'For Honor' News: Ubisoft Releases Game Update But Players Will Continue 24-Hour Boycott
Players of the hack and slash fighting game "For Honor" have been organizing a 24-hour boycott of the title. Despite Ubisoft's move to release several updates, the community action is more likely to continue since players are demanding for more changes.
Last week, players at the "For Honor" community page on Reddit decided to collectively boycott "For Honor" on April 3, starting at 5 a.m. EDT. According to the post, titled "Official 'For Honor' Blackout Community Event," the campaign will last 24 hours from the mentioned time on Monday.
According to the Reddit post, they seek that Ubisoft communicate properly with the gamers' community, to let player know their future plans, matchmaking, balance changes and more.
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Ubisoft Responds with a Patch
However, on Thursday, Ubisoft tried to pacify the gaming community by releasing several updates. Some highlights of the patch include the increase in Steel Income or in the game's currency system. All matches will now give player 25 percent more steel while Daily Orders steel profit goes up by 33 percent and 50 percent for Side Orders.
The game patch, which went live at 11 a.m. EDT last March 30, has also brought in a "re-introduced" River Fort map. At the same time, Ubisoft promised that they are planning to re-launch the High Fort "if everything goes well with River Fort."
Along with the changes mentioned above, Ubisoft added 12 new Elite Outfits, such as items for the Knights (Battlefield Chic outfits), the Vikings (Death Ravens outfits), and the Samurai (Death Blossoms outfits).
Despite Release of Patch, Boycott is Still On
Despite some changes and additional contents that Ubisoft has provided last week, the community of "For Honor" players appears to remain determined in launching the boycott action.
The latest update on the Reddit thread says: "After reading many comments it appears that most of the community believe that we should continue with the Blackout. This is a step in the right direction on the side of Ubisoft, however the community seems to still want things addressed."
However, it looks like some players also question the correctness of the boycott. The post also explained: "We need to look at ourselves for a second because after reading the comments I have noticed a lot of hate among the community. We need to learn to work together and to respect each other if we want this to be a successful community."
Several comments on the thread are poking fun at the situation, but they, nevertheless, show support to the boycott campaign. If anyone heads to the Reddit thread, they will see a lot of Reddit users sharing how they have been contributing to the blackout.
One player said he has already taken action since he stopped playing the game for a week now. Another player even said he had done his part by getting a refund from "For Honor."
