What? They buffed Raijin.
He's not, just the sky falls a lot around here.
Regarding your first post, above, Raijin's update wasn't quite a straight up buff. He was buffed in a few ways but also nerfed in others (including some sneak nerfs that some players might've not noticed unless they've been Raijin Mains before the patch.
I do like the fact the midscreen combo damage is now more consistent, but the counter attack (discharge) definitely took a nerf, and no longer "cleanly" punishes certain windows where it used to (instead it hits with a trade). On top of that, even though Electric Burst got a nice pushback feature (with hands charged); the startup animation also got slightly slowed down.
There's also been a bit of a sneak nerf when it comes to the max distance the Electric Current Staff USED to connect (on Amplified) on opponents. It used to have deceptively long reach (I point this out in my "How To" guide, recorded before the patch), but nine times out of ten in my matches now AFTER the patch, the Staff just doesn't quite reach the way it used to. It also used to flip the opponent HIGH in the air on amplified, regardless if hands were charged or not; and even though, you couldn't combo juggle with it before, the extra airtime on the opponent allowed me to always be in control of positioning and distance, closing the gap on a zoner easier or re-positioning wherever I prefer.... It's still a great tool of course, but I could definitely feel the difference.
Last, but not least, I do miss the cool Corner combo restands that used to be available on a corner discharge attack.
So yeah, he got some buffs in some ways, but definitely not without a price to pay.
At any rate I'll try out his 3rd variation even though itll disappoint. I trust nrs will keep tweaking him in the future.