How Good Is Your Rank In TEKKEN 8? - Rank Distribution Analysis 

Vanquisher currently

Oranges

Garyu with DJ. I have been demoted and promoted again like 5 times already

i entered red ranks lately

Tenryu with Devil Jin

Your trash

it also means you can throw demotion games to get free rank

@@Mascabar i legit tested this, currently in ruler to blue ranks, was on a loose streak and saw an opponent i can beat and was confident in it, so i lost the game on purpose and rematched, shot me right back up into middle rank and i skipped alot of games

​@@MrSnowgamer u gonna pay for all the jedi u killed today

Lmao didn't know that, T8 ranked is a joke

Or in practice mode learning the matchups so they can progress further.

Quick match isn't bad I've played against greens, yellow, orange, red, and a tekken god. I'm currently flame ruler. I'll rematch oranges and yellows because when I was those ranks in T7 it helped me a lot.

for me its not that reason, I lose and win, but getting stuck at red

Yeah! I've started with Jack first time in Tekken 8 now and I'm between Battle Ruler and Fujin overall, Ive been already Fujin but got demoted today, there where very many good fighters online today. Very much I've got still to practice!

I made it to mighty ruler i usually go to quick match after i practice to warm me up for ranked its a solid routine for me

I’m guessing you didn’t play tekken 7? Because ngl anyone who played 7 is already out of Orange.

Red is the biggest. The skill level ramp up once you get to Tenryu and match up with purples is massive

Dude red ain't shit,t8 rank is easier and there's less ranks. That's why people like ltg finally made red rank.

@@user-vh8qo5kq4she said he is a new tekken player.

trust me red ranks are way harder

I've been demoted 5 times 😭 it's the worst my competitiveness hates it lol

@@v-jinzo-v7600sometimes I feel bad for the opponent getting de rank not gonna lie

Bro ı never played tekken what is that weird controller people play with

@@xXSalvi503Xx I did but having it happen to me I'm like hold the L 😂😂 na that's rats lol. Yea being delivered ranked sucks but when you hit the promotion again and you get it, it's a dopamine hit 😂

@@RedMentalHM66 the arcade stick?

Great attitude, this game is exactly as you described and the legacy players zoom thru ranks and know tons more than new players, who is your main ?

Shut up

This is one of those games that you can play for years on and off. I bought tekken 7 in 2017 and still found myself playing it even last year. Its just that fun.

@@carloshernandez3177 👏👏 Asuka, Jun, and Victor spoke to me very fast. Alisa is fun. I managed to start putting things together with Xiaoyu but hehee she definitely requires 'sticking with' because after rotating fighters, I started to forget which stance moves string into the next. Zafina is on my roadmap to lab. Who do you main? Who else is on your radar (?)

@@andyd3447 That's awesome when a game can provide that longevity for you 👏 I definitely have had my versions; Tekken being a welcome part of my steady rotation. Thankfully Street Fighter 6 reignited a passion for the genre for me because that was my gateway to Tekken. Making gains have been very rewarding + sparring against friends and watching streams & tourneys have been a blast. This year's EVO will be a highlight of the year.

Keep climbing and youll get there eventually😂

Orange is solid for a completely new player. You should be proud. But dont identify with ur rank or wins and losses. See every game as an opportunity to improve because u will loose a lot

you will make it till Fujin very soon like me with my Jack first time, but Marduk Tekken King at Tekken 7. But from Battle Ruler and Fujin its a really stone hard way up!

For a new tekken player be proud of yourself. Ranks aren’t the end all be all so keep your chin up, keep climbing and learn as you go :)

Similar for me. Took a week long break after being stuck at Garyu, came back and climbed to Tenryu in like 4 hours.

it's like me getting demoted by blue rank players even though im not even a red rank yet lol

Seems to me matchmaking still needs work.

If you are on default settings it's +/-3 ranks preferred. You can set it to +/-2 only.

@@rocketman093 i know and im not really afraid of playing against blue ranks. They get a cheap ego boost and i get some experience

Bro happened to me as well, im at tenryu fought a tekken god kuma, made me like a practice dummy 😂

Me also! What fighter?

