LIMITED-TIME PEACE FESTIVAL EVENT COMMEMORATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY
For Honor’s great war between Vikings, Samurai, Knights, and Wu Lin has reached a truce just in time for the game’s third anniversary. The greatest warriors from every faction have been invited to take part in the Honor Games to celebrate the Truce of Wyverndale. This in-game event brings back a limited-time game mode, Carousel of Fire, a spin on the 4v4 Elimination Carousel of Death mode.
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In Carousel of Fire, the first time a player dies, they can respawn in five seconds, but each subsequent death adds five seconds to the timer. A team wins when all opponents are dead at the same time. Additionally, Carousel of Fire features a different variation on the game mode for each week of the event. Week 1 will add damage boosts and flaming geysers to the arena, while Week 2 will add another yet-to-be-revealed game twist.
The in-game map is also getting dressed up for the occasion with fireworks, a live crowd, musicians, and, for the first time ever, original fan art banners from the For Honor community. It is a celebration after all.
Lastly, the Peace Festival will add event-specific Battle Outfits, Ornaments, and Effects, as well as brand-new Instrument Emotes for all characters. All event loot is available in the Honor Games Bundle until March 2 for 30,000 Steel.
For Honor is available now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and UPLAY+.
Warrior's Den Recap - January 30
Hey Warriors,
Coming off the dark times of Season 3, the team wanted to celebrate the upcoming game anniversary as well as the community that continues to support and inspire the entire development team by bringing about a lighter mood. This season, the team is excited to take players on a journey of exciting competitive play and surprising new content. It's a year characterized by one word...
HOPE: YEAR 4 SEASON 1
After so many signs, all believed the end of times was nigh. Yet the earth quieten down without warning, the skies cleared and a new dawn came.
At long last, warriors felt hope and remembered those who once fought for peace.
For the first time in history, the leaders of all factions gathered and agreed to cease their quarrel for a brief moment.
They signed what was called the Truce of Wyverndale.
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BATTLE PASS
Introducing For Honor's Battle Pass, which will come with a free tier along with a premium version.
The Battle Pass will be in addition to the Content of the Week we normally have. It's available for all heroes, and the gear you unlock will depend on your level. You can apply your cosmetics later on as you progress with your designated hero.
Everything in the Battle Pass is purely cosmetic, and will not affect gameplay or the competitive scene (but you will look extra cool during event streams). You'll also have a roadmap of all the content that will be available from within the Battle Pass since you'll be able to see all the content available from Tier 1 to 100, even without the tiers unlocked. So hop in and check it out!
Did you start with the free Battle Pass and can't help but go for premium? Purchasing a premium pass will unlock all past tiers you already got with the free version!
FASHION UPDATE: WEAPON THEMES AND ARMOR SETS
At long last, Year 4 Season 1 introduces new armor sets! This is a time of peace in the world of For Honor, and Knights, Vikings and Samurai finally have access to the resources and time needed to create beautiful ceremonial armor variations. Meanwhile, the Wu Lin have crafted entirely new sets to enjoy!
To commemorate, the team is introducing themed colored weapons and brighter armor sets inspired by Hope to bring For Honor's fashion to the next level! More armor will be coming out throughout the year, so keep an eye out for some epic new sets!
Click the image below to check out the latest weapons and armor:
What do you think about the new themed weapons? Let us know on Reddit!
COMPETITIVE UPDATE: DOMINION SERIES
We are excited to announce For Honor Dominion Series, a competitive program comprising of NA and EU teams with events spanning Year 4.
These will include a series of online PC tournaments which will culminate in a LAN/offline event – one mid-year and one at the end of the year. The year-end event will crown the overall For Honor Champions.
The program will kick off at the end of Season 1, so stay tuned soon for more details on how to participate and qualify for the finals!
Of course, even if you don’t want to participate, there will be broadcasts of the tournament to give everyone a chance to participate in the competitive scene. We will be taking a close look at everyone's feedback on the program to further improve and grow it, so make sure you stay connected.
Oh and of course…The year will include a prize pool!
Now’s the time to step up and tell your war stories. Is your team the best For Honor Dominion team? Will you be crowned the For Honor Champions? Start recruiting, start grinding, join the For Honor Trials Discord and ramp up your Dominion skills. We’re looking forward to seeing who will come out on top.
