Definitely
People are forgetting that she still has a bunch of incredibly solid tools
The panicking is premature and Bayonetta is still a good character. You can straight up quote me on this
Agreed. A non-optimally played Bayo was doing really well against much more optimally played characters pre-patch. Now post-patch, her mains are actually going to figure her out and see what combos are there. Whether or not she'll be top tier again is hard to tell (probably not to be honest), but I'm sure she'll be alright.
oh gosh i thought it was just up-b.
the last sheik and meta knight nerfs happened after sakurai witnessed a high-level match and saw how absurdly good their biggest kill combos were. this is most likely just another case of "oh gosh we never intended for any combos in smash 4 to be that brutal."
I don't think people here are still not fully understanding the changes imo (which is hard when the patch isn't really out, but still). While if you predict the Bayonetta is going to Up-B you from the ground, you can technically SDI. However, while it's definitely easier than before (where before even if you knew it was coming you were still generally hosed), it's now possible to escape if you predict it. However, it's still a frame 4 move and can easily catch you offguard. The main one that now is easier to DI/SDI is the second UpB, as that's the one you generally just know is coming. That prevents the kills off the top.
Secondly, Up-B Afterburner kick still works the same if I remember correctly. So now the standard combo might be Up-B into ABK Upwards, maybe back, and then you escape. Now add DI to the equation, and you probably can still get 20-30 damage on a good combo, but it's nowhere near her old combo.
UAir still kills the same as before, although you can already SDI that (probably easier now) as ESAM explained a while back.
She still has an amazing recovery, has Witch Time for a possible stock or combo starter, and a projectile with her neutral B. Plus, I don't she was very well explored, so I'm sure that if 9B and co. don't just drop her, some new tech will come to light. Generally people didn't know how to play Bayo optimally, yet were still doing well with much lesser knowledge.