Big Daddy
Air F+Square armor amount has been increased to 21 AP (previously 11).
U+Circle recovery has been reduced by 2 frames.
D+Circle and air D+Circle ice mine duration has been increased to 150 frames (previously 96 ground and 114 air).
Forward Throw and Up Throw recoveries have been reduced by 7 frames.
Up Throw can now be canceled into U+Circle.
Level 2 Super no longer allows rolling or air dodging, no longer remains invincible during recovery, and duration has been shortened to 6.5 seconds (previously 7 sec).
Big Daddy’s reaction volume has been extended slightly further downward during common launch reactions.
Cole MacGrath
Second air neutral Square hit volume has been enlarged by 25%.
F+Circle recovery has been increased to 23 frames (previously 20).
Air U+Circle ice platform is now destroyed when interrupted during startup.
Air D+Circle recovery has been increased to 27 frames (previously 24).
Level 1 Super hit volume has been lowered to 1 meter above ground (previously 2.25m).
Dante
Second neutral Square moves slightly further forward to prevent whiffing after the first neutral Square connects at maximum range.
Third neutral Square now generates 15 AP (previously 10).
Successful neutral Circle and air neutral Circle counters can be canceled into Triangle attacks.
Air neutral Circle hit volume now covers the area slightly below Dante.
U+Circle and air U+Circle now generate AP evenly across all hits and final hit volume has been enlarged by 17%.
D+Circle projectile durability has been increased to 15 AP (previously 5) and air D+Circle projectile durability has been increased to 10 AP (previously 5).
Level 1 Super startup has been increased to 35 frames (previously 30).
Level 1 Super can be canceled into Triangle attacks for 15 frames after the fireball is thrown.
Level 2 Super can turn around properly during the first 5 frames of activation and no longer remains invincible during recovery.
Nathan Drake
U+Square and air U+Square explosion timers have been reduced to 2 seconds (previously 2.5 sec).
Neutral Triangle -> D+Circle now extends the initiation period of Drake’s cover wall to 25 frames (normally 20).
Up Throw recovery has been reduced by 13 frames, and Drake can jump an additional 10 frames prior.
Emmett
Third U+Square recovery has been reduced to 33 frames (previously 36).
Kinetic Rifle F+Triangle now generates 5 AP per shot (previously 3+3+4).
MAW Launcher neutral Triangle recovery has been increased to 29 frames (previously 27), increasing the total duration to 42 frames (previously 40).
Union Shotgun neutral Triangle recovery has been increased to 32 frames (previously 28), increasing the total duration to 42 frames (previously 40).
Union Shotgun F+Triangle, air F+Triangle, U+Triangle, air U+Triangle, D+Triangle, and air D+Triangle active periods have been extended to 3 frames (previously 1).
Union Shotgun air D+Triangle recovery has been reduced by 20 frames to match air F+Triangle and air U+Triangle.
MAW Launcher and Union Shotgun discard timing has been standardized, in many cases occurring 3-6 frames earlier.
Ground weapon discard animation can now be canceled into R1 bunker interact and landing during air weapon discard no longer triggers air attack landing state.
Forward Throw recovery has been reduced by 7 frames.
Level 2 Super startup has been reduced to 1 frame (previously 4).
Evil Cole
Second air neutral Square hit volume has been enlarged by 25%.
Fully charged neutral Circle and air neutral Circle punch startup has been increased to 13 frames (previously 10). (All other versions remain unchanged at 12 frames startup from idle or 6 frames startup from charge windup.)
Level 1 Super startup has been increased to 23 frames (previously 20).
Fat Princess
Air neutral Square startup has been increased to 11 frames (previously 8).
D+Square recovery has been reduced by 1 frame and reverse swing now causes a light reaction.
U+Triangle now remains on the ground for the first 10 frames of startup.
Neutral Circle, air neutral Circle, U+Circle, and air U+Circle explosion radius has been reduced to 1.25 meters (previously 1.75m) and explosion duration has been reduced to 8 frames (previously 14).
D+Circle and air D+Circle explosion duration has been increased to 5 frames (previously 2).
Up Throw recovery has been reduced by 2 frames.
Directional rolls have been shortened to 18 invincible frames followed by 19 vulnerable frames (previously 18 invincible plus 22 vulnerable).
Level 1 Super can no longer be performed while an assist is on screen.
Level 2 Super activation period has been reduced by 2 frames and duration has been shortened to 6 seconds (previously 7 sec).
Level 2 Super ground attack can now turn around during the first 3 frames of startup.
Heihachi Mishima
Air neutral Square now generates 20 AP (previously 15) and the stagger kneel reaction caused by the second hit has been shortened to 40 frames (normally 50).
Air D+Square now generates 20 AP (previously 15), causes a slam-down bounce reaction, and hit volume has been extended 0.5 meters beyond Heihachi’s fist.
F+Triangle follow-up hit volume has been extended 0.25 meters downward to hit short characters consistently.
U+Triangle recovery has been increased by 3 frames, making it -7 on block.
D+Circle -> Square becomes a guard crush attack when performed with full D+Circle Raijin charge.
Isaac
Neutral Square now generates 5 AP per shot (previously 10) and recovery time has been standardized across all states.
F+Triangle, air F+Triangle, U+Triangle, air U+Triangle, and air D+Triangle reaction lengths have been standardized.
F+Circle recovery has been increased to 20 frames (previously 11) and air F+Circle now begins descending after 40 frames (previously 32).
F+Circle can now be canceled into F+Triangle after a successful hit.
F+Circle and air F+Circle blade now reflects off all walls and level boundaries.
Throw attempt timing has been readjusted to 9 startup frames, 3 active frames, and 23 recovery frames. (Projectile sensor stays active from frame 4 to frame 20.)
