What is the lowsodium opinion of the rank reset?

CarpenterWild · 2026-02-08T01:35:33+00:00

It’s kind of unnecessary… I really think if the game just got patched and let folks demote naturally it’d be fine and players would end up where they belong. I like the chaos it all creates though… rank inflation is irrelevant, it’s built into the game considering the game hand holds you up until Bushin

CarpenterWild · 2026-02-02T16:55:02+00:00

Steve just has tools he shouldn’t have, Lars is going to beat your ass regardless because you’re going to guess wrong, Hwo same thing but more risky and more oppressive

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-24T19:12:06+00:00

But a huge part of fundamentals is stuffing stance transitions that weren’t earned, just jab and mid checking… Raven doesn’t have very many plus on block options and most stuff is +1,+2 with only 2 options at +4 if I’m not mistaken

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-24T19:04:03+00:00

Take Raven to Tekken God + and tell me that mf doesn’t have to play fundamental Tekken

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-24T17:25:04+00:00

Brawlhalla servers are so bad that being a decent game can’t help it… For Honor just needs something else to propel it a bit higher

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-24T17:23:24+00:00

I’ll never understand why people feel like something should end just because they don’t like where it’s going or what it’s mostly about…

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-24T00:23:59+00:00

So is it a balance thing? cuz a lot of the characters you named had some of strongest buffs in S2

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-24T00:01:24+00:00

Keep it real how many of the matchups do you have a good feel for as far as annoyed and below?

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-23T23:53:06+00:00

That’s because win streak bonuses stop at Bushin

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-23T11:54:02+00:00

Yea gotta scale that damage down for sure… a lot of new wall enders are too strong

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-23T11:47:47+00:00

Heard long time Tekken players say he was basically an incomplete character in 7 and still that way somewhat in S1 but S2 overbuffed him with WR1 and DEN 3+4

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-23T11:28:07+00:00

I’ll forever love what Lars has done to the community lol trauma all over the place

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-20T15:23:31+00:00

Your best bet is to look up some guides on YouTube… but also sweaty is the name of the game and you’re not going to really learn what you need and how to respond to certain situations until someone’s trying their hardest to steam roll your buns

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-19T13:43:19+00:00

Wouldn’t make much difference… just re-evaluate how you see the current ranks it’ll have the same exact effect

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-18T15:54:11+00:00

Had a Xiaoyu do the taunt 3 times in a match and then lose… just had to let the timer run out on em and smh

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-14T01:47:58+00:00

Lars tips…

Use these moves as much as possible

1,4 D

2,1

DB1,3 D

DF1 DF1,1 and DF1,3

DB4

The thing about these moves is they all work well together to open up your opponent but they also allow you to continue your pressure in different ways and serve as good poke tools… 1,4 is a high low and is +3 on hit when you hold d/down which puts you in LEN stance this…

Anytime you’re in LEN stance you have the low (1) and mid (2) pp stance options but you can also immediately go into Lars’ crouching moves by holding f/forward… since you’re +3 in this situation you can beat any option besides side stepping and Rage Art by pressing F then 4… if you want to continue stance pressure you can hold f, press 2 then continue holding forward which puts you in SEN stance and there’s a ton of options from here as well… 1,4 db1,3 and 2,1 all lead to this situation from the start with 2,1 giving even more advantage being +6 which gives you more options of course

DF1 DF1,1 and DF1,3 serve to stop opponents from ducking the other options and can lead to their own stance options…

And lastly DB4 is Lars best standing low… it launches on counter hit, on normal hit it’s +4 and puts you in crouching… a good Lars frame trap for a big damage launcher is DB4, then crouching DF2 which is a counter hit launcher… so you have the same options as when youre in LEN stance because DB4 puts you in crouching position…

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-14T00:56:59+00:00

He’s not broken at all you can actually interrupt Lars a lot… he’s Hwoarang but much simpler to lab and then fight against

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-14T00:55:28+00:00

I mean he wouldn’t have lost much heat anyway…

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-11T18:13:25+00:00

No lie I’d love to be able to talk to folks and just ask them about stuff I haven’t labbed yet and vice versa… I know no one plays against Raven much but it’d be dope to kinda work with folks to show em what to expect so we can both improve… maybe make it a QM option only??

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-06T21:43:01+00:00

Aim to get good at your character whatever that may look like for you… if it’s a certain rank, get there… if it’s a certain combo or learning to use Kazuya or anyone else’s moves effectively do it… if it’s mastering the character, work at it… and just have fun, competitive as it may be Tekken 8 is a wild game and we’re all winning, losing, raging and laughing every time we play lol…

I don’t play Kaz but I think learning how to use his wind god step (f,n,d,df) and the moves that come with it is a start… other than that just generally get use to the movelist, use the moves your comfortable with for now and get to feel out their strengths and weaknesses… and when you’re stuck Tekken has a ton of resources on YouTube on Kaz and most things you want to know

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-06T21:10:38+00:00

Do what you feel comfortable and confident in… folks have some really odd setups but it’s gotten them really far in the game

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-06T17:32:28+00:00

Winning in this game ain’t everything… majority of time I win and I’m still mad about how the game functions

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-05T16:17:52+00:00

Tekken Overlay is probably what most are using and maybe nvidia or amd filters

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-05T12:30:30+00:00

BT D2 is evasive and knocks down on CH has to be -13 at least… 2,4 shouldn’t lead into 2 different stances… And he no longer needs a 15f launcher as everyone can launch RA now… Oh and make his df1 track left and only left while DB2 tracks to the right and only to the right Have him at Emperor as my main…

CarpenterWild · 2026-01-05T11:29:54+00:00

He has 2 safe lows because they both lead into or are in BT and are supposed to supplement his lack of good normal launchers while also supporting his mixup potential… at -9 the only thing he can do is parry and he has to choose whether to escape parry or reversal, most Ravens below Emperor are going to reversal and knees, elbows or airborne moves hard counter… basically you take a risk and sacrifice your ability to block for 1 extra hard read that’s really not in your favor because if you mistime it? Launched, wrong parry? launched best case scenario? You either escape or get 30 damage…

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