Guessing Your Tekken 8 Rank FT PhiDx

Go show the future GOAT ‪@PhiDX‬ some love. Random replays this time because Tekken 8 Replay Lookup feature is ass. Next time viewer submitted replays??
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:12 Match 1 (Victor VS Paul)
05:20 Match 2 (Azucena Vs Jack)
09:00 Match 3 (King Mirror)
13:50 Match 4 (Special Style God)
18:47 Match 5 (Finally Understanding The Ranks)
23:10 Match 6 (Ultra Sweaty)
27:00 Match 7 -9
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[@PhiDX]

Thank you for having me! This was insane lmaooo

[@Diaphone]

How did we not get Dora The Explorer LOL

[@PhiDX]

@@Diaphone 🤣

[@travishurst2242]

Omg i was wondering that!! Haha like she even had the backpack!

[@JonoKenpachi]

Nice video

[@marylandman]

We need more of this!

[@Persephone_07]

Both of them missing the "Dora the Explorer" costume mix-up is the biggest L.

[@R3alcheezy15]

It’s a bad Dora costume 😂

[@ericsimonson8002]

Hilarious. Thank you. I needed that laugh.

[@eijiro-gz2ik]

Big baby boomers

[@ericsimonson8002]

@@eijiro-gz2ik lol yup

[@SharkfinExorcist]

That's a horrible dora costume mehn

[@TheMainManSWE]

Congrats on 100k! 🎉❤

[@BuffaloBill879]

GOAT

[@Diaphone]

Thanks Goat ❤

[@TKZhyon]

MASKU

[@Voxoono]

why dont you shutup hella scrupman, masku

[@El-Burrito]

That's so funny, I love that the editor put the fake-outs in the rank reveal cause it is so hard to guess lol

[@Mascabar]

That victor is 100% a plugger

[@row6191]

nah victor just carries hard i got fujin in 2 days lol

[@hvide.]

The editor trolling with the rank is so good

[@WafflesOWNz]

That fujin Victor is 100% a one-and-donner theres no way.

[@edgelord121]

Tbh he was ducking the highs properly, that told me he was atleast decent. Maybe they were both on their sub chars

[@winstonpeanutbutter]

There’s massive rank inflation atm

[@Ouryuu-Zenokun]

My guess was Garyu and that was being generous lmao when i saw Fujin my jaw dropped

[@mappybc6097]

He would still need to win that first game against purple rank players over 50% of the time to get promoted to Fujin. Nah, that dude is rank boosting somehow.

[@Zackinator2017]

@edgelord it's not sub chars because Tekken prowess is right

[@2222yzy]

the fake-outs in the rank reveal were so hype, lmao. nice touch, editor!!!

[@DukeCyrus]

I had no idea the editors put together the rank reveal animation, thats actually crazy. Props to them!

[@CosmicRPG]

Guessing Rank in YTekken is much harder over SF

[@El-Burrito]

The match up knowledge is so important, I feel like most people, especially at lower ranks are in like a 9 rank band

[@isaiahtee9846]

@@El-Burrito what do you mean by 9 rank band? im genuinely curious (english is my 2nd language)

[@Kaithe7]

Probably would be way easier in tekken 7

[@TruthAndReconciliation]

⁠​⁠@@isaiahtee9846English is my native language and i dont know what the fuck that means, don’t feel bad

[@Kniightisa]

@@isaiahtee9846 probably meant that they are all within a band (or range) of about 9 ish ranks of each other.

[@ericsimonson8002]

I'm still watching as I comment but I'm already impressed and educated by this This is good content .I was already aware of you but I'd not been previously aware of PHIDX. You two compliment each other well. The banter is great. I was entertained. I'll definitely check out his content.

[@NyxDiscordia33]

There's so many factors that play into somebody's rank in Tekken that I honestly just kinda don't pay attention to them most of the time lol Some people are lower rank because they've got good combos, but bad fundies so they can't land them Some people are higher rank because they're carried by a gimmicky character or strong, annoying moves Some people are Azucena Some people just throw the movelist at you and rank up because they confuse their opponent to death Some people are low rank in Tekken 8, but they've played a lot of Tekken 7 or other previous Tekken Some people have varying ranks between consoles and platforms Some people just know certain characters really well and are able to punish them more effectively There's just a lot that goes into it. I've legit run into Fujins that have no idea what they're doing and Oranges that play better than the Tekken Gods I fought in T7

[@FruitsBootG]