UPCOMING PATCH NOTES
As the quality of play gets higher and higher, the team is constantly looking to finely tune the competitive balance and ensure every character has a fair shot at winning. If you have feedback on the performance of certain characters, be sure to fill out the Testing Grounds feedback form.
In this patch, we're looking to help some characters with their roll/catch moves.
Also, be sure to click the image below for a great explanation of Fuzzy Guard, a key competitive technique which lets you take advantage of a small window of opportunity where it's possible to guard against two moves at the same time. If you want to have a chance at winning the For Honor Dominion events, then this may be the technique you're looking for!
Pro-Tip: Having trouble with fuzzy guards or learning finishers? Join the For Honor Discord to learn all the finishers!
Patch notes are scheduled for launch next week, February 6th, where we'll have all details for you. Stay tuned!
NEW EMOTES
Our E3 Emote contest winner has been added to the game!
You can also pick up the Toss a Coin Emote for 3999 steel instead of the usual 7000 steel. Available until February 6th!
HOW THE FOR HONOR TEAM CREATES MINIONS
Ever wonder how a minion is borne into this world? From the sculpture to the in-game mesh and final textures, this is how they're made:
On the left is the sculpture that designers create as a framework for the final character. Once the final mesh (pictured right) is created, the designers are ready to apply textures to the model. Andrew Im, our Associate Art Director, walked us through the process and explained a bit about how this texture map helps with the final look:
From here, your minions are ready for battle!
And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit.
We're excited to see all the wonderful matches to come in the official Dominion Tournaments!
We’ll see you soon for another edition of Warrior’s Den!
Warrior's Den Recap - January 16
Hey Warriors,
We hope you had a fantastic time during the holidays, escaping with the emperor in Zhanhu’s Event, and most recently, the return of Frost Wind Festival, which ends today!!
In this recap, we cover the latest news on For Honor and delve into Testing Grounds and For Honor trials.
MIGHTY QUEST X FOR HONOR
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot (or Might Quest for short) just launched their cross-brand event with For Honor! Mighty Quest is a F2P mobile action RPG. They just announced their Season 3 – Frozen Hearts:
A cold wind is blowing over Opulencia as the wild Vikings of FOR HONOR are about to storm our lovely Castles! Can you stop the Raider before he loots everything before you? What's the real reason behind his presence? Tackle a brand-new EPIC PASS to find out... and get a chance to earn the time-limited HONOR OF THE RAIDER set!
JANUARY ROADMAP
EVENT ORDER: GROUND WARRIOR CHALLENGE
From January 16th to 30th, be the Faction with the most matches completed in Testing Grounds.
ARCADE WEEKLY QUEST: THE MESSENGERS OF DOOM
As the earth stirred, the Messengers of Doom rose and struck fear in everyone's hearts.
Yet a bold combatant stood against these evil forces.
Each encounter is a fight against the Harbingers (Year 3 Heroes).
CONTENT OF THE WEEK: NEW SIGNATURES
New Signatures for all heroes are available now!
TESTING GROUNDS
Testing Grounds is a tool that was implemented last year in Season 11 where players can test early changes the FH development team would like to introduce and provide feedback on them.
Testing Ground Phase can be accessed from the world map.
The content of the Testing Grounds won’t necessarily reflect what ends up in the live game as a result. The goal is to gather player feedback first in order to determine what will go live, and what will need further development.
Testing Grounds aren’t subject to only fighter changes. This Phase, we will introduce changes to Breach.
You can still group with teammates to go into MM.
FOR HONOR TRIALS
For Honors Trials is a community-ran discord server dedicated to improving players’ gameplay with coaching from top competitive players, organized scrimmages (practice matches), and more. It is open to all skill levels. Click here to join now.
TOURNAMENTS
PAST TOURNAMENTS
For Honor PS4 4v4 Dominion Europe
First Place: Imagine DQ but we still here (Simply-_-Alex, OttoDogs, LunarDiversion, behzad0__0, Zombiekiller3351)
Second Place: KO Gaming: Espadas (Glasorus, Ibyakua, RyuKen_SENSEI, Taekewjoe, Shaad746)
There are a lot of tournaments happening in the next few weeks, so make sure you search For Honor in the battlefy search bar to participate in all of them!
