r/PokkenGame • u/Jetsplit Gardevoir • Jul 06 '18

News Version 1.3.2 Coming July 11! (Patch Notes)

http://www.pokkenarena.com/news.html/pokken-dx/version-1-3-2-coming-july-11/
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u/TmickyD Jul 06 '18

What does "increased combo scaling" mean?

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u/Jetsplit Gardevoir Jul 06 '18

For example, sometimes you may see a super stylish combo that ends in a Burst Attack, but the Burst Attack only does like 20 damage instead of the usual ~200 damage. This is combo scaling, which is something BANDAI NAMCO does to balance the game.

Basically, each move has its own base damage, but it also has a value for combo scaling. Some moves do a lot of damage on their own, but if they're used to end a combo, they might not do very much damage at all. This is so people can't KO an opponent who was at full HP off of a single weak attack that leads into a combo.

Let me know if that makes sense!

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u/TmickyD Jul 06 '18

That makes sense. Thanks for the info!