NOVEMBER UPDATE

General Gameplay fixes

• Patch is live on Xbox will arrive on PS4 early next week.
• General and Online stability improvements
• Added support for Xbox One X (including improved shadow quality, enhanced motion blur, better depth of field, overall higher quality post-processing, increased character detail, higher resolution, and HDR support)
• Improved rewards for completing Guild Multiverse Tiers
• Various Movelist corrections and improvements to AI logic
• Legendary Multiverse Portals are now available for Captain Cold, Cyborg, Dr. Fate, Firestorm, Green Arrow, Poison Ivy, and Robin
• Fixed some Credits / Mother Box / Multiverse exploits
• The Meta Challenge “Don’t spend any meter during the match” is no longer affected by an opponent’s meter draining attacks
• Multiverse Sidekicks now have a 3 ⅔ second cooldown (was 7 seconds)
• Fixed many instances of the indicator incorrectly displaying “Counter” instead of “Punish”
• Fixed a bug which was causing Down + Medium attacks to not be invulnerable to High Attacks during some of their recovery frames when continuing to hold Down
• Background Bounce Environmental Interactions are now more consistent for all character regardless of facing and stance
• Fixed an issue with Alternate Controls that allowed some special moves to be executed with shortcuts during pre-jump frames while Input Shortcuts option was turned off
• Acrobat & Gadget Character’s Bomb Environmental Interactions now Jump/Plant the bombs 6 frames faster, have 14 fewer startup frames, hit mid (was unblockable), and the Jumps travel a shorter distance
• New Nth Metal shaders are available for some characters.

Stage Specific Fixes

• Arkham Asylum – Bench Throw Environmental Interaction now hits mid (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Atlantis – Big Globe Throw & Globe Cluster Throw Environmental Interaction now hit overhead (was unblockable), and do 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Atlantis – Aquarium Bomb Environmental Interaction now hits mid (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Brainiac’s Ship – Drone Throw Environmental Interaction now hits overhead (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Fortress of Solitude – Ice Wall Punch Environmental Interaction now hits overhead (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Gorilla City – Dinosaur Skull Throw Environmental Interaction & Kudu Slam Environmental Interaction now hit overhead (was unblockable), and do 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Gotham City – Anubis Statue Slam Environmental Interaction now hits overhead (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Joker’s Playground – Fortune Teller throw Environmental Interaction now hits overhead (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Joker’s Playground – Barrel Throw & Barrel Roll Environmental Interactions now hit mid (was unblockable), and do 15 base damage (up from 10)
• Kahndaq – Gargoyle Throw Environmental Interaction now hits mid (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (from 10%)
• Kahndaq – Tablet Slam Environmental Interaction now hits overhead (was unblockable), and does 15 base damage (from 10%)
• Kahndaq – Pyramid Punch Environmental Interaction starts up 4 frames slower, had its hit region adjusted and can no longer hit opponents in the air
• Metropolis – Hitting opponent with the Diving Helmet Environmental Interaction causes a different reaction
• Metropolis – Fixed visual issue with some super moves showing floating kegs during their cinematics
• Red Sun Prison – Hanging Core Swing Environmental Interaction hit reaction has been changed, is now mid (was unblockable), and recovers faster

