Finally some real buffs. 1P was a much needed addition, 3P should have always been neutral and 6P refloat could do something for some of his BnBs which is a potential damage buff. PPP buffs a string or two and he didn't get worse in any way so we're good. He still doesn't have too much, but he's a lot better. Maybe not even bottom 5.
lol buffed. I wasn't expecting that. Most are negligible but he got a very sizable buff at the wall with 9P's splat property removed. Now he has a 2-in-1 guaranteed splatting tool at the wall which is going to make for very dumb, very juicy situations and setups. The 4P+K buff isn't half bad either. The 66P delay nerf will be felt by many online, but it's not something that was used a whole lot offline anyway so meh. All in all he's still great.
Very displeased. Of all the strong characters to nerf you nerf one of the most honest and reasonable. And not even in the field that makes him unreasonable. 214P active frames reduced by 3 and recovery frames increased by 4 on whiff? Nerfing his best crush's stun? Nerfing his throws almost across the board and his sidestep damage? Why didn't you give these kinds of nerfs to Christie or Gen? Akira is still a beast but a spring has definitely been taken out of his step.
There were some great changes here (Like Momiji's 7K nerf, Gen's delay removal, P4 buffs, Eliot buffs) but some really questionable choices bordering on just play awful (Mila 1P nerf, Ryu Nerfs?!?! Christie BUFFS?!?!?) which ultimately leaves me mixed on this changelist. But at least we know for sure that LR will be a very different game than before.
...At least... unless you're fighting Christie.
*Leaves to cry in a corner*