Tekken 8 director is looking into a crackdown on rage quitters: 'You know, obviously we want to ban these people from the game'

Tekken 8.

People rage quitting halfway through a match in fighting games is nothing new, but it sure is annoying. It's an issue that has felt especially prevalent in Tekken 8, a game that has practically zero punishment for anyone who decides their internet is no longer working mid-game. That's hopefully looking to change soon, with director Katsuhiro Harada and other members of the development team addressing the issue around pluggers ('cause, y'know, pulling the plug) in a Tekken Talk livestream.

Translating for Harada, producer Michael Murray told viewers: "There's no perfect solution to this but we're trying to improve it, at least to make it a more accurate disconnect ratio that's displayed on their character's profile." he said. He's referring to the fact that the single deterrent Tekken 8 currently has for pluggers—an opponent's disconnect percentage that's shown to you when you're offered a match—hasn't worked since release.