Tekken 7 3.21 patch coming in mid-February, to include additional balance adjustments for Leroy Smith and others
Way too many Smiths...
While Tekken 7 certainly brought the hype last weekend at EVO Japan, a glaring issue emerged when the top eight bracket was revealed to have no less than six Leroy Smiths in it. The character was obviously overpowered (or perhaps able to copy himself like a certain other "Smith" from pop culture) and needed emergency attention.
Developers already had a patch in the works and revealed as much at the event, and while said patch did include a hefty list of nerfs for the newcomer, it was clearly not enough. Today on Twitter, Michael Murray clarified that an additional 3.21 patch is en route for next month and yet another will come out some time after.
While we already knew that developers were planning to further update Tekken 7, we didn't have much of a time frame nor did we know if all adjustments would be in place by the start of the 2020 Tekken World Tour, which will kick off with Tokyo Tekken Masters on April 4 in Tokyo.
"TEKKEN 7 update Version 3.21 will include battle adjustments to Leroy Smith and is planned for release in mid-February. Battle balancing adjustments for other characters will also be done before the start of the TEKKEN WORLD TOUR 2020. Stay tuned for more details," reads Murray's message.
The ensuing thread included mostly appreciative responses, but also an inquiry as to whether this patch will be done in time for Winter Brawl, which plays out from February 22-23. Murray responded by saying this was "most likely" going to be the case. He also stated, "Just to be clear because Twitter character limit, that’s TWO separate patches incoming at different times."
While we know Leroy will be affected, which other characters are you guessing/hoping will see some changes? You can let us know in the comments and you can view the original tweet for yourself by clicking the thumbnail here:
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