The first fujin video threw everything outta whack lol. But the thing about tekken 8 ranks is that it's so easy to promote and demote that if you're having a good day or if all the opponents you're facing are just unfamiliar with your character then you could make it pretty high in the ranks even if you're just flow charting

[@CosmicRPG]

The Azucena custom in the Match 2 is Dora The Explorer, @Diaphone

[@mihailomicanovic9472]

The format is good but you should pick games where people dont have custom health bars, the jun vs king game for exapmple, that specific health bar you unlock at i belive mighty ruler so its very easy to guess

[@Diaphone]

o damn good point

[@ayla5506]

Can also unlock those through the Arcade story so it isn't a dead giveaway but it definitely can be an indicator

[@Jacev_]

Nah I disagree. Because you can unlock those health bars in offline so I honestly wouldn't pay much attention to that detail.

[@winstonpeanutbutter]

You get them thru arcade tho

[@SaiSymbolic]

That Azucena in match 2 was Dora the Explorer lmao

[@Diaphone]

😅

[@TheProswagonist]

I had assumed the Paul was a more experienced player cause he did do some things a totally new player wouldn't. A big one was that he blocked a get up kick and then tried go punish it with b1,2. So that told me he played T7 and knew get kick ups were unsafe in that game, but wasn't aware that they were safe in this one. He broke a throw (just 1 of them, but it was a 1+2 and he did break it) He TRIED to adjust his combos for the wall. They didn't work out, but a new player wouldn't even bother. There were aigned he had an idea of what he wanted to do, but ultimately got ran over by Victor likely being too new to him.

[@TheDareelliltee]

When that Asuka held the rage art I cheered bro. Dumb rage art plays become smart rage art plays when you turn them into a mini game 😂

[@strayzzfaxz6740]

Tekken rankdle would be such a fun idea for streamers to do with their communities. I need to see this happen NOW

[@tonycutillo2512]

Some of these are hard to figure out because if both players were still on the climb to plateau then they aren’t actually playing at a level of the rank they are being viewed at in the replay. Say they caught me playing when I was going through the greens I would not be playing at a green skill level. That’s why

[@SunnyOfficialYT]

Love that both of you of collabing!

[@chingoe]

Congrats on 100k 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@beavsinator]

This is exactly what i got into tekken for. My friends and i would always play winner gets to fuck your character up and make them lok embarrassing. Genius premise for content and also adding that stake of fucking up the losers fit. Love it.

[@vinsagi]

Love this format. Do more please!

[@biksw]

You GOTTA make more of these

[@shariarrahman7562]

Please don't ever stop this series

[@elbandito2990]

I managed to only guess the Jun vs King one perfectly. The Jun actually did a pretty advanced combo at 19:46 that no low rank is getting. The standing 4 into ff2 is pretty tight execution wise.

[@al-s7401]

Omg i love this type of series

[@ViVaLaRan]

that was fun! more of these pls

[@GFClocked]

I love collabs. These two are amazing to watch, I want more dia x phi

[@El-Burrito]

I love this format

[@adamdickerson2762]

This was fun to watch.. I like the guess the rank 👍🏻

[@Natural_Order]

What I have learned from this video and my own ranked experience in this game is that ranked is all over the place and it might not work as intended lol

[@MessyMeshi]

Congrats on 100k!

[@elijahc5331]

The best fighting game series of all time is back on the menu

[@akebo92]

The king mirror, when you saw the dude eat the alley kicks… telltale sign it was either a green or low yellow rank

[@soJ2]

Honestly as fun as this is, it's really helping me stop worrying too much about rank. If that first match were Fujin players, imma be alright

[@rasifurefodi8306]

Am I actually witnessing 2 Goats on my screen rn?!?!?!

[@ZyxWhitewind]

Wow, I was actually pretty accurate on most of these. I think it was because I focused more on the players movement rather than move choice. The only one that really threw me off was the Law/Hworang match. I guessed way way lower on that one.

[@10_Bit]

First match; fujin and sweating with Jin since T7 and usually they're very proficient players. No way those two were Fujin, no duck punish on Paul strings and not one break on that 1+2, I'm fuming in laughter 😂😂😂

[@lazytommy0]

This is a neat type of content. Interesting and unique 🤔

[@kennedymensah6270]

More please this is crazy fun

[@outthefryinpan]

editor always killing it

[@yellowscarlightningscream8347]

The rank variance is due to character variance...... I have fought so many tryhard Bryans who make me sweat in the Yellow ranks but then I fight dumb Lars players in Purple who spam the same combos....... I think knowledge checks really carries a lot of characters to high ranks.

