Summary
Every fighting game has a character that’s annoying to go against because they have a consistently strong game plan that seems easy to execute. These fighters often dominate the lower ranks because newer players can’t determine how to counter them, while they can only imagine their opponent laughing at them as they lose to the same moves over and over. This is called cheesing, defined as exploiting a game’s engine to get the most advantage in a match for the least effort. InTekken 8and its preceding titles, no character exemplifies cheese more thanEddy Gordo, and his latest “spam 3” strategy is slaying low-level ranked players left and right.
The latest title in one of the most prestigious fighting game franchises in the world,Tekken 8, is launching its first season in the coming weeks. To kick things off, it released its first DLC character: Eddy Gordo in early April 2024. Eddy has been a mainstay in the roster sinceTekken 3in 1997, which means his slick capoeira moves have been defeating enraged opponents for more than two decades.
Why Eddy Gordo’s 3 Spam is Winning Tekken 8 Games
Newer players across allTekkengames often pick up Eddy to button mash or spam one move over and over to win against unsuspecting opponents in the arcade or their annoyed sibling. It seems to be no different inTekken 8, as one player named Jimmashima streamed his account on Twitch winning games by just pushingEddy’s left kickor “3.” He showed that this character is still quite difficult for most players to deal with. As if the embarrassment of his enemies wasn’t enough, the streamer also showed that he wasn’t even playing the game himself.
A Bot Shows How Easy it Is to Win Using Eddy’s 3 in Tekken 8
Jimmashima was using a bot to repeatedly press 3. According to him, the programming for his creation only had 21 lines of code. The clips from his stream became viral, showing people that even complex fighting games likeTekken 8can be won with simple tactics.The bot even got to Destroyer in competitive, which is a little below the middle ranks, which players can reach by earning 14,700 points.
3ddy Inspires Players to Try Out Eddy’s 3 Spam in Ranked Games
For reference, the best players in the game have more than 80,000 competitive points. However, it’s still surprising that Jimmashima’s bot even reached the heights it did by just spamming 3. Some players found it amusing, and the community affectionately named the bot as “3ddy.” Since 3ddy’s rise to popularity, many players seem to have picked up the strategy and taken it to ranked. This led to forum posts of annoyed players risking penalties byrage-quitting theirTekken 8matcheswhen they got a whiff that their opponent was just using Eddy to spam his left kick.
Eddy Gordo’s 3 Spam is Effective, but Counterable in Tekken 8
Eddy’s left kick has him unleashing a flurry of Capoeira-style kicks while moving forward when it’s mashed. This sequence can hit high and low, so newer players find it difficult to block. It has even been documented to block and interrupt rage arts when timed correctly. The moves from this left-kick spam can also be too fast for some to counter, carrying them to the corner and their eventual K.O. This combination of variance and speed is overwhelming for any beginner to deal with, which is why 3ddy easily tore through the lower and middling ranks.
When 3ddy got to face enemies from beyond Destroyer, it started losing hard. This is because higher-ranked players already know how to read and time their blocks to Eddy’s left-kick sequence. These more seasoned players also know how theirframe data. Eddy loses 9 frames when his left kick gets blocked, which essentially means that he’ll be vulnerable for a few milliseconds. That’s all the time that experienced players need to counter with a faster move and eventually take the win.
Tekken 8
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Tekken 8 brings the fight to the latest generation of consoles, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Feel the power of every hit in Tekken 8, the latest entry in the legendary fighting game franchise from Bandai Namco. Utilising the power and realism of Unreal Engine 5, Tekken 8 pushes the envelope for fighting games by taking full advantage of the power of the latest generation of consoles. Ground-breaking new features, breathtakingly detailed character models and dramatic environments make this one of the most visually stunning and immersive titles in the genre yet. Tekken 8 picks up after the gruesome battle that ended in Heihachi Mishima’s defeat in Tekken 7, focusing on a new rivalry, pitting father against son as Jin Kazama stands in defiance against Kazuya Mishima in a city-shattering face-to-face showdown.
