The open beta hasn't started yet. From the announcement:
Q: How long does the Open Beta last?
The For Honor’s Open Beta begins on February 9th at 9AM ET / 3 PM CET and runs through February 12 at 5PM ET / 11 PM CET. You can pre-load the game starting February 6th.
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he isnt trolling, its a thing, i see it too. you start the game and it just opens up to a box that says the game is in maintenance mode. im in the US and I see it too. also doesnt the beta start today? thats whats been advertized.
Edit: ok i guess it goes from friday onward. weird, could have sworn it said thursday
Please note the beta date and time, the beta goes live in around 8 hours, or 1am for us Australians, I believe it goes live at 9am EST for you Americans. Really important you read the beta release notesAnyway guys if you have any questions please ask and I will do my best to help you. So if you're in the Southern Hemisphere just wake up tomorrow and play
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