​@@SerandiLarsssu🎉

who do you main

@KIRI77 Dragunov, been playing him since T5:DR. I'm thinking about other characters to pick up tho

Tbf, if you've been playing tekken for that long, you've probably naturally labbed so much stuff without knowing it, you'd have seen so many iterations of the same thing that you probably don't realise how well you naturally play by now.

@@thatyellowfellow Yeah, totally! But there's only so much I can learn on my own without looking anything up VS if I actually labbed, studied frames, punishes and whatnot. I'm a pretty reactive player so I suppose punishing comes a bit more naturally to me, but other than that, I'm as easy to read as they come. Still have a blast playing tho

They have so much access to information starting out and a lot of new games ranking systems make it easier to progress

Fellow Yoshi main here! Recently reached Purple and been getting my ass kicked. Any tips?

I’m struggling with Reina as well to stay in Red rank

Yeah Dragunov in Tekken 8 complements the aggressive style of the game.

Take your time. Ive been playing tekken for over 10 years and I still get wrecked all the time!

Update I’m Tenryu

@@vaper8824 Nice!!

Same here. My first fighting game. I just mashed to assailant. But I think I need to learn some fundamentals to get to orange ranks.

play kazuya if you want to learn

I put a lot of Hours into t7 but i Was a heihachi main, with him out of the pictureit Took me forever to find out who im going to play. I settled for feng wei, because i love his Design but i also love how good He is at playing defensive. I think for someone New, assailant is already quite good. Dont get to fixated on rank and focus on improving your game, and dont forget to have fun with it. I tend to use options i think are cool more often than the best ootion 😅 wanna win in style

​@@newphonewhodis7152have tried Reina? She is basically a female Heihachi

All Devil Jim’s are Red I stg 😂😢

@@OhRelaxAlexit would be harder for a devil Jin not to be a red 😂

It’s 90% jun players it feels like lol

@@brycecoyle7288 I see a lot of Jun players lol. I feel like Jun is popular and so is Reina. I also hate playing them lol.

@@brycecoyle7288Really? I'm currently in EU 1, and I almost never see Jun. It's all Kazuya, Bryan, King, Jin, and Reina all the time.

I get what you mean but that’s not really how it works buddY. There’s really no comparison

Naah man. Some random GoD is nothing compared to Devilster, Atif Butt, Tanveer, Arslan, Knee, Qudans, etc.

@@mikekasabion if you read till the end that’s what I say though.

@@Nightwalk444 I literally say that at the end

@@alanlavery No you don't, what you're basically saying is "If all these GoD players also played offline they could be on the same level as the tournament players" which is false.

Good luck man ❤

You will encounter countless BS at red rank brace yourself

Gg man glad to hear that! Im going through the same since i play Casual since T2, begun playing bit online in T7 and first time in T8 i try to do my best in Rankmatches now and im at shinryu atm and want to reach Battle ruler at least tho :3 How Long are you playing?

Y’all want to play?

its way easier to do this time around ranks across the board are inflated due to the system now. also you dont lose points till warrior so that skews everything

Appreciate you :)

This game is easier to rank up in compared to 7. 7 had more ranks and you werent going against scrubs alot compared to 8. I hit tekken god in 7 and that tooke me about 2 in a half years, yet in tekken 8 im at raijin in 2 weeks

@@pfuze_5775 Yeah I definitely felt it was easier also, I capped at Fujin in Tekken 7 after playing it on and off from launch (had to deal with a couple rank resets but I had 80% win rate at the end of it). I am late to the party but just a couple days ago I went from beginner to Garyu in about 3 hours with a 92% win rate. I'm pretty confident I could get back to Fujin in another 3 hours gauging how people are playing at this ranks and with only 3 to climb and a more forgiving derank system.

Did you hit your goal? I am heavily interested in buying Tekken 8 as a Melee player. I am positive my techskill is way more than enough for Tekken. I am just in need of a controller for The Game. Any recommendations?

@@sHiNy20XX Melee is very technical compared to any Smash game so with experience, you can hopefully adjust to 3d fighting game like Tekken 8. As long as you pick a character you like, practice the key moves, combos, and eventually learn the matchup for each character, you’ll be alright!

@@ShrLcKHlmS-sn7fm I love Heihachi too bad he dead. I like Dragunov, Steve, Yoshimitsu, Devil Jin N' Kuma. I've heard Dragunov has awesome framedata and that Yoshimitsu is a pure elegance at a high level. I am definitely interested mostly about Yoshi and Devil Jin though. Do note I've played Tekken 7, although only against CPU'S.

