Is offline Tekken even worthwhile? 

No, the person with the ahego stick art is not going to make fun of you for playing female characters

“Stay off of Reddit and Twitter” is just good advice in general

I’ve never been salty after an offline set. It’s so much easier to not mald when you’re sitting next to a real human being who’s enjoying the game alongside you. Gives you perspective.

I went to an offline event at the start of tekken 7 as a complete tekken noob. Literally didn't even know my first combo yet, just had a very basic offense doing simple string and high/mid mixups with lili. I sat down and got to play about 15 games with a girl who beat my ass. I got 1 round in those 15 games. So I can say I got a round off cuddlecore in person now, which is pretty cool

Offline tekken definitely feels different from online. I used to play a lot of offline at the office back in T7 (this was pre-pandemic) and it was always fun. You don't really get tilted as you do with online play as you're usually just having a good time, even when losing

Hey Phi! Just letting you know your (or your editor) is still using an old format for the description; it says ParagonFGC still! I saw the community post relating to it so I don't imagine you feel weird about it still being there, but just in case it was an oversight ^^

As a Tekken oldhead (42) that is how I know Tekken. Playing against your friends in the arcade, then later years, against each other on console. Smack talk is part of the fun haha.

Even gaming aside, I find that people are just way more normal offline than online. It turns out you can't really get away with talking cap right at someone's face.

Back in arcade days... after school where me and my friends hang out and play tekken. man those are the most fun experience I had with tekken.

Excellent advice, and really reassuring for the people who are nervous about taking the leap from online play to offline. Funny ending too!

When I was playing smash ultimate before covid I went to alot of locals and it has honestly made me much better at the game and I have met some of the best people there, I recommend locals to everyone and I will for sure be going to tekken 8 locals once I find a scene

thanks phi, I'm actually going to a tourney next week that's actually a part of the TWT and I was super nervous about it and doubtful of my ability, especially since I got on ranked to grind and practice and I went on a horrible losing streak. I was like woah maybe I'm not as ready for the tourney as I thought. It doesn't really matter though because I should just go to have fun and learn, and I might even surprise myself who knows. when you said you're never too low of a rank to enter a tournament that made me feel a lot better, I always fell into the trap of thinking I had to meet a certain "criteria" or some sort of experience to qualify to enter as if it was a job or something lmao, like oh man I gotta at least be tekken god to be considered tournament ready or a competent competitor. that's a silly way to think though. Your videos always clean up my mindset when I'm in a mental funk as I go through this journey of trying to learn and compete in this game so thank you for that

My locals for Tekken (and Smash) when I used to go is called Xanadu and its hella chill! I would be chillin and ppl would politely ask if they could lab against me. Friendships usually start from there. Also the offline banter and trash talk (with both sides laughing a ton) adds a missing component that you can't experience online.

i already go to locals im just here for the steve lmao

Congratz for your 100k subs!! You deserve it

I am an event organiser, started organising regular free-play FGC meetups couple of years ago and it's the most fun I've had with fighting games

Totally accurate to my experience going to my first offline last week, it was awesome, and I even got to try some new fighting games there. Wicked experience and I am planning to go to the weeklies more frequently.

After watching this, I just signed up for my first local tournament. I'm absolutely not ready for it and will bomb hard but I'm going for the community anyway, thanks for the consistently good content Phi

I went to my first offline a couple of weeks ago, and I'm hooked...

The reason I even still play tekken is because my local tekken community is really chill and always inspiring me to get better, every time I get upset about the game when I show up there they make me wanna keep pushing myself to get better. Sometime I just go there to hang out and drink 🍺 and watch good ass tekken.

I'm tryna check some offline events near me in the midlands Uk. Also Just got Bushin with my boy Hwo last night! You have been my Number 1 RU-vid mentor, so thank you for all the tips/content bro!!!!

Went to my first local last week for under night 2 and everyone was nice and chill. Had a good time

how do you find those communities tho? I'm very interested in offline Tekken but have no idea where to begin with it

Hey Phi, how do I upgrade my Noctis shrine? The blood isn’t working, Noctis isn’t in the game yet.

