For Honor has been in Season 2 for two weeks now. However, many former players remain indifferent.
Two new heroes, two new maps, plenty of new items, and a revamp of the gear stats – Season 2 of For Honor had a lot to offer. Especially the overhaul of the gear stats has been eagerly awaited since the launch, as some values caused significant balance issues in the endgame.
Now all these innovations are in the game – but somehow it seems no one is interested.
Season 2 does a lot right, but players aren’t coming back
Normally, a game develops like this after release:
At launch, the hype around the game is at its peak. This was also the case with For Honor. Everyone wanted to know what For Honor actually is, how it performs in tests, whether there are any tips and tricks, and which class is actually the best.
Then the hype dies down in the coming weeks. And when new DLCs and content are released, the interest in the game rises again and players return in droves. After all, you want to know what’s new.
But that is not the case with For Honor. The initial interest did not return with the first major content drop. A glance at the Steam charts already shows this: In the days and weeks leading up to the release of Season 2, the player base was at 3,000 players, then it spiked for just one day to 7,500, only to drop off again immediately. Now the numbers are back to what they were before the release of Season 2.
Google Trends also paints a clear picture: Interest in For Honor did not increase over time with Season 2:
On May 16, when Season 2 started, there was a small, barely noticeable spike, which immediately flattened out again. This means that hardly anyone was searching for For Honor – that hardly anyone was interested, even though many new contents were released. And all for free.
Actually, the curve should have risen significantly before May 16. But former players apparently don’t even care what free content they receive.
Is the time for For Honor over?
After the hype came the crash
For Honor launched with a bang in February 2017. Millions of interested players participated in the beta, and the launch was successful. However, the problems with Ubisoft’s melee game quickly became apparent.
The matchmaking and server infrastructure caused frustration, the gear stats – especially revenge – were unbalanced, and long-term motivation was also lacking. Players came and went as quickly.
By now, the player base has shrunk to a minimum, and even Season 2 couldn’t sustain a long-term increase.
In the comments under our articles, it has frequently been stated in recent weeks that For Honor is “dead”. While thousands of players still play the game daily, the general interest in For Honor is hardly existent, as Google Trends clearly shows.
Possible tournaments and ranked matches that Ubisoft teased might bring more players back. However, until then, the outlook for For Honor looks bleak.
