A Tekken 8 Streamer Is Rapidly Rising Through Ranked Mode With a Script That Mashes Only One Button
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Longtime Tekken character Eddy Gordo has always been a little polarizing, particularly in Tekken 8, and one streamer has found a way to make him even more of a pain to fight, rising through ranked mode using a script that spams one button.
#jimmashima Someone made a Tekken 8 bot spamming one input in ranked and it gets plugged on pic.twitter.com/xaeJs7kDw3
— Livestream Fails (@LSF_Forwarder) April 28, 2024
Over on Twitch, jimmashima is currently streaming ranked mode matches of Tekken 8 using Eddy Gordo as his fighter. The streamer is using a script that keeps spamming “3,” or the Left Kick move, to attack their opponent. Aside from the obvious repeated kick show on stream, jimmashima also provided a little UI for the controller, showing the button inputs and the repeated pressing of the “X” button to attack.
The jimmashima “3ddy” bot has caught the attention of the community outside of Twitch, too. Users on Reddit and X/Twitter point out that the creator is using a script for spamming the same button input for every match (and even between matches). As X/Twitter user JakubDi notes, most viewers watching Tekken 8 streams on Twitch are watching jimmashima.
Jimmashima is not the only person with a 3ddy bot, however. Twitch streamer 3ddySmurfy is also live streaming themselves, playing ranked matches against other players using a script that spams the Left Kick button. 3ddySmurfy calls themselves “3ddy: North America.”
While some are interested in seeing how high jimmashima can get in ranked matches, others are annoyed by the button-mashing, so much so that players are canceling their matches to avoid fighting a 3ddy bot. User Leon3226 took to the Tekken subreddit to rant about how some online players would rather cancel their match than fight a 3ddy bot to “learn against a literal one-button clicker.”
Though, as some have pointed out, anyone who’s played a fighting game can likely recall a time when they or someone they played against (online or offline) just kept spamming the same attack over and over again. Jimmashima’s just using a script this time.
Regardless of how you feel about the 3ddy bot, many in the Tekken community note that it’s a wild time for the franchise. Between the 3ddy bots becoming a hot topic of conversation, Bandai Namco recently unveiling its roadmap plan for post-launch content for the rest of the year, and Evo Japan underway, it’s an exciting time to be a fan of Tekken.
For more on Tekken 8, check out our review. If you are playing Tekken 8 and trying your best to prepare for the impending 3ddy bot and everything else, check out our guide, where we explain Tekken 8’s new Heat System and go in-depth for every playable character.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
