Here’s me thinking there was no patch for everyone else, oh dear no no no. The best patch note is available here, with notations by Zoldyck. The actual videos from SNK don’t cover the entirety of the patch, and my initial impression is that these are fun upgrades, opening some new combo routes for characters (that aren’t really needed eg Blue Mary) and cancels that should have been there from the start (Luong). It’s a nice swan song from SNK, not to mention Vice and Mature, however I seem to see a buff for Shun Ei and Isla… ugh. And, while they redid V&M’s faces and costumes (and likely voices), I’ll just make the petty complaint that there is no boss, even though the highly recycable Maki exists.

We’ll have news of a tournament very soon. The KOFXV ultimate edition (digital) has been announced so that’s a wrap for KOFXV updates. If there’s some sort of magical sales and player numbers suddenly shoot out of control, we may see something more from SNK, but I’m still seeing netcode issues and for the hardcore, ranked mode is kaput. On the other hand, player numbers have actually been consistent (while not exactly high) for the year. KOFXV has some glaring issues, but it’s still fun. I’m not expecting the final patch to fix it, but is “good enough” really a way to end this 2-year development saga? Anyway, we shall see what SNK has learnt with their newest favourite child, COTW. Either way, KOFXV isn’t going anywhere. I’ll see you in a bit.