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Hi Ubisoft, im a big fan, i played all your games and you're my favorite since AC1.
I played For Honor all weekend and i must say i have found certain issues. Here goes. First the issues.
I think the gameplay is very slow, i mean, if i strike left , it takes too long to strike right, or even react to many attacks. The gameplay needs to be more responsive, i play with the Warden and its my favorite, i tried all though and the warden is too slow, should be a little more responsive, but i still love playing with him.
Now the issue with guard break defense, the raider gets me on his shoulder too easily, i press the square button when they guard break and i still get hit, sometimes im able to dodge it but i think it might be lag. And i honestly think the gameplay is PERFECT. I think the fact that my character doesn't react in time is lag. Hope i'm right.
Ok so the gameplay is PERFECT in my opinion , if the lag is to blame for the reaction time.
Now the servers need to be dedicated and region based, European servers for European players etc. Again just my opinion.Now i shall talk about the main reason that made me post, which is, my ideas.
Ok, now i really hoped this game was something epic, i have been imagining such a game for 30 years, im 38, my first computer was a spectrum 48k, then i had a 128k, then amiga 500, then many pc's, then consoles, i play on ps4, im actually typing this with the ps4 controller, yup, im that weird. And being Portuguese, growing up around knighthood history, culture and lore, it brought tears to me eyes when i first saw For Honor, so please dont slack. Theres a famous poem by Yeats that i must quote. "For i being poor have only my dreams, i have spilled my dreams under your feet, tread softly, for you tread on my dreams". Meaning make this game EPIC. Make it with PvE like the Division , with gear score and incursions and missions, and the PvP with no gear score , just the way it is, but with longer matches, bigger maps and the battlefields more like real battlefields of history. Open fields with rain , like Agincourt battle, or Hastings, the battlefields of Crusades, etc. Castles are awesome too btw. I just think PvP gets boring, need something to look forward to, like the division, we farm for gear. Again this is just an opinion and im sure you've thought of all this before and you're doing your best, but i had to write it. I love For Honor, the only issue is in fact lag. I just recently beat Lords of the Fallen and at first i wanted For Honor to be more like that, but i changed my mind the more i played it. I honestly think the gameplay is PERFECT. You guys are the best in the world so give us an epic game that will be remembered forever. Thank you.
PS: My Youtube channel is Carlos Castanheiro, my Twitch and psn names are SKYDIVER_55. Once again, thank you for all the happy memories Ubisoft .
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Also i'd like to add that there should be a game mode without the visual help indicators, no visual indicators at all. Also i've been doing a lot of duels and i don't know if it's the lag but i sometimes feel like i cant react in time , or my character doesn't react in time, especially against berserkers and orochi. Also a major issue that i found was the guard break counter. When the icon appears we are supposed to tap the square button, but most of the times i tap it and it doesn't work, again i think its lag, or at least i hope it is. I sometimes use the dodge and it seems to work more times. It seems to me its just a lag issue, but im not sure so i had to give my opinion. Oh and the stairs, i got stuck on one with my team mate lol, and in another occasion, an enemy player that was beneath me, just punched my feet and i fell lol, didnt seem to me that was realistic lol. Also on duels we should be allowed to bow. Another thing i find unrealistic is the stamina bar, its almost not a factor, i believe it should be a lot smaller, or at least, lower level players should have a lot less, and health too. A higher level player could have maybe, more health, more stamina and a quicker response time on command input. Just a thought, i know you know what you're doing, and i would need to test the game a lot more and with better servers, no lag, etc. But i love the game , i love the gameplay, at least in theory, it seems very fair and realistic. Thanks again and keep up the good work. I hope i was helpful in some way. Namaste.
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I've been doing a lot of duels and the samurai is very hard to block, sometimes i even press the right block direction and my character doesn't react in time. Could be lag. And i was just fighting a guy that kept abusing the shoulder barge guard break and to block i almost had to press square beforehand because i felt it coming, i blocked a few times but most of the times its impossible , i hope you increase the reaction time or something, seems like its almost impossible to counter. Thanks again.
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First off I'm going to say that I doubt any of the problems you had were do to lag. This game is challenging and it punishes you for not being on your toes and anticipating your enemy. When you said you almost had to press the button to GB before your enemy even attempted to do so to you is you learning the ropes of the game. Another thing is that the game is based on swordplay so a lot of the things you said were unresponsive is the character having to take the time to swing the sword. This game is very heavy in timing and precision and reading your enemy. It's a tough game and I urge you to fully learn and appreciate the rooes before asking to make it easier, which I believe would ruin the game.
Also another thing with the lag. This Alpha was very lagless. Honestly the only times I experienced lag were when I was playing up to the very end of the alpha and the servers were being shut down.
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hmmm latency could be an issue then. Could you link your youtube? im trying to view as much for honor footage as i can manage.Originally Posted by SKYDIVER_55 Go to original post
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbWW3RuFLKI Here, thanks for asking. Hope you like.
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Hello Ubisoft,
At first I didnt get a Alpha key, but a random streamer on Twitch was nice enough to give me a code. I had a total blast last weekend.
There was some lag and host migrations, but not much worse compaired to other games. Ive also noticed very few bugs, wich is a great thing. Hats off to you.
I liked to play 1v1 the most and it bothered me that there was a big emphasis on environmental kills. I really think these are bad for duels. Its is fun to do to someone else but personally I can get really angry and frustrated when it happens. In 5 rounds you can play you can get thrown off a ledge 4 out of 5. I think it would be nicer to design the maps to 2 out of 5 because it takes more skill to actually defeat your opponent.
One other thing is that some unblockable attacks can be spammed very regular. For example the L1+R2 attack of the Raider. It is very hard to dodge or parry and he can spam it without losing much stamina. I would like to see more attacks costing more stamina to prevent this. I hardly had to worry about my stamina.
What I really liked about the Alpha is that the heroes overall feel really balanced and the hitboxes are great too! And it is very fun to play.
Can't wait for the Beta!
Bye
