The Bean Daddy had an excellent run. After per week of terrorizing Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero gamers by his infinite bag of health-restoring Senzu beans, Yajirobe can have his stats evaluated in an upcoming steadiness patch, Bandai Namco confirmed. That means an all-but-certain nerf for the cowardly samurai at present dominating in ranked matches.
The Dragon Ball account on X (previously often called Twitter) introduced an replace for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will arrive close to the top of October. Right here’s what it consists of:
• Enchancment of a difficulty the place some controls develop into 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 grew to become a lightning rod. Some gamers don’t need the old-school-style 3D enviornment fighter to succumb to the trendy obsessions with steadiness and competitors integrity. Anime characters blowing up planets and turning folks into chocolate bars must be allowed to embrace their inside chaos. However others are pumped to see Yajirobe getting probably 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 simply as soon as per match. Extra possible, the builders may be having a look at his well being bar which is at present surprisingly excessive relative to different fighters in his Destruction Level tier. Regardless, it’s humorous that Bandai Namco isn’t solely calling him out by identify 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 bother discovering ranked matches. Followers are additionally requesting cross-play between PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, and PC, but it surely’s unclear if or when that may occur. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is the most well-liked Budokai Tenkaichi sport by far, with tens of millions of copies offered within the first few days, so Bandai Namco might be nonetheless taking part in catch-up.