If you have any tournaments or montages, send all information to ForHonorTournaments@ubisoft.com
And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit.
Testing Grounds is now live so hop into the game and try out the new Breach changes!
We’ll see you on January 30th for another edition of Warrior’s Den!
Warrior's Den Recap - January 9
Happy New Year, Warriors!
The next live Warrior’s Den stream will occur on January 16th! We can’t wait to see you on Twitch at 12 PM ET / 17:00 UTC.
In this week’s Warrior’s Den Recap, we’ll be covering a wintry mix of topics:
JANUARY ROADMAP
We can now reveal the January roadmap!
The Frost Wind Festival begins today, with the next Testing Grounds phase just around the corner on January 16th. Next week’s Warrior’s Den will cover what’s happening during this Testing Grounds phase.
There will also be a Hero Trial for the Wu Lin heroes on the 23rd, who you’ll conveniently be able to rep up quickly due to the XP Fest taking place that weekend!
FROST WIND FESTIVAL
It’s very [I]ice [/I]to welcome back the Frost Wind Festival! From today until January 16th, show you can remain frosty in the Ice Brawlers game mode.
Two versus two – brawls on ice. You won’t want to get cold feet in this game mode! Be wary of cracks in the ice, but don’t lose focus on your opponent.
Only the most cold-blooded Warriors will come out on top of the Special Vanquisher Challenge! Which Faction has what it takes?
1st Place: 1500 Steel + 3 crates
2nd Place: 1000 Steel + 2 crates
3rd Place: 500 Steel + 1 crate
Winter is a good time to bundle up! The Frost Wind Festival Bundle is on sale until January 20th.
FUKURO FESTIVAL
The Fukuro Festival Arcade Quest is in-game from today until January 16th! Best of luck against your modifier-bearing AI opponents.
There are many tournaments coming up this month, so be sure to join the community-run Competitive For Honor discord for all tournament-related news, as well as check out battlefy for more information and to sign up!
Additionally, if you are running tournaments and would like Ubisoft promotion, please send all information to ForHonorTournaments@ubisoft.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the next Warrior’s Den on January 16th at 12pm ET / 17:00 UTC!
And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit.
See you next week, Warriors!
Warrior's Den Recap - December 19
Hey Warriors,
Today our Warrior’s Den was heavily packed! It featured a Recap of Year 4: Year of The Reckoning, the S12 Event, and a very special announcement 😊
YEAR 4 RECAP
As you may have already known, last week we announced Year 4: The Year of Reckoning.
Here’s the recap:
Each season will have its own theme, rewards, activities, and art from a renowned artist each season.
There will be two new heroes – one at Y4S2 and the other Y4S4!
We’re introducing a new reward system –with the For Honor Battle Pass.
Improved Fight Core Experience: Emphasis on Testing Ground
An All-Access Competitive Program will be launched.
There will be new armor! (In Year 4, not this year, Y3)
More info will come out in January, but you can read more details here!
We’re super excited for Year 4 and we hope you are too!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: TRIALS RISING
We have partnered up with one of our games for a cross-over collaboration: FOR HONOR is in TRIALS RISING! The Raider skin is available in Trials—now you can also be legendary 😊 The Raider is part of the Season 4 content which is plenty interesting and worth checking out this season!
SEASON 12 EVENT: THE ZHANHU’S GAMBIT
From December 19th to January 2nd, earn exclusive rewards by playing this Season’s Event Game Mode!
LIMITED-TIME EMOTE: ZHANHU’S FIRE
Zhanzu’s Fire will be available to all heroes until January 2nd!
ARCADE WEEKLY QUEST: THE FALLOUT
“The emperor's order were clear; go back to Qiang Pass and retrieve the artifact. The explosion has left the palace in a terrible state and surviving Blackstone still roam it, slowly dying. Careful where you step.”
