Last night, we learned Street Fighter 6 was going to receive a new update to kick off December, and now we know more about what it’s going to contain.
Capcom just announced the incoming update for SF6 will be bringing with it a brand new balance patch.
According to the official post from Capcom, every character will be receiving changes across the board including the newest additions in Season 2 with M. Bison and Terry Bogard.
They do note, however, this update will not be as large as the balance patch that released with Akuma earlier this year, so we shouldn’t expect massive changes to how characters function.
This isn’t too surprising considering we’re still technically in the midst of a competitive season though players have certainly been wishing for some more tune ups (or toning down) of fighters given their performance and prominence.
The prime candidates for nerfs are likely M. Bison, Ken, Cammy and Ed given their strong and consistent results, especially when it comes to the Capcom Pro Tour and Capcom Cup qualifiers as of late.
But they aren’t the only ones players have been taking issue with.
We also wouldn’t be surprised to see other fighters like Zangief and Rashid along with potentially Akuma in Capcom’s crosshairs too.
As for those hopefully getting buffed, Jamie, Marisa, Kimberly, Lily and E. Honda are looking like the most in need of attention along with potentially Manon and Ryu.
Outside of JP, it feels like Capcom has struggled a bit with figuring out their approach to balancing the newcomers, which has been compounded lately by existing / DLC characters fulfilling their same role but arguably better like Bison, Ed and Akuma.
Although they haven’t confirmed it yet, this update will presumably also contain a new Fighting Pass for SF6 that’ll likely be holiday themed, which should be revealed soon.
December 1–2 also marks the one-year anniversary since the first wave of Outfit 3 DLC released for the base cast, but we shouldn’t expect Outfit 4 to pop up here too.
Capcom has yet to even officially confirm their existence, so players will probably be waiting a while longer still before they can dress up their favorite characters in new costumes again.
We’ll learn more about what all the update contains when they release the patch notes around 8 p.m. on Sunday.
And let us know what you hope to see out of the new balance patch in the comments.
There will be a Battle Balance Update on December 2 for #StreetFighter6!
Although this won’t be a major update like the Akuma one, all characters will receive changes.
We’ll publish the Battle Change List when maintenance starts on Dec 1 at 8PM PT. pic.twitter.com/7GHEUnc04e
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) November 27, 2024