While I love all genres of games out there, fighting games are the category I return to time and time again. Whether it's the recently released Tekken 8 ( review ) or last year's Street Fighter 6, I love them all. After finishing Tekken 8's main story, I started playing the game's ranked mode for an unhealthy amount of time. Unfortunately, like any other ranked game, the fun slowly got sucked out of it. Although part of me expected it due to the competitive nature of ranked games, I didn't think it would happen so quickly.

Completely unaware of how to fix this, I started surfing the Internet. It was a lucky day that I happened upon an X post talking about a Tekken 8 mod called Tranquility. Seemingly simple at first glance, the mod helped me drastically improve my Tekken 8 experience. So what is the mod, and how did it help make Tekken 8 fun again? Let's talk about it.

While you'd think the tranquility mod in Tekken 8 would fix something like connection issues or even bad texture, it does something very different: It turns off player rank. Let me explain.

When you play ranked matches in Tekken 8, you are introduced to your opponent with their rank. Depending on who you fight, your enemy may be two/three ranks above or below you. At the end of the match, you also get a ranking list that shows how many points over/under you have gone in your ranking. Basically, the tranquility mode in Tekken 8 turns off these indicators, removing the rush and extra pressure.