From December 19th to December 26th, retrieve the experimental weapon which altered the Blackstones in dark, unexpected ways…
COMMUNITY ORDERS
From December 19th to January 2nd, be the faction with the most executions performed:
1st Place: 2,000 Steel + Event Symbol
2nd Place: 1,000 Steel + Event Symbol
3rd Place: 500 Steel + Event Symbol
LIMITED-TIME GAME MODE: THE EMPEROR’S ESCAPE
From December 19th to January 2nd, help the Emperor escape Qiang Pass in a 4 player co-op against A.I! You can think of it as a hoard mode with progression, and with the more progress, the higher the difficulty.
Rules and How to Play:
Get out of Qiang Pass with the Emperor, and at least one player, alive.
If all players die, you lose.
If the Emperor dies, you lose.
Clear and capture zones to move forward (the Emperor stays behind in the last captured zone.)
Enemies come from everywhere and continuously respawn.
Capturing a zone respawns dead players.
Cursed enemies, identifiable by their purple flames (from the chemical weapon), are stronger than normal enemies.
GL Warriors!
COSMETICS
Gao Lei’s Ultimate
Gao Lei’s Keepsake
Gao Lei’s Warrior Outfit
Illustrious outfits: Qiang Emissary & Sun Da’s Gambit
WEAPONS
There is a mass of gorgeous, on-theme weapons available for loot in The Zhanhu’s Gambit seasonal event! Play it and loot now!
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
The Arena 4v4 Dominion Tournament Series
When: Saturday Dec 21 (PS4), Sunday Dec 22 (PC) @ 1 PM EST
Seasonal duelfest! Duration will take place over the course of the month of December, with matches taking place within 3 days after registration closes.
You can register as a spectator or a participant – sign-ups have already begun and will continue until Friday, Dec 20th.
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There are a lot of tournaments happening in the next few weeks, so make sure you search For Honor in the battlefy search bar to participate in all of them!
If you have any tournaments or montages, send all information to forhonortournaments@ubisoft.com.
Thanks a lot for those who hung out with us on stream today, now make sure you go check out the ZHANHU’S GAMBIT event in-game! See you next year for another edition of the Warrior’s Den!
And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit!
🎄Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!❄️
For Honor Year 4: The Year of Reckoning
Hey Warriors,
We know that you have been waiting patiently to know what’s going on for next year in For Honor. We are excited to announce, today, what we have planned for Year 4: The Year of Reckoning.
From launch three years ago to For Honor today, we are incredibilisly proud in the progress the game has made, none of which would have been possible without the unique relationship that we’ve built together with you, our players.
Year 4 is about learning and building upon what we have experienced together in these past 3 years. Let’s keep the party going!
We’ll be able to share more details in January 2020 but here is an overview of what’s in store.
Year 4 – The Year of Reckoning
The Year of Reckoning is a turning point in For Honor’s history. The great war that has been raging over the past years takes an unexpected turn. The earth has quietened down, but new leaders arise and warriors across all factions need to decide what they are really fighting for.
Four Unique Seasons and Two New Heroes Joining the Fight
Like Year 3, Year 4 will have four new Seasons, each with its own theme, rewards, and activities.
Two new faces will arise during the Year of Reckoning. One Hero will be released during Year 4, Season 2, and the other during Year 4, Season 4. Their arrival will coincide with the storyline, as well as the events of the Year and its seasons. We can’t wait to find out which side you choose!
You will be able to purchase them upon release or unlock the new Heroes with steel as usual.
Seasonal Progression Update: Battle Pass in, Year Pass out
Starting with Year 4, Season 1, we will be introducing a new reward system with the For Honor Battle Pass.
In the past, rewards relied solely upon random drops after matches and scavenger crates, which gave little visibility on the items you were able to unlock.
Now you will have clear objectives throughout the 100 tiers within the Battle Pass where you will be able to unlock items through gameplay. The battle pass will be limited to character customization items and consumables meaning that you do not need to purchase it to have access to the two new heroes coming during the year.
The For Honor Battle Pass will consist on a Free pass and a Premium pass, with a shared progression across the different tiers and resetting with each new Season.
Everyone will have access to the Free pass and its rewards. In the Free pass, you can unlock items such as ornaments, steel, color swatches, champion status, embossings, and more. Owners of the Premium passes will have access to unique customization rewards such as new signatures, new weapons, new executions, new effects, and more.
Both free and premium passes will have rewards for all heroes.
