LogFAQs > #882370916

Been playing a lot of For Honor, but not in the way I expected. The big team-based skirmishes and objective modes were what drew me into the game, but of course I'm also one of the many players labeled with a strict NAT (probably because of the P2P hosting), and I can't for the life of me figure out port forwarding. So I can't actually join any of those modes I wanted to play originally! At least not against other players, but fighting AI with human teammates isn't very exciting either.

So I'm left with 1v1s and 2v2s for real human competition. Mostly the former. And it was really frustrating at first because the strict NAT also means I just get matched with whoever I could connect to, so I get opponents of all skill levels. Getting demolished by players who've clearly been playing for way longer than I have isn't the most fun time.

But I like the combat system and the feel well enough to stick with it, and through experience and watching some video guides, I've built up some competency with the starter Knight class that I can actually win fights against players of similar playtime and eke out a round or two against veterans. It's very much a fighting game, but I also appreciate how it's really its own thing. Can't think of any other game like it!

The story mode is an okay tutorial for every class, too, with some dumb fun moments. Gonna wrap that up next session, then I'll get back to playing a real single player campaign with Wolfenstein: The New Order. I'll still be dueling constantly though. Need to learn other classes too. Probably gonna be my "rest of the year pick-up and play game" since I don't think I'll be picking up other fighting games or rogue-likes. Maybe Dead Cells when that comes out for real?
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