@@ShrLcKHlmS-sn7fm QUICK SIDE NOTE: My Experience from Actual fighting games is small. Combos are like butter to me In Guilty Gear Strive when i practised them for an hour straight, i can do them without failures. (With Happy Chaos)

@@sHiNy20XXI just hit tekken emperor ! I’m on the climb to god of destruction . But tbh I keep dropping from emp to king . Back and forth . But yes I DID IT !

Who so you play?

Who do you play*

@@iroxz251 I'm trying out several characters. My highest is Lars at assailant. Steve at warrior. Jun Asuka at ranger.

Defo no, if you make it past 15 you are intermediate because that’s the hard cutoff point where scrub tactics no longer work. People not actually learning is why everyone is stuck in 15

Id say its a little skewed because of how early the game is atm, I've played beginner and yellow ranks that play at like a red rank level

if u are below tenryu, you are bad,period

Issue is if you just play a bunch of matches, you will get yellow by default. So its odd to say its where intermediate play starts. Maybe orange then, since it implies you can at least beat beginners consistently.

@@inspirix95can tell you are tenryu rank

Congrats! I'm Fujin, too with Jack 8, which fighter do you use?

@@Serandi jack 8 is one of my hardest match ups. And I use feng

​@@YooWizzy Hey I use Feng too. Currently, at flame ruler atm. Want to spar ? Need to learn some new Feng tech. 🙂

Just went on a 16 game win atreak and hit Fujin with Paul. Think I need to take a break though I played for like 6 hours last night and I haven't played any other games since tekken dropped lol

@@GrandInquisitorAtown Just same case😂👍

whats a string player?

@@pookie7119it’s basically a player who still uses unsafe and full combo strings. You’re able to get away with it in lower ranks, but in higher ranks you’ll have to use portions of a string to stay safe/avoid punishment, and use them as a mind game to throw off your opponent. Higher rank play means learning to not do things that are unsafe that would make you lose a match against a more knowledgeable player

@@justinmour6928 Yeah, i think one of the biggest signs someone has no idea they're inexperienced, is using 10 hit combos regularly. It only works against people that know nothing about the character they come up against, and even then, it'll only work a few times before the defender starts to memorise the string and react better. I used to play tekken 5 and the CPU very quickly taught me to not even bother using a 10 hit string. It would just duck half the time and counter the early weak point.

You mean violet (Rulers), Purples is Tekken lords/gods Blues are Fujins/Raijins.

Literally me, the other day I was beating myself up for for being stuck in garyu/shinryu but I changed my perspective and just realized. hey maybe you belong here until you improve a bit more.

Nah bruh you think this is a GAME???

Same for me, newcomer here, recently reached vanquisher with Law and Hwo, and trying out different characters. Couldnt choose my main yet. I like almost all of them.

Just pick a character that you're more comfortable with, I'd say Drag is better in terms of basics and is a pretty honest character even tho he's S tier ATM, as for Lars (i main him since T6) he's really stylish and satisfying with the stance switches but later It might be harder to switch to a more traditional character due things listed above.

@@spartanbbx1987 Yeah Lars is very cool and anime. But I feel like he is very stance dependant and his sequences are kinda flow chart-y. Also we are very vulnerable during stance transitions. Once the opponent figures this out and stops letting us transition between stances it gets tough. Dragunov is very cool as well. But I feel like he requires good movement skills and I am not there yet in terms of moving and dodging. Definitely a good character to teach me Tekken I feel like. Tekken for sure is a very hard game to learn but I am having fun learning new things each day.

@@spartanbbx1987 Yeah, i think that being comfortable and choosing a character you feel familiar with Is the most important thing, surely more useful than focusing too much on tier lists. Recently i've been having a fun time with Xiaoyu, i love her mix-ups, her deceitful low hits, and her fancy, provoking, dancing style. She Is probably not the easiest character to learn but i feel the playstyle fits me very well. Hope to get better soon.

I believe in you keep grinding

Be honest. How often are they plugging lol?

@@DjGaiden I’ve probably run into about 5 pluggers since I got to red ranks. But every time I go on a run to get closer to promotion I just get some of the toughest matches from people who are like Flame or Eternal ruler and they just dogwalk me lol. Ima keep grinding tho.