It was also important for us to make the Premium pass an addition to, and not a substitute for, the existing means of getting content in the game. Thus, we will be keeping original options for players with new content of the week, sales, and scavenger crates /drops at the end of the matches to get customizations items.
We will have more details to share on the Y4S1 Battle Pass and the season itself in January 2020.
Fight - Core Experience
With 26 heroes in the current roster and two new faces joining the fight in Year 4, balancing remains a top priority for us. This includes hero balancing, of course, but also game mode balancing.
A major step toward strengthening our process of balancing has been the introduction of Testing Grounds.
For Year 4, you can expect this tool to have a big role in how the dev team continues to bring changes to the game. The focus of the year remains on increasing character viability, allowing for a wider range in team composition at a higher level of play, and continue to improve offense to enhance the core gameplay of For Honor on a more general level.
Competitive
The competitive nature of For Honor has been part of the experience since the get-go. One of the main reasons why the competitive scene has continued to grow over the years is thanks to you guys who have supported it at a grass roots level. Year 3 was the first step in better supporting the tournament/competitive scene of For Honor, with more visibility on community tournaments, in-game prizing, but most importantly the introduction of the spectator mode.
The competitive scene is extremely important to us as it is to you. It helps us grow the community and is ultimately a compass in shaping the experience of the game. It is a pillar which we intend to expand on in Year 4 with a new all-access competitive program set to launch.
More details will be shared soon.
More to Come
We will expand on all of these elements in January as we get closer to launch of the Year of Reckoning, we are really excited for what this year has to offer!
Lastly, we want to thank you for all the creativity that you guys have shown us over the past 3 years. Whether it be cosplays, fan-fiction, memes, videos, and fan art; we felt inspired for Year 4.
That is why we will be working with renowned artists for each season’s iconic image, starting with the Year 4 image below, made by the American illustrator AJ Frena. Representing the Year of Reckoning, we are proud to be able to share her piece of art with you all today and cannot wait to share more details later in January for what’s to come in For Honor.
Oh! And one last thing… new armors are coming this year.
Happy Holidays Warriors, For Honor Dev Team
State of Balance: Hulda (Year 3 Season 3)
Hello Warriors! Welcome to this installment in our ongoing series of State of Balance, where the Fight Team analyzes the results from the just-completed season and discusses where we are headed in the future.
In this blog, we will share data on the Win Rates and Pick Rates of our heroes with you, the community. We will also look at the data to discuss our perspective on certain balance issues, and where we see it heading over the coming seasons.
(To read more about the methodology of the data presented, click here.)
Now, let’s get to the data!
DUEL
DUEL FULL POPULATION WIN RATE
DUEL PLATINUM AND ABOVE WIN RATE
DUEL PICK RATE
DUEL VIABILITY VS PLAYSTYLE TABLE
Note: In this State of Balance, we use the version of the “Viability vs Playstyle Tables” that was posted on 2019-October-30. These Viability Tables are the community-created tool to replace the Tier Lists, and you can find the latest version here.
Hitokiri and Raider perform highly in Duels across both Full Population and Platinum-or-Above. This Player Data is in-line with the Community’s Viability Table – both Hitokiri and Raider are listed as being Strong in Duels. Hitokiri is especially high, sitting at 68% win rate in Full Population and 61% in Platinum-or-Above. They both received nerfs in Year 3: Season 4 (Raider’s Stunning Tap change, Hitokiri’s Uninterruptible Stance timing nerf, damage nerfs to both), and as such we will be closely monitoring to see where they end up after their changes.
Uninterruptible Stance / High Damage Heroes appear to have a large presence at the top of the Player Data. Most heroes who appear at the top of the Player Data Charts seem to have one or both of these traits. This seems to suggest that these properties (especially when combined on heroes such as Raider or Hitokiri) are very strong when used in the context of Full Population or Platinum-or-Above play in Duel. The main outlier is Berserker, who has an Uninterruptible Stance but appears quite low in Full Population play.
Raider, Hitokiri, Lawbringer, Black Prior and Conqueror all show up roughly at similar locations high up in the Player Data and the Viability Table. This suggests that these heroes are both strong in competitive gameplay as well as Full Population. We’ve already made changes to Raider and Hitokiri this season, and we’ll monitor how these changes affect their viability and see if we need to further act on other heroes as well.
