The official ARMS Twitter account has revealed that the game will be getting a balance update next week.
There are no details on exactly what's going to change, but the Twitter post appears to indicate that more news will be forthcoming before the update actually goes live.
Are there any elements of ARMS that you think require rebalancing or changing? Are any of the characters too strong or too weak in your opinion? Do you think any of the levels need alteration, or are any of the ARMS themselves ruining the game for you right now?
Let us know your predictions on who - or what - is getting nerfed by posting a comment.
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"Who's getting nerfed?"
Max Brass I bet.
Kid cobra.
Hopefully the Volleyball. The material they use for those currently is highly unsafe. 😐
I wish they would give me my voice back!
Twintelle Just constantly slowing poo is Hella annoying same with spring man constantly parrying!
They're gonna bar me from online matches... only way to make it fair for other players.
:/ I thought they said they won't nerf anyone?!
I don't think anyone needs a nerf, but a few buffs would be nice. I haven't seen a single Byte & Barq in Ranked, I think everyone else is mostly fine though.
Some arms might need rebalancing to prevent them becoming dominant. Thinking specifically of the electric homing missile here.
New characters or stages would be nice too. It's been a month since Max Brass by then.
Yeah, they previously said balancing will be biffs instead of nurfs... it would be nice to see Byte and Barc get some more umph! I guess they can't change too much about the concept, but maybe more HP for Barc or a stronger throw?
Ram Ram!
@daveh30
I guess you have not not played me then. Grrr! Bring your A game. lol
Need more characters.
12 characters are not enough.
More than 20 characters are perfect.
@Raayo Twintelle is kind of annoying with the constant freeze, but it's not totally uncounterable.... Min Min mostly only parries while in air and is manageable. Spring Man's never-ending parry is the one that really annoys the heck out of me (though Twintelle is #2.)
I have been playing Splatoon 2 and miitopia. It's been a couple weeks since I played ARMS.
@Biff_ARMStrong That would be pretty good!
Hopefully everyone who isn't me gets nerfed because I currently suck at this game. Then again haven't tried using traditional controls yet. I like to look like a dork with my joycons!
This game needs a leader board, something to promote competition. Some way to see where you place in the world of ARMs, more characters, and more maps.
@King_Johobo That seems to be the biggest flaw with the game. It's very hard for new players to get into because it takes time to get good at it. I've been playing since the start and even I get frustrated quite often. There are many good players out there that got the timing and strategies against each fighter down to a tee.
@NEStalgia
Kaboom, Boing, Spingman!
I'm up form a round or two.
@Nico87 Yeah, the Ram Ram might have to get nerfed. I've been forced to use that arm often
Considering my God like skills with Ninjara, I bet I'm gonna get nerfed big time.
@Pupito The best defense against a Ninjara is single arm punch. That, and learn the timing of his teleport so you can catch him when he reappears. If he gets too close, dodge to his side so he can't lock on. Or if he threw you, lean the controls to the side, not backwards, so you slide to the side when you get up so he doesn't catch you.
I have a video clip with me vs Ninjara (from early on) I'll put up when I get home. It's...entertaining
@Landlord There is an official leaderboard...in Japan: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/aabqa/dashboard/ranking/index.html
We need that over in the west, though. All we have are the various ones tracking the players from the tournaments.
So long has mechanica doesn't get nerded I'm cool with this
Nerfjara
Please make the characters move faster, when walking around. Please make it easier to switch between targets when it's 1 on 2. Please make everyone's arms return faster after puncher to make the whole match brisker.
@Biff_ARMStrong Ram Ram by itself isn't anything to write home about. It's when Min-Min enlarges it that it becomes extremely hard to dodge or get around. Best way to deal with it is blocking... but then you have to watch for the throws.
I think something they could do with stuff like Twintelle's slow or Spring Man's parry is have them deteriorate with repeated use.
Balancing a game doesn't necessarily imply anything is getting "nerfed".
That term used to mean something.
ARMS hasn't retained my attention the way I thought it would. I still have under 10 hours of total play time. It's been fun to mess around in co-op from time to time, but I think I've treated it as more of a party game than a competitive title, like Rocket League or Splatoon. Maybe that'll change down the road...but right now I'm definitely playing more Splatoon 2.
@meleebrawler IMO the game's single greatest flaw is still that stupid weapon unlock system. We can talk about Ram Ram all we want, but that's Min Min's only normal weapon. Sure you can unlock Revolvers and spam those...but then you ahve to play for countless hours to get the money to have enough chances to randomly get that to employ a strategy. The weapon unlocks really limit being able to formulate strategies when you're always working with "whatever garbage you have on hand." Shouldn't that be a unique trait for Mechanica?
