The Bean Daddy had a good run. After a week terrorizing Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero player Bandai Namco confirmed that Yajirobe’s stats from his infinite bag of health-restoring Senzu Beans will be evaluated in an upcoming balance patch. This suggests an almost certain nerf for the cowardly samurai who currently dominate ranked play.
The Dragon Ball account on X (formerly known as Twitter) an update announced for Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero will arrive towards the end of October. Here’s what it includes:
• Fixed an issue that caused some controls to become unresponsive in online games when classic controls are selected
• Adjusted difficulty levels when playing certain stages of Episode Battle on lower difficulties
• Adjusted Yajirobe’s stats
• Improved operational stability
The fixes seemed harmless, but the potential impact on Yajirobe’s stats immediately became a lightning rod. Some players don’t want the old-fashioned 3D arena fighter to succumb to modern obsessions with balance and competitive integrity. Anime characters who blow up planets and turn people into candy bars should be allowed to express their inner chaos. But others are excited to see Yajirobe potentially get knocked over.
It’s still not clear what exactly the nerf will be. An obvious change would be to limit the use of Yajirobe’s Senzu Beans to only once per game. More likely, the developers are taking a look at his health bar, which is currently surprisingly high compared to other fighters of his destruction point tier. Regardless, it’s funny that Bandai Namco not only calls him out by his name, but also highlights him for the game’s very first patch.
Of course, other problems still exist Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. There were complaints about it a corrupted save data errorInput lag on console and issues finding ranked matches. Fans are also demanding crossplay between PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC, but it’s unclear if and when that will happen. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is the most popular Budokai Tenkaichi Game by far, millions of copies were sold in the first few days, so Bandai Namco probably still has to catch up.
