{"id":8447,"date":"2017-12-22T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/12\/arms_version_5_0_is_now_live"},"modified":"2017-12-22T01:45:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T01:45:00","slug":"arms-version-5-0-is-now-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/22\/arms-version-5-0-is-now-live\/","title":{"rendered":"ARMS Version 5.0 Is Now Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Dr. Coyle\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/12\/arms_version_5_0_is_now_live\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/12\/arms_version_5_0_is_now_live\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Coyle\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nintendo has been doing a fantastic job of keeping <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/arms\">ARMS<\/a><\/strong> updated with new stages, characters, and ARMS, and that support has been continuing nearly nonstop up until now. The company has been teasing version 5.0, which would be adding in a new character, for a few days now, and the update only just went live. As expected, it adds quite a large amount of new content.<\/p>\n<p>The headlining feature of this one is a new fighter named Dr. Coyle, who can be encountered when playing through Grand Prix on LV6 or higher. Alongside the doctor, a new stage and some new arms have been added, along with some new badges and a handful of other tweaks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content] <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full list of patch notes:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 New fighter \u201cDr. Coyle\u201d is now available. Play the Grand Prix at LV6 or higher as someone other than Dr. Coyle and see what happens\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 New ARM \u201cLokjaw\u201d added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 New ARM \u201cParabola\u201d added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 New ARM \u201cBrrchuk\u201d added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 New stage [NAME REDACTED] added.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 For Grand Prix LV6 and lower, the computer will now get stronger as you get deeper into the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 For Grand Prix LV7, the computer will start out strong right from the first match, as usual.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 You can now view stats from previous Party Crash events in \u201cStats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 Added new badges related to Dr. Coyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 Fixed issue in online play where the healing area created by HP Juice would sometimes shift position.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0 Adjusted abilities of some fighters and ARMS as follows.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong><u>Fighters \/ Arms<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><u>Adjustments<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Lola Pop<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The holidays are a busy season for street performers, so Lola Pop is fired up! Her charges now persist longer.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Whammer Kablammer Blorb<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lessened deceleration when knocking down mid-weight ARMS.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Scorpio<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Increased retraction speed. Shortened waiting time between flying off and retrieval. Fixed issue where time needed for retraction could be greatly protracted.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Skully<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Improved curving. Increased rush damage. Decreased speed of initial rush attack. Adjusted the number of attacks needed for rush range to reach a maximum.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Glusher<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lessened deceleration when knocking down mid-weight ARMS. Increased expansion rate of charge attacks.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Megaton Megawatt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Lessened deceleration when knocking down mid-weight ARMS. Increased speed of charge attacks. Decreased speed of normal attacks.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Toaster Sparky Chilla Bubb Buff Roaster Nade<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Decreased speed of initial rush attack. Adjusted the number of attacks needed for rush range to reach a maximum.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Slapamander Slamamander<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Increased the time interval between initial launch and extension. Increased extension speed.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>What do you think? Will you be playing much as Dr. Coyle? Who\u2019s your favorite character thus far? Share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has been doing a fantastic job of keeping ARMS updated with new stages, characters, and ARMS, and that support has been continuing nearly nonstop up until now. The company has been teasing version 5.0, which would be adding in a new character, for a few days now, and the update only just went live. 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