// News // 30th Sep 2017 — 7 years ago // By Judgemental Waifu

ARMS Version 3.1.0 Is Available Now

Nintendo are not slowing down with the updates to Arms as they have already released another patch with some balance changes.

The updates most noticeable element is that Sparring Ring is now available as a fully playable stage and can be accessed in Ranked Matches. The details on the stage are as follow:

It’s a square stage without gimmicks, used in the Warm-Up minigame.
Enjoy some serious bouts while enjoying the soundtrack of the ARMS Official Song (Electro-dance Ver.).
Sparring Ring will also appear as a stage in Ranked Match.

The rest of the patch fixes some bugs and performs a number of balance changes. The full patch notes can be read below. The on-going support for ARMS by Nintendo is a testament to the success of the game. Nintendo also enabled re-mapable controls in a recent update as well making the game more accessible.

ARMS is available now for the Nintendo Switch.

Patch 1.3.0

Fixed an issue in Hedlok Scramble where sometimes Guardian and Clapback ARMS would fail to expand.
Fixed issue where the rewards for 1-on-100 would change if played while searching for a Ranked Match.
Adjusted some fighters and ARMS as shown below.

FIGHTER / ARMS ADJUSTMENTS

Ninjara

After getting some advice from a Ninja College alum, distance traveled when performing a mid-air mist warp has increased. Mid-air mist warp” refers to the ninja technique performed by dashing after jumping.

Sparky

Increased retraction speed.

Megawatt

Increased extension speed.

Slamamander

Increased extension speed. Decreased retraction speed.

Biffler

Increased retraction speed.

Blorb

Increased retraction speed. Adjusted how damage multipliers for Rush attacks function.Total damage when connecting with all hits is unchanged.

Funchuk

Increased the time span from exceeding a target until retraction. Adjusted how damage multipliers for Rush attacks function. Total damage when connecting with all hits is unchanged. Fixed issue during online play when Rush damage would increase under certain conditions. Fixed an issue where at times an opponent’s throw could be deflected with a successfully completing throw attack.