Anyone still enjoying the game? I didn't play a single player match in 2020. My long time sparring buddy since late 2012 until late 2019 told me he wasn't enjoying the game any more so he dropped the game indefinitely.
Not especially, but I still play it because it’s the only 3d fighting game that is relevant. Movement was nerfed way too much and Season 3 did considerable damage to the game. Damage and wall carry became over the top, not to mention how Leroy and Fahkumram were so strong they broke the game. I didn’t play the game after EVO Japan 2020, a.k.a. Leroy Bowl. I just started playing again and had to start learning new characters to drum up interest.
The game is slowly becoming "unga bunga me oppress, me mix up, always my turn, me carry wall-to-wall, me unga" 3D MK game.
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Competitive balance isn't a concern due to Covid so they might as well just make the game a shitshow for online players to enjoy as witnessed by actually seriously buffing Devil Jin and Bob among others.
Due to the nerfed movement, the game heavily rewards launcher spam and YOLO. The measly 5 extra HP doesn’t do much to make the game more about neutral and poking.
As far as balancing, you’re correct. Some characters that need tweaking get left relatively unscathed (e.g. Law). Others have been nerfed to the point of being unplayable garbage (e.g. Katarina). I still don’t know why Shaheen was nerfed so much in S4, when he was merely mid-tier in S3.
I seriously hope this is just a phase that will not last more than 2 years or however long until the next Tekken game hits the Asian arcades and we can hit the reset button and go back to season 2 power levels. Remove 2D and quest characters, remove, re-design or further nerf Leroy and Fahkumram, nerf wall carry etc.
Tekken 7 ran its course. I hope they announce Tekken 8 early next year and release it on consoles. Tekken 7 was already old when it finally launched on consoles, due to it being in arcades for two years beforehand.
Restore movement, nerf damage and wall carry, and please remove Power Crush and both Rage Art and Rage Drive. The new mechanics introduced in T7 are scrub enablers. Also, remove that dumb slow-mo effect, that shit caused me to lose plenty of rounds.
The hybrids have to go, they change the rules of Tekken. They were there just to beta test TxSF, which no one cares about any longer. They should’ve just refined Eliza’s kit from TRev. Fahkumram needs his hit and hurtboxes adjusted, nerfing his SS was a lazy band-aid solution. Leroy just needs a complete overhaul, he has every tool except for D. Jin style projectiles.
