General opinion on upcoming Y9S1 patch notes?
Pretty happy with the patch notes myself! Not many changes, but they're pretty significant. My opinion goes like this:
Sohei: Very nice buffs and zone nerf was needed. In the future, I'd like to see a damage rebalance (lots of small damage buffs to his normal moves outside of zone in exchange for less damage on his impale) and probably an increase in activation time for his Tier 2 so it's not extremely cheap and basically an instant second health bar.
Aramusha: Pretty great changes overall, heavy finishers being unblockable and zone being able to access Deadly Feints are BIG buffs (I imagine heavy finishers in particular are gonna be very oppressive, at least in teamfights), but considering his other issues, probably not broken. Also, Ring the Bell range increased, YES. I reeeeally wish his stamina gets addressed at some point though, even if it's in exchange for some nerfs if they're needed. But overall, Ara is looking quite nice with these buffs :)
Pirate: Constant side dodge attack spam is now OVER, phew. She's still really strong (for example, her "unkillable" perk and feat combo is still there), but WAY more manageable.
Aside from these, the lack of anything concerning Nuxia and Conq is...kinda sad (also, Kensei and some others need adjustments as well). But eh, we'll just have to see what happens.