When I look back at everything since Tekken 8 launched, I do think pro players’ opinions carry a certain level of credibility, but that doesn’t mean all of their views should automatically be accepted by everyone. I think that is probably one of the hardest things for BNE to manage as well. After all, this game has far more casual players than pro players.
That’s why I think keeping that balance in the middle is what makes balance patches so difficult. In reality, there probably is no such thing as a balance patch that satisfies everyone. Still, I believe the developers have to keep striving for that if they want this to become an even better fighting game, especially because they’ve been developing this series for 30 years.
So what I really want to say is that topics like “Top 5” are fun to talk about, but that doesn’t mean those opinions should automatically be taken as fact. That’s why I don’t really talk about those kinds of topics anymore. I think once a patch comes out, it’s more positive to focus on how to adapt and break through it. If you approach this game negatively, there are just way too many things in it that can become stressful.