[@kiwavy]

makes sense

[@AcerAz115]

Naw whaaat that first video i was already shocked how are they Fujin!?!?! I'm over here stuck in Tenryu, Mighty Ruler... why aren't none of my match ups like this lmao

[@brandonleasure1234]

I guessed Fujin correctly for the first one because the Paul's punishment in the first match against Victor was optimized and you don't see that in red and below

[@burni988]

Omg I'm so gassed that I was close on the first one with victor. I thought Raijin. I didn't realise at this point that both players rank had to be the same. I was thinking battle ruler for the Paul.

[@kylefields3951]

I'm going to update and guess as I go along. As of writing this very first comment, I have accurately assessed the skill level of the players in the first match. I really did guess Blue Ranks. 😎My clues were that a Throw was broken seriously on reaction, and the way they Sidestepped off the wall to realign, that is a legitimate high level skill. They were performing attacks with intentionality. This doesn't really happen outside of strings in low ranks. Attacks with serious intentionality only occurs at around Red Ranks and onwards. This was clearly a Paul Player who had some experience but wasn't familiar with the Victor Matchup. 1st Match - Guess: Blue Ranks Answer: Blue Ranks My reasoning for guessing Purple Ranks was because the Jack Player knew how to Mixup after Blocking, that is not a skill that is readily apparent to players who are of a lower skill level. They did a lot of mashing, but I think these players are Purple Ranks for the Jack-8 vs Azucena Match. 2nd Match - Guess: Purple Ranks Answer: Yellow Ranks Way off 😭Maybe it's harder to guess than I originally thought. I'm guessing the King Ditto is occuring in Red Ranks due to the level of control they have over their characters, but inability to recognise situations. This looks pretty clearly like Red Ranks to me, but we'll see. 🤔 3rd Match - Guess: Red Ranks Answer: Green Ranks This shit is *WAY* harder than I thought 😭I got lucky on the first call I guess. But I suppose there was more clear data to expose the Paul and Victor as being high level than in the two Matches right after. Orange Ranks for Kuma vs Lars. I won't spend the brain power thinking too hard about it. 4th Match - Guess: Orange Ranks Answer: Yellow Ranks Alright, not too far off, but I wasn't right.

[@stealthmaster96]

The tell for the King mirror was spamming rage art the second they lose their turn. A green rank specialty

[@alan_berap.8517]

The collab we needed

[@I_recommend_suicide]

The skill range at a given rank in this game is so wide I have no concept of what a "red rank" (or whatever rank) player plays like at all. The complexity of the game, the fact that points vary on the basis of factors like demotion etc, and the rampant plugging combine for a rank that tells you virtually nothing

[@jujujuche]

No way that first one was the rank it was, thats so sus. looks like how youd expect boosters to play.

[@brandonleasure1234]

Look at Paul's punishment in the first match. Also, Victors play like this even after Fujin tbh lol

[@pampamtamtam4001]

Whoever found the matches scouted some gold, bravo.

[@christhechilled]

Nice

[@SxnoJay]

idk if you picked it up but the shinru match they literally had the garyu banner so it couldn’t be lower unless they deranked

[@J0nathanTK]

the first one had really good footsies tho imo. so I wasnt insanely surprised by fujin. (still surprised just not as much)

[@6thdim]

Yeah that’s what tipped me off, the movement was very fluid, even if they made some mistakes with their moves

[@tableprinterdoor]

5:21 Dora the Explorer

[@AnOceanBreeze]

I know they didnt show the names but I agree with PhidX for match 6 I called that sweaty King gameplay as Jesandy immediately. (If i had to guess I would call the Asuka Kingreyjr or someone similar of that level).

[@Shieldclock]

Honestly, regrding the statement at 1:58 I feel like brand new/newer players are equally, if not more likely to find some cool custom ideas online to show off in ranked

[@TheOblomoff]

Is there a mod to add numbers to rank pictures? I know it shows at the start of the match, but it would be convenient to not have to remember the order.

[@simpson6700]

Phi: this grab is coming out of 1,2, we would see a duck we see a duck here 20:05, an interrupt and a duck here 20:27

[@YourTamedLion]

This was super fun

[@grimstoryteller]

This video hurts me. I remember struggling to get to red ranks in Tekken 7.

