got to play 3 games before i had to sleep and the ninja changes feel really fun. New tools are always fun, but the incresed knockback for same moves makes me vary my combos a bit more which is very fun. Backsway took a bit getting used to but it is excellent against cowboy at lightning strike range :D
Though the Yomi Advantage uppercut seems absolutley brutal. +70 when i instant cancel and +50 when i just land lets me basically set up a devastating combo no matter what, where before i had to spend meter to get a combo out of it. Not saying it is bad, but it got my cowboy friend to shout many bad words :D
Making Yomi Advantage a Thing seems like a good idea as i found myself going back to neutral far more often so i could read a move with backsway or other shenanigans and the increased whiff cancel cost made me consider my moves a bit more instead of always forcing the triple whiff cancel dance.
Getting burst bar while getting comboed combined with the increased whiff cancel cost means that you actually get to use Burst defensively now because its not such a huge waste of resources and you often have ~50% while starting to get combo´d
Havent played against a wizard but really liking this patch :D