GDC Edition Balance Changes
Russel:
Overall changes include damage cuts, adjusted hurtboxes, and changes to his super.
-2L:
Increased Hitstop (Regular: 6f -> 8f) (Counter 8f -> 10f)
Move now cancels into itself
-5M:
Decreased damage on counter hit (10 -> 8)
Decreased meter on counter hit (12 -> 10)
-5H:
Decreased damage (Regular: 12 -> 10) (Counter: 20 -> 13)
Increased meter gain on counter hit (12 -> 13)
-2M:
Decreased damage (First Hit: (Regular: 10 -> 7) (Counter: 12 -> 8)) (Second Hit: (Regular: 10 -> 6) (Counter: 12 -> 8))
Decreased meter gain on counter hit (First Hit: 12 -> 8) (Second Hit: 12 -> 10)
Decreased horizontal air knockback of the second hit during a counter hit (4.0 -> 0.5)
-2H:
Increased damage (10 -> 12)
Increased meter gain (8 -> 12)
Increased safety on block (-17 -> -10)
-6M:
Extended hitbox downwards
-j.M:
Decreased damage (Regular: 8 -> 6) (Counter: 10 -> 7)
Decreased meter gain on counter hit (12 -> 7)
Adjusted launch angles
-j.H:
Decreased damage (Regular: 12 -> 10) (Counter: 16 -> 12)
Adjusted meter gain (Regular: 8 -> 10) (Counter: 20 -> 12)
Decreased combo scaling (Regular: 2.0 -> 1.0) (Counter: 2.0 -> 1.0)
Changed particle effect that displays when landing the move
-5S:
Enhanced:
Decreased Meter gain (Regular: 4 -> 0) (Counter: 6 -> 0)
-2S:
Adjusted damage (Regular: 12 -> 15) (Counter: 20 -> 18)
Decreased meter gain (Regular: 18 -> 15) (Counter: 20 -> 18)
Decreased combo scaling (2.0 -> 1.0)
-6S:
Decreased damage on the first hit (10 -> 8)
Enhanced:
Enhancer now transitions immediately
Decreased Meter gain (Regular: 8 -> 0) (Counter: 12 -> 0)
-8S:
Increased damage (13 -> 15)
Increased meter gain (9 -> 10)
Beverly:
Overall changes include new animations, increased range on side special, adjusted counter hit properties, and adjusted hurtboxes
-5M:
Move now keeps momentum from running
Updated counter hit properties
-5H:
Decreased travel distance
Decreased total duration (40f -> 28f)
Decreased damage (Regular: 15 -> 10) (Counter: 23 -> 12)
Decreased blockstun (21f -> 10f)
Adjusted launch angle on counter hit
-2L:
Updated counter hit properties
-2M:
Updated counter hit properties