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Content of the Week - Kill Card
Grab the Kill Card emote through the in-game store. This new free roam emote is now available for all heroes!
Event Playlist - Dance of Death
This week, Dance of Death returns to For Honor for a limited time. In this "no revive" game mode, victory is achieved when both opponents are dead at the same time. Dance of Death kicks off July 5th 8:00 AM ET until July 12th 8:00 AM ET.
Event Order - Brawling Vanquisher
Earn some steel while playing For Honor with the Brawling Vanquisher Event Order! Be the faction with the most Brawl match wins at the end of the challenge for a steel reward! Brawling Vanquisher begins July 6 2018 1:00 PM EDT / 17:00 UTC until July 9 2018 3:00 PM EDT / 19:00 UTC.
1st Place: 2500 Steel
2nd Place: 1500 Steel
3rd Place: 1000 Steel
Roadmap
Finally, we've updated our roadmap for July - August! As you can see, Realistic Dominion will be making its return, the date has been set for the start of Season 7, and we'll be having an Extra Loot Fest towards the start of August.
This week, we are releasing masks for the first time outside of a seasonal event! There will be one new mask for each faction, "Ogenus" for the Knights, "Nidhogg" for the Vikings, and "Koromodako" for the Samurai. You can see all three masks in action in the video below:
Starting on June 22 at 1:00 PM EDT / 17:00 UTC, there will be an Order Event called "Dominant Warrior Challenge". The goal of this Event is to be the faction with the most Dominion matches completed at the end of the event on June 25 at 3:00 PM EDT / 19:00 UTC. Players in the faction that finish in first place will receive 2500 Steel, second place will receive 1500 steel, and third place will receive 1000 Steel.
New elite outfits have been released today for all heroes as our new content of the week. "Neon Stones" for the Knights, "Northern Terror" for the Vikings, and "Underwater Garden" for the Samurai are now available in-game!
Extra XP Fest
Extra XP Fest is currently in full swing! Until June 18th at 3:00 PM EDT, players can earn double XP on all Orders and in all gamemodes. Time is slowly running out, so be sure to take advantage of the event and rep up your heroes!
E3 Reveals
It's been a big week for For Honor at E3! This week, we unveiled a new cast of heroes and a new 4v4 gamemode that has long been request by players. If you missed our cinematic announcement trailer you can check it out below:
The Wu Lin are a new faction from Ancient China. Among them are the Tiandi, the Shaolin, the Nuxia and the Jiang Jun. We'll be looking to go in-depth with each and share more details for each in the near future.
Breach Gamemode
Alongside the new faction, is the new 4v4 gamemode Breach. Breach will have players storming or protecting a well-fortified castle equipped with ballistas, fire cauldrons, and archers.For an in-depth look at the new mode, check out the gameplay walkthrough below:
https://youtu.be/IAgERnDdOoU The new gamemode, as well as new graphical enhancements, UI improvements, maps and more, will be free for all players!
The paid content for Marching Fire will give you the 4 Wu Lin Heroes, as well as limited time access to the Heroes. After that "early access" window, you can unlock each character with Steel like any other DLC character. Additionally, the paid content for the Marching Fire update will include an unannounced PvE mode. The price for the update has yet to be announced and we'll be looking to share more details with players in the near future.
Marching Fire will be available October 16th, 2018.
This week's new content is a new effect for all heroes, called "Flowering." The effect for Idle, Execution, Free Roam Emote and Combat Emote will cost 5,000 Steel each. You can check out the effect for each faction in the video below:
Today we released our roadmap for the month of June going into the beginning of July. As you can see, patch 1.25 is planned for release on June 28th and Dance of Death will be returning to the Event playlist. The patch notes for 1.25 have not yet been finalized, but we will be sure to post those for players as soon as they are.
Extra XP Fest
Starting June 11th at 5:30 PM EDT, Extra XP Fest will be back! Unlike previous Extra XP fests, this one will be lasting a full week, ending June 18th at 3:00 PM EDT.
If you are unfamiliar with how Extra XP fest works, players will receive double XP on all orders and in all game modes. If you have XP Tickets, you'll want to use them during the event, as they will count towards the base XP that is doubled during the event.
Event Order
A new event order, "Tribute Exectuioner", is now available for players! From now until June 10th at 3:00 PM EDT, you will need to perform as many executions as you can in matches of Tribute. The reward for completing the event order is 2,000 Steel. Remember, participation is required in order to receive the reward.
