For Honor Getting Dedicated Servers, New Training and Game Modes, More

For those of you who have been incessantly bellyaching about For Honor using P2P servers instead of dedicated servers, Ubisoft is finally yielding. Today while reviewing its roadmap for future updates and DLC, Ubisoft revealed that For Honor will eventually make the transition over to dedicated servers. This will probably not happen until 2018, possibly by spring or maybe sooner, but now you can rest at ease knowing that the team is working on it. There’s a ton of new stuff on the way as well, including a more robust training mode, which I’m especially excited about. Here’s everything on the docket for now:

• Dedicated Servers – The development team at Ubisoft Montreal is currently working on a dedicated server infrastructure. In conjunction to the dedicated server implementation, enhancing peer-to-peer stability and matchmaking remain priorities for the team.

• Two New Seasons – In August and November, For Honor will receive new season updates, introducing adjustments to the way players fight on the battlefield. Content from each of these seasons includes new heroes, maps, gear variations, gameplay updates and more. All season pass owners will receive early access for the new heroes released during the season. Further details will be revealed at a later date.

• New Game Features – Competitive play with a duel tournament feature and ranked 4v4 matches, as well as a brand-new 4v4 PvP game mode, will be added to For Honor in the coming months.

• New Training Mode – A more robust training option for both new and veteran players to hone their skills before heading to the battlefield.

• Global Balancing Updates – Building on the updates since launch, For Honor will receive more changes aimed at balancing heroes and game modes. Some of these changes will improve elements of the fight system to make attacking more advantageous while putting more pressure on defence. All these changes will be tested via public test environments on PC with the first test starting today.

It’s time to jump back in, warriors. If you own Rainbow Six Siege or Steep, then you know that Ubisoft has been knocking out of the park this generation with post-launch content for its games. For Honor launched as an incredible game, and it’s only going to get better.