Alex R. FightgamesI have got positive things to say about the Tekken 8 Season 3 patch!
- Changes around heat are unironically good: you lose your power-up state (Claudio/Bryan/Asuka etc's installs) when heat is over, so you can't do like heat smash into a powered-up mixup anymore -- also combos off launching heat dashes are appreciably nerfed. This is Just Good.
- Lots of top tiers got noticeable nerfs, including Nina, Anna, Bryan, Asuka, Claudio
- I like the Kazuya changes; little nerf here, little buff there, but mostly unchanged (and the new mini-combo is satisfying)
- I like the Devil Jin new move -- it's an old move from T7, but I like it and he needed it (it's an i13 long-range punish from crouch, and it wallsplats -- Pretty Good)
... do we still need more nerfs for more top tiers? Sure. Does heat still probably need to be toned down a bit? Yeah. But the game is already Pretty Alright, and more patches are coming supposedly.
I wish people wouldn't doom so loudly. It's overdramatic and undignified and scares away the new players.
- Changes around heat are unironically good: you lose your power-up state (Claudio/Bryan/Asuka etc's installs) when heat is over, so you can't do like heat smash into a powered-up mixup anymore -- also combos off launching heat dashes are appreciably nerfed. This is Just Good.
- Lots of top tiers got noticeable nerfs, including Nina, Anna, Bryan, Asuka, Claudio
- I like the Kazuya changes; little nerf here, little buff there, but mostly unchanged (and the new mini-combo is satisfying)
- I like the Devil Jin new move -- it's an old move from T7, but I like it and he needed it (it's an i13 long-range punish from crouch, and it wallsplats -- Pretty Good)
... do we still need more nerfs for more top tiers? Sure. Does heat still probably need to be toned down a bit? Yeah. But the game is already Pretty Alright, and more patches are coming supposedly.
I wish people wouldn't doom so loudly. It's overdramatic and undignified and scares away the new players.