Melty Blood: Type Lumina Massive Update is Released

The much-awaited Melty Blood: Type Lumina patch is finally out! The amount changes and additions is overwhelming, so to summarize:

• Two new characters, Neco Arc and Mash, as well as their stages and themes
• New stories in Single Player mode and small changes to existing ones
• New Boss Rush route with story content
• Rank system overhaul with an additional "EX" rank for the best players
• Shield nerfed significantly
• Auto-combos can now be turned off or adjusted
• Numerous balance changed for the entire cast
• New moves for every character
• Replays can now be viewed frame-by-frame and rewinded

If you want more specific details about character changes, you will unfortunately have to wait until August 24-26.

However, perhaps the fans will translate the notes before that happens. There's already a rather big post that covers many of the system-wide changes.