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Made in ca
Ragin' Ork Dreadnought




Monarchy of TBD

February 9th-12th, For Honor is free. Three days. Three factions.



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I'm excited to try it. I love the concept of the game, Viking vs Samurai vs Knight, and hope that the execution is great too! I declare tonight the night of the knights, and will report on them tomorrow.
Friday will be Viking day, capping off with Samuraiturday.

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Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
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Fixture of Dakka






Been playing for team Viking for about 6 hours so far and loving every minute!

Definitely favoring the Warlord over the Raider.


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The Last Chancer Who Survived





Norristown, PA

I tried it out too.. seems cool and all, but I can tell it's not something I'd be into enough to wanna buy. But I thank them very much for the free preview, I wish more games would do that.

 
   
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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge




What's left of Cadia

Go team Knight!

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Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





UK

I was surprisingly hooked by what I played of this last night. The concept is ludicrous, but once you get past that the mechanics are really solid. I like how weighty the combat feels, how there's a real back and forth to it and also how victory or defeat are based on skill; it's nice to play an online game where you know you died because you made a mistake rather than because someone you can't even see sniped you from half the map away.

Looks beautiful too, really top notch graphics and animations.

So far I've been going with whatever the basic Knight is, that all-round style seems the best for starting out. I had a brief dabble with the Samurai spear one, which was interesting, I might move to that class over the weekend. I've not touched any Viking stuff yet, I'll get to that later though.

Not anything I'll be buying on release, but it'll definitely end up on the 'get it when it's cheap' list, unless there's some other problem the beta doesn't bring up like an overall lack of content or whatever.

 
   
Made in ca
Ragin' Ork Dreadnought




Monarchy of TBD

It is a tremendous amount of fun. I played mostly warden, basic knight, because I didn't realize your money could not only be used for new gear, but also to unlock the other classes. Oops. I found dominion and elimination to be the most fun. Melee only really makes a 1 life brawl an interesting challenge.

Duel was too hardcore for me- my skills are very weak, and 5 rounds against anyone of even moderately higher skills resulted in a not very fun experience. I really like it, but I can't play it for too long a period of time. Every battle matters, and is very intense. There's so much subtlety in their mechanics.

Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.

 
   
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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





UK

Just so you know, you can play as any class without spending anything, you just can't apply any upgrades. So if you want to try out a class you can, and you can use it as much as you like, but any rewards you gain for that character (as in new paint/armour/weapons) won't be equip-able until you actually unlock the character with coins.

I've been playing a bit of Duel this morning, and after losing my first game went on to win 6 or 7 straight against the same opponent. A few tricks I picked up:

- Watch their stamina as well as yours. When their bar is out, that's your chance to really pile on the damage. Keep in mind that you can still block/dodge when out of stamina, so if you run out just go defensive for a few seconds, let your opponent wear themselves down then as they run out, you've recharged and can do them in.

- Fighting dirty is a good tactic. If you're using one of the heavier classes with a good Throw, ledges are a great way to end things quickly, and even without them, shoving your opponent into a wall or obstacle can get you a moment to press the advantage or withdraw.

- Try and 'learn' your class. Work out how many attacks you can get in with a full bar of stamina, the speed of your attack and guard switches, the range on your swings. It'll start to come naturally after a few games, but early on paying attention to this will be a big help.

If you want to give Duel another go, I suggest using the Shield and Mace Knight. He's got a nice throw for environmental kills, his shield is a nice insurance as it will comfortably block the majority of attacks, and the mace does phenomenal damage so you only need to get a handful of hits in to take someone down. That, and his execution moves are just brutal!

Oh, and don't forget you can set up matches of any mode against AI Bots. Useful for learning all that before throwing yourself into online.

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Evasive Eshin Assassin






downloaded it last night after work and its waiting for me at home.... ugh, darn download speeds =P

i cant wait to try it. im already hoping for expansions. i'm a big fantasy guy so would love to see undead thrown into the mix somehow.
   
Made in ca
Ragin' Ork Dreadnought




Monarchy of TBD

Thank you for your guidance, Paradigm! Oh that will make my evening much more varied. The more I explore it, the better put together this game gets.

Are samurai faster than everyone else, or do they just like running away? Vikings and knight will always fight me, but I seem to end up chasing about half the Samurai I encounter.

Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.

 
   
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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





UK

I have a feeling the Samurai are more fragile across the board, but their attack speeds are much higher. The basic Samurai can do a lot of damage very quickly, but doesn't like being hit back, so I imagine that's why they're running from you. If they get the drop, they can get a good 2 or 3 hits in before you've even got into a position to fight back, but defensively they're not so hot so running is their best option if they see you coming.

