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Players can now download Tekken 8 update 1.013 on PC and consoles this March 10 (March 11 for non-US), and this delivers data for gameplay improvements, and possibly even the data for Anna Williams, which will be available in April.
Before that, the Tekken 8 servers need to be taken down, and this will last for a few hours. Expect the downtime to start at 6:30 pm PDT/9:30 EDT until 1 am PDT/4 am EDT. During this time, online play will not be available.
Tekken 8’s New Update Delivers New Shop Items and Ghost Vs Ghost Feature
The patch notes (via Tekken Official) are as followed:
# “TEKKEN SHOP”
* “Heihachi Costume 01” Added
- Revival Costume for Playable Character “Heihachi”
* “TEKKEN SPECIAL DEAL” Available
- Selected items available at special prices during the event period.
# “TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE”
* Added “Ghost vs. Ghost” Feature
- What is a Ghost?: An AI-learned replica of the player that grows based on battle actions
- Added a new feature allowing battles between the player’s Ghost and other players’ Ghosts in the Lounge
- By talking to another player in the Lounge and selecting “Battle Ghosts,” players can initiate a match
- Before the battle, players can choose one of the following three strategies, which alter the Ghost’s behavior even if using the same Ghost:
- AGGRESSIVE: A combat style focused on offense
- DEFENSIVE: A combat style focused on defense
- BALANCE: A combat style balancing offense and defense
The “Ghost vs. Ghost” feature will continue to receive updates according to the following schedule:
1) March (v1.13):
– Implementation of the “Ghost vs. Ghost” feature
2) May (v2.01):
– Addition of features such as Ghost data deletion and AI learning ON/OFF toggle
– Opening of “TEKKEN GHOST SHOWDOWN” within “TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE”
– “TEKKEN GHOST SHOWDOWN” will be available real-time battles between player-trained Ghosts
3) June (v2.02):
– Implementation of a feature allowing players to give commands to AI Ghosts during “Ghost vs. Ghost” battles
– Implementation of a feature enabling AI Ghosts to learn and refine their behavior based on player evaluations during “Ghost vs. Ghost” battles
* Five Special Ghosts Appearing with Obtainable Character Panels
- Defeat Special Ghosts in battle to obtain one character panel per victory
- Character panels feature five fan art designs collected from the “TEKKEN FANDOM Campaign”
- Special Ghosts will appear in the lobby until just before maintenance for the next update scheduled on Tuesday, April 1st
- In the next update, these Special Ghosts will be replaced with five new ones
* Option to Hide Player Information Displayed on Avatars
- Added a “Hide” option to the player information toggle, which can be switched by pressing [R3/Right Stick/N]
- Player information can now be cycled in the following order:
- “TEKKEN 8” in-game player name ⇒ Platform account name ⇒ TEKKEN ID ⇒ (NEW) Hide ⇒ Player name
#“PLAYABLE CHARACTERS”
* Character Move Behavior Fixes and Balance Adjustments
- As a major balance adjustment is planned for the “Season 2” update on Tuesday, April 1st, no balance adjustments will be implemented in v1.13, which precedes this update.
- The latest information on Season 2 will be announced in the upcoming “TEKKEN Talk Live” events.
That’s all for today’s update, enjoy!