Character Specific Fixes

• Aquaman – Fixed an issue where Aquaman’s trident could disappear if From The Deep Gear Ability was interrupted
• Bane – Fixed a bug causing Legendary Straight Damage Augment to use the default cooldown timer instead of its own (1 second at level 1, 2 seconds at level 2, and 3 seconds at level 3)
• Batman – Greatly reduced meter build when executing Batarang Toss & Up Batarang Toss
• Batman – Release Bat, Bat Spin, and Bat Spawn Gear Ability no longer build meter on use
• Batman – Fixed lingering visual effect on 122 if practice mode reset is performed at a specific time
• Batman – Straight Kick (Jump + Medium) has it’s hit region slightly adjusted and has 5 less hit advantage
• Batman – The hit advantage on Straight Grapple on an airborne opponent now more closely matches the hit advantage of hitting a grounded opponent
• Batman – The cooldown on Mechanical Bats has been increased to 12 secs (up from 9 secs)
• Black Canary – Low Parry and High Parry are now available in Practice Mode Reversal and Wakeup options
• Black Manta – Victim region near the head slightly adjusted
• Black Manta – The 2nd hit of Speared And Seared (Super move) will no longer sometimes cross up the opponent if the first hit is blocked while standing in the corner
• Blue Beetle – Adjusted hit regions on several normal attacks
• Blue Beetle – Slightly reduced combo damage scaling on Seeking Reach (Towards + Medium, Hard) & Flying Scarab
• Blue Beetle – Reduced combo damage scaling on Blade Stab Meter Burn & Blade Barrage Meter Burn
• Blue Beetle – Shield Slam has 17 less recovery frames on miss & Mandible Strike has 6 less recovery frames on miss
• Blue Beetle – Blue Beetle’s wings no longer sometimes appear during moves while the Alien Cloak Gear Ability is active
• Blue Beetle – Fixed view being obstructed when performing Mandible Strike Meter Burn in the left corner of Arkham Asylum Cell Blocks
• Blue Beetle – Fixed a bug causing Legendary Character Power meter to sometimes stop recharging after an Arena Transition occurs
• Captain Cold – Big Freeze Meter Burn duration reduced to 3 seconds (down from 5)
• Captain Cold – Fixed a bug causing Glacier Grenade’s 14 recovery animation frames to be skipped
• Captain Cold – Glacier Grenade duration reduced to 5 ⅓ seconds (down from 6 ⅔)
• Captain Cold – Greatly reduced combo damage scaling on Cryogenic Blast
• Captain Cold – Fixed bug which could cause Darkseid’s Punishment (Medium, Light) combo to sometimes destroy the Glacier Grenade’s collision
• Catwoman – Slightly reduced forward walk speed
• Catwoman – Low Evade is now much easier to execute with Input Shortcuts off
• Catwoman – Fixed a bug that prevented Cat Dash from being able to be parried
• Catwoman – The airborne 2nd and 3rd hit of Rising Claw can no longer be parried
• Cheetah – Legendary Claws of Death now appears in Practice Mode reversal/wakeup options
• Cyborg – Added new Cybernetic Sweep special move (Down, Away + Hard Attack)
• Cyborg – Cyber Attack (Medium, Hard) now attacks with the weaponized big arm, has its hit region adjusted, has 2 more active frames, 1 less recovery frame on miss, and 1 more recovery frame on hit / block
• Cyborg – Power Fist has 10 more block stun frames, 10 more block recovery frames, and can now be Meter Burned on block / miss
• Cyborg – Power Fist Meter Burn now has increased pushback on block, 15 more block stun frames, 15 more block recovery frames, and recovers 5 frames faster on miss
• Cyborg – Increased base damage of Techno Tackle and Techno Tackle Meter Burn by 2
• Cyborg – Cyber Trip (Down + Hard) is now -8 on block and +25 on hit (from -16 / +17) and has 8 less miss recovery frames
• Darkseid – Fixed a bug which could cause the Character Power Demon Blast to be pre-maturely destroyed when used on the right side of Slaughter Swamp
• Deadshot – Reduced the meter gain when executing all Wrist Shot and Rifle special moves
• Deadshot – Increased combo damage scaling on Assassin Knee
• Deadshot – Wrist Cannon now has 14 startup frames (up from 11), 10 more recovery frames on block / miss, 6 less recovery frames on hit, and 6 less hit advantage
• Deadshot – Deadly Assault Meter Burn can now be clashed.
• Dr Fate – Can no longer Meter Burn Displacer Orb while Backdashing, during hit stun / block stun, knocked down, or performing a block escape
• Dr Fate – Sharidum’s Lock Meter Burn is no longer immune to throws
• Firestorm – Added new Heat Flux special move (Down, Away, Medium) which will gain Character Power meter while being charged
• Firestorm – Atom Bomb gear ability input is now Down, Back, Hard and It now replaces Atomic Burst
• Firestorm – Reduced the hit advantage of Molten Trap Meter Burn by 24 frames
• Firestorm – Character Power fully charged time is now 12 secs (down from 12.5)
• Firestorm – Eternal Flame now has 37 recovery frames (down from 58)
• Firestorm – Heat Wave (Away + Hard) has 5 less hit recovery and can now be directed forward for increased range while adding 5 more recovery frames on block / miss
• Firestorm – Vapor Jab (Jump + Light) now has 5 startup frames (down from 9)
• Firestorm – Double Burst (Jump + Medium) had its hit region adjusted
• Flash – Flip stance no longer slightly moves Flash forward or back and no longer causes visual issues when used repeatedly