Glad you posted this, this is essentially the same advice I give to people who've asked me how Yu-Gi-Oh Locals were post-covid lmao

ive found that in almost everything that has to do with gaming and things like it are that when meeting offline in person people are more willing to be nice and compliment eachother on their playing than online

My first and only offline event was a Tekken 8 tournament and I met a bunch of amazing people including Speedkicks, Tone, and RiB… It was such a good time and I wish I could attend more ❤

heart part 6 lmao

I went to my first tournament last year, and it was so eye-opening.

this video persuaded me to sign up for my first tournament just now

Hey phi! Can you recommend any offline events around Portland, Oregon?

The South Bay masher was actually my first tournament ever and I got 9th! I actually fiist bumped you and told you I was a fan lol and you were right, it was super cool experience

Tekken 8 is my first fighting game and I'm struggling quite a bit, I decided to go to an offline event 2-3 months ago on a whim after I hit orange rank and met some super cool people who have been helping me learn. We play online occasionally but being able to sit next to them IRL and ask questions and do infinite sets is a much better experience than just endlessly playing online and reviewing matches. The people at my local scene are significantly better than me at the game and it's really rewarding to hear them comment on how I've gotten better since I first started coming out. I rarely if ever beat them, but I have started being able to win a few rounds. Progress feels good.

I play both and I guess they both have their pros and cons. Recently I've been enjoying online more purely just for the variety of players. Offline is cool for learning matchups but I think it really depends on what kind of scene you're looking to play with

How do I get into Tekken Live events in Portland OR? What's a good comfy FGC Meetup day? Or a good Social Media account that has up to date gathering dates?

I was wondering. During training punishment... What do you think of adding -7 till -9 on block moves and make a habit to react after them with any low poke? 🤔

I used to go to offlines a lot when i was younger but as I moved away from that local spot it felt like finding a new local scene was really tough, if not impossible. The best offline experiences I would get was when I lived in your typical American Milennial "party house" and people were always coming over so I always had different types of people to train against. We played so much that we used to set up Tekken 6 with infinite time matches and just leave it on the tv as background noise for anyone to pick up anytime.

Incredibly true video. The reason I play Tekken is to hangout with friends, I really recommend going to offline locals and events for those who are available

Can i bring a keyboard if I play at an offline event or are offline events strictly arcade controllers?

I'll give it a try. Thanks for your insight.

Your Steve is so cool, always a pleasure watching you play him P 😎

@PhiDX how do i join the events and tournaments that sajam and u make? I also want to learn more and meet cool people.

I remember being slightly intimidated to go to my first offline local cuz I had an assumption that people wouldn't be as friendly to me for playing Xiaoyu lmao. I'm glad that I ended up going to them tho cuz like you said, people are super chill and don't tend to judge you for something like that offline. It was the most fun I had playing Tekken 7.

Your like a wizard with this shit thanks for this a lot of knowledge was all the way throughout ❤️

Ive been trying to find training partners for tekken 8, but no luck. Where do you find these groups? Tekken zaibatsu is cool n all but not necessarily low level

I am a Victor main, I've been bouncing inside of purple for about 2 weeks (top to bottom). Is there any way you are able privately or publicly give me pointers on where my strengths and weaknesses are?

I finally built up the courage to sign up for my first local because of this video! I can't wait to learn a lot and probably get my ass beat

Offline scenes are honestly the best. Whether it’s a local, or just a big casuals session. I can’t speak enough good things. Regardless of what you play interact with your offline scene, make friends, learn, and grow. It’s so f**** sick

How do I find offline tournaments locally? Been checking Facebook but not having any luck

I actually really wanna get into the local scene but idk how to get into it. Any advice on where to look?

Does anyone know of a site that you can use to find local events in your City to go play Tekken offline?

I’ve been playing tekken seriously since TTT2 and have yet to go to an offline event but I’m from So Cal and I hear there’s a lot places to go but I just have yet been invite or know where to go 🤷🏽‍♂️

That uf2 was indeed fire

I love dropping combo's online and then immediately running them back to back to back to back during match making....

How do I find offline tourneys? I am from Phoenix, Arizona

As someone who lives in the heart of so cal I have no idea where my locals are. I had to goto riverside for a big tourney

You're right Phi, offline is better because I learned tekken through arcades in Malls and it was the best experience. Online is good but it isn't as good as offline especially if you don't have any friends that can help you improve your gameplay.

my local scene is dead and the only tournaments are 3 hours away :(

my dragunov is 1508 wins and at a 55% win rate, you think I'm working with something PhiDX?

