Tekken 8 could’ve indeed costed that much. Modern day Triple A development costs can be retarded.

"Millions, if not hundreds of millions"

You think tekken took hundreds of millions of dollars to make? Are you insane? And I’m fine with the floor being slightly lifter but mid tier and high tier gameplay suffered, and pros have said it so I have no idea what youre talking about. TEKKEN 7 made 12 million sale we’ll see which does better in a few years.

The Tekken community appears to be going through the exact same thing the melee community went through when brawl dropped.

@KeisterFeaster. Then why don't you spend millions if not hundreds of millions yourself to make something that will appear to 1% of the gaming audience? See how that goes. Your comment is the reason people look down on the Fighting Game community, insane sweatlord gatekeepers. And it's not easier, it's more accessible. That's two different things. Accessible means its easier to pick up, a lower skill floor. Easier means lower skill ceiling, so less skilled people will win championships. Which isn't the case as we have seen in tournaments. So your argument makes zero sense

Bamco just wants to make money. So they appeal to casuals more.

Youre just silly tbh. Its not about mechanics changes, Fighting games should never get easier, SImple as that. No game should. People who are good and ACTUALLY put hours in quit, Its just boring that way.

Every single community in the history of the world is like this. You’re always gonna have these community divides when something is changed.

At least there's someone reasonable who doesn't just blindly hate when the thing they love is now suddenly different

Yeah that’s very true, people just don’t like change