State of Balance Season 5 Recap
Recently, we released our newest State of Balance blog post for Season 5. These recaps are meant to showcase the pickrate and winrate data for each hero and dive into the developers insights behind the data.
This week we are releasing three new battle outfits for all heroes. They are "Dealer's Choice", "Steered Automata", and "Sun Worshipper. " You can check out each of the outfits in the video below:
With For Honor on its way to E3 this year, we thought it would be a fitting time to discuss some of the major updates that have come to the game and how it has evolved over time. We definitely recommend watching till the end.
Our Rite of Champions event may be over, but the bundles for the event are still active. These bundles are available until June 4th at 8:00 AM EDT/ 12:00 PM UTC for 30,000 Steel each.
The Rite of Champions Bundles will instantly unlock the SEVEN following items for one hero:
Emote: Sword in the Stone
Mask Outfits: According to the hero's faction:
Knight: Medusa's Favor
Samurai: Heavenly Crane
Viking: Battle Swine
Ornament: Radiant Seal
Battle Outfit: Destined Distinction
Idle Effect: Radiance
Emote Effect: Radiance
Execution Effect: Radiance
Remember that the price is calculated dynamically; meaning if you own content already listed in the package, the price will be reduced according to the value of the content you already own.
This week's new content is the emote we teased last week at the end of our Rite of Champions trailer, "Sword in the Stone!" This is a limited-time free roam emote available for all heroes starting today until May 31st at 8:00 AM EDT. You can check out the emote in the video below:
Our second, event order, "Musashi the Crane", is currently ongoing and will end on May 26th at 1:00 PM EDT. This order requires that each Faction complete the most matches with a Samurai hero.
Our third and final event, "Heidrek the Warthog", will begin May 27th at 3:00 PM EDT and last until May 31st at 8:00 AM EDT. For this event order, each Faction will need to complete the most matches with Viking heroes.
The winners of these event orders will receive Steel and Crates. Remember that participation is required in order to obtain the rewards.
Rite of Champions Bundles
The Rite of Champions Bundles are now available from May 24th at 8:00 AM EDT until June 4th at 8:00 AM EDT at 30,000 Steel each!
The price is calculated dynamically: if you own content already listed in the package, the price will be reduced according to the value of the content you already own.
The Rite of Champions Bundles will instantly unlock the following items for one hero:
Emote: Sword in the Stone
Mask Outfits: According to the hero's faction:
Knight: Medusa's Favor
Samurai: Heavenly Crane
Viking: Battle Swine
Ornament: Radiant Seal
Battle Outfit: Destined Distinction
Idle Effect: Radiance
Emote Effect: Radiance
Execution Effect: Radiance
Champion Status and Hero Trials
Champion Status is still on sale! You can grab it for a 30% discount from now until May 31st and for the first time ever, it will also increase your chances of getting event loot until the end of the event on May 31st.
Additionally, our first ever Hero Trails are also still available. From May 17th until May 31st, all players will be able to play all unlockable Heroes (Season Pass heroes for Standard Edition and Starter Edition owners). However, the Heroes cannot be customized unless they are unlocked.
Players can unlock Season Pass heroes at a discounted price of 10,000 Steel (instead of 15,000) per hero and Starter Edition owners can unlock regular Heroes at a discounted price of 5,000 Steel (instead of 8,000) per Hero.
Welcome to the launch of Season 6 and our Rite of Champions event! Rite of Champions is an event, spanning two weeks, in which you will honor the valor of yesterday's champions and earn your place among today's heroes in the new limited-time Game Mode, Carousel of Death. In addition to the new, limited-time mode, there are themed contract orders, a new face-off screen, new mask outfits, event exclusive loot, and themed soldiers.
Carousel of Death is a limited-time gamemode for the event. When you die, you respawn 5 seconds later, plus 5 seconds more for every subsequent death. Victory is achieved when all opponents are dead at the same time. The mode is Single Pick with no revives, no feats and no Gear Stats. All fights in this mode will take place in our Arena maps.
Mask Outfits
New mask outfits are here in celebration of our new Season 6 event, the Rite of Champions. The mask outfits are "Medusa's Favor" for the Knights, "Battle Swine" for the Vikings, and "Heavenly Crane" for the Samurais. Each mask outfit is available at the discounted price of 15,000 Steel (instead of 20,000) per hero when the event starts on May 17th, and will stay available in-game at 20,000 Steel as of May 24th and after the event! You can check out each of the mask outfits in the video below:
The Rite of Champions event also features 3 community orders throughout the event. The first is "Beval the Medusa", which requires each Faction to complete the most matches with a Knight hero. The winning faction will receive Steel and Crates. This event order will be available from May 17th at 1:00 PM EDT to May 21st at 1:00 PM EDT.