And the spear class, well that's just insane. Being fragile is all well and good, but when you can't get close enough hit the damn thing it's not much consolation. The only reliable way I've found of dealing with them is to attack from behind and get a couple of hits in before they can get their guard up, otherwise they're just too fast for me to deal with.

 
   
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I've been playing Knights and they are definitely more my jam than Vikings. Warden is nice but Conqueror is amazeballs.

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I'm finding it a bit repetitive. Do you guys think that will lighten up with the official release.

Have any of you had any luck surviving 2 on 1 combat?
   
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Longtime Dakkanaut





USA

Been dueling since I downloaded it on Friday and I've gotta say, I'm not a fan of facing Samurai; their speed requires a great deal of timing if you're not also playing a samurai and forever reason they seem to deal just as much damage to my knight in two-three swings as my knight does to them - despite their being an obvious difference in weapons and fighting style.

Or I could just not be seeing it - I'm pretty bad.

As far as dueling does I've also decided that throws are remarkably strong - they're practically fight enders, even if you don't throw your opponent off a ledge.

As for the other game modes, is it any different than dueling? I mean, I get that there are control point maps and all that, but if dueling is this bad for me I can only imagine what it's like when I have to engage multiple players at once.

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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





UK

When you're outnumbered, the best plan is always to break off your current Lock-on and leg it. Nothing to say you 'can' win a fight against two enemies at once, but it'll require ridiculous reflexes, so you're almost always better disengaging. Not only does this leave you alive to fight another day, but also means at least 50% of the enemy team are in one place on the 4-player modes. If you're at point A and get mobbed by 3 opponent, that means their other control points are at best defended by one player, so head over to that and take them on 1v1.

As for facing Samurai, I'd say the Kensei is all right, but the Nobushi and Orochi are both bastards when it comes to duels, it is down to the speed. The best defence I've found is to dodge rather than block, then just wail on them when their stamina is down. That, or go for a knockdown or throw, those give you time to get a couple of hits in and with something like the Warden or Conqueror, that''s almost enough damage that you then just need to wait for an opening and get one more solid hit in. Light attacks are also handy for matching their speed, even though you trade damage.

In terms of Duel vs the Dominion mode with the control points, I at least find Duel to be the more tactical and slow-paced. In Dominion, you have to deal with 3 control points, a few dozen AI grunts (though they go down in one hit from anyone, and slaughtering them is rather fun) and of course 4 players. Again, if you're outnumbered, run, but similarly, partnering up with a teammate will help a lot, you're less likely to get outnumbered and against single opponents that do stay and fight, you should make short work of them so long as you remember to attack from a different facing and stance to your teammate. Personally, I prefer Duel, but I'd at least recommend giving Dominion a go at some point.

 
   
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TCS Midway

The Xbox servers seem to be down? I downloaded it and it kept coming back with errors when trying to play.

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I think the Beta is down. I believe the game goes live tomorrow.

Played a bit yesterday and quite enjoyed it. It's novel and interesting, though I feel like a less realistic game in a unique universe would be more appealing. Fun game though; I'm not at all an online guy, but I might just have to pick this one up.
   
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 Maniac_nmt wrote:
The Xbox servers seem to be down? I downloaded it and it kept coming back with errors when trying to play.


Open beta ended at 5pm EST yesterday.

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TCS Midway

 Nostromodamus wrote:
 Maniac_nmt wrote:
The Xbox servers seem to be down? I downloaded it and it kept coming back with errors when trying to play.


Open beta ended at 5pm EST yesterday.


It was down before that on the Xbox, it was off all day Sunday when I went to play. Bummer, as I wanted to try it out first. It looks good, but I'm not sure I want to spend the money without trying it out. Perhaps I'll rent it and see how it plays. A lot of other combat games of this sort have been very repetitive in the long run (Conan was fun but fell into the same button combo ad nauseum, as most melee games do).

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Is 'Eavy Metal Calling?





UK

Hmm, I was playing it yesterday in the UK, maybe it was just the US servers.

Final thoughts on the beta, though, really good fun. Hasn't put it on my list of stuff to buy on release (largely thanks to needing the funds for Andromeda next month) but definitely one I'll be keeping an eye on, if I see it in a sale for about £30 or so I'l definitely pick it up. Plenty of variety in how you can play it with the many modes and classes, good for just dipping into for a quick burst thanks to how brief some modes can be, technically and graphically it's top notch and most importantly, I really enjoyed it.

There's an argument that betas this close to release are really just disguise demos, but I'm fine with that, and it's done it's job in that somewhere down the line it's got a sale out of me, without the chance to get hands-on with it this weekend I'd not have given it a second thought.

