightshade Pulse > Heavy Serpent Lash, etc. you can follow-up with any attack other than a Super Art.

Heavy Cruel Fate (↓↙←+Heavy Kick)
If you hit a mid-air opponent with this, the height of their jump would determine if you could follow-up with Heavy Serpent Lash or not, but this was difficult for players to judge and if you missed, the opponent would get a juicy counter attack opportunitiy. So, we've made an adjustment to ensure that Heavy Serpent Lash will not miss even if the opponent's jump is low to the ground.

Conceptually Ed is a strong mid-range fighter, but many of his long-range attacks gave him a good return and this proved to be too oppressing. For this balance adjustment, we reviewed the risk of those spacing tools that lead to a lot of damage, and slightly adjusted attacks and combos used when on the defensive, which will reduce his ability to turn the tide of battle when fighting in close quarters.

Standing Medium Kick/Crouching Medium Kick
Against a lot of characters this attack was able to take the initiative in encounters, and from a cancel the damage was good, so we decided to increase the risk when the attack whiffs. Now on whiff, it's easier for the opponent to take their turn, forcing Ed players to be more careful when throwing this out.

Kill Rush (Backwards) (←+Two Kicks)
The hurtbox during the technique is expanded forward, making Ed more susceptible to an attack if they try to step back after holding on to Psycho Flicker and are late or predictable with their decision. Other tactics such as going from a normal attack to Psycho Flicker, then reading the situation and performing Kill Rush (Backwards) are also more vulnerable to a well-placed Drive Impact from the opponent.

Crouching Light Kick
This attack featured great startup and range, and on hit it gave you a really nice return, which made it too good in defensive situations. With this adjustment, we've made it so that Crouching Light Kick can't hit again on counterhit, so it's harder to get a return when stopping an opponent's offense. Please note that there are no changes to this move when used consecutively during a cancel.

Overdrive Psycho Blitz (↓↙←+Two Punches)
Considering how good the return is when this attack lands, we've made adjustments so that Ed can be counterattacked by a light attack when this attack is blocked, and also increased the distance traveled during the first attack. While the risk of canceling during a block has increased, it should be easier to put together combos from a further distance now.

Super Art 2 Psycho Cannon
We've made adjustments so that the Drive gauge reduction for the opponent happens during the final stage of the attack. When starting combos with this attack with Ed's back to the corner, he's able to get high damage, and he can gradually chipping away at the opponent's Drive Gauge while recovering his own. This gauge disparity gives Ed far too much of an advantage after the combo. While the weakening of combo-starting attacks doesn't change the damage, the opponent can now recover Drive during long combos, so the gauge disparity won't be as big as before.

Akuma's concept is that he's a glass cannon that has high damage specs but low vitality. However, due to Akuma's great mobility and attacks it was very difficult for opponents to choose the correct option to deal with him, which resulted in Akuma being a more stable character than intended. So, we took a look at his abilities primarily in the neutral game.

Backward Walk
There were many characters who had few ways to counter a defensive Akuma who could retreat and throw out moves to keep opponents at bay, so we've slowed down his movement speed when he moves backward. This will make it more difficult for him to maintain his favored space and also make it more difficult to adjust his spacing.

Resso Snap Kick (→+Medium Kick)
Considering the excellent reach on this move, as well as its overall recovery, we increased the risk on it if it misses the opponent.

Gou Hadoken (↓↘→+Punch)
We've looked at increasing the number of ways opponents can deal with this attack, as it was harder to deal with this compared to other projectiles thanks to its speed and animation. Although it's difficult to react to the attack, it's now easier to hit Akuma using projectile invincible attacks or jumping attacks from range.

Demon Swoop (Hold ↓ during Demon Raid)
Even if opponents were able to read that a Demon Swoop was incoming, it was extremely difficult for opponents to guarantee themselves an attack upon landing, which is one of the reasons why Akuma players who are being chased could switch sides so easily. To remedy this we've increased the landing recovery of this technique when Akuma jumps over his opponent.

Overdrive Tatsumaki Zanku-kyaku (↓↙←+Two Kicks)
After using this in a mid-air combo, we've adjusted so that Akuma won't be susceptible to a counter attack if they miss the Light Gou Shoryuken follow-up due to the height of the opponent.

We've tuned down M. Bison's ability to do high damage combos and to chip away at an opponent's Drive gauge. His overall gameplan hasn't changed greatly, but we've looked to adjust him so that he doesn't use his high powered offense to bully his way in.

Overdrive Double Knee Press (↓↘→+KK) / Overdrive Psycho Crusher (Psycho Mine embedded (Charge ←, then →+PP)
We've revamped the damage and scaling on these, whether or not a Psycho Mine is embedded, to put a cap on his high combo damage.

Additionally, taking into account that Bison can continue with his offensive when Psycho Crusher is blocked while a Psycho Mine is embedded, we reduced the amount of Drive gauge the opponent loses.

Evil Knee (←+Heavy Kick)
We reduced the amount of Drive gauge the opponent loses when they block this attack. This attack allows Bison to move forward while keeping him at an advantage, giving Bison players a lot of chances to use it. When blocked, it took a lot of Drive away from the opponent and when it hit, they took a lot of damage. This interaction gave Bison too much of an advantage, so we decided to adjust the reel in the Drive gauge advantages.

Shadow Rise (Charge ↓, then ↑+Kick) / Devil Reverse (Charge ↓, then↑+Kick > Punch)
This technique's ability to change its attack timing and trajectory made it difficult to deal with, and even if the opponent tried to hit Bison out of the air, there were too many situations where Bison could just avoid the attack and counter. To counter this we've expanded the overall hurtbox on the technique and shrunk the attack hitbox, so it loses more often to an opponent's aerial or ground attacks.

Additionally, when a Psycho Mine is embedded and Bison performed Devil Reverse, it was more difficult to keep on the offensive compared to the non-Mine version, so we've adjusted his recovery so that after landing, he doesn't have to lose out on a chance for an offensive push, even if he has to dash in for it.

Terry has been given some adjustments to improve his attack proficiency at mid to close range, and to brush up some spots we felt were difficult to use. The aim is to make him easier to handle, as well as bringing out his personality a bit more.

Crouching Medium Punch
On punish counter this could combo into Heavy Power Charge for big damage, but there were some ranges where it wouldn't connect, leading to dropped combos. We've adjusted it so when attacking the main hurtbox Heavy Power Charge is guaranteed to combo.

Please note that if the attack hits a hurtbox that comes out in front of the main hurtbox, it still may not connect for a combo. Standing Light Kick and Standing Medium Punch can now reach targets easier, so your options there are also improved at close range.

Light Power Charge (↓↘→+Light Kick)
Due to the reduced pushback on hit with Crouching Medium Punch, the attack hitbox on the 1st frame has been reduced in order to not decrease situations where you're aiming to hit during active frames.

Medium Power Wave (↓↘→+Medium Punch)
To make it easier to use as a zoning attack as compensation for the range on his normal attacks, the hurtbox before the attack's startup has been reduced.

Overdrive Crack Shoot / Overdrive Burning Knuckle / Super Art 2 - Power Geyser
There were times when a follow-up attack wasn't always guaranteed when these attacks hit a mid-air opponent, so we've made adjustments to mitigate those situations.

Super Art 2 - Power Geyser (↓↙←↙→+Medium Kick+Heavy Punch)
We designed this attack so players have an easier time performing it, but that also introduced times when it was performed with slightly incorrect inputs. The conditions for this command input were more lax than what was necessary, and sometimes being performed with completely different commands (such as ↘↙↘), so the attack has been updated to require a ↓↙← input.