With the closed beta behind us, we're quickly moving into the final leg of testing with Ubisoft's For Honor. But what can we expect differently between the last test and this week's Open Beta? Balance changes!
Without having played around the last phase of testing, it's difficult to understand the hard meaning behind this relatively short list of changes. Let it be known, however, that the combat that ensued a few weeks back made Ubisoft sure that some things needed dialling back, as it seems like more of the changes are nerfs to warriors that must have had a little too much command over the battlefield.
For the most part, the community seem overjoyed at the idea of Kensei getting a few buffs while others deem some of the nerfs a tad too heavy. If you know what you're looking at, here's the low-down courtesy of Reddit user xSagaRx:
Changelog:
- Orochi
- Fixed Storm Rush stamina penalty on Parry
- Attack indicator is now visible during the run part of Storm Rush
- Peacekeeper
- Zone Attack range reduced from 4,3m to 3,5m
- Bleed damage on stabs decreased.
- Warlord
- Headsplitter Leap (forward dash heavy attack) range reduced from 4m to 3,5m
- Headsplitter Leap (forward dash heavy attack) stamina damage reduced from 40 to 20
- Headbutt can no longer be cancelled into guardbreak
- Full Block Stance entry stamina cost increased from 5 to 15
- Dash forward range reduced cost more stamina remove less stamina on hit and can't be cancelled into gb
- Kensei
- Increased HP from 115 to 125
- Light attack damage increased to 20 from 15
- Helmsplitter (forward dash attack) damage increased to 20 from 15
- Swift strike (side dash attacks) damage increased to 20 from 15
- Fixed bug on side dash where you could go into the top heavy after dash. See linked video for details
For Honor Is Hosting A Final Open Beta Test Next Week - Will Include A New Mode
Open Beta kicks off tomorrow with pre-load available to any and all who want to get involved. Just sign into your uPlay account through the uPlay client and you'll be given the open to flag yourself as a player. From there, there's a chunky download between you and some skull bashing tomorrow evening.
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