• Flash – Visual effects for Speed Zone Character Power no longer conflicts with “Unrivaled Speed” Epic Gear bonus when Quick Cooldown is active in practice mode
• Flash – Fixed visual effects for Super move lingering on miss in certain circumstances
• Flash – Fists of Fury’s follow up attacks have had their hit regions adjusted to hit more consistently
• Gorilla Grodd – Straight Paw (Down + Light) has had its hit region adjusted
• Green Lantern – Armor on Mechanized Assault (Super move) increased to 30 frames (up from 20)
• Joker – Added new Death Spin special move (Down, Back + Hard)
• Joker – Added new Stab-Aroo normal attack (Away + Medium)
• Joker – The input for Chattering Teeth and Surprise Box Gear Ability is now Down, Down + Hard
• Joker – Adjusted hit regions on several normal attacks
• Joker – Crowbar Slam (Away + Hard) now recovers 5 frames faster on hit
• Joker – BANG! has increased pushback on hit with +5 hit advantage (up from 0)
• Joker – Side Order of Pie Gear Ability now has 20 frames of recovery on miss after the armor wears off and recovers 40 frames faster on block
• Poison Ivy – Added New Chompy and Bitey Bash special move (Down, Towards + Medium)
• Raiden – Victim region near the head adjusted slightly
• Raiden – Fixed lingering FX from Power Bolt Gear Ability in certain situations
• Raiden – Fixed Raiden’s victory cinematic blue dragon sometimes appearing one frame too early
• Raiden – Character Power startup is now 1 frame faster, recovers 3 frames faster, has 1 sec longer duration, and the cooldown is 1 sec shorter
• Raiden – Raiden’s throw now does additional damage if Character Power is active
• Raiden – Raiden’s Lightning Trap Meter Burn Gear Ability no longer builds meter on block
• Raiden – Fixed issue with the camera sometimes quickly moving when the Thunder Cloud (Light, Light, Medium, Away + Hard) combo is done in some corners
• Red Hood – Victim region near the head adjusted slightly
• Red Hood – Lethal Lunge Meter Burn base damage reduced by 1
• Red Hood – Lethal Lunge has 5 more recovery frames on block and 5 less block stun frames
• Red Hood – Lethal Lunge Meter Burn has its hit region adjusted, has 5 less recovery frames, 5 less block stun frames with reduced pushback, and 2 less hit advantage
• Red Hood – Ground Mine base damage reduced by 2
• Red Hood – Air Akimbo Blaze & Air Akimbo Blaze Meter Burn can now be clashed
• Scarecrow – Character power base damage is increased to 1.5 (up from 1 per hit, with damage ticking every 90 frames (up from 60)
• Scarecrow – Character power does reduced damage (2/3) while scarecrow is in hit stun
• Scarecrow – Panic-Port startup is now 14 frames (down from 21), has 27 recovery frames (down from 29) and becomes projectile invulnerable after 6 frames
• Scarecrow – Fixed Panic-Port smoke visual effects sometimes being misaligned if performed immediately following a jump
• Scarecrow – Panic-Port can now be special canceled into Death Bed (Super move) after he teleports
• Scarecrow – Ground Shaker (Hard) now has 15 startup frames (down from 17) and 1 less active frame
• Scarecrow – Fixed issue with the view becoming obstructed during a forward throw in the corner of some Arenas
• Scarecrow – Legendary Traumatize Meter Burn attack is now unblockable
• Scarecrow – Fully holding Toxin Breath while Black Adam hits Scarecrow with his Character Power no longer sometimes causes Scarecrow to become unresponsive in some instances
• Sub-Zero – Max base stat attributes changed to Health – 1150, Defense – 1450, Strength – 1600, Ability – 1650 (from Health – 1050, Defense – 1500, Strength – 1700, Ability – 1600)
• Supergirl – Legendary Kryptonian Laser cancels no longer auto correct her facing
• Supergirl – Fixed a bug where Air Straight Laser could sometimes auto correct her facing as it completed
• Supergirl – Fully holding Frost Breath while Black Adam hits Supergirl with his character power no longer sometimes causes Supergirl to become unresponsive in some instances
• Starfire – Max base stat attributes changed to Health – 1100, Defense – 1450, Strength – 1600, Ability – 1700 (from Health – 1050, Defense – 1500, Strength – 1700, Ability – 1600)
• Swamp Thing – Refoliation & Trunk Punch (Hard) now have armor when executed while Swamp Thing is standing in Abigail’s Garden Character Power
• Swamp Thing – Refoliation startup is now 16 frames (down from 17), active frames increased to 8 frames (up from 4), 7 less miss recovery frames, 3 less hit / block recovery frames
• Swamp Thing – Refoliation Meter Burn startup is now 5 frames (down from 12) and has 1 more hit recovery frame
• Swamp Thing – Log Kick startup is now 20 frames (down from 22) and has 10 less miss / block recovery frames
• Swamp Thing – Bayou Bash can now be held to increased its range, when then results in longer recovery on block /miss depending on held time up to an additional 7 frames
• Wonder Woman – Fixed Lasso Grab and Lasso Grab Meter Burn visual placement on Starfire
• Wonder Woman – Adjusted input buffer window for doing a jump attack from Hermes’ Blessing (Air) Dash
• Wonder Woman – Fixed Wonder Woman sometimes being hit by Poison Ivy’s Up Rooted (Down + Medium) or Quick Bloom (Away + Hard) after successfully parrying them

Injustice 2 is currently available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and releases to PC next week.

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