Jormungandr appears rather high on both sets of Player Data, but low on the Viability Table. We’ve seen that, at a competitive level, Jormungandr’s gameplan is inconsistent as top level players are able to react to more threatening attacks. At the Full Population level, this becomes much more difficult, and frustration with the hero remains high as players struggle to deal with the melee attacks. In Year 3: Season 4, we have adjusted the recovery timing of the opening lights, in order to fix an issue where it would be impossible to dodge the melee finisher in certain cases; we’ll see what repercussions this will have in the future.
Warden, Berserker and Shaman show up much lower in both sets of the Player Data than in the Viability Table, where they are placed as Strong. One theory for Full Population players is that they might approach Duels much like they approach 1v1s in Dominion, which makes them throw out big attacks much more often and take more risks, whereas competitive players tend to play it safe and are much more patient.
Reflex Guard Heroes appear at the bottom of the lists. Orochi is leading the pack in both sets, despite being listed as Weak in the Viability Table. We’re keeping an eye on this situation.
DOMINION
DOMINION FULL POPULATION WIN RATE + TOP 4% WIN RATE
DOMINION VIABIBILITY VS PLAYSTYLE TABLE
The top half of the Player Data for Dominion for Full Population and Top 4% is essentially the same, with some minor position switches. This shows a high similarity at these different levels of play. Similarly to Duels, we see that heroes with Uninterruptible Stance and/or high damage perform at the top of these Player Data sets.
Raider and Hitokiri appear near the top of the Player Data for Dominion (just as they did in Duel), and we shall see how the nerfs applied at the start of Year 3: Season 4 affect them.
Reflex Guard Heroes appear to be having a difficult time in Dominion. All Reflex Guard heroes currently appear at the bottom of the Player Data. We’re keeping an eye on this as it is a trend that is problematic.
Mid Heroes (a role defined in the Community’s Viability Table as a hero that maintains control over the minion lane) fall into a rather similar rank in both the Player Data and Viability table, with the exception of Aramusha, who still ranks higher in the Player Data. This, similarly to Roaming heroes, shows that control over the minion lane is generally well-understood.
Side Point Heroes (a role defined in the Community’s Viability Table as a hero who is strongest at taking and holding side points) are generally defensive heroes that are able to stall at points and hold them for long periods of time. The overall ranking of these heroes is similar in both the Viability Table and the Player data with the exception of Jormungandr, who is higher in the Player Data. Typically this also indicates that Side Point gameplay is understood, but most Side Point heroes are in the middle to bottom of the Player Data. We’re keeping an eye on this as we want to ensure that we have heroes that are still viable on Side Points.
Roaming Heroes (a role defined in the Community’s Viability Table as a hero that rotates around the map and helps as needed) has a high similarity in heroes that perform at the top of the Player Data and the Viability Table. It appears as if Roaming is a role that is well understood at all levels of play.
Ganker Heroes (a role defined in the Community’s Viability Table as a hero that can quickly kill a single opponent with the help of a teammate) appear to be much stronger in organized competitive play than in solo queuing. The Community Viability Table defines Shaman and Gladiator as Strong in that role, but Player Data had both appearing very low. While this difference in behavior makes intuitive sense, owing to the difference in team cohesion and coordination between full population games and competitive play, there is quite a large discrepancy between the results of the Player Data and the Viability Table when it comes to Shaman and Gladiator.
BREACH
BREACH FULL POPULATION WIN RATE + TOP 4% WIN RATE
Generally, it appears that Breach Player Data appears quite similar to Dominion. The one major difference is that Nuxia appears to fall considerably more in Breach Top 4% Win Rate than in Dominion, presumably because her fight kit and Caltrops are much less effective in a context with Pikemen.
Note: There is no Community Viability Table for Breach – so it’s not included in this blog for that reason.
CLOSING NOTE
We would love to hear more from you on the results of the Player Data for Full Population, Platinum-or-Above, Top 4%, as well as the Community Viability Tables. Please remember that we look at all this data, information, feedback, and a whole lot more when we make our decisions.
