Overall, the response to Season 2 of their promise to improve defensive mechanics in Tekken 8, and actually made an already aggressive game even more oppressive. But this "emergency patch" may not be enough to satisfy some players.

In a post from the official Tekken X , the developers addressed community with Season 2 and have confirmed an "emergency patch" to address two major concerns. The first one is Paul Phoenix's Hammer of the Gods move, which resulted in a guaranteed follow-up even if the opponent blocks, which wasn't intended. The second is Jack-8's Jab Elbow into Make Some Noise, which left the opponent unable to interrupt the third hit when there was supposed to be a gap to allow for punishes. The patch to address these two characters is scheduled for mid to late April.

Beyond these two changes, the developers have assured that they are monitoring character behaviors and are going to make more adjustments and carefully review after the release of this new patch.

Season 2's Issues Explained

Aggression, Aggression, And More Aggression

Season 2 has created some pretty widespread panic among the hardcore fighting game community, with Tekken 8 being review bombed over on Tekken 8 has almost always been a complex and rewarding fighter, but it seems a lot of that complexity is now gone, with some players labeling the game a "party game" instead of a competitive fighter.

Tekken 8's Heat System was designed to make the game more in-your-face aggressive, and this patch was touted as a "defensive patch" to add some counter-play to the aggression. But with almost every character in the game getting new moves and major adjustments, the defensive mechanics that were added don't seem to be enough for most players.

The Emergency Patch Is a Step In The Right Direction

But There Is A Long Way To Go For Most Fans

While the "emergency patch" will bring major fixes to Paul and Jack-8, as well as the previously promised adjustment to players getting punished for correctly breaking throws, Tekken 8's Season 2 has a long way to go. The majority of the massive 37-character roster is now super strong, and many of them may require adjustments to get the game to a place that fans will be happy with. It remains to be seen how long it will take to adjust other elements of Season 2.

The Tekken developers usually take quite seriously and aim to make the correct changes, so it seems likely that Tekken 8 will get to a better place eventually. It just might take a while.

Source: TEKKEN/X, Steam