This is clearly evidenced by a character like Lowain, considered by many to be the worst in the game, netting a second place at last week's Combo Breaker 2022 courtesy of Buscar Luz. The current state of the game is quite highly regarded, especially as far as balance goes, with the Season 2 monster Belial being reasonably toned down (although he still has a very good case to be made for being the #1 character in the game) and many characters who struggled down at the very bottom tier seeming viable in tournament play. So now that the game is finally in a position to showcase to the world just how much fun it is and how much the community have been enjoying it, a patch which promises something so drastic as three brand new mechanics can easily give pause to people who are excited for the game. With offline finally returning, this is Granblue Fantasy Versus' time to finally shine in the way it never got to at its original release back in February 2020, when the game was slated for a main slot on the ARCREVO 2020 World Tour circuit which ended up being cancelled due to obvious 2020-related reasons. Not only have the community rallied throughout the COVID-19 pandemic even in regions where the game's netcode provided far from optimal matches, but the game continues to see a high amount of entrants for offline majors and was even beating out games like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate in EVO registrations at the last registration number release. Despite the worst release timing to hit any fighting game, Granblue Fantasy Versus has proven itself to be the little game that could.

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