Longtime Tekken character Eddy Gordo has all the time been a little polarizing, significantly in Tekken 8, and one streamer has discovered a option to make him even extra of a ache to struggle, rising by ranked mode utilizing a script that spams one button.
#jimmashima Somebody made a Tekken 8 bot spamming one enter in ranked and it will get plugged on pic.twitter.com/xaeJs7kDw3
— Livestream Fails (@LSF_Forwarder) April 28, 2024
Over on Twitch, jimmashima is presently streaming ranked mode matches of Tekken 8 utilizing Eddy Gordo as his fighter. The streamer is utilizing a script that retains spamming “3,” or the Left Kick transfer, to assault their opponent. Apart from the apparent repeated kick present on stream, jimmashima additionally supplied a little UI for the controller, displaying the button inputs and the repeated urgent of the “X” button to assault.
The jimmashima “3ddy” bot has caught the eye of the group outdoors of Twitch, too. Customers on Reddit and X/Twitter level out that the creator is utilizing a script for spamming the identical button enter for each match (and even between matches). As X/Twitter consumer JakubDi notes, most viewers watching Tekken 8 streams on Twitch are watching jimmashima.
Jimmashima is not the only person with a 3ddy bot, nonetheless. Twitch streamer 3ddySmurfy is also live streaming themselves, taking part in ranked matches in opposition to different gamers utilizing a script that spams the Left Kick button. 3ddySmurfy calls themselves “3ddy: North America.”
Whereas some are concerned about seeing how excessive jimmashima can get in ranked matches, others are irritated by the button-mashing, a lot in order that gamers are canceling their matches to keep away from combating a 3ddy bot. Person Leon3226 took to the Tekken subreddit to rant about how some on-line gamers would reasonably cancel their match than struggle a 3ddy bot to “study in opposition to a literal one-button clicker.”
Although, as some have identified, anybody who’s performed a combating sport can seemingly recall a time after they or somebody they performed in opposition to (on-line or offline) simply saved spamming the identical assault time and again. Jimmashima’s simply utilizing a script this time.
No matter how you’re feeling in regards to the 3ddy bot, many within the Tekken group notice that it is a wild time for the franchise. Between the 3ddy bots turning into a sizzling subject of dialog, Bandai Namco not too long ago unveiling its roadmap plan for post-launch content material for the remainder of the yr, and Evo Japan underway, it is an thrilling time to be a fan of Tekken.
For extra on Tekken 8, take a look at our assessment. If you’re taking part in Tekken 8 and attempting your greatest to organize for the approaching 3ddy bot and every part else, take a look at our information, the place we clarify Tekken 8’s new Warmth System and go in-depth for each playable character.
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