For Honor's Season III Tournament Was Filled With Game-Winning Exploits

A special For Honor tournament was held by Ubisoft to hype up the release of the game's third season, but what should've been a promotional event actually turned out to be a showcase of some frustrating exploits.

These exploits that made their way into the official tournament aren't exactly new, either, some of them being around since the game's release back in February. Some dealt with some very literal exploits that result in unexpected disadvantages quickly turning the battle around while others came in the form of spammable moves that are considered very hard to counter.

Over on Reddit, a list of the worst moments that scarred the For Honor tournament was compiled by a viewer who commented that the tournament was actually embarrassing both for the game and for the community.

The first clip that's provided below does a perfect job of demonstrating just how frustrating these exploits can be for the high-level gamers. After countering a guard break attempt, Sypher's opponent, Oscar, is knocked to the ground because of the slightest difference in terrain level, a knock-down that allowed him to seal the match with a heavy attack and an execution.

Even though he won that match, you can tell from Sypher's response that he was caught off guard by the outcome, too, while his opponent appeared to be in disbelief that it even happened. The results of the match did hold up afterwards as well – the close match was determined because of an old bug.

In another display that marred the tournament, two Raiders battled it out against each other, but instead of using their axes most of the time, much of the match was spent trying to land the fighters charge attack that carries opponents away. Twitch chat was quick to point out how boring it was to watch the two fighters spam the same attack, sometimes even at the exact same time.

The tournament-winning match wasn't exempt either with the last battle being one by an exploit that involved unlocking before you strike to create a sort of phantom strike. Many players regard the move as cheating due to its exploitative nature, a move that many viewers thought had no place in the final match. To make matters worse, the player who won the tournament after using the exploit actually said that he couldn't believe the whole competition was as easy as it ended up being.

Overall, it seems that the For Honor tournament did much more to hurt the community and the game than it did to promote it. Season III kicks off today, but if the tournament is any indication, you can expect the new maps and characters to be filled with the same exploits that happened here.