@@mamamia5905that is all we can do lol Always important to review film and practice your movement. You’ll get there soon the game is still early from its release.

​@@DjGaiden plugging is really common kekw

Facts

I was stuck in green lmao it was competitive then now ppl just cheese and play scared

If high level players are being matched with low level players, that sounds like a bad ranking system.

@@keytwitchyPhD take it how u want to but it made me a way better player than most

@@Cutthroat__ At the expense of the higher skilled player stagnating and possibly being bored. You can always seek out and play higher ranked players in Lounge.

Be couple years buddy. Take your time

The grind begins :)

im here at cavalry. im slowly trying to learn reina but the salt is real man. i'd like red ranks. As much as getting to warrior is just play more. god it's vexing when im losing more than winning and just can't advance. i need to go back and lab more. guess i have a lot more free time now having left my job

@@Enshin1006 if you want to play with me let me know. I’m flame ruler rank and could probably tell you some pointers

@@Red_Tiger0925 sure. if you have discord i could add you on there? i haven't played tekken since 6 which was 09. which was a damned long time ago so im going into it treating myself as a beginner who has very basic knowledge

hey!! same. slowly but surely. It's a long journye and ofc i pick reina who's probably one of the most technical in the game to learn

@@Enshin1006 yeah! I picked Kazuya who apparently is the hardest lol I gotta get electrics down just to play him at all lol

​​​@@JS-zz9lg No you actually don't need electrics to play him well.

@@kildotgaming it's his only launcher though, if I don't learn it I can't launch people

@@JS-zz9lg no it's not the only launcher he has, and you don't need to launch people to use anyone let alone kazuya well and easily get wins.

Good luck!

Good shit

You got this

Red ranks are firmly good! Fantastic good!

I hit my first time reach ruler tier rank my main I think it's good?

100% True especially with the plugging issue people can just never lose if they plug every time they are about to lose a match

@Boogard In tekken 7, my skill level sat somewhere between high reds to mid purples and in this game I stormed my way up to Fujin in 190 matches. Like, part of me felt a high to just burn through it so fast but then I also start to think about all the tech and skill sets I can't do yet and I can't help but think "man should I really be in this rank?" I start to watch what other players are going through and start to see buds I played with absolutely cheese their way to purples with Jun and I immediately realize "yea, ranked is all screwed up rn". Sure enough, a month passes and even pros start to comment on how easy it is to rank up. At the end of its life cycle, it wasn't unheard of for some red ranks to be doing tech you aren't seeing until tekken God in tekken 8. Kbd, high execution tech like pewgf and Bryan taunt etc. Now, I'm fighting purple ranks who I can just stand block because they only know snake edge and grabs with all their Unga bunga cheese not working since I can react to lows and grabs 🤣 its nuts man.

@@zzz8606this has to be NA region

@@ilolcomplications7862 how do you figure?

@ilolcomplications7862 it is NA but I'm more or less curious as to other regions take.

Proud of you bro

Nice job. Who are you maining?

Who do you main?

Sure bro. We believe you 😂😂😂

Mighty ruler vs a.i and vs online are different okay...it's not the same 😂😂😂

Red ranks is impressive for not playing often!

Red rank is the new Green rank now. It is easier to grind there compare to Tekken 7. I just main Jin and got to red in less than 20 games.

Just keep it fun and remember it’s a marathon, not a race. Tekken, one of those games that you can keep growing slowly for weeks or months or years just however you want to do it just keep having fun and enjoy the journey.

Who do you main ?

If you got red rank you don't got responsibilities or family so plz stop lying

Yeah for sure but some competitive people like me just take an interest in stats like this and like to know for fun

This is not the community for such level headed thinking. You're a rare gem my friend.

@@Boogard Well there's nothing wrong with knowing the stats and stuff like that. But you see what happens when people care TOO much about their rank, cords start getting unplugged.

That’s a good thing, it means your rank is a very accurate measure of your skill level. There won’t be any players that are in a rank they shouldn’t be in, you’re placed exactly where you should be.

Flame ruler is super impressive especially this early on! Just keep trying to learn as much as possible and you'll get to fujin for sure

Maybe you're nervous during promotion.