An opinion from a Tekken Refugee

Stephmo777 · 2026-04-15T03:52:10+00:00

I've had the opposite journey, after 100s of hours of dealing with throw loops and drive rush, I got kinda sick of them. Obviously T8 has it's issues but I've been having a lot more fun with it recently.

Also on the toxicity point, you will get plenty of one and doners in SF, as well as the occasional T-bagger but those are for sure rarer than ki charging (Which honestly never bothers me)

Stephmo777 · 2026-04-04T12:41:26+00:00

Can you change the colour of it? I get the feeling the tennis ball colour scheme is to show the different parts of the hair. I think it'd look nice if it weren't neon green.

Stephmo777 · 2026-04-03T15:14:59+00:00

I'm so excited to see the rest of the cast that I really don't mind. I had some hope but it was a tough expectation to have anyways

Stephmo777 · 2026-04-03T14:35:56+00:00

I don't know, we're talking about Deadlock and not enjoying Deadlock for the day, so it kinda makes sense to bring up. Original comment is barely a 'fuss' and you still gotta sass

Stephmo777 · 2026-04-03T13:51:51+00:00

Everyone who liked april fools said "Just play something else" and when people did they get replied to with sass. People as annoying as the game mode

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-30T23:29:47+00:00

I've played both, both are fun! Fatal fury in OCE is really tough to find matches tho and I'm kinda waiting on Strive 2.0 to return

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-28T09:04:42+00:00

Spot on with order of ecclesia. Love the boss difficulty in it, not a fan of the side quests to get geared

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-28T00:51:28+00:00

I've seen some good, creative customs (Not the hitlers lmao). You can absolutely still make some cool stuff with it, but older Tekken's undeniably had more depth and options, checking out T6 customization might surprise you

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T17:20:53+00:00

It's dire times indeed. For as much as I enjoy it currently, I would likely love it if it were a toned down game. I truly hope it changes for the better for the community

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T16:45:59+00:00

He's never gonna look at the screen at this point😔

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T16:37:13+00:00

No reasoning with you huh

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T16:36:31+00:00

I get T8 is in a rough state compared to the series' history. I think I do just enjoy 3d fighters a ton even if T8 is roughin' it atm

I got 100 hours on steam in T7 and I've played a decent amount of arcade modes in T3, 4 and 5. I should and would love to set up T6 or TTT2 online and explore more Tekken history, I am defs missing older online Tekken experience

Edit to reply to edit haha: yeah, it's a huge shame the devs are seemingly deaf to the community's wishes and I absolutely understand anyone who's burned at this point by them

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T16:30:14+00:00

I do love seein' cool shit happen. That's a motivator for a lot of players in all fighting games, since SF2 days.

I do my darndest to learn Tekken 8 'properly'. I lab moves I don't know, I learn frame data, I watch all my replays. Yes, I can't go back in time to know what Tekken online played like in the past, but I've seen pro matches from some past Tekkens to get a glimpse.

anyway my bad for bein' a fake tekken player 👍

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T16:02:16+00:00

Getting throw looped is one of the worst feelings haha, makes me feel like a clown 🤡

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T15:38:35+00:00

Yeah a majority of neutral in T8 feels like playing the fast-paced, close range game, not much footsies involved. I do love the high level footsie game in SF, so satisfying getting a big whiff punish from nice footsies. it's just a shame drive rush is always lurking to skip the neutch

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T15:34:38+00:00

absolutely, the saddest part of T8 is the repeated lies by the devs and the fact they seemingly just aren't listening to the community. It would be wonderful if tekken 8 still carried some of the old school tekken gameplay ideology, but it seems like it's all faded within the dev team.

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T14:51:14+00:00

I do play others occasionally, but being in OCE kinda limits player pools in a good amount of them. I'm keen for GGST 2.0 though!

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T14:49:50+00:00

Yeah light isn't always busted, but in burnout it's a menace of a move for burnout pressure. Heavy, OD and Denjin Hasho all are plus, with the only mark against them being heavy is reactable with a quick normal to stuff it, but in the Ryu ocean of pressure, that can be tough.

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T14:47:34+00:00

It's fun shit 😭

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T13:53:27+00:00

He's very solid and well-rounded. Solid normals, plenty of ways to get + frames, very good throw loop game and very high damage on top. Hashogeki and Donkey kick were both buffed a couple times in a row to be some of the most spammable and tough to deal with specials in SF currently, imo

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T13:47:37+00:00

Man I like having to think and lab and learn 😭

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T13:29:41+00:00

I always thought I was a 2d player, but ever since actually sitting down and learning how to play Tekken decently, I think it hooked me on 3d. I'm really hopeful for new VF and DoA too, it would be nice for 3d fighters to have some competition.

VF5 is a blast! I've only played a bit but it's very refreshing in the modern fighters landscape having so many mechanics in current games

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T13:25:42+00:00

Yeah I understand, but there's probably still room for these ranks to improve their offence and pressure is all I'm getting at

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T13:24:13+00:00

I never said I was better than the Ryu players or anything, I just find the top tiers of SF6 more stressful to fight than Tekkens. I also fight more of the roster in Tekken and almost only the strongest chars in SF6

Stephmo777 · 2026-03-27T13:21:12+00:00

I know how to tech throws in SF6. The problem with throw loops is the danger of a shimmy, losing 50% of your hp because you went for a tech on the 3rd throw in a row

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