Reading the Street Fighter 6 Patch Notes So You Don't Have To

[@ChuckPickle]

The funniest thing is how Akuma back walkspeed feels like he's trudging through molasses now and yet he's only been normalized to Chun/Jamie's back walkspeed (according to supercombo wiki).

[@ΚρανίΩ]

which is still a very good walkspeed

[@ChuckPickle]

@ΚρανίΩ it was the second best, now its back at being best in class lmao (if you dont count kimberly with lvl 3 buff)

[@gwen9939]

It's going to be funny hearing all the self-reports from Akuma mains saying he's been nerfed to unplayable and how he's way too slow now. His backwalk speed was so unreasonable before and it wasn't even an integral part of his identity. He just had that because he needed the best of everything on release for some reason. "To the privileged, equality will feel like oppression"

[@fortidogi8620]

animation changes the feel sooo much

[@TEEFnGOBBO]

Manon has been given a 6th medal u now have Pot Buster for the command grab

[@Jarrych83]

Just add some heaven animations to that CA version of lvl 3

[@chaeyeongLFG]

capcom hire this dude

[@TheJakeJackson]

Hello I know we only just met but I love you

[@AnalogLanguage]

Youre cooking

[@johngleeman8347]

Just give her a machine gun at this point. Manon and SF4 T. Hawk have suffered the same fate.

[@Call555JackChop]

Finally the video that can tell me how I’m supposed to feel about this patch

[@Chaos2Frozen]

Jamie is now drinking AND driving!

[@AjiVirus-]

Bro 🤣🤣

[@shinime8885]

the intern behind the twitter account forgot to add "for rashid" after "this won't be a major patch"

[@AgentSephiroth]

You can take away Rashids Lvl 2 and the same players complaining about it would still lose to him.

[@lenneth1188]

@@AgentSephiroth No way lmfao, most online Rashid got no footsies and would be nothing without that level 2.

[@1000Tomatoes]

This is probably the most condensed and understandable patch video at the moment. Thanks moste.

[@EzKay_PX]

I dont even play sf6, but man do I love following how its doing as a game. And now I am lowkey hyped that Jamie is getting buffed more significantly, cuz his matches alongside Ed's are SO fun to watch.

[@Aregulargameplayer]

I appreciate that they buffing things unique to characters. Luke OD blast, Jamie drinks, Manon Medals, etc.

[@Kasaaz]

I love all the changes they made for consistency of combos and giving command normals an actual use. It's good to see they're also trying to find ways to improve characters kits, even if it is just small ways, and not just tweaking numbers.

[@ItsPandatory]

Guile -- we just did some random stuff that doesn't matter cause we said we were gonna adjust everyone ↙ (thats not bad stonks; i'm charging)

[@remuvs]

real ↙

[@kingsoo]

In an attempt to look at the changes holistically and also make a prediction I think Bison will end up in the same spot or better than he was before because they nerfed Cammy, and I think it would be real sick, twisted, and hilarious if it did pan out that way

[@Reyban26]

“Won’t be a major balance update” *Takes Ed out in the back and KILLS HIM*

[@StriderZessei]

Good, lol.

[@Edm0ndDantes]

Finally

[@lockevalentine997]

Ed players when they no longer have the most privileged 5 frame in the game:

[@redrover6104]

these ed haters in these comments don’t get it. as an ed main, everything that makes ed better is good design, and everything that doesn’t is overkill 💀💀

[@thatguy8841]

Ken is right there

[@GreenBro11]

I feel like I’ve been saying Kimberly’s moment will come every balance patch but maybe this time these buffs will do something. She’s slowly getting better each update. Soon Kimberly will take her natural place as the face of Street Fighter!

[@khdo12346]

These thumbnails just get better and better with time, how is it even possible

[@tokyozombe]

"If you're a guile player you should be doing back flips" Don't you mean somersaults?

[@Vadered99]

Stop messing up your inputs and you can do flash kicks, instead!

[@Nooctae]

Comparing EX Divekick on Cammy between SF4 and this game hurts my soul. It's modern days, and the mvoe is very strong in SF6, but I remember people doing EX Divekick > EX Divekick and it could combo lol Times changes.

[@Dhampire1976]

I love how Akuma's back walk is nerfed,but they didn't mess with his forward walk so now we got a turtle Akuma when he's walking backwards and a speed demon moving forward. Very silly lmao

[@charlieharrington9555]

His “””turtle”””” back walk speed is the same as Chun’s and Jaimie’s bro

[@JaquetaoSlayer]

​@@charlieharrington9555we know, but compared to his forward walk look slow as fuck.

