For Honor is a medieval fighting game that allows you to take control of many different types of heroes while fighting against NPC and player enemies and exploring a medieval game environment. Multiplayer For Honor is challenging at times, and you need to be equipped with the best possible information and skills if you're going to defeat enemies in multiplayer.
Using a diverse range of characters and playing certain game modes as a beginner are just a few of the essential points of knowledge that you should learn before diving straight into For Honor multiplayer.
Remember To Use Your Feats In Large Team Game Modes
Feats are a type of ability that many players, especially beginners, often completely forget exist. You can only use these special abilities in large team game modes, and they each have their own unique effects, such as gaining health after killing an enemy during a sword fight or stunning an enemy with a scream.
Some of these abilities are passive and grant you a bonus all the time, while others are a single ability that you can use once. Regardless, you should be equipping the best feats that you can in the customization menu and using them as often as possible because although it may not seem like it, these abilities can completely change the outcome of a battle.
Use Your Steel To Buy Scavenger Crates
There are many different uses for steel in For Honor, including buying different pieces of cosmetic customization and unlocking new game-changing gear. This gear is very important because it grants extra passives while you are playing multiplayer modes; however, it's common for players to neglect their customization with these items.
You can get different pieces of gear by playing matches; however, one of the best ways to get gear that players usually overlook is by buying scavenger crates with steel. The lowest tier of scavenger crate only costs 300 steel, so it's not a waste to buy a few of these crates every once in a while. In fact, it's in your interest to buy these crates from time to time so that you can have the best gear possible.
Learn How To Play Multiple Characters And One For Each Play-Style
When many people initially start their multiplayer adventure in For Honor, they often decide to play one character and stick with them. This is one of the biggest mistakes you can make, as there are different types of characters that can counter the other heroes in the game.
For example, if you are fighting against a Shugoki, then you may want to use a fast character so that you can counter his slow-moving speed. Overall, learning how to play characters with all different speeds and armor levels is essential if you want to play competitively.
Practice Your Skills In The Large Team Game Modes
Practicing certain skills in AI game modes isn't always a bad idea; however, for practicing how to fight multiple players at once for the competitive game modes, the large team game modes are your best option.
Large team game modes such as Dominion present the opportunity for you to fight multiple different types of For Honor characters all at once, and this will allow you to get used to the different abilities that each hero is equipped with and how to fight multiple enemies at once.
A lot of the opportunities that you will get to learn aren't present in game modes such as duel and brawl, so it is in your interest to play these game modes before going into the more competitive modes.
Look Around For Ledges And Use Them
Ledges are one of the easiest ways to defeat an enemy in For Honor. On each map, there are multiple ledges located at every corner that allow you to quickly one-shot an enemy by knocking them off.
Although this isn't the most honorable way to defeat an enemy, it is effective and is your best option if you are fighting multiple enemies, and you don't believe that you can otherwise win the fight traditionally. It's also important to learn where all of these ledges are located on each map. Spike traps also exist, and you can push enemies into them.
Backstep When You Aren't Confident That You Can Block Or Parry
Blocking and parrying are important to use in the right situations; however, occasionally, you will encounter a For Honor player that is so skilled that blocking and especially parrying will be much harder than in your average fight.
In this scenario, backstepping is another option that allows you to dash backward to avoid the enemy's attack. This method is particularly helpful while using a fast character such as Shinobi.
Defeat The Enemy Players Before The NPC Soldiers
While you are playing large team game modes, there will be NPC soldiers and enemy players fighting you at the same time. It's important to prioritize the enemy players as they have much more health, and they are also more skilled than the NPC enemies.
Although you get a few points for killing the NPC soldiers, farming them for points isn't worth dying to an enemy player and having to respawn far away on the map.
Revive Your Teammates Whenever The Chance Is Given
Reviving your teammates is a great way to save yourself in a difficult situation. Occasionally, you will run into a scenario where your teammate dies, and you will be stuck fighting multiple enemies at once.
If you don't believe that you can defeat multiple of the enemies that you are facing, then one of the best things to do is run back to your teammate and revive them. Reviving takes a few seconds, so it's best if you can put a distance between your enemies before arriving at your teammate. Don't ever believe that reviving is a waste of time; it can completely change who comes out victorious.
Parrying Is More Important Than Blocking, So Learn How To Time It Correctly
Blocking is much easier than parrying; however, it is also much less useful. Most beginning players can't parry very many attacks; however, it isn't too hard to practice this skill if you know how to.
Using NPC game modes, including duel and brawl, gives you the opportunity to practice parrying without any punishments if you fail. Practicing this skill for a few matches per play session will quickly turn you into a parrying master. It's a good idea to practice against many different types of heroes so that you can parry regardless of how quickly the enemy player is moving.
Only Play The Brawl Game Mode While You're With A Friend
The brawl game mode is one of the most played modes in For Honor. Sometimes duels are hard because there are too many competitive players; however, you may still want a challenge other than the large team game modes.
It may seem like a good idea to play with a random teammate; however, this is one of the worst things you can do in multiplayer For Honor. The enemy duo may be playing together while you're playing with a random teammate, so you need to have a teammate that you're communicating with if you want to succeed in this game mode. It's all too common for players to try the brawl game mode without communication, and this is a recipe for being defeated quickly.