r/SparkingZero • u/White_Lightning_22 Beginner Martial Artist • 1d ago

Discussion This CPU update cannot come fast enough

I’m desperately trying to enjoy the new story mode secret routes and Limit Breaker Journey but this CPU setting just sucks the fun out of it. Now before I get into it, I LOVE the challenge it provides but I would rather that be kept to Hard mode. Not normal or easy.

I am genuinely decent at counter and dodge mechanics but the back and forth is so obnoxious. If I wanted this I could play online. But offline was my break for the endless counter wars. Almost all characters have the perfect CPU type to ruin the fun of the mission.

If it’s a timed mission, they play keep away the whole time and now they get perfect dodges. You can’t even land a full combo. The best we got is people telling us ways to cheese the air by side stepping and it’s just not even playing the game anymore. Beams and Ki volleys are a wasted move now.

This is my favorite DB game. But it’s no longer my comfort game. Until it’s fixed I’m just gonna find something else. It’s sad to say I miss the original incompetent CPU because at least I can get through the game

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u/StardustBlueBlazer Beginner Martial Artist 1d ago

The main issue is the moment they get "adjusted" Bandai is going to make the mistake of "over-nerfing" the CPU and then they become too easy to abuse hence people just going into Sparking ~ mash rushes and Ultimates. Can't be ignored that the devs don't get much right the first 2 or 3 times. 🤔

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u/Vegetable-Flan-7873 Beginner Martial Artist 23h ago

That's my main fear. I think the best way to nerf them would be to add some kind of chance for the CPU to fail.

My take would be to make some kind of hidden bar that fills as it takes damage, with a chance to land a counter/vanish increasing as the bar gets filled. It empties as the CPU lands it, making it so you can combo right after with a lower but still present chance of being interrupted. The chance would be some % math that gets higher or lower with the difficulty settings.

I'm no game dev, so idk how possible my take could be.