The Bean Daddy had an excellent run. After per week of terrorizing Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero gamers by way of his infinite bag of health-restoring Senzu beans, Yajirobe could have his stats evaluated in an upcoming stability patch, Bandai Namco confirmed. That means an all-but-certain nerf for the cowardly samurai at the moment dominating in ranked matches.
The Dragon Ball account on X (previously referred to as Twitter) introduced an replace for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will arrive close to the tip of October. Right here’s what it consists of:
• Enchancment of a difficulty the place some controls grow to be unresponsive throughout on-line matches when basic controls are chosen
• Adjustment of problem ranges when taking part in sure levels in Episode Battle on decrease problem settings
• Adjustment of Yajirobe’s stats
• Improved operational stability
The fixes appeared harmless sufficient, however the potential hit to Yajirobe’s stats instantly turned a lightning rod. Some gamers don’t need the old-school-style 3D area fighter to succumb to the trendy obsessions with stability and competitors integrity. Anime characters blowing up planets and turning individuals into chocolate bars must be allowed to embrace their interior chaos. However others are pumped to see Yajirobe getting doubtlessly knocked down a peg.
It’s nonetheless not clear what precisely the nerf is prone to be. One apparent change could be limiting Yajirobe’s Senzu bean utilization to only as soon as per match. Extra seemingly, the builders could be having a look at his well being bar which is at the moment surprisingly excessive relative to different fighters in his Destruction Level tier. Regardless, it’s humorous that Bandai Namco just isn’t solely calling him out by title however singling him out for the sport’s very first patch.
In fact, different points nonetheless persist in Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. There have been complaints of a corrupted save knowledge bug, enter delay on console, and hassle discovering ranked matches. Followers are additionally requesting cross-play between PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC, but it surely’s unclear if or when that can occur. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is the most well-liked Budokai Tenkaichi sport by far, with hundreds of thousands of copies bought within the first few days, so Bandai Namco might be nonetheless taking part in catch-up.