For Honor To Get Open Beta
Ubisoft has announced that the For Honor Open Beta will be available to all players from February 9 to February 12 on current-gen consoles and PC, according to reports. Prior to the Open Beta, and to continue the War of the Factions, Ubisoft will dispatch some of the fiercest celebrity warriors including Lauren Cohan, Jason Momoa, Alfie Allen and Demetrious Johnson, as well as several of the top Twitch streamers to pledge their swords in a live For Honor battle taking place on Tuesday, February 7, at 10:00 p.m. UK time.
Players can continue to hone their skills on the battlefield by joining the For Honor open beta from February 9 to February 12. This beta will include the new Elimination mode, a best of five rounds four-versus-four match with no respawns. Elimination joins three additional modes playable in the open beta including Dominion, Brawl and Duel, and nine playable Heroes. At launch, For Honor will feature twelve playable Heroes and five different multiplayer modes. The War of the Factions will continue into the open beta, giving more players a chance to fight for one of the three Factions – Knights, Samurai and Vikings.
Following the closed beta, the Vikings led the War of the Factions, which pulled data from the performance of players across all three platforms. Although the Vikings are currently in the lead, Samurai and Knight players have the chance to lead their Faction to victory during the open beta and earn rewards when For Honor launches on February 14, 2017. For Honor was announced at last years E3, but has only gotten a few extra details about the title since then. One of the biggest pieces of news from For Honor‘s development was the dropping of split screen, with Ubisoft saying at the time:
“It was a feature that we loved, but, when we looked at what needs to be done to support online co-op, for us it was critical to make a decision now so we can polish all the features at the AAA level and make sure that we have the most amazing experience.”