Yo, the Lee Phi is beating on here is the player Armaku was caught boosting with!

What's the best way to get into offline?

Yes even Lili feet enthusiasts can play at the local - phidx

That end tho lmao

The game is set to Tekken 7 on youtube for some reason. FYI

The term I land on for the kind of people who go to locals is ‘well adjusted’.

Tekken God with Steve? Nice. I wish I could get to Tekken Emperor, currently at Tekken King

Can you maybe show how to do depraved savage ps5 with jin kazama f n d/f+4 2

the ONLY offline event ive ever been to was EVO. I was worried about jumping into the deep end right off the bat but it was great. people were chill, even when I was getting dumpstered instead of laughing at me I'd get tips or little critiques. I ended up going back the next year and planned on it evo just being my yearly vacation but then uhh.. thanks covid. Maybe you dont wanna jump into something like evo lol but if you have locals near you, absolutely jump in

Then u go to a smash tournament and everyone just smells bad.

if there aren't really offline events near you, finding a small discord where you can run sets against each other is also immensly helpful. Just being able to ask the other person: "hey, you kept beating my ass with that move over and over again. How do I get around that?" is such a huge factor.

Where do you find offlines?

Doing KBD like nobodys business while talking. Then i try to do it at full focus and the side steps and crouching begins.

For those who play online heavily will be pleasantly surprised at what they can now react to offline

I know this is off topic but, just got promoted to tenryu💪🏽😭❤️

It depends where you live. I come from a town where there's very little tekken players. And most of them play casually and don't own Tekken 8 so i don't particularly enjoy offline.

Gotta start calling people “Dave Freeeee”

I never been to FGC locals, but i used to play a ton of Magic the Gathering in person. Nothing beat the comradery you build with the people you meet.

Knee vs Numan analysis when??

Still can’t get over the game not having Team Battle & Survival what were they thinking?

One time I went to a local offline event, I faced a good Kunimitsu and he had his whole team cheering for him while I had no one beside me. The set was fire but I ended up losing to him 2-1. At the end his whole team was clapping and saying ggs to us for putting on such a set. They said I played really well even tho I lost. I ended up in top 16 with 100 players. Offline tekken is really really cool, everyone was so nice. I recommend those who haven't gone to these events yet to go.

Oh yes speaking for an experience myself. I really didn’t get online until T7 people were in higher ranks than me telling me I was a monster, thinking I was hiding in beginner rank nah fam I was in that dungeon never able to get on Wi-Fi so I can play lol training off-line is real, and it actually pays off

How do I join the Discord?

Hey phi, hope u doing good. Just wanted you to know. Kinda miss you dawg, Goodluck out there.

I hope I can fine offline tekken events in Brazil one day

Ayo Phi come to Xanadu in Laurel MD and run these hands

I need to learn where to find locals near me in Indiana tbh.

Is there a south FL tekken scene?

Shout out to Steezy!

If you read this go to your offline local scene for fighting games!

I thought this was gonna go into practicing against the bots

Out of curiosity do you have a discord server or anything? Just getting back into tekken via 8 and you/the attitude you seem to foster is infinitely more appealing to me than the cesspool that is the reddit community

god i think i wouldve loved tekken or some other fighting game if i had grown up with it during the arcade days. i tried out T7 last year and quickly dropped it because i just dont vibe with competitive online games and the insane miserableness of most of these people you come across. part of it is definitely me for letting it effect me this much, i can admit that, but id rather play other games that i am actually having fun in.

mans not uploadings. going hollywoodl.

I only play offline when i got nothing going on that day lol

I am Fujin player just go to my first DOJO tournament last week, trust me what you are afraid of is not there. I see the winner literally walk to the loser guy to give him a tips, they are complete stranger. Me a blue rank player, can fight toe to toe with GoD, I make it to 17th in 65+ Dojo. Ranked match and Offline are different games, Rank need compound improvement and consistency, Tournament you need to "win the set". the skill gap is suddenly closer Idk exactly why but it is. Just go bro, who ever thinking about it.

I'd say a large group of people who play games in general pick characters they find attractive. The only people who are weird that do this are the people who make picking those characters their personality

Social anxiety is a bitch

Is this old patch . U did LNH to PCB

In New Zealand there are never any offline events it’s so trash I’m jealous of you guys

People who go outside are more normal? Never expected that