Generally, Capcom has had a policy of not interfering with Street Fighter V’s balance while the current Capcom Pro Tour season is ongoing. Genreally speaking, the game that we have now is the same as the one that came out last February (DLC characters notwithstanding).

However, Capcom does make some changes on occasion, usually when it comes to option selects. The latest option select that was removed from the game revolved around R. Mika’s Irish Whip. Prior to the change, R. Mika could input her Irish Whip command (forward or back with strong punch) and it would catch her opponents if they pressed buttons, or did nothing. With the change however, the move no longer completes its grab animation on counter hit.

Javits Arias demonstrated this chance in a tweet which you can see below.

My friend suspects Mika's Irish Whip OS was nerfed in recent patch so I tested and found it doesn't work on CH?! @TOOLASSlSTED @Louffy086 pic.twitter.com/PHTs91nZz6 — Javits Arias (@jav1ts) October 17, 2016

The effect of this change is quite the nerf for the move as part of Mika’s pressure. Prior to this, the only answer to the option select was to block, allowing Mika to continue her pressure. Now, players can simply try to poke it out with a fast normal with little risk, as the counter hit will no longer lead into a full combo from Mika.

[UPDATE: This is since being refuted on Twitter, with counter claims that there has in fact been no change after all, for example:

@BS_Dang @jav1ts @TOOLASSlSTED @Louffy086 Yeah no change, it never worked on CH. But it is easier to hit confirm now with the lag reduction. — Ryan Harvey (@fubarduck) October 17, 2016

I guess you can’t keep a girl’s Muscle Spirit–or vortex game–down that easily.

– Editor]

Source: Javits Arias (Twitter)