Patch 1.1.4 Discussion

February 3rd, 2015 at about 5 pm PST, we received what might just be the last Super Smash Bros. for Wii U patch. Now it isn't confirmed that it is the last, but it is the last major one we are receiving. It contained a few character changes, including one for almost all the Fire Emblem characters, but more importantly it introduced two new characters into the game. Yesterday we got Corrin, a shape shifting Dragon Swordsman/ woman ( yes Corrin has both male and female skins similar to Robin. Corrin specializes in close combat, but has a single projectile move,  one that shoots a charged ball of energy directly ahead that stuns the opponent. This move deals massive damage and can lead into combos. Corrin overall looks like a very interesting character, has a crazy powerful counter, and feels very fluid to play. But, we didn't just get Corrin, we also got another new character named Bayonetta. Bayonetta is a witch who hunts angels (Watch out Pit!) and specializes in the use of guns. She can summon the limbs of demons to perform her smash attacks which do crazy amounts of damage, and she can use her bullet arts to tack on percent while using other moves, or continue to fire guns after her moves have finished. These bullets deal 1 percent, but do no knock back or stun, similar to fox's lasers. Bayonetta's moves don't deal much damage on her own besides her smash attacks, but combo really well.

Many of the Fire Emblem characters received buffs this patch to their damage output. Lucina had her aerial damage and smash damage increased, Marth had his damage increased almost across the board. Ike received another buff even after his one previously that allowed him to have lots of combos off of his throws. His forward aerial has an increased damage output and so does the base damage of eruption. Roy received a reduction in landing lag on all his aerial moves, which will help him be slightly safer on shields.

In other news, the three top characters, Zero Suit Samus, Shiek, Rosalina and Luma, all received a weight reduction of one point, which may not seem like a lot, but will cause them to die a few percent earlier, which means a lot when they were already so light. 

Overall, pretty solid patch.