 
   
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It's a server load test. What they're checking is their ability to adjust server resources to meet fluctuating demand on the game so day 1 doesn't have the old "no one can log in" problem.
   
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Stormin' Stompa






Ottawa, ON

Now that the full game is out, has anyone started the story mode yet?

It's a decent story so far. One thing that's been grabbing my attention is that it almost feels like a 40k story. They keep making references to their forgotten past, using technologies they don't fully understand. They also seem determined that violence is the only solution they have left, piece a thing to be left behind. They're not identical, they just seem to run parallel on many themes. Or I'm seeing things.

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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge




What's left of Cadia

I've started on the story, the Viking one is my favorite so far. Something about playing as a Valkyrie and running around stabbing Samurai screaming about maps made me giggle

TheEyeOfNight- I swear, this thread is 70% smack talk, 20% RP organization, and 10% butt jokes
TheEyeOfNight- "Ordo Xenos reports that the Necrons have attained democracy, kamikaze tendencies, and nuclear fission. It's all tits up, sir."
Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
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Not played story yet but am having fun in MP with the Lawbringer. He is rapidly becoming my favorite and might oust the Conqueror from 1st spot.

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Pestilent Plague Marine with Blight Grenade





Cork, Ireland

Played the beta and enjoyed it, downloading it now ..... Bloody Samurai Scum ! Team Knight all the way !

Sgt. Vanden I bet Irish can do that by flashing his bear chest.
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What's left of Cadia

I played around with the multiplayer a bit today. It's really fun but holy crap did I get gakked on. Went 2 and 3 in a brawl match, got absolutely creamed by a Berzerker

TheEyeOfNight- I swear, this thread is 70% smack talk, 20% RP organization, and 10% butt jokes
TheEyeOfNight- "Ordo Xenos reports that the Necrons have attained democracy, kamikaze tendencies, and nuclear fission. It's all tits up, sir."
Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
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Liche Priest Hierophant






So Gitzbitah, we gonna have a new title for the thread?



And yeah, the free beta was awesome of Ubisoft.

I've played a little with most of the Knights and Vikings- didn't play any Warlord or Peacekeeper, but I haven't even touched the Samurai- just not interested in them, I guess. However, now that the BIG GUY is out, might work with him once I get the game proper.

Waiting on my Return this season, then I'm gonna get myself a new computer.

Love the Conqueror. Probably gonna play a lot with the Lawbringer- I have a heart-on for polearms and pollaxes in particular, but the flail/shield combo, and the way he plays, means that I think I'm gonna really enjoy the Conq. And from what I've seen, people haven't even scratched the surface of his tactical combat abilities, considering his ability to parry unblockables and the varieties of parry and bash attacks that the Full Guard stance opens up, which I've almost never seen streamers or 'tubers use, yet.

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Ragin' Ork Dreadnought




Monarchy of TBD

Good point, Anvildude!
I realized that this is one of those where I'm not the target audience, simply because our tv is centrally located, and it is a bit brutal for my boys to see. It's a shame, because it is a really well crafted game! I highly recommend it to anyone looking for skill based melee combat that also doesn't have to worry about young ones having nightmares.

This is to 3rd person beat em ups, like Dynasty Warrior, what Guilty Gear is to Street Fighter.

Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.

 
   
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Liche Priest Hierophant






I think you can turn off the blood- though I don't know how that would help with the rest of the brutality, to be fair.

It's definitely a cool game. Apparently Newegg is doing a deal where they're giving away a copy of For Honor with certain NVidia products, which works out pretty perfectly for me.

GENERATION 8: The first time you see this, copy and paste it into your sig and add 1 to the number after generation. Consider it a social experiment.

If yer an Ork, why dont ya WAAAGH!!

M.A.V.- if you liked ChromeHounds, drop by the site and give it a go. Or check out my M.A.V. Oneshots videos on YouTube! 
   
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Fixture of Dakka






Prestiged my Lawbringer and have almost done so with my Conqueror. Definitely my favorite classes. Lots of people gak on the Lawbringer but I'm really enjoying it and I can't even parry well

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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge




What's left of Cadia

I'm having tons of fun with Valkyrie, despite the fact that I suck at blocking, not to mention parrying

TheEyeOfNight- I swear, this thread is 70% smack talk, 20% RP organization, and 10% butt jokes
TheEyeOfNight- "Ordo Xenos reports that the Necrons have attained democracy, kamikaze tendencies, and nuclear fission. It's all tits up, sir."
Space Marine flyers are shaped for the greatest possible air resistance so that the air may never defeat the SPACE MARINES!
Sternguard though, those guys are all about kicking ass. They'd chew bubble gum as well, but bubble gum is heretical. Only tau chew gum
 
   
 
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