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Thrustmaster Warthog Joystick

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Steam Controller

Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard

XBox 360 Controller

Creative Labs Z PCIe 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card

I was fortunate enough to play in the last technical test as well as in this most recent closed alpha. I must say... at the pace and hype that this game is building, For Honor is very much going to shine.

Technical impressions--speaking from PC: performance-wise, it feels very optimized. I'm rocking a dated 770 and I don't think I noticed any frame rate issues nor any notable major visual glitches. I feel like I could have toughed this out on my old 550 build. I probably don't need to go on about it. I mean, most of us have seen it by now; the game looks very cool; smooth for the most part--dare I even say worthy of eSports commentary. For me, I think it's one of the better games to actually spectate; I enjoyed watching quite a few people, added Jason and Danny O'Dwyer learning the ropes. I would note (and I'm probably not alone here): the main issue during the alpha that I had was with the matchmaking servers and disconnections. Still... with that, you kind of basically shrug and mutter "alpha" and try to rejoin. A small number of times I had to force close the client just to restart, and usually things smoothed out afterward. Still, servers were up and down, but given the game's current progress I couldn't really hold that against it.

Controls seemed slightly awkward at first, though, I would attribute much of that to it being a new game; nothing like it that's directly comparable. Dark Souls, sure..maybe a little, but definitely a different vibe, different genre, worthy to stand on its own. The "rock, paper, scissors" of attacking and countering is a pretty accurate description of a 1v1 against someone. And there's a lot of depth to explore with that, especially across the 6 playable classes given, in movesets and combos. Personally, I do think some balances and tweaks here and there are probably expected by launch--I noticed some weirdness with things like delayed inputs with some of the animation gaps that I wasn't familiar with. Pulling off combos was clunky sometimes, but honestly, much improved during this alpha compared to the first time I'd played a few months ago. A lot more fluid. You certainly get the hang of it after awhile.

Overall, I had a ton of fun. I like that there's going to be some emphasis on customizing your look and loadouts, and I'm really glad they're adding a single-player campaign--hopefully a well-rounded one at that. We'll see. As it is now, I think it's a solid action-fighter. Probably not for everyone, but I'm sure a lot of people are going to enjoy.

@criskiss50: Invite sent. Enjoy :)

@goldencommodus: I do, actually. Sent the invite. Enjoy!

Edit, looks like you already got an invite. Sorry I didn't get to you sooner. I still have one left.

@ghost_cat: I don't even know if I'm allowed to disclose any info on what I played in the technical test. I might be at this point. I think when the alpha starts is when we can start publicly sharing our experiences without risk of bans. I believe this round can be recorded too, so you will probably see a lot of footage starting to be posted (perhaps on this very site)? I will actually post a video myself if we're allowed to.

I will say this though, I'm running a 770 rig and I had no issues whatsoever on my end.

@giantstalker: Sent you an invite.

Hey there!

I have one For Honor Closed Alpha for PC invite left. The way it is set up, I need to invite uPlay friends, so the next duder to send me a PM here with your uPlay tag will get one.

If you don't get an invite from me, I wouldn't fret at all. Visit the For Honor Alpha key sharing Reddit threads for your desired platform and nab one from someone handing out extra invites. That is how I got mine during the last technical test, and it took me just about 20~30 minutes.

For Honor

PC Invites - Link

PS4/XB1 Invites - Link

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For Honor’s Closed Alpha begins on September 15th at 9 AM EDT / 1 PM GMT and runs through September 18th at 8 PM EDT / September 19th Midnight GMT.

To be able to play the Closed Alpha on your PS4, Xbox One or PC, you must meet the following requirements:

PS4:

-High Speed Internet Connection

-Download size: 12GB

Xbox One:

-High Speed Internet Connection

-Xbox Live Gold Account

-Download size: 12GB

-Sharing content privacy, located under Xbox Live privacy & safety account settings, must be set to "everybody".

-Joining Multiplayer Gameplay must be allowed in the privacy & Online safety setting of your profile.

PC:

MINIMUM PC CONFIGURATION

Resolution: 720p@30FPS

Video Preset: Low

VSync: Off

OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)

PROCESSOR: Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent

VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560Ti (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent

SYSTEM RAM: 4GB

RECOMMENDED PC CONFIGURATION

Resolution: 1080p@ ~60FPS

Video Preset: High

VSync: Off

OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)

PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-2500K | AMD FX-6350 or equivalent

VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon R9 285 or equivalent

SYSTEM RAM: 8GB

Supported regions are:

North America: USA & Canada

United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Andorra, Ireland.

FRONER!!

Hey there!

I have two For Honor Closed Alpha invites left that I want to give away. The way it is set up, I will need to invite uPlay friends. The first two duders to PM me with your uPlay SN will get an invite.

If you don't get an invite from me, I wouldn't fret at all. Visit the For Honor Alpha key sharing Reddit threads for your desired platform and nab one from someone handing out extra invites. That is exactly how I got mine during the last technical test, and it took me just about 20~30 minutes.

For Honor

PC Invites - Link

PS4/XB1 Invites - Link

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For Honor’s Closed Alpha begins on September 15th at 9 h AM EDT / 1 h PM GMT and runs through September 18th at 8 h PM EDT / September 19th Midnight GMT.

To be able to play the Closed Alpha on your PS4, Xbox One or PC, you must meet the following requirements:

PS4:

-High Speed Internet Connection

-Download size: 12GB

Xbox One:

-High Speed Internet Connection

-Xbox Live Gold Account

-Download size: 12GB

-Sharing content privacy, located under Xbox Live privacy & safety account settings, must be set to "everybody".

-Joining Multiplayer Gameplay must be allowed in the privacy & Online safety setting of your profile.

PC:

MINIMUM PC CONFIGURATION

Resolution: 720p@30FPS

Video Preset: Low

VSync: Off

OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)

PROCESSOR: Intel Core i3-550 | AMD Phenom II X4 955 or equivalent

VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560Ti (1GB VRAM) | AMD Radeon HD 6870 (1GB VRAM) or equivalent

SYSTEM RAM: 4GB

RECOMMENDED PC CONFIGURATION

Resolution: 1080p@ ~60FPS

Video Preset: High

VSync: Off

OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)

PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-2500K | AMD FX-6350 or equivalent

VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 | AMD Radeon R9 285 or equivalent

SYSTEM RAM: 8GB

Supported regions are:

North America: USA & Canada

United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Andorra, Ireland.

FRONER!!

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Yes.