this Tekken 8 community The critically acclaimed fighting game caused an uproar this month after players learned that new levels would not be included in the $110 Deluxe Edition they purchased at launch. Instead, the DLC levels will be sold individually for $5. Steam review bombing campaign ensues, now Bandai Namco is offering players a free bonus worth $5 iron fist Coin tries to calm everyone down.
“We sincerely apologize for not meeting the community’s expectations regarding the content of the ‘Playable Characters Year One Pass’ and the manner in which the ‘Genmaji’ DLC was released,” iron fist account Share Thursday on X (formerly Twitter). “After thoroughly discussing the feedback, iron fist The project team decided to take the following measures.
To appease angry fans, those who purchased the Year One Character Pass will receive the upcoming Winter Battle phase for free, while everyone who logs into the game between October 29 and November 26 will receive 500 Tekken coin (equivalent to $5 in Tekken coins). It seems to be working. “This is Tekken’s W! Thank you for listening to your feedback,” the first comment on the post read.
While it was never explicitly promised that future DLC stages would be included in the $3 character pass, event center Report Recent Fighting Game Microtransaction Trends street fighter, Mortal Kombatand iron fist Let fans expect some content to be included in the annual pass. It doesn’t help that the Genmaji level was released alongside the latest DLC character, Heihachi Mishima, included in the Character Pass. Even those who have spent $110 on the most expensive version Tekken 8 You still have to pay more to get to the next tier.
In a now-deleted statement, director Katsuhiro Harada responded to the outrage earlier this month:
As far as I know, the community has some questions about the release of this phase of DLC. as head of the agency iron fist Franchise, I apologize.
It was made clear from the beginning that the Year One Pass (Season Pass) would not include levels, but even so, when the Lydia Sobieska DLC was released, [Sea Side Resort Stage was a free update],in this case, [Even though the additional Story Mode, which should have had the highest development costs, is a Free Update].
but [the Genmaji stage was Sold Separately],As a result, this version ended up not being well ,understood or accepted by everyone (at least almost all the ,community expected a similar model to Lidia).
Harada said he would review how Bandai Namco communicates with players and builds future DLC releases to ensure players are on the same page, but days later Tekken 8 Chinese pro player Essence | “We understand this decision has caused frustration among some members of the community and we will consider adjusting our official rules for future seasons,” iron fist Esports organizer Written earlier this month. Harada was clearly confused by the situation again.
But the second round of more serious negative reviews on Steam came Tekken 8 Anyway, due to player ban. The situation has stabilized in recent days, but the game’s Steam rating is still affected. Currently in “mixed” status Kudos to the underlying game and its PC performance though. We’ll see if this latest giveaway helps. Harada It was also announced before That iron fist “Every effort will be made in the future to increase the number of participating countries” to avoid a situation like Essence|XCC.
