Welcome to the start of Season 7! This week, we are bringing players a new effect that is apt to Season 7's name, "Storm and Fury." You can now unlock and unleash the fury of "Tempest Call" for all heroes. You can check out the effect in action in the video below:
With a new season, comes a new title update containing a whole, new array of changes, including the Warden and Valkyrie reworks, ranked duel and rewards alterations, and the new map "Secluded Keep."
Starting August 2nd at 12:30 PM EDT until August 9th at 8:00 AM EDT, Realistic Elimination will be available in the Events Playlist located on your faction's stronghold. Try out Season 7's new map, "Secluded Keep", in this variant of Elimination where there are no revives, no stance indicators and no gear score.
Hero Trial and Discounts
Starting today, we are opening a Hero Trial for all players, regardless of game editions, to try out all the heroes without needing to recruit them. Additionally, all heroes will also be on sale during the Hero Trial with the following discounts:
8,000 to 5,000 Steel for Launch Characters (Starter Edition)
15,000 to 10,000 Steel for DLC Characters
The Hero Trial and Discounts will end August 9th at 8:00 AM EDT, so be sure to try them out and recruit some new blood into your ranks.
Where's the New Seasonal Event?
Unlike more recent seasons, Season 7 does not have a seasonal event coinciding with its launch. Don't worry, we didn't forget about it, and one will be coming very soon. You'll have to trust me when I say, this one is going to be hot.
Executions are back and more vicious than ever this week! Each hero will be getting one new execution that players can unlock to show off their brutality on the battlefield. You can check out our newest additions in the video below:
This week, we announced a few details regarding Season 7, which starts next week on August 2nd, 2018. Next week, we'll be looking to give players the full details on Season 7, such as our major updates coming to the Warden and Valkyrie, our new map "Secluded Keep", and more! Patch notes for the update will also be going live August 2nd as well.
Additionally, next week we will be hosting a special Warrior's Den livestream to celebrate the start of Season 7. We may have some new details to share about Marching Fire during the stream, so be sure to tune in!
This week we are bringing a new effect, "Falling Feathers", to the game for all heroes! You can check out how "Falling Feathers" looks in the video below:
Realistic Dominion is back today in the Events Playlist! If you aren't familiar with this special gamemode, this is a challenging variant of Dominion in which there are no gear stats, no guard stance widgets and no revives. This gamemode will be available from July 19th at 8:00 AM EDT/ 12:00 PM UTC until July 26th at 8:00 AM EDT/ 12:00 PM UTC. You can find the the Events Playlist on your Factions stronghold.
Event Order
Accompanying Realistic Dominion is the "Dominant Warrior" event order. Starting July 20th at 1:00 PM EDT/ 5:00 PM UTC until July 23rd at 3:00 PM EDT/ 7:00 PM UTC, you will need to complete as many Dominion matches as you can. The reward for completing it will be 2,000 Steel. Remember that participation is required in order to be eligible for the order's reward.
This week, we are releasing new elite outfits for all heroes! "Alchemist's Fortune" (PLUMES) for the Knights, "Komorebi" for the Samurai and "Dreams of Groa" for the Vikings can be found in the in-game store today! You can check out the outfits in the video below:
If you didn't already know, over 600+ items are currently on sale for up to 50% off! This sale will be continue until July 19th at 8:00 AM EDT next week. Now's your chance to save on spicing up the look of your favorite heroes!
Find the latest content from This week in For Honor!
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.