Get ready for the next… offline practice session.
Patch day is always big for Tekken 8 grinders, and 1.03 has the longest list of patch notes yet. The new changes promise to polish up the game’s balance while also fixing most of the buggier parts of the game. Series director Katsuhiro Harada took the stage with producer Michael Murray to break down the changes.
The Tekken 1.03 update is mostly centered around system polish, but nearly every character in the game got some balance patch notes too. Here is everything that will change when the update drops on Mar. 29, 2024.
Tekken 8 version 1.03 patch notes
System
Alisa
High-execution players should get more out of Alisa in the new version (Image via Bandai Namco)
Azuka
No more surprise side swaps at the wall (Image via Bandai Namco)
Azucena
Stepping against Azucena should be safer now (Image via Bandai Namco)
Bryan
No more post-KO grabs, which were fitting for Bryan's personality (Image via Bandai Namco)
Claudio
While rising punishes will be more consistent in 1.03 (Image via Bandai Namco)
Devil Jin
Devil Jin's changes are all behind the scenes (Image via Bandai Namco)
Dragunov
Stepping against Dragunov's Heat could feel like a coin toss before (Image via Bandai Namco)
Feng
The evasive fighter is now slightly less slippery (Image via Bandai Namco)
Hwoarang
Feel free to keep mashing in Right Flamingo (Image via Bandai Namco)
Jack-8
Who would have through the robot would have glitches? (Image via Bandai Namco)
Jun
For Jun, bug fixes turn out to be some minor buffs (Image via Bandai Namco)
Kazuya
Kazuya's classic ten-frame punish gets a nice consistency boost (Image via Bandai Namco)
King
Stages should now respond accordingly to the wrestler's bombastic combo tools (Image via Bandai Namco)
Kuma and Panda
The bears' unique traits likely made for some difficult programming (Image via Bandai Namco)
Lars
The developers felt sorry for Lars (Image via Bandai Namco)
Law
One of Law's bug fixes is actually a significant nerf (Image via Bandai Namco)
Lee
Proper just-frame slides now give the intended reward (Image via Bandai Namco)
Leo
Leo's strange wall splat glitch is a thing of the past (Image via Bandai Namco)
Leroy
Leroy apparently had a secret unblockable, but no more (Image via Bandai Namco)
Lili
Heat comebacks should be most consistent with Lili in the new version (Image via Bandai Namco)
Paul
Despite newbie frustration, Paul's potent mixup game remains untouched (Image via Bandai Namco)
Raven
Raven gets the standard suite of bug fixes (Image via Bandai Namco)
Reina
Tekken 8's most popular newcomer is no longer plus on throw break (Image via Bandai Namco)
Shaheen
Something tells us SS4 was never intended to be a footsies move in the first place (Image via Bandai Namco)
Steve
The boxer's flashiest wall combo ender is now a more reliable option (Image via Bandai Namco)
Victor
DB2 counter-hit combos should work as intended against smaller opponents (Image via Bandai Namco)
Xiaoyu
Xiaoyu's parry could lead to strange situations in 1.02 (Image via Bandai Namco)
Yoshimitsu
Yoshimitsu players shouldn't be surprised by this massive list of bug fixes (Image via Bandai Namco)
Zafina
Zafina's drawbacks are now less of a burden across multiple stances (Image via Bandai Namco)
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