Vendeholt Reacts Patched 95%
LupineDash tweeted: “The devs basically deleted a whole category of speed tech. This is like removing wavedashing from Melee. Shortsighted.” “Time to find the next unpatched react.”
These players argue that the Vendeholt React bypassed core game mechanics. Bosses like The Mourning Knight were designed for tactical combat, not a 47-second stun-lock. One Reddit user, u/FairFightForge, wrote: “Good riddance. Watching Vendeholt was impressive, but playing against that in PvP was miserable. One frame and you’re dead? That’s not skill—that’s abusing broken code.” “Frame-perfect inputs ARE skill.” vendeholt reacts patched
Starlight Forge Studios released a follow-up statement on their official blog three days after the patch: “We love creativity. We love high skill ceilings. However, the Reaction Cancel was causing cascading errors in our netcode, leading to desyncs in co-op and competitive modes. Additionally, it trivialized content we spent years balancing. This was not a decision made lightly.” In short: LupineDash tweeted: “The devs basically deleted a whole
In the video, Vendeholt appears visibly frustrated—a rare sight for the usually stoic creator. “I get it. I really do. It wasn’t intended. But when you spend 800 hours mastering a frame-perfect interaction, and then a single patch note erases it… it’s like learning a language and waking up to find the grammar has been rewritten.” He then demonstrated the “new” reaction window live. Over 50 attempts, he succeeded exactly twice. Both times, the damage was negligible. Bosses like The Mourning Knight were designed for
However, Vendeholt ended the video on a surprisingly philosophical note: “This isn’t the end of reacts. It’s the end of this react. We’ll find the next one. We always do.” That resilience has since become a rallying cry for his community. The hashtag initially started as a mournful trend but has transformed into a call for new glitch-hunting challenges. Community Reaction: Outrage, Acceptance, and Discovery As with any controversial patch, the community is split into three camps. 1. The Purists (Pro-Patch) “It was an exploit, not a feature.”
Absolutely not. Vendeholt has survived three previous major patches. His channel began with “No-hit runs,” evolved into “Glitchless speedruns,” and then exploded with the “Reacts” series. He is not a one-trick pony—he’s a mechanical genius.