[@Impetratus]

Meanwhile, that Victor game made me physically ill with how rough the game was played. It's easily confusable with vanquisher gameplay.

[@DaPhenomAce]

PhiDX is such a nice guy. Spotted you the first 2 rounds so he doesn't sweep you

[@tjm_tk]

I knew the first one because i recognized the guys custom from playing him a few days ago lmao

[@VDViktor]

Paul : 50 dmg combo Diaphone : Thats a decent combo! Oh you sweet sweet innocent soul xd

[@tylermartin7245]

Insane how people like this can get to blue ranks now

[@BlueMadness666666]

@@tylermartin7245 You should be glad, that means there are lots of new players coming to your game. Its inflating people's ranks, because anyone whose played Tekken before has a significant advantage. Be nice to the noobs and teach them, that's how the scene grows.

[@TheHappySaturnian]

That jun string is hit confirmable

[@mrpeanut188]

25:16 "this combo is gonna be nasty" me watching as King main: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@tracephage]

How can you both not recognize Dora? :P I could guess that one King was a Tekken God from the wall combo he did right before that "shove"

[@ChickenC3]

fun series :)

[@josepartida1711]

How was that 1st match between two fujins? I’m playing this game all wrong lol

[@theoneknownasbam]

PHIDX SHOWING HIS GOTHAMCHESS ROOTS LETS GOOOOOOOOIOOOOO

[@onyroo]

My biggest takeaway is there is more then one way to play Tekken and there isn’t a true “right” way.

[@cuminfoglight5880]

9:00 King mirror be like "This guy might be better than me." "That's right! I am better than me!"

[@goddamaster1354]

the kuma vs lars game lars didnt raw rage art. He probably wanted to press it and was watching the special style. you can see it flash and then lars inputs

[@ar3k417]

watching it rn and nailing the first one was super easy, i KNEW they were exactly Fujin for a reason, never in teh match Victor pressed 2, it means that he KNOWS his movelist and has enough skill to not give in the primal impulse to mash 2

[@TheGreatAustino]

I have a feeling tekken god and above will be where the true earned ranks are

[@binder15]

33:50 I found that low rank reinas are gods at electrics, but their overall offense is lacking hence the raw df2, no ff2, no hell sweeps, no mix, but insane electrics.

[@DonteWilsonChrisDorner]

How do we submit for something like this?

[@tk_yohan]

are all of these NA ranked matches? i swear asia ranked isa different BEAST

[@superbadisfunmy]

Love guess ranks

[@osxar7188]

i guessed battle ruler for the first one lol. their movements looked too good for me to ranked low and im new to tekken

[@Yagrel]

that shinryu hwo actually hurt my soul.

[@R3alcheezy15]

That first one is wild 😭

[@kaizokun8]

Blue is the new red, welcome to Tekken 8

[@ronniej.oliver3253]

I haven’t gone into ranked since hitting late yellows cuz my friends said red is where it gets hard and I wanna hold my 90% winrate. That first clip inspired me to queue up

[@Mascabar]

Don’t worry about the win rate, just play the game. Red isn’t really hard if you understand some basic concepts

[@misatosbeercan4443]

The health bar customization gives it away sometimes

[@DDHDTV]

how do I get these custom skins? like the Dora for Azucena lol

[@Tigertamer01]

Make em

[@user6171]

I like the sun, as a guest.

[@DBShinobi13]

That first one had me too. I play better than what I saw and Im only Red

[@zero9462]

Im crying in the club, them not knowing Dora lmao

[@butteredtoast3032]

Good luck trying to guess if a victor is green ranks or blue ranks

[@monkwave1682]

It’s so hard to guess ranks theses days I literally recently bumped into a beginning with 100 power I was on like quick play and I was oh this should be quick and they were comboing me like crazy I was like what how my literally only guess is that they banged out the game on quick play learned a combo and hasn’t played rank yet

[@dinonuggets7148]

That was fujin, man i must really suck to be stuck in warrior/assailant

[@user-dr5bz6kl7s]

For law in match 7 kind of trolling because he had the Garyu health bar custom 😅 can guess red ranks right away lool

[@AleK0451]

those kings definitely wish armour king was in the game

[@baccpack]

There’s no guessing my rank because I look so good until you realize I can’t tech a throw or play on P2 side 😂

[@TheNomadJack]

Whats the song at the end?

[@iskalley]

Good video idea haha

[@Wingnut202]

As a Fujin that match hurt my ego ngl lol