Tekken 8 did some good issues with its on-line matches: It launched a best-of-three format which, whereas not necessary, not less than encourages people to stay it out for a number of video games and get that true match really feel.
It additionally, nevertheless, did some not-so-good issues. Introducing the best-of-three matches got here on the sacrifice of the common-or-garden deathmatch. In the 12 months since its launch, there’s been no choice to proceed matching your opponent past the preliminary set. You can pray that you just would possibly stumble upon them once more when you discovered them a worthy adversary—or go the additional mile and attempt to befriend them for personal video games—but it surely’s largely as much as the matchmaking gods at that time. Hell, you are even locked right into a best-of-three for freakin’ Tekken Ball, the seaside volleyball aspect recreation.
The reinstatement of infinite rematches has simply been one of many most-requested issues by gamers I’ve seen within the final 12 months, and it appears Bandai Namco has lastly listened. It dropped a brand new patch this week which, amongst modifications like giving Clive Rosfield a much-needed nerf, additionally contained the next: “After a best-of-three on-line match concludes, gamers can rematch from the outcome display with out returning to the matchmaking standby display.”
It’s price noting that this may solely be performed in fast match, group match, and Tekken Ball, leaving Tekken 8’s ranked mode nonetheless locked to a best-of-three. Personally, I believe this can be a good compromise all spherical. It does nonetheless imply that we can’t get the actual back-and-forth deathmatches combating for rank promotions (or desperately attempting to maintain your self out of a dreaded demotion) anytime quickly, however of us trying to dive in and get some good observe in opposition to different gamers in a barely lower-stress setting is genuinely invaluable expertise.
