Upcoming For Honor Event with a $10,000 Prize Pool

Ubisoft has been rather quiet in esports over the years, having a negligible presence. Their main title at the moment is Rainbow 6, though it’s still a relatively weak effort. However, recent news has seen ESL partner up with Ubisoft to bring an international For Honor tournament; worth $10,000.

Named ‘For Honor Hero Series’, the event will gather the best players around the globe in an epic showdown to trim them down to one champion. If you didn’t know, the game consists of upclose combat and visceral strategies putting three eras of warriors against each other. The gameplay is a statement to the originality of the title.

“At ESL we are committed to growing the esports landscape and For Honor’s competitive ecosystem has been something we've all been looking forward to. “With the For Honor Hero Series and the addition of ranked mode, there is a lot in store for future For Honor players.”-Sean Charles VP of Publisher and Developer Relations at ESL.

It seems that ESL sees a future in For Honor, unlike the community. Let us not forget that the game was probably the most over-hyped titles of the year with only 5 percent of original owners still playing the game on Steam. It’s rather odd to see Ubisoft invest in a game which has, practically, a dead community and a lack of enthusiasm. Personally, further support for Rainbow 6 would have made more sense.

Back to the plans, ESL wil host competitions every week from July 8^th across Europe and the U.S. The organisation said confidently that it will support the esports for much more than just a year. Players will have to chance to earn points in these tournaments; those with the highest amount are invited to the event on August 12^th. Obviously, ESL will stream the competiion on For Honor’s official Twitch channel.

Let’s see if some esports could revitalise the game; but what it definitely cannot fix are those damned Ubisoft servers.