Your ignorance to fighting games is rather obvious. Tekken mainly focuses on direction + single button key strokes, very rarely implementing any directional use of the D pad. I'm looking at the Tekken 5 Strategy Guide now. Yes, I've played Tekken, and yes, I've played it competitively. The game is very shallow in comparison to the precise timing of ANY Street Fighter game. Instead of being a fanboy of a series, how about you go to a competition one of these days, and as there are 100+ SF4, SF3S, and MVC2 players, there will be a loely section with about 15-20 people playing Tekken, all players who are scrubs in the main events, trying to man up on a lesser game. 

Your ignorance to fighting games is rather obvious. Tekken mainly focuses on direction + single button key strokes, very rarely implementing any directional use of the D pad. I'm looking at the Tekken 5 Strategy Guide now. Yes, I've played Tekken, and yes, I've played it competitively. The game is very shallow in comparison to the precise timing of ANY Street Fighter game. Instead of being a fanboy of a series, how about you go to a competition one of these days, and as there are 100+ SF4, SF3S, and MVC2 players, there will be a loely section with about 15-20 people playing Tekken, all players who are scrubs in the main events, trying to man up on a lesser game. 

Tekken 5 DRO is pretty much Tekken 5.  Why don't you go out of country and look at the huge Tekken crowds playing Tekken 6 BR competively already?  Thats besides the point that most people who play comptetive Tekken are just waiting for Tekken 6 BR.

Also, you clearly don't play Tekken competively since you stated "very rarely implementing any directional use of the D pad".  Mastering the Wave Dash takes a lot more skill than a majority of Street Fighter combos.  Learn  your stuff before you talk smack.

Tekken 5 DRO is pretty much Tekken 5.  Why don't you go out of country and look at the huge Tekken crowds playing Tekken 6 BR competively already?  Thats besides the point that most people who play comptetive Tekken are just waiting for Tekken 6 BR.

Also, you clearly don't play Tekken competively since you stated "very rarely implementing any directional use of the D pad".  Mastering the Wave Dash takes a lot more skill than a majority of Street Fighter combos.  Learn  your stuff before you talk smack.