The second event order will be "Musashi the Crane." From May 22nd at 3:00 PM EDT to May 26th at 1:00 PM EDT, each Faction will fight to complete the most matches with a Samurai Hero. The rewards will again be Steel and crates to the victorious faction.
Remember that participation is required in order to be eligible for the rewards.
Limited-Time Cosmetics and Weapons
During the duration of the Rite of Champions, players will have the opportunity to loot items exclusive to the event. This includes:
Ornament: Radiant Seal
Battle Outfit: Destined Distinction
Idle Effect: Radiance
Emote Effect: Radiance
Execution Effect: Radiance
These items alongside the Sword in the Stone emote, which will be released next week, and the three Mask Outfits are part of the 18 The Rite of the Champions Bundles that will be released on May 24th, 2018.
Furthermore, each of the playable 18 characters have 1 weapon set that may drop in every mode and in Scavenger Crates, but won't be available in The Rite of Champions bundles.
Hero Trials and Discounts
From May 17th until May 31st, all players will be able to play all unlockable Heroes (Season Pass heroes for Standard Edition and Starter Edition owners). However, the Heroes cannot be customized unless they are unlocked.
Players can unlock Season Pass heroes at a discounted price of 10,000 Steel (instead of 15,000) per hero and Starter Edition owners can unlock regular Heroes at a discounted price of 5,000 Steel (instead of 8,000) per Hero.
Champion Status will also be offered at a 30% discount from May 17th until May 31st and for the first time ever, it will also increase your chances of getting event loot until the end of the event on May 31st.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any questions regarding the new event, we have posted an FAQ for everyone's convenience.
In addition to the event, several important changes arrived with today's update as well. You can find all of those details in our Title Update 1.23 Patch Notes.
As we teased last week during our special Warrior's Den stream, this week's content is new executions! Each hero has one new execution, which you can check out in the video below:
https://youtu.be/cjKP_Wgxdl8 There is a known issue with Conqueror's new execution, "Mongrel's Charge", where it is not giving the Conqueror their health or stamina regen. The team is currently investigating and we'll look to let players know when it's fixed.
Roadmap: May - June
Today we released our roadmap for the rest of May going into the month of June. As you can see we have more weekly content scheduled and even the return of Extra XP Fest at the end of the month. However, we have a few surprises in there for players to look forward to as well. We'll be looking to talk more about them soon.
Title Update 1.23
The patch notes for the start of Season 6 next week, May 17th, are now live. In it, you will find details regarding the reworks for Peacekeeper and Orochi, the inclusion of the new Visual Collection, and several quality of life improvements. You can check out the full patch notes here.
Faction Race Event Order
Faction Race is back! The new Faction Event Order, Warrior Rush, starts tomorrow at 1:00 PM EDT! To win, your faction will need to win the highest amount of matches of any type. Warrior Rush will last until May 14th 3:00 PM EDT. The rewards will be:
1st Place: 1,500 Steel and 3 Scavenger Crates
2nd Place: 1,000 Steel and 2 Scavenger Crates
3rd Place: 500 Steel and one Scavenger Crate
Remember, participation is required if you would like to collect your faction's rewards.
Today has been an exciting, information filled day in which we shared the first details of our upcoming Season 6 patch. While Season 6 will not be dropping until May 17th, as always we have new content coming to the game this week!
This week there are three new Elite Outfits available in-game, one for each hero. You can check out how they look in the video below:
While we won't be diving into the full patch notes for Season 6 until next week, you can view our Season 6 stream that occurred earlier today by watching the video below:
For those that would prefer an overview of the stream, one of our regular members of the Steam Discussion Boards has kindly posted a recap of the stream for your convenience.
With Season 6 on the horizon, we have a lot of exciting things coming up and we can't wait to share more with everyone soon!
Loot Fest
This weekend marks the return of Extra Loot Fest! From May 4th 1:00 PM (EDT) to May 7th 3:00 PM (EDT), you can receive extra loot from playing games both in PvP and in PvAI. If there's a weapon or armor set you've been looking to find, this weekend is one of the best times to try and loot it on the battlefields!