@Bengals76 Haha, I seriously have a grudge against Springman I'll play any character except Springman or Twintelle....their cheese is annoying. Though I've gained a dislike for Cobra after the whole 1.0 dual-hydras players meme.
As someone who plays an MMO and seen a lot of good (and bad) balancing, sometimes balancing does require nerfs, else extreme rapid power creep is very detrimental to the health of the meta.
Still though, looks interesting.
@NEStalgia i main spring man myself and in Hate it when others do that twintelle indeed is counterable (except when She uses those damn Umbrellas!) Grrrrr any other player is counterable (especially the big ones)
I've been so immersed in Splatoon I nearly forgot about ARMS. As soon as they release a new character I'm sure I'll want to jump back in, though.
I love this game. I haven't personally ran across anything that I would change, except, I was expecting to hear Biff's voice when I first got the game. Why didn't they include that???
Kid cobra 🐍 seems a little too strong
I tried to like arms and it was an ok experience just not fantastic, ended up selling a few days ago since Splatoon2 was taking all my time. Well that and fate extella which is surprisingly holding my interest quite well
@sandman89 Kid Cobra's already been nerfed.
@Dang69 Glove arms like the Toaster, Sparky, Buff, etc. have the fastest retracting time from what I've seen, almost instantaneous even. Otherwise, be very strategic when throwing out punches. As Mr. Yabuki said, only have one Arm out at a time.
Kid Cobra + 2 Blorbs = My fav way to play
@meleebrawler oh
@masterLEON Guess I haven't spent enough time unlocking stuff.
I got to jump back into Arms...giving Splatoon 2 a little break.
They should nerf the AI so I can finish Grand Prix with everyone.
I know they said they aren't focusing on nerfs, but Kid Cobra and Ninjara could really use nerfs. Every time I go against one of the two online, they just spam throws. It can be countered if you know what you're doing, but they need something to encourage players to not just spam grabs over and over. I've gone against people who did nothing but grabs for the whole match.
Honestly, the game biggest flaw right now is the lack of story mode. They have some of the coolest designs for a fighting game and what do you proceed to do? Put them in a generic arcade plot... I want to know where the arms come from, I want to know what's everyone's motive is for joining arms, I want to see who their main rival as all fighting games do and most of all, I want to see a CGI cutscene for an ending, not some generic pose on a generic stage.
@VIIIAxel Grabbing are the equivelant of heavy fighters or the splat rollers in Splatoon, they dominate against low level players are very easily manageable to high level players. You just need to throw an arm out when you see the green net and you immediately counter them.
Rip ARMS.. the launch of splatoon 2 made me forget I had ARMS.
Buff Min Min!
Having so much fun with this game way more than I anticipated
Definitely prefer pro controller over joy cons. What do you guys think?
I've came in with the highest score at every online game so far, but my 12 year old niece picks Ninjara and destroys me with teleports and grabs. I've noticed his grab looks like it's 14 feet wide at times when I fight him in single player.
@sandman89 using the triggers for your arms feels very natural to me and allows me to dodge and jump more precisely than if im throwing my arms all over the place. The motion controls were fun to try out but I am much better with the pro controller
Here is the translation courtesy of google translate "It is a flash report!
Information from the upper part of the ARMS Association that "Balance adjustment update scheduled to be carried out in the middle of next week" was sent ...!
Other than that there is additional information on Ureshii?
Please wait for the next report!"
@Biff_ARMStrong so true I'm getting absolutely annihilated online. I guess I just need to keep practicing
@Pupito Congrats! Glad I could help! Also, it's great to hear you picked up on baiting the CPU. You'll need that after Level 4 in general because the CPU starts playing very defensively, waiting for the player to act before reacting.
And here's that video clip of me making a Ninjara rage quit in ranked:
@BravelyDavid same
@VIIIAxel
Yeah, for sure. That is crazy annoying. It actually takes quite a bit of practice to learn how to counter a throw-spammer. I wonder if they could make it so that attacks that are used too frequently become weaker, or something?
@Snow-Dust
Yep, totally agree. I want to know more about each fighter's story!
@King_Johobo i had to go to classic controls once i did i got so much better i had no problem getting to lvl 3 with kid cobra
@Biff_ARMStrong
Im in total agreement that was one of the first things that got me excited for arms was the commentary!! Go BIFF
Balancing is ok. Small tweaks could be used but i think new modes and arms and characters. I would like to see a soocer mini game as well as others. Co-op grand prix needs something to switch up volley ball which needs so serious tweaking and skill shot.
More arms a poison arm would be nice affect to add. A queen wasp or bee character good idea. Just a start of ideas that could bring new life to this already good game.
Hopefully grabs
@masterLEON Man, I watch that and realize just how bad I am at ARMS...
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