Community Manager
Hello Warriors!
As we announced last month, with the launch of Year 3 Season 3, we are looking to change things up a bit! We love connecting with you guys every week, so we wanted to make sure that this stays a priority. With that in mind, we are changing up our livestream schedule (see below), but we are here to give you this week’s HOT news!
GAME UPDATES
Epic Store giveaway
As announced during our Seasonal Livestream on July 25th, the Epic Store will be giving away the Standard edition until August 9th!
For Honor will also be available for purchase on the Epic Store afterwards.
New Arcade Weekly Quest: The Ludi of Daubeny
Don’t miss out on this Weekly Quest, available for Marching Fire owners, from August 8th at 9AM (EDT) to August 15th at 9AM (EDT)!
New Event Order: Ranked Vanquisher Challenge
From August 9th at 1:00 PM (EDT) to August 12th at 3PM (EDT), be the Faction with the most Ranked matches to win.
Ready to Rumble Emote: DISCOUNT!
From August 6th until 15th at 9AM (EDT), the Ready To Rumble emote is on sale for 4,000 Steel instead of 7,000. Now that’s a STEEL.
UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS
Global Clan Alliance Summer Games – Honorable Elimination (PS4)
- When: Friday, August 9 @ 1PM EDT
- Prize: TBA
- More info: battlefy.com/global-clan-alliance
Meet Me in the Bathroom Vol. 3 – 1v1 (XBOX, NA Players ONLY)
- When: Saturday, August 10
- Prize: $15 XBL Gift Card
- More info: smash.gg/tournament/meet-me-in-the-bathroom-vol-3-1
The Arena Warrior Series 4v4 Dominion (PC) – SHOWCASING SPECTATOR MODE
When:
- August 17 @ 1PM EDT for NA Players
- August 18 @ 1PM EDT for EU Players
Prize: 1.5 Million Steel Prize Pool
More info: battlefy.com/the-arenatv
Join The Arena’s Discord to find teammates: discord.gg/qMbx7yN
For Honor Console Weekend War Domination (PS4/XBOX) – SHOWCASING SPECTATOR MODE
When:
- NA PS4 – Saturday, August 24 @ 1PM EDT
- EU PS4 – Sunday, August 25 @ 1PM EDT
- NA XB1 – Saturday, August 31 @ 1PM EDT
- EU XB1 – Sunday, September 1 @ 1PM EDT
Prize: 1.5 Million Steel Prize Pool
More info: battlefy.com/for-honor-console
Join For Honor Console’s Discord to find teammates: discord.gg/kzKXmC9
If you have any questions, have any upcoming tournaments, or highlights you would like for us to shout out, please send all information to forhonortournaments@ubisoft.com!
Senior Member
Can we get a word from the devs about the horrible state of matchmaking please? Do they know about it? Have they been working on a fix? Just communicate with your community please.
If you want an abbridged summary of the problem here it is:
https://clips.twitch.tv/embed?clip=C...abyMoreCowbell
Senior Member
And here is the non-abridged summary:
Clutch talking about his own matchmaking experience:
https://www.twitch.tv/clutchmeister/...e=7d&sort=time
Clutch after getting matched with < rep 30 for the millionth time
https://www.twitch.tv/clutchmeister/...e=7d&sort=time
Clutch not even getting matched against players
https://www.twitch.tv/clutchmeister/...e=7d&sort=time
Bonus video of Daddy Law throwing a printer
https://www.twitch.tv/daddy_law_69/c...e=7d&sort=time
Community Manager
I have reported it, and I'll forward that Twitch clip along as well. My personal experience with matchmaking over the last few days has been solid (at low reps). Is there a chance it's impacting high rep/ELO players more?Originally Posted by Vakris_One Go to original post
Just asking to better understand the issue, not questioning your report.
Senior Member
There's a very big chance that something at the highest skill parameters has gone wrong. My own matchmaking has been mostly fine with the exception of encountering sub rep 20 players twice. But comp level players/streamers like Clutchmeister and Zer0_craic have been encountering rep 0s and sub rep 20s non-stop every day for the past week. It's all documented on their streams.Originally Posted by UbiInsulin Go to original post
This is a particularly bad experience for all the new players that joined recently as well as for high level and competitive streamers who wanted to showcase For Honor at its best. I really hope the team is already aware of this if they've been watching any high/comp level streamers.
Senior Member
Halvtand has provided some great examples. CandleInTheDark has a thread up talking about this.
https://forums.ubi.com/showthread.ph...15-Matchmaking
And I also have a thread up with screenshots of Clutch running into rep 0s non-stop in a row:
https://forums.ubi.com/showthread.ph...r-s-Experience
Senior Member
Matchmaking at my level seems fine, other than the time it threw me in against skorbrand and I don't know his play level but I would have faced The Filthy Spaniard had my group stayed in a lounge he came into, also had the occasional low rep in the past week, but better me than Clutch.Originally Posted by UbiInsulin Go to original post
It does seem to be the extreme ends of the scale, the comp players were waiting ten to fifteen minutes then it's like the game said well let's throw them at the first players we get and given free weekend they were newbies. It does seem to still be going on though because right now they are spending more time scrimming because that's the only way they can get actual competition. That's those that aren't streaming other games now the twitch drops are done.
