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SF6 December 2024 Patch Notes: New Balance Updates & Improvements
Balanced Patch Notes: SF6 December 2024.
Street Fighter 6 December update brings sound changes and improvements for players. This time, updates were made to all 24-character rosters for more balanced and exciting gameplay.
Let’s take a detailed look at what this update entails.
Previous Adjustments and New Announcements
Adjustments Following Terry Bogard’s Arrival: The last update brought significant changes to characters like JP and Dhalsim. This time, these characters received comparatively fewer updates.
Impact on the Entire Roster: The latest balance update applies to all 24 characters in the game.
Universal Improvements and Adjustments
This update introduces several changes that will be universally applicable across all characters
Removal of Jump Cancel Throw Tech: This adjustment aims to make the game more balanced.
Perfect Parry Improvements: Players can no longer cancel from the second hit onwards when using Perfect Parry against multi-hit attacks.
Easier Counterattacks: Blocking Crouching Heavy Kicks now allows for easier counterattacks against certain characters.
Character-Specific Updates
Some characters have received specific adjustments:
Chun-Li: She can now perform all stance change moves in Modern controls.
Jamie, Ken, Cammy, Akuma, and M. Bison: Adjustments have been made to their Crouching Heavy Kicks to increase risk by modifying pushback and recovery after being blocked.
Changes to Defensive Techniques
Jump Cancel Adjustments The ability to avoid normal throws using jump cancels and following up with special moves as counters has been removed. Jump cancellation is still possible with high effectiveness for most normal throws.
Lengthening Active Frames for Throws: The active frames of normal throws have been extended when they collide with a jump’s leaving-the-ground animation.
Gameplay Improvements and Bug Fixes
Collision Pushbox Behavior: Fixed a bug causing characters in corners to switch positions unexpectedly when airborne opponents were involved.
Super Armor Hitbox Fix: Resolved an issue where an attack hitting a non-super armored part was absorbed during the hitstop of another attack absorbed by super armor.
Overdrive Arts Visuals: Adjusted visuals to prioritize Overdrive technique effects over Burnout recovery effects when performed consecutively.
Conclusion
A New Era of Balance and Strategy in SF6
The December 2024 patch for Street Fighter 6 is a testament to Capcom’s commitment to maintaining a fair, engaging, and strategically rich gaming experience. With sweeping adjustments that touch upon universal mechanics, individual character abilities, and underlying gameplay systems, this update brings something significant for players of all skill levels.
For competitive players, the balance changes are a double-edged sword. Characters like Chun-Li gain enhanced versatility through adjustments like expanded stance change options in Modern controls, offering a fresh approach to her playstyle. Meanwhile, adjustments to moves like Crouching Heavy Kicks for characters such as Jamie, Ken, Cammy, Akuma, and M. Bison signal a shift towards riskier offensive strategies, rewarding thoughtful play while deterring spam-like tactics. These changes encourage players to rethink their approaches, adding a layer of strategic depth to every matchup.
FAQs
Q.1. Which characters does the patch affect?
A.1 There are a total of 24 characters in Street Fighter 6 that the patch incorporates. However, different patches introduce diverse quantitative changes among characters. Compared to the adjustments made to other characters like Jamie, Ken, Cammy, Akuma, and M. Bison, characters such as JP and Dhalsim received few adjustments.
Q.2. What are the general universal changes in this version?
A.2 The jump cancel throw tech was removed to balance out some of the defensive techniques.Perfect Parry mechanics were altered so that they can no longer be canceled from the first hit of a multi-hit attack.
More counterplay options for blocked Crouching Heavy Kicks.
Q.3. What changes Chun-Li underwent in this patch?
A.3 Chun-Li can perform all her stance change moves in Modern controls. Thus, she is much versatile and more friendly to the players using this modern control scheme.
