For Honor is getting 2 heroes instead of 4 this year, a Battle Pass

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For Honor is the latest Ubisoft live service game to gain a Battle Pass, and cut the number of new characters launching this year.

Just like Rainbow Six Siege before it, Ubisoft announced that For Honor is moving in a similar direction with its Year 4 of live service.

This year, For Honor players will get two new heroes, a drop from Year 3 and Year 2’s four heroes. It is not clear how the new heroes will be acquired, because Ubisoft is getting rid of the yearly season pass as well – which previously guaranteed access to upcoming heroes.

Replacing that will be a recurring Battle Pass, the first of which will be available in Season One of Year 4. Dubbed Hope, the new season will kick off February 6. Narratively, Hope represents a new chapter for the game’