For Honor 1.08 Patch Set To Add Quit Penalties And Hero Alterations

The next patch for Ubisoft’s hero centred fighting game, For Honor has been detailed. While the patch is currently live for PC players, Xbox One and PS4 players will have to wait until next week to receive the changes.

Fans will be happy to know that the upcoming update will finally introduce quit penalties for the players who quit during a match. The player will receive a warning message about the penalty before quitting the match, and if the proceed with the quit they will receive a 10-minute matchmaking penalty. The penalty will also apply to all group members if the leader decides to quit.

Players will now also get rewards from completing matches against AI opponents for Centurion and Shinobi and Kensei will also be receiving some balance alterations. There also a couple of bug fixes for maps. Centurion and Shinobi are now also considered part of the Hybrid and Assassin classes allowing them to complete appropriate orders for their class.

Check out the full patch notes below:

Fighters

Centurion

• Eagle Talon hit recovery can be cancelled into Revenge after 1100ms.
• Jab hit reaction Stagger window increased to 0-800ms (from 200-800ms).
• Centurion is now immune to Guard Break while rolling.
• Added Legion Kick combo.
• Added Uninterruptible Stance icon on Eagle’s Fury and Eagle’s Fury Alternate.
• Added information about Heavy Attack cancel into Guard Break.

Shinobi

• Shinobi is now immune to Guard Break while rolling.
• Fixed a bug causing the Shinobi to get stuck in objects after performing a Deflect.

Kensei

• Removed the Unblockable icon from the chains “Spirit of Inevitability”, “Form of the Dragon”, “Doom of the Kensei”.
• Added the Unblockable icon to the Top Heavy Finisher Unblockable on the left side panel.
• Added entry for Superior Block on Dodge.

Peacekeeper

• Added information about Heavy Attack cancel into Guard Break.

Maps

• Fixed the bug where the player would enter ladder climb animations without reaching the ladder.
• General visual bug fixes in DLC maps.
• Fixed a bug where minor drops would cause the hero to fall over.

UI

• Fixed the Volkoff Blade and Glymiron Hilt that were inverted for the Warlord.
• Fixed the dagger blade and weapon hilts that were inverted for the Peacekeeper.
• Winged 1 ornament name changed to to Daubeny’s Shame
• 10-armed Monk ornament name changed to 12-armed Monk

Progression

• Players will now be rewarded for completing Player vs AI matches.
• The Centurion “Centaur” ornament has been gifted to all players due to a bug in the unlock condition.
• The Shinobi “Pious” ornament has been gifted to all players due to a bug in the unlock condition.
• The “A Reservist” trophy will be awarded the next time you deploy war assets if you had previously reach the requirement but had not received the reward.

Orders

• The Shinobi character now treated as an Assassin Class.
• The Centurion character now treated as a Hybrid Class.
• These changes allow the heroes to complete the appropriate orders for their hero Class.

Quit penalty

• The player will receive a warning message about the penalty before quitting the match.
• If the player proceeds to Quit (via the in game menu or Alt+F4) they will receive a 10 minute matchmaking penalty.
• This penalty is also applicable to all group members if their leader leaves.
• There is a 30 second grace window (duration is adjustable) at match start to account for incomplete groups/matchmaking issues.
• The quit penalty only applies to games played through matchmaking