Why do SO MANY MOVES TRACK?

[Cannon Fodder]

I roll out of the way while a character is literally mid flip? Tracks me. I side step right away from a left leg kick? Tracked. I side step a grab? Tracked.
This is absurd, why have a "3D" fighter if you're going to punish characters who dodge??

[MOSLEY]

When are you stepping?

[Cannon Fodder]

Originally posted by MOSLEY:

When are you stepping?

Is this a trick question?
One of the issues isn't a step, it's a roll. Azucena has a move the, quite literally if you roll on the ground to the side while she is MID AIR during a flip, she TURNS mid air to hit you.
I have side stepped away before kicks hit, before throws made it to me, and all of them; either their character turns while attacking to hit me, or magnets me in with the grab.

[Boss]

Some moves have better tracking to one side than the other, it's generally harder to step on hit because you recover later, a lot of moves that have an 'f,f' input can realign slightly depending on when the attack comes out, and if you throw out an attack your hurtbox becomes bigger

Originally posted by Cannon Fodder:

Is this a trick question?
One of the issues isn't a step, it's a roll. Azucena has a move the, quite literally if you roll on the ground to the side while she is MID AIR during a flip, she TURNS mid air to hit you.

Hoaming attacks don't care when or how much you step, they're designed to track you

[Zagryzaec]

Originally posted by Cannon Fodder:

I roll out of the way while a character is literally mid flip? Tracks me. I side step right away from a left leg kick? Tracked. I side step a grab? Tracked.
This is absurd, why have a "3D" fighter if you're going to punish characters who dodge??

Moves track to create a certain mindgames and ensure commitment on stepping move while at the same time leaving the freedom of movement and decision to certain degree.

It also define amount of tracking moves must have. For example removal of tracking on Dragunov wr2 in Tekken 7 completely broke his part of gameplay due to baby crying and not wanting to commit to sidewalking.

[Maxaemon]

Honestly, this! Lots of moves track and also realign to your side-steps. Everyone was praising how strong sidestep is going to be in this game but not true at all. Defensive options using movement feel weaker then in T7.