Level 1 Super cost has been increased to 150 AP (previously 125).
Level 1 Super startup has been increased to 40 frames (previously 35).
Level 2 Super cost has been increased to 400 AP (previously 325).
Level 2 Super startup has been increased to 20 frames (previously 14).
Level 3 Super duration has been shortened to 11 seconds (previously 12 sec).
Jak and Daxter
Neutral Square and air neutral Square now generate 35 AP (previously 30), with Jak’s primary strikes gaining 30 AP while Daxter’s strikes gain 5 AP (previously 26+4).
F+Square now generates 10 AP (previously 5), recovery has been reduced to 29 frames (previously 31), and can be canceled into U+Circle.
Air F+Square -> Square timing has been readjusted, punch hit volume has been enlarged by 50%, and turning is enabled during the first 3 frames of punch startup.
U+Square now remains on the ground for the first 14 frames of startup, and can be moved slightly further forward during the first 5 frames of startup.
Air U+Square can now be canceled into air neutral Square and air F+Square with similar timing to ground U+Square, but only after a successful hit.
F+Triangle now generates 5 AP per shot (previously 6).
U+Triangle and air U+Triangle now generate 10 AP (previously 10), startup has been reduced to 20 frames (previously 24), and explosion radius has been reduced to 1.5 meters (previously 1.65m).
Neutral Circle and air neutral Circle drone durability has been increased to 11 AP (previously 1), and the drone now bounces off walls and level bounds instead of exploding on contact.
U+Circle now generates 10 AP (previously 5).
D+Circle and air D+Circle projectiles can no longer be reflected or absorbed, and uncharged explosion hit volumes have been enlarged by 20%.
Forward Throw and Down Throw recoveries have been reduced by 7 frames.
Up Throw can now be canceled into air F+Square.
Kat
Neutral Square recovery has been increased by 2 frames, making it -5 on block.
Second neutral Square recovery has been increased by 6 frames, making it -9 on block.
Third neutral Square recovery has been increased by 9 frames, making it -15 on block.
U+Square recovery has been increased by 2 frames, making it -20 on block.
Neutral Triangle now has 10 additional frames of recovery when it doesn’t register a successful hit, making it -15 on block.
D+Triangle -> Square recovery has been increased by 5 frames, making it -12 on block.
D+Triangle no longer retains respawn invincibility.
Air neutral Circle debris summon now begins descending after 10 frames (previously 65).
Gravity Shift air dash and wall stand dismount can no longer be canceled into air dodge.
Wall stand duration has been reduced to 2 seconds (previously 4).
Level 1 Super can no longer be performed during neutral Circle debris heave cooldown.
Kratos
Neutral Square recovery has been increased by 1 frame, making it -5 on block. (Second neutral Square recovery remains unchanged at -10 on block.)
Third neutral Square now generates 25 AP (previously 30) and recovery has been increased by 9 frames, making it -18 on block.
Air neutral Square and air F+Square now require a successful hit to be canceled into double jump.
Third air neutral Square now generates 25 AP (previously 30).
U+Square recovery has been increased by 3 frames, making it -12 on block.
D+Square recovery has been increased by 6 frames, making it -12 on block. (Second D+Square recovery remains
unchanged at -10 on block.)
Neutral Triangle recovery has been increased by 11 frames, making it -12 on block.
D+Triangle recovery has been reduced by 10 frames to match the air version, making it -23 on block.
Nariko
After neutral Square Key Pose, secondary neutral Square sequence now generates 30 AP total and consistently causes a stagger kneel reaction.
Third air neutral Square now generates 25 AP (previously 30).
After F+Square Key Pose, secondary F+Square sequence opener recovery has been reduced to 48 frames (previously 51).
Square attack Key Poses can now be canceled into F+Triangle.
Air U+Triangle can now be canceled into air attacks on frame 42 (previously 43).
D+Triangle now generates 10 AP (previously 20) and combos reliably into neutral Square from maximum range.
Air D+Triangle now causes a mini-launch lift reaction against both grounded and airborne opponents, but can only be performed once per jump.
U+Circle recovery has been reduced to 39 frames (previously 47).
Forward Throw now causes a mini-launch lift reaction and can be canceled into U+Triangle.
Forward Throw and Up Throw commands have been swapped to match the reactions they cause more intuitively.
Level 1 Super cost has been reduced to 125 AP (previously 150).
Level 2 Super cost has been increased to 400 AP (previously 325).
Level 2 Super activation attack startup has been increased to 15 frames (previously 2).
Level 2 Super initial hit volume length has been reduced to 5 meters (previously 6m) and shifted slightly forward, so most of the reduction affects the area behind Nariko.
Level 2 Super activation attack now causes a full launch reaction.
Level 3 Super duration has been shortened to 14 seconds (previously 15 sec).
Parappa
Neutral Square sequence now generates 40 AP total (previously 43).
U+Square startup has been increased to 11 frames (previously 9).
D+Square hit volume has been extended 0.25 meters forward to connect more consistently after neutral Square.
D+Square can be canceled into F+Square 4 frames prior to normal recovery.
F+Triangle recovery has been reduced by 5 frames, making it -7 on block.
Radec
Neutral Square hit volume has been extended 0.25 meters downward to hit short characters more consistently.
Second neutral Square hit volume has been enlarged by 40% and can now be canceled into D+Circle.
Second air neutral Square hit volume has been enlarged by 50% and recovery has been reduced to 21 frames (previously 24).
U+Square recovery has been reduced to 23 frames (previously 26).
D+Square now generates 20 AP (previously 10) and causes a stagger drop reaction.
Up Throw recovery has been reduced by 3 frames.
Level 2 Super startup has been reduced to 25 frames (previously 30).