[@BlueMadness666666]

Isn't it tied for the fastest in the game still?

[@Ketsuekisan]

Makes sense, he wants to get in and kill you, not run away and hide.

[@acydrayn73]

Ed nerfs are pretty rough, but Jamie buffs are nice. Shoto bias continues as always though, ryu and luke most buffed, meanwhile Ken and Akuma are still genuinely insane, but its okay because they're... The easiest and most consistent characters in the game? I remember when "yeah my character is top tier, but they're so hard to play" was the way to beat the tierwhore allegations, now it seems like "they deserve to be good, they're so honest!" Is the premier mixup. You will play shotos and be happy.

[@lucaslennan3356]

You say Akuma good, but 9k health :) (This is a joke I play Ed)

[@lockevalentine997]

Ed got 2 meaningful nerfs, maybe 3 on what is realistically a top 3 character undeniably and one of the most common tournament level picks. Akuma got his back walk murdered, lost his main corner carry route, lost damage on ex dp and on his best poke, and got a worse fireball. Oh and he lost the ability to yeet out of the corner. Ed players might be becoming the biggest whiners dude, your character is still top 5 calm down. Edit: Don't get me wrong Akuma deserved all of that and maybe more but don't pretend like Ed also wasn't insanely strong and deserved some nerfs.

[@lawnbb12372]

Akuma went from fastest walkspeed to tied for fastest, he gained 1 extra frame on fmk and an extended hurtbox for that 1 frame, he only gained 5 frames if he crosses up, he now has a hurtbox on his fireball where before he had none. The dp damage is honestly the only real nerf. He went from top 3 to top 3.

[@brisioso]

@@lockevalentine997I think every Ed change but 1 is completely reasonable and warranted. The drive difference (and still meter gain) his lvl 2 caused needed tuning, his 2LK was a god button and got adjusted as so, and his OD Blitz went from being a spammable on block special with high upside to something you now need to confirm into STILL with high upside. The 1 change I think my fellow Ed mains aren’t being whiney babies about is the hurtbox adjustment on killrush backdash. Now it doesn’t matter if the Ed gets the read, DI and many other moves just beat the button entirely, making the mind game around flicker damn near obsolete. He needed an adjustment to flicker given how strong his screen control was, but something akin to the DeeJay low-sway DI change was perfectly reasonable (shoutouts Broski), not just making an entire button damn near obsolete.

[@lockevalentine997]

@@brisioso Thats fair, I also think the killrush backwards was a bad nerf. I get the idea behind it kind of as Capcom want to nerf Ed's insane pressure with flicker by making it more susceptible to DI, however this is IMO the worst way to do it. I really like Broski's proposed change that would make it so Ed has more recovery if flicker connects with a DI in order to make it so meaty flicker after forward throw isnt quite so oppressive. This would still allow a mixup however as he could do killrush backwards to escape the DI.

[@itsmejamessss]

guess I am learning ryu this patch

[@ALLGREATSPORTS]

That’s what everyone says every patch lol

[@Matt-x6c]

I’m a Ryu main and I enjoy him a lot but Akuma and Ken are still much better.

[@SavageDroppinDaBeats]

17:30 Don’t you mean they should be doing…somersaults?

[@tranquil3727]

ed bros... its time for us to start applying at mcdonalds...

[@whizthesugoi]

Just put the fries in the bag Reina

[@blugoo]

sajam taking any opportunity available to put honda players on blast, fighting the good fight

[@Cassapphic]

I think kill rush back to abit DI was cool and I'm sad that's gone but every other Ed nerf feels perfectly reasonable and understandable, I'm glad they kept 2lk as a strong scramble poke and punish tool but just toned down the reward, although the punish counter only being +6 is kinda obnoxious with him being one of the biggest victims of the "no 6 frame medium" curse, which means that bison is gonna be obnoxious af to punish scissor now.

[@thatguy8841]

You don't tone something down by completely removing it CH 2lk > 2lk is gone

[@drywalleater2661]

Kill rush back to bait DI is still in the game, it's just hard to do

[@1000Tomatoes]

I feel like Chun is actually a pretty big winner because she gets better damage and confirmable* knockdowns without spending meter now, whereas before she was pretty meter hungry to get reliable stuff off her best neutral buttons. *If you were already going into stance

[@67awesomekid]

S-tier thumbnail

[@KarmaDama]

24:02 "His hair? Wack! His gear? Wack! His jewelry? Wack! His foot stance? Wack! The way that he talks? Wack! The way that he doesn't even like to smile? Wack! ME? I'm tight as FU"

[@ratfink2079]

I'm a terry HP enjoyer now lets go!

