Another set of fixes is preparing the game for the upcoming large-scale balance adjustments.
Season 2 hit TEKKEN 8 extremely hard, up to ruining the reputation of this fighting game in its own community. The developers try to fix what was done by those unexpected and clearly unwanted changes.
Previously, we received an emergency patch to reverse the disaster, accompanied by apologies from the company. Patch 2.01 was released after a notable delay, as the team didn’t rush to make decisions or take action in order to avoid making the situation even worse.
On June 2, TEKKEN 8 receives the next significant update: patch 2.02 is an additional step in the same direction. It fixes one-sided gameplay and balances the game in terms of offense and defense.
Everything about Patch 2.02 in TEKKEN 8 is here.
The main focus of TEKKEN 8 update 2.02
Compared to the previous patch, TEKKEN 8 2.01, this new update does not bring any new ideas. The developers continue their initiative to rebalance the game in two main aspects.
- Heat timer consumption: Some moves that consume the remaining Heat timer still put the defensive side in a very disadvantageous position. The patch should fix this.
- Heat Smash tracking on whiff: The main point here is to prevent some Heat Smash moves from tracking their opponents after they whiff. With patch 2.02, the next hit after a whiffed Heat Smash move loses the tracking feature.
Alongside rebalancing the game, the developers of TEKKEN 8 are eager to please the fighting games community (FGC) with new character releases. While players greeted Fahkumram coldly, they are quite excited about the untimely teased Armor King.
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TEKKEN 8 patch notes 2.02
The full patch notes for the TEKKEN 8 update 2.02 are on the official website here, and they are listed below.
Large-scale adjustments of TEKKEN 8 Patch 2.03
To follow the main strategy of previous patches, TEKKEN 8 will receive some significant changes with the next update, patch 2.03.
- Character buffs, which still shouldn’t affect the meta.
- Changes in the frame advantage on block for some Rage Arts, which should shake up how punishable they are by counter-attacks.
This large-scale update happens in the beginning of July. The patch 2.03 notes drop on July 7 (Americas) / July 8 (Europe and Japan).
All of these changes happen in the middle of the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 (TWT). Arslan Ash won BAM 15 on the previous patch. It looks like CEO 2025 will get TEKKEN 8 version 2.02. This fighting games event will happen from June 13 to June 15 in Orlando, Florida.
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