Though there’s definitely some contention in the conversation, the Street Fighter 6 community has garnered a general idea of which of the game’s current 24-character roster are thriving along with which are struggling to eek out wins.
Competitor and content creator Broski has had his ear to the ground for some time now, watching Capcom’s decisions through previous patches as Street Fighter 6 has evolved in its first two years. The UK player has some inclinations to how the next SF6 balance patch may play out as he’s rolled out a new video explaining how likely each character is to be nerfed vs. buffed in the next update.
You may have a few characters that seem to keep winning in mind for the front of the nerf line, but those of us who have been around for more than a few Street Fighter game lifespans know that Capcom tends to surprise us more often than we’d like with changes that don’t seem to fit the current landscape at all.
Cammy, for instance, during the first few years of Street Fighter 5 was clearly one of the game’s strongest contenders, but for some reason developers seemed to only slap her on the wrist or even give her small buffs.
Ryu, on the other hand, was famously worse than the community felt the franchise poster boy should be during the majority of his Street Fighter 5 stint. Developers eventually made clear attempts to buff him, but they were arguably never enough to actually get him to an appropriate place.
With all that in mind, how do we feel Capcom will handle the likes of Bison, Ed, Rashid, Akuma, Cammy, and Ken? How about obvious strugglers like Manon, Jamie, Lily, and E. Honda?
Broski does ultimately express his thoughts here through a tier list organization, of sorts. He has six different categories for potential change ranging from “Prepare to learn a new character, bucko,” to “This man’s stocks are going to the f****** moon, invest now,” which is reserved for just one character: Terry.
You can view the full visual chart by clicking the thumbnail here, but to hear all of Broski’s thoughtful reasonings behind each and every one of his placements, you’ll want to watch the full video below.
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