[@Hyziant]

My favorite thing is people loudly saying “throw loops buffed lol” but not realizing that the throw buff is specifically about jump canceled attacks. You can still jump throws. Edit: Yes, it is still technically a buff to throw loops since it removed some options that beat it. My point is that it’s barely a buff- mostly meant to standardize options across the cast. This comment was made mostly to point out how much unwarranted doom there appears to be around this very small change. Only a few characters had jump cancel options and the patch notes mentioned that they couldn’t figure out how to keep those in for those characters while keeping the game balanced in their opinion. I expect that, if throw loops really are an issue, the devs would make a change that would affect the whole cast in a major patch in the future. (I’m also of the opinion that throw loops aren’t that big a deal, but that’s a whole other conversation and not really relevant to this discussion)

[@andylawlzz]

it is a buff to throw loops cause jump cancel into special moves makes the risk/reward for a throw loop a bit worse for the person throwing. now that it's gone there's less risk on certain matchups to go for throw loop

[@animegeorge2718]

Alot worse... And Cammy jump dive kick takes more resources now

[@VegaSlides]

That's reducing the options, making throw loops better. Committing to a jump is riskier than doing a jump cancel, leaving you at risk of anti airs and giving you little to work with to take your turn back.

[@chriswest6988]

I also am not a big throw loop hater, and this is not gonna apply so much to my neck of the woods and probably isn't a _huge_ change even at high levels, but...at the very least it is uncalled for and really _insulting_ to people that hate throw loops compared to doing nothing. Think of a special you think is too good that a significant number of players agree with you about, and imagine it getting 10 damage better. Mechanically that's almost the same as no change, but in terms of messaging it's a real screw you.

[@chanbenyamin3527]

The thumbnail is fire

[@TooManyDuckies]

Love getting to a sajam video early

[@MikoHecate]

I can't read. Thanks Sajam.

[@matehiqu9905]

I've been an Ken main since day one, wydm "you've spent this whole year getting Ed to master"? I've never even heard of an "Ed"

[@Gustavozxd13]

I'm so glad I stuck with Ryu since the beginning. He keeps getting hype buffs lol

[@Calhasnopals]

Gotta say, I'm a little confused by what they mean about toning down defensive options. Far as I'm concerned, SF6 is a very aggro game and only a select few characters have the privilege of strong defensive tools. I'm not opposed to nerfing those tools on those who have them, but I worry that Capcom think offense in this game is still weak

[@TEEFnGOBBO]

MANON BUFFS YES! 🎉💪🏽✨

[@Dhampire1976]

Don't get excited. She literally got nothing at all that's useful outside of more meter gain during her quarter circle forward P. Everything else isn't shit. Meanwhile Gief gets nothing but buffs and Akuma escaped severe nerfs. 10/10 patch good job Capcom lmao

[@FOGSHIE]

Jump cancel removal is a nerf for Gief

[@Shakenbake-in9ux]

@@Dhampire1976lmao they literally removed an entire wakeup option for him, and they buffed moves that are such meme moves that you have probably never actually seen them used in competitive matches. They literally went and buffed the most useless moves to act like they are making up for making gief’s defense worse. So no, he didnt get “butfed”

[@thelastchoi6217]

Sajammmmm❤

[@chimpmasterflex]

The more they incentivize the use of all of Luke's niche stuff, the more I realize they just really hate certain characters lol. Even then, not sure how much of it can even be considered niche at this point.

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

Like always Kimberly loses 😔

[@toratalks]

@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 kim literally got buffed this patch

[@charlieharrington9555]

@@toratalksKim, manon, Marisa and Jamie players will not be satisfied until a patch hands them a master rank on a silver platter

[@eebbaa5560]

i don’t mind that and i like that they try to make luke good, but it’s really corny how obvious the bias is. it’s hard not to be cynical when you see the ed nerfs in the same patch. at least they’re finally buffing jamie.

[@acydrayn73]

​@@charlieharrington9555 At least Jamie and to an extent Manon have the limitation of their resources that can make them really inconsistent, and lead to feel bad moments, or unreasonably bad matchups. Kim and Marisa are just good characters who don't have DPs.

[@chrisludwig4729]

Ed was actually the most fun character to watch this season so I'm bummed they really nerfed him

[@charlieharrington9555]

He’ll be fine, he still has a fantastic mid range game.

[@thatguy8841]

They killed his neutral too

[@DeathMyGirl4001]

If you really think that Ed was fun to watch, then there is something wrong with you

[@zakariameliane5998]

gief bros rejoice! we survive yet a nother patch

[@NessOnett8]

Sajam, like most people, underestimated how much Ed's hitboxes were changed. Because "change hitbox" is so vague and nebulous it could mean anything. But they were insanely aggressive, to the point where killrush back is almost unusable. I doubt he's anything but a bottom5 character now. And he'll be even more pigeonholed into his level 2 combos being the only reason to play him.

[@Mene0]

Rashid on the thumbnail is pretty accurate

[@joshuwottdelta]

W thumbnail

[@Gabrol]

why would kimberly want to link 2LK to 2LP when it could already be chained?

[@human_anxiety.mp4]

8:57 I love that sajam thinks Manon can spin through projectiles with feint

[@SamuelTheodorePitzkin]

if this is the small patch what the hell are they cooking for the big patch

[@CF565]

I mean, aside from a couple exceptions, most character's gameplans aren't gonna change much- the patch was a big list of minor tweaks.

[@midorixiv]

I keep forgetting SF generally uses jump cancel to mean jump cancel cancels, was confused wondering what characters can jump cancel on block in this game

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

hot take, that Lily buff is gonna be oppressive as FUCK. Pair that with spire, people are gonna hate this character even more considering that crouching HP "nerf" didn't really do much.

[@tentayeprimo6674]

Mfw Rashid He can't keep getting away with it!!!!

[@AgentSephiroth]

Ya'll would still lose to Rashid without lvl 2, so yeah he can

[@tentayeprimo6674]

@AgentSephiroth I have never lost to a Rashid because I'm built different

[@TakeMyLunch]

Man needs to learn middle-click for new-tab lmao

[@Sailing_seel]

This thumbnail though

[@DollopWise]

Street Shoto 6

[@ZenithPotentia]

Welp, they went and killed my boy Ed. Guess im switching back to Guile.

[@fatalradius]

Cammy is “still strong” they say 😂😂….She got nerfed to SHIT.

[@ectothermic]

Neat.

[@QuinnIsIn]

I feel like they just don't want to see PunkDaGod take the chip

[@ismaeljrp1]

TBF Punk is better than almost everyone with any character.

[@mkeonine]

He'll be fine. He'll learn Ken or Rashid in a week's time.

[@latch_official]

zangief's beautiful nothing

[@mcbill7352]

As an ed player they should have nerfed od flicker so i can feel better about playing him

[@thatguy8841]

Killed my man Ed. I will never forgive the Japanese

[@AgentSephiroth]

or dont forgive capcom for making the changes

[@thatguy8841]

@AgentSephiroth Capcom's opinion on balance is almost solely influenced by the Japanese player base. Also this is a JoJo reference

[@muovikallo]

Ed, more like Dead hehhhhheh

[@magusomnius3201]

Today I saw a boy, shot dead in the streets. What is this world coming to?

[@chasepalumbo2929]

The more they patch, the more they homogenize the meta. Kinda disappointing

[@DragynFyre12]

Ed already had garbage lights and they took away his only good one, ouch

[@lockevalentine997]

MF, it was the best 5 frame in the entire goddamn game. It went insanely far and has a counterhit link into itself with great conversions. I'm sorry the character with the best pokes doesn't also get to have the best light normal in the game??????

[@charlieharrington9555]

2lk is still a cracked normal

[@thatguy8841]

Garbage lights, garbage reversals, garbage DP, garbage walk speed, garbage DR

[@DragynFyre12]

@@lockevalentine997 yeah but that's his archetype, they dumped the power of his lights into that one specific one. He can punish stuff easier other characters can't (bison scissor kicks being -5) but can't punish other -4 situations as easily. This warps some of his MUs like the ken run step kick stuff being so hard for Ed to punish. Akuma LK is shit is way more egregious

[@Dowder]

The roster for this game is still not great.

[@eebbaa5560]

goofy ass patch tbh. game is still cooked

[@AgentSephiroth]

then why tf are you here? wanna cookie?