As Tekken 8 emergency patch runs back controversial Season 2 changes, series producer Katsuhiro Harada says "I personally do not think this backlash is at all unjustified"

Tekken 8 screenshot showing kuma holding a fish
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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Tekken 8's Season 2 release has gone down like a ton of bricks. Fans have absolutely hated the new balance changes introduced alongside the first DLC character of the new season – Anna Williams – leading Tekken 8 to be hit with an Overwhelmingly Negative rating on However, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada has taken the criticism on the chin, sayi🌃ng "I personally do not think this backlash is at🍸 all unjustified" in a ().

Tekken 8 typically has updates that align with new DLC fighters being released; however, everything with Tekken 8 Season 2 has gone so poorly that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Bandai Namco is releasing an emergency patch.

posted a thread announcing that the patch will be released on Thursday, April 17, at 11am JST (so 3am BST, and on April 16 at 10pm ET and 7pm PT).

The Season 2 update was meant to address concerns that Tekken 8 was too focused on offense, but somehow, it made the game e📖ven more offensive.

The Tekken account said, "We are aware that the certain added moves and performance adjustments in Season 2 have shifted too heavily toward of꧅fense. We sincerely apologize for the rꦍesults."

The Bandai Namco account's thread also stated that its upcoming 🅺patch will include "Increase Maximum Health to Allow for More Exchanges in Neutral," "Gradual Adjustments to Overly High-Reward Moves," and "Rebalancing the Offensive and Defensive Aspects of the Heat System."

Meanwhile, the next major patch for Tekken is set to 🌠🐻arrive in mid-May.

Harada and the Tekken team are no strangers to stressful situations, with the producer recently revealing he left Namco for a year in response to Tekken 4's reception.

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