Bandai Namco just released a new update for Tekken 8 that aims to address rage quitters by giving them a new penalty for leaving a match early.
The issue of rage quitters has been a bane of many players since the inception of fighting games going online. A lot of these people usually rage quit because they are losing and do not want to drop in rankings.
Tekken 8's New Update
Rage quitters, who are also called "pluggers" in Tekken 8, continue to be a menace to the online competitive scene since the game was released earlier this year. But it seems like Bandai Namco is finally taking the necessary steps to discourage rage quitting altogether.
The latest update to Tekken 8 comes with official patch notes that let fans know exactly what will happen to rage quitters moving forward.
The description says that when someone disconnects during a match, they will now be considered to have forfeited the battle and lose rank points, according to Event Hubs.
Following a rage quit incident, a notification will appear on the players' main menu screen when the point deduction happens. This is a similar system that has been implemented in many other fighting games for quite some time now.
However, the main issue is that it has not been completely reliable or standard because it is sometimes difficult to determine who is actually at fault for a match disconnecting. Studios have mostly kept their own safety in mind by not acting on the issue at all.
Addressing Rage Quitters
What made the rage quitting issue in Tekken 8 even worse is that players had no way to see how many times their opponents disconnected from matches. This meant that it was difficult to determine if it was a one-time thing or a frequent occurrence, Dexerto said.
During a recent discussion about the game, Tekken 8 devs revealed that they have been aware of the issue for quite some time now. It is a common problem that players experience when trying to rank up.
Previously, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada said that addressing rage quitters in the game was not a simple matter due to each country having its own legal protection. The team has been particularly careful about how they deal with these kinds of players.
Harada and producer Michael Murray said that they were working on a way to "remove these people from the game service before proceeding with the bans," according to Game Rant.
