Normal vicinity blast is easier to combo now WITHOUT run cancelling. There are corner combos you can do that use non runcancelled vicinity blast and it scales less, because run cancelling it adds scaling. EX vicinity blast leaves you standing on hit, but against an airborne opponent it has more gravity than currently so you can't really combo off it.
Master of Storms has always been my favorite variation and I hope more people pick it up. The orbs already cancelled run before, and they should be even better now with the increased DOT and universal engine changes.
There's also new swag corner combos in the corner that allow you to set up an orb mid combo from 21~ex fireball, NJP. This is possible due to the reduced recovery on placing an orb. I can post vids tomorrow.