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