{"id":29181,"date":"2024-04-01T11:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T02:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=29181"},"modified":"2024-04-01T11:45:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T02:45:47","slug":"tekken-8s-pluggers-will-now-be-matched-against-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tekken-8s-pluggers-will-now-be-matched-against-each-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Tekken 8\u2019s pluggers will now be matched against each other, spiraling into plugger prison\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the \u201cTEKKEN Talk Live\u201d stream held by Bandai Namco Entertainment on March 29, countermeasures against accounts involved in unauthorized activities in <strong>Tekken 8<\/strong> were announced. It seems that players who repeatedly engage in plugging will be matched up with each other from now on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Account Suspensions (\ud83e\uddf52\/2)<br>This action targets users who violated the End User License Agreement (EULA) after receiving multiple in-game reports.<br><br>We plan to continue account suspensions after April. Further updates will be given as soon as new information is available.<\/p>&mdash; TEKKEN (@TEKKEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TEKKEN\/status\/1773320094682161222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 28, Bandai Namco announced measures including temporary and indefinite bans against users who violated the End User License Agreement, i.e. engaged in unauthorized play (as listed above) in Tekken 8. In the livestream following the announcement, further details about the measures were explained, and it was revealed that thousands of accounts have received bans for the violations defined. The Tekken Talk Live also detailed Tekken 8\u2019s future policy regarding players who intentionally disconnect from matches when they\u2019re about to lose, a.k.a. pluggers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda and series\u2019 executive producer Katsuhiro Harada, Tekken 8\u2019s system for detecting intentional disconnections will be reviewed and improved in an update scheduled for April 2. The update will apparently include a new proprietary server and a system that can reliably detect and act against pluggers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the update on April 2, the disconnection rate for all players will be reset to 0%. Users who repeatedly and intentionally disconnect from matches will be preferentially matched with users who also have a high disconnection rate. The development team refers to this penalty as &#8220;prison matches\/plugger prison.\u201d On the other hand, if a user repeatedly engages in plugging and is reported by others, they will eventually have their account suspended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TEKKEN Talk Live: EDDY GORDO SPECIAL\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gQkJX2pxvW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Equivalents of this prison match system exist in games such as EverQuest II, CoD: Warzone, Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Outriders, where cheaters are preferentially put up against each other. Tekken 8\u2019s developers are introducing this measure with hopes of deterring users from plugging and creating a better playing experience for normal players.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the livestream, it was also announced that the issue of users\u2019 disconnection rates not displaying properly will be addressed. Harada assured players there is no need to worry about unintentional disconnections, as they can find out if it was on purpose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tekken 8 - Eddy Gordo Reveal &amp; Gameplay Trailer | PS5 Games\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/azD1FUlEZwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tekken 8 is available for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1778820\/TEKKEN_8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10006270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/tekken-8\/9ppsm14vkclw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox Series X|S<\/a>.\u00a0 The new playable character Eddy Gordo will be available from April 5. Those who own a Deluxe or Ultimate Edition of the game will have early access starting April 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20240329-287797\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>original Japanese article<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-03-29 18:53 JST)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tekken 8&#8217;s developers revealed that pluggers will preferentially be matched with each other following the on April 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":29184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-29181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tekken 8\u2019s pluggers will now be matched against each other, spiraling into plugger prison\u00a0 - 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