Tekken 8 Will Receive “Emergency Patch” Following Season 2 Backlash

Whereas a lot of the world centered on the Nintendo Swap 2, Bandai Namco’s Tekken 8 has been on fireplace. The acclaimed preventing sport noticed the launch of Season 2, which obtained huge backlash. On Steam alone, its current critiques sit at “Overwhelmingly Detrimental” with solely 11 p.c of its 3,909 person critiques getting the thumbs-up.

The event group has responded to the criticism on Twitter and confirmed an emergency patch, 2.00.02, to handle two unintended points that resulted in unblockable assaults for Paul and Jack-8. It’ll go stay in mid to late April alongside a change that removes chip injury on throw breaks.

In the meantime, the group works on “figuring out and fixing the causes of different behavior-related character points and a malfunction within the OPTIONS settings.” Following the following patch, the developer will “proceed to fastidiously evaluate and reply to suggestions from the group.”

The reasoning behind the backlash is the numerous changes to all fighters, buffing them throughout and creating extra 50-50 situations. Gamers have additionally expressed displeasure on the lack of defensive choices (promised earlier than Season 2’s launch) and a elementary disconnect with the group.

Keep tuned for extra particulars on the upcoming patch’s launch date and contents within the coming days. Tekken 8 is out there for Xbox Collection X/S, PS5, and PC.