Keep sending us your feedback, and we look forward to sharing the next installment of the State of Balance!
- The Fight Team
Warrior's Den Recap - December 5
Hey Warriors,
Here is what’s happening in For Honor this week:
STATE OF BALANCE – MIKE & STEFAN
In this week’s Warrior’s Den, Mike & Stefan presented a deep analysis of The State of Balance. If you want to skim the highlights click here.
EVENT ORDER: RANKED SLAYER CHALLENGE
From December 6th-9th, be the Faction with the most take-downs performed!
ARCADE WEEKLY QUEST: PARAGONS AND SOVEREIGNS
“As you feast with your allies, one of them asks you about the legendary Wu Lin Sovereigns. ‘Yes, it was indeed one of my ancestors who defeated them eons ago,’ you answer with a witty smile..."
From December 5th to December 12th, face a series of 1v1 encounters where after the encounter, you absorb the modifier of your enemies!
CONTENT OF THE WEEK: ELITE OUTFITS
New Elite Outfits are now available for all heroes!
PAST TOURNAMENTS
Slayscion Gaming 4v4 #1 (XB1)
First Place: The Smoothbrains
Second Place: SCG Yeet Street
Tournament was single elimination, 14 teams participated
If you have any questions, have any upcoming tournaments, or highlights you would like for us to shout out, please send all information to forhonortournaments@ubisoft.com
Tune in on December 19th for a SPECIAL EDITION of Warrior’s Den (where you might also see Boomer Mike wreck Youssef in battle) !
Thanks a lot for hanging out with us on stream today!
Warrior's Den Recap - November 28
Warriors: in this Weekly Recap, we’ll cover the in-game Black Friday sale, as well as the Hyper Duel event!
Remember: we’ll have a live Warriors Den stream on December 5th to cover the State of Balance for Year 3, Season 3 (Hulda). Catch it on our Twitch channel at 12pm ET, 17:00 UTC!
BLACK FRIDAY SALE
Have you had your eye on an Execution that you’d like to introduce your opponents to? The Black Friday sale includes offers of up to 50% off on Executions, Outfits, Ornaments and Emotes.
HYPER DUEL
It’s Duel with a twist: there are no rounds – just immediate respawns. Your only opportunity to get more health (besides dying) is to kill your opponent. First to four kills wins!
HYPER VANQUISHER CHALLENGE
The Faction with the most wins in the Hyper Duel playlist will earn the best rewards!
1st Place: 1500 Steel + 3 crates
2nd Place: 1000 Steel + 2 crates
3rd Place: 500 Steel + 1 crate
You have until December 5th to aid your Faction in their quest for the most loot.
If you have any questions regarding organizing For Honor tournaments, or have any upcoming tournaments or highlights you would like for us to shout out, please send all information to forhonortournaments@ubisoft.com.
And finally, just a quick reminder that the Spectator Mode Beta is live. We’re taking community feedback over in this thread on the subreddit!
And if you haven’t already, join the For Honor Community on Twitter, Twitch, and Reddit!
Warrior's Den Recap - November 21
Warriors! The next live Warrior’s Den will take place on December 5th. We’ll be covering the State of Balance based on Year 3, Season 3 (Hulda). We look forward to seeing you on Twitch!
SPECTATOR MODE BETA
The Spectator Mode Beta is live! We’re excited to hear your feedback on it, so please make sure to post your thoughts over on this Reddit thread.
EXTRA XP FEST
This weekend we’re having an Extra XP Fest! Hop on and play from November 22nd to November 25th to quickly rep up your hero of choice!
WARRIOR CHALLENGE
This week’s Event Order will be the Warrior Challenge! The faction with the most matches completed will take home the largest rewards.
1st Place: 5 crates
2nd Place: 4 crates
3rd Place: 3 crates
NEW EFFECT: ROOT AND BRANCH
Show your determination to stay rooted on the point you’re holding with the “Root and Branch” effect for all heroes!
ARCADE WEEKLY QUEST
This week’s Weekly Question for Arcade players is “Illusionists of Cai Qing.” It will be available from November 21 until November 28th!
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Don’t forget, SUN DA is now unlockable for everyone with Steel! And please take a look at Spectator Mode and let us know your thoughts!
