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Bandai Namco announced that the controversial throw break and chip damage changes forTekken 8Season 2 will not be permanent after the development team gauged community feedback. Another new change to throw breaks was announced for Season 2 ofTekken 8, and Bandai Namco outlined the adjustments that will be made soon.
The Tekken Talk Live livestream on March 23 outlinedTekken 8DLC character Anna Williamsand the gameplay adjustments that will be made with the Season 2 update on March 31. During the stream,Tekken 8director Katsuhiro Harada revealed one of the most controversial gameplay changes inTekken 8’shistory thus far. Harada revealed that throw breaks will deal chip damage to the player who successfully negates the throw inTekken 8Season 2, and fans of the game were frustrated about the ramifications of that change on competitive play. The divisive change means players will be punished for being defensive, since damage is still incurred when breaking out of throws.
Bandai Namco released its balance overview with a list of changes forTekken 8Season 2 patch 2.0, revealing thatTekken 8’scontroversial throw breaks changewill be scrapped in a future update. In a subsequent update, throw breaks will no longer deal chip damage to the player, and the thrower will receive one point of recoverable health for initiating the throw. According to the developers, they received feedback from players and reconsidered the inclusion of chip damage, concluding that the change imposed an excessive disadvantage on the defending player breaking out of the throw. The developers reiterate that throw breaking is a high-skill mechanic that reflects the player’s skill inTekken 8.
Tekken 8 Will Remove Controversial Chip Damage for Breaking Throws in a Future Update During Season 2
Moreover, the input window for throw breaking will be loosened, allowing players to more easily break throws inTekken 8Season 2. This helpful change will be applied directly when the Season 2 update launches on March 31, but the chip damage will be removed at a later date in an upcoming update.TheTekken 8developersnote that the update and its adjustments are scheduled to be completed before the opening of Tekken World Tour 2025 on May 9.
The chip damage update is part of theTekken 8Season 2 roadmap, which includes a specialPac-Man45th anniversary stage,freeAtelier Yumiacollaboration DLC, and returning DLC characters.Tekken 8Season 2 is expected to last through the entirety of 2025, and the season’s final DLC character and stage are planned to release in winter 2025. During Season 2,Tekken 8is one of the main titles for EVO 2025, and the game’s meta will likely change in the coming months as more character balance updates are introduced and more DLC characters are released.
