Today, on June 1st, the update 1.08 for PC is released for For Honor. Next week, it will be the turn of PS4 and Xbox One. Patch notes.
Last week, Ubisoft announced that penalties for rage quitters are coming. So far, they have escaped without punishment.
As soon as a match seems hopeless from their perspective, rage quitters leave the game early and abandon their teammates. They would rather find a new match than tough it out and finish the game honorably.
This negatively affects the gaming experience of honest players. Now, Ubisoft is rolling out a patch that introduces mechanics to punish the leavers.
- The update 1.08 is released today, June 1st, at 2 PM for PC. Maintenance works will take place, which are expected to last 20 minutes. The update will come to the consoles PS4 and Xbox One in the course of next week.
Update 1.08 – Patch Notes for PC, PS4, and Xbox One
The main new feature of this update is the penalties for rage quitters. However, these will only be implemented today and will be activated at a later date. With these penalties, Ubisoft aims to reduce the number of rage quitters and improve the gaming experience:
- Before a player leaves the match early, they will receive a warn notice
- If they ignore this notice and leave the game (through the game menu or by pressing Alt+F4), they will not be able to start matchmaking for 10 minutes
- If the leader of a group leaves the game, all group members will receive the penalty
- In the first 30 seconds of a match, players can leave without fearing penalties. This is in case of matchmaking problems. This 30-second window may be adjusted by Ubisoft later
- Penalties are only applied to games started via matchmaking
Other new features of update 1.08:
- The maps will receive several bug fixes: For instance, there was an issue where the animation to climb a ladder started before reaching the ladder
- In the commands, the Shinobi is now treated as an Assassin and the Centurion as a Hybrid class. So far, these characters could not contribute to the respective missions.
- For the Centurion and the Shinobi, there is a bug fix that makes them immune to cover breaks during the roll movement
- Additionally, some heroes will have their action lists adjusted to avoid confusion.
- All bug fixes and balance adjustments of update 1.08 can be found on reddit.
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