Armor King is coming to Tekken 8 on October 13, and restricted pre-release footage has confirmed that different characters shall be getting steadiness adjustments. Nevertheless, what execs have seen to date doesn’t have them optimistic.
Tekken 8 hasn’t obtained an precise steadiness patch since July, with execs clamoring for extra adjustments. Season 2’s launch in April was so poorly obtained that the devs needed to apologize and went into panic mode to repair it publicly, however most mavens nonetheless aren’t proud of the state of the sport.
With this in thoughts, you’d suppose execs could be comfortable realizing steadiness adjustments are coming together with Armor King’s launch. Nevertheless, most individuals are hoping for nerfs after S2 geared every thing towards offense.
Armor King is inflicting a stir with the adjustments coming. Picture Credit score: Bandai Namco
In the meantime, the primary important steadiness change that’s been noticed in early footage of the patch is a buff to King, already top-of-the-line fighters in Tekken 8, that seems to present him a nearly unreactable, high-crushing low launcher. This buff gives one of the vital oppressive characters in Tekken 8 much more offense.
Execs Not Impressed With Tekken 8 Stability Patch
Whereas Season 2 has been improved since its notorious launch, which earned it mass evaluate bombings and led execs to threaten quitting completely, high-level gamers nonetheless aren’t comfortable.
S2’s launch got here with over 1500 adjustments without delay, lots of which gave characters new strikes that lined their weaknesses and lowered counterplay throughout the board. To at the present time, execs usually imagine that nerfs are what the sport wants slightly than buffs.
So, when individuals noticed that the primary steadiness change within the patch could be King getting a nearly unreactable low launcher, the information was met with full and whole confusion from execs and different neighborhood members.
It seems to be just like the design alternative of “pace up reactable lows” is right here to remain?
Bizarre selections after the backlash in the direction of offensive buffs
— PhiDX (@PhiDXGames) October 9, 2025
“It seems to be just like the design alternative of ‘pace up reactable lows’ is right here to remain? Bizarre selections after the backlash in the direction of offensive buffs,” claimed Tekken professional and streamer PhiDX, saying that this path appears “out of contact” from the dev group.
And that’s with out mentioning Armor King himself. Compared to previous iterations of the character, he now has an extension of df1 that offers him much more management over impartial, 13 body punish, a homing excessive regular hit launcher, and an entire lot extra. He’s staying with the identical development of overwhelming Season 2 offense that execs usually don’t like.
“Think about being the dude at Namco tasked with cleansing up after the Season 2 group and after a number of months of labor they present you the Armor King df1 extension,” commented former Tekken professional Speedkicks.
Nevertheless, not each professional was unfavourable on Armor King, with Tekken legend Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique saying he seems to be rather more like a “full character” than earlier iterations.
Simply watched some Armor King gameplay, and it seems to be like an entire character. I would give him a strive.
— Twis | Arslan Ash (@ArslanAsh95) October 9, 2025
“Simply watched some Armor King gameplay, and it seems to be like an entire character. I would give him a strive,” he claimed.
In the end, the total particulars of the steadiness patch gained’t be revealed till Armor King goes stay on October 13. However the small sneak peek individuals have been given of upcoming steadiness adjustments doesn’t precisely have execs optimistic.
