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Despite the insane amount of nerfs Diddy got, he's still probably the best character in the game because for whatever reason, his up throw knockback was reduced so it basically replaced his down throw. You can find more information about it here. Shiek's killing power was hurt badly in the previous balance patch and now her back air got nerfed badly this patch. Sonic was hurt the worst of the top tiers because his back throw no longer kills and his spindash does less damage. Sonic might not even be a top tier character anymore because of these nerfs. Mii Brawler also received major nerfs, including one of his customs that worried a lot of people because of its previous stupidly good killing power.
Bowser Jr. is now an overall more competitive character because the best characters in the game now have nowhere near as much killing power as they used to. Considering how Bowser Jr. is either the 4th or 6th heaviest character in the game, that is a huge benefit to anyone who mains him. But also keep in mind less knockback from Diddy, Shiek, and Sonic will likely result in more juggling, so be warned. Regardless, anyone who mains a low or mid tier character benefits enormously from this balance patch because none of the top tier character seem broken anymore. Diddy's forward air has like, no kill power anymore. On an omega stage, I had to get a Mario CPU over 180% just to kill him with forward air. So ridiculous. I hate this patch.
Bowser Jr. is now an overall more competitive character because the best characters in the game now have nowhere near as much killing power as they used to. Considering how Bowser Jr. is either the 4th or 6th heaviest character in the game, that is a huge benefit to anyone who mains him. But also keep in mind less knockback from Diddy, Shiek, and Sonic will likely result in more juggling, so be warned. Regardless, anyone who mains a low or mid tier character benefits enormously from this balance patch because none of the top tier character seem broken anymore. Diddy's forward air has like, no kill power anymore. On an omega stage, I had to get a Mario CPU over 180% just to kill him with forward air. So ridiculous. I hate this patch.