So who's going to COMBO BREAKER and what are we playing? (feel free to flag me down and say hi; I'll be the one who looks like me, the slim-ish old guy with glasses probably fiending for matches by the Tekken setups)

I 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.

Did you know!! I just learned this, and I have only tried this in the latest patch, but Tekken 8 Devil Jin gets a true +14f if his ws3 hits CH. Which gives you enough time to link an electric for a full launch. Why didn't I know about that?

This is very similar to, but easier than, the famous Kazuya CH df2 pewgf -- you have an extra frame of leniency!

Also speaking of Devil Jin they just gave him the old ws1,4 13f punish from crouch, and I like that quite a lot.

Tekken 8 Season 3 patch!!

... it's ok. Kazuya got touched just a little bit, very minor new move, new CH confirm is possible (and I like it a lot!), and his easy big 13f punish with heat got taken out.

Some of the top tiers got nerfed a little, but I think they could have done a lot more. Maybe they'll keep nerfing them gradually.

The Kazuya CH confirm is! db2 is now significantly faster (the big overhand chop) and on CH you get a guaranteed punt but the timing is tight. They bounce off the ground and it's sick. Easier at the wall.

OKOKOK that's Tekken God #8. Could I do two more before the patch tomorrow? ... mayyyybe but I should sleep.

Anna Williams.

Just took a set off one of the best players in Seattle; this guy's a legend. He's legitimately been one of the best players in NA in previous Tekkens. Seems considerably under-ranked; maybe he hasn't been playing much this past season? But. Here's me taking a set off JustFrameJames, 2-0. This was live on his stream.

Going live in about 8 minutes, we're doing another SECLUDED TRAINING GROUNDS tournament, this time Swiss bracket format!! So come see a bunch of sick Tekken matches! https://www.twitch.tv/teamKandR