Ubisoft Bans Over 1,000 For Honor Players

A Knight, a Samurai, and a Viking walk into a ban.

By Wesley Copeland

Ubisoft has issued bans to players using an AFK farming in For Honor.

Via Reddit, Ubisoft says its handed out around 1,500 3-day bans, and around 4,000 warnings to players who’ve been detected using the exploit.

Ubisoft previously stated such action would take place if players continued to violate the Code of Conduct, and further detailed what AFK farming looks like.

"This week we wanted to give your more visibility about our policy against players who are 'AFK Farming' the For Honor Battlefields," said Ubisoft. "For those unfamiliar with the practice, players are able to go AFK (away from keyboard) and keep their in-game character moving throughout a match (ex. tying a rubber band on the control stick), garnering end-game rewards and progression without actually playing. The 'farming' aspect comes about when these players use this technique frequently to gain a large amount of these rewards.

Ubisoft also clarified that some players were using cheat engines to AFK Farm, and that anyone caught doing so is likely to receive a permanent ban, rather than a temporary one.

All players involved in such activities will receive an email from Ubisoft explaining their sanction in detail. You can also check out the For Honor Code of Conduct page should you have any questions.

“Because this kind of behavior negatively affects the player experience of others, it has become a top priority for us. As such, we will be sanctioning all the players who have been found to be using AFK Farming repeatedly.”

The short version? Don’t cheat in online games or you’ll get banned.

In our review of For Honor, we said “For Honor has some dents in its shiny armor, such as the mediocre campaign, the frugal economy, and the snowballing victories in team modes. But it’s hard to be mad too long when I consider that the melee combat system is second to none and a joy to learn, take your licks, and then learn some more.”

Wesley Copeland is a freelance news writer who writes excellent bios. For more obvious statements and video game chat, you should probably follow him on Twitter.

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