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What you better know
Killer Instinct is coming back!
ET today.I’ll be covering the stream, updating this article with details as shared by the developers.
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The free-to-play version will also now rotate characters weekly instead of bi-weekly.
Thunder now moves 20% faster however, increasing the danger posed closing in on an opponent.
Meanwhile, her medium slide goes farther faster, reaching almost the point of the heavy slide.
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Her new heavy slide goes ridiculously far, traveling almost entirely across the screen when fully zoomed-out.
Fulgore has also been heavily tweaked, with his Blade Dash far easier to block.
His eye lasers are also easier to counter, with a window of almost twice as many frames.
Her jump has also been boosted, being around the same as Jago’s.
There were some other minor hit consistency changes made for Tusk, as well.
It’s time for the list everybody has been waiting for.
Rash’s wrecking ball adjustments include the complete removal of air armor.
Wrecking ball moves have had their block stuns reduced to just 10 frames each.
Six frames of recovery time have been added to the standing heavy kick.
Six frames of block stun and hit stun time have also been added to balance the move.
Corner and instinct damages have been reduced for the battering ram move.
Wall splat range of Rash’s wrecking ball ender now pushes half as far as it used to.
Every hit of Rash’s ender types have been reduced overall by 12 points.
Rash’s shadow big bad boot was also nerfed dramatically.
General RAAM also only has one change.
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All versions of the crow rush now attempt to grab one frame after the run ends.
This was previously set to five frames.
This prevents the armor from the rush from ending before the grab takes effect.
Break some faces
Eyedol’s shadow bolt strike is now fully invulnerable only to projectiles.
Heart quips that nobody on the team remembers making the mode fully invulnerable in the past.
Mage mode’s weaknesses are now better balanced.
Time to re-learn the ropes.
Shin Hisako has had only one change.
Her forward-moving spirit orb now moves twice as fast as it did previously.
“She’s a very rich character with untapped potential,” said Heart.
Absolute guard now saves players from being left wide open when blocking sonic screech and bird bomb.
Bird fling was also improved for Eagle.
It is now much easier to get the moves out in a reliable succession.
All non-down directions for Bird Fling have been improved.
On Xbox and PC, Killer Instinct Definitive Edition will be retired from the store.
The Xbox Game Pass edition of Killer Instinct will also be upgraded to the Anniversary Edition.
The KI Anniversary Edition will have a lower price of $29.99.
This includes the Definitive Edition stand-alone app with developer interviews, concept art, and the Killer Cuts soundtrack.
Xbox KI Classic 1 and 2 will also not be included in the Anniversary Edition.
The update is currently in final testing, andno release datehas been announced at this time.
Full patch notes are incoming.
Also available:$13 (Xbox)
