Dragon Ball FighterZ Season 3: Patch Notes For Update 1.21

As we fast approach Season 3 for Dragon Ball FighterZ, a HUGE update is being released ahead of this new season.

In a 6,000-word blog post on the Bandai Namco website, they highlight a number of big system changes and plenty of character balancing to boot.

Here's what's new ahead of Season 3!

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Patch Notes Overview

• Updated Battle Screen
  • Updated the battle screen.
• Selectable Z Assists
  • Players can now choose from 3 assists for each character.
• Limit-Breaking Power
  • - Health gauge changes when one character remains, and the character has the following effects.
    • Increased damage output
    • Ki gauge increases by one
    • Opponent's recoverable health is reduced on hit (except with invincible moves)
• Adjustments to Instant Overheads
  • All jumping attacks will no longer hit a crouching opponent when performed as the character is rising into the air (AKA instant overheads).
  • Characters blocking mid-air will be in a crouching state after landing.
  • When hit just before landing from a jump, characters will be in a grounded state rather than a mid-air state.
• Advantage Gauge
  • Added a gauge that displays health proportion for all members of a team.
• Ki Charge
  • Reduced recovery.
  • Can now deflect Ki Blasts.
  • Pressing the heavy attack button during a Ki Charge will now perform a Super Dash.
  • Ki Charge can now be continued for a set amount of time even when Ki gauge is maxed out.
• Vanish
  • Can now be cancelled with a Special Move or Super Dash during camera shift.
• Dragon Rush
  • Made it easier to combo into when the opponent is taking damage mid-air.
  • Can now be performed after landing a standing light attack.
  • If landed in a combo, it can now be cancelled after the attack with a Vanish.
  • The number of jumps and mid-air dashes available resets after a Dragon Rush break.
• Dragon Rush (Forced Switch)
  • When a switch is forced via Dragon Rush, the switch will occur faster than before.Switch-in timing can now be manually controlled with a ← input after the forced switch.
• Powered-up Special Moves
  • They now only consume half a Ki gauge.
• → + Medium Attack
  • While Sparking! is active, the character will no longer go over the opponent when the move is canceled into an air dash.
• Standing/Crouching Heavy Attack
  • Increased the move's damage during camera shift.
• Jumping Heavy Attack
  • Removed landing recovery during camera shift.
• Guard Cancel Change
  • Increased the attack level when clashed.
• Z Assists
  • Can no longer use another Z Assist until some time has passed after the opponent stops blocking.
  • Z Assists that blowback will always knock the opponent in the direction the Z Assist character is facing.
  • Adjusted where Z Assists appear.
• Air Dash
  • Made it possible to perform a simple air dash even when holding ↗ immediately after jumping.
• Sub-Character Attacks
  • Attacks hitting sub-characters such as Saibamen and the Ginyu Force can now be cancelled.
• Error Fixes
  • Fixed an issue in which landing a certain way after an attack with landing recovery would cause that same recovery to occur on the next jump.
  • Fixed an issue in which performing an attack immediately after blocking would cause problems with the hurtbox during the following action.
  • For certain attacks that lock the opponent in place and trigger a cinematic sequence, the hitboxes are no longer active during the hitstop.

Changes have also been made to plenty of characters - you can read all of those changes here.