I'm gonna write a few more tweets about this.
Eh, I dunno, honestly you can't really help Bass unless he gets a speed buff. The +13 on the pick up can then be brought down to +12 unless because by then a 11i move would be guaranteed after that and that would be silly. If he doesn't get a buff like that, there would be no point to actually playing him against most characters, because that is just unfun, which is not what this character should be.
If anyone can come up with an excuse as to why he shouldn't get a speed buff, please direct them to this thread.
Eh, really doesn't change his game at all. The nerf hurt it more.
We may never know...
All I can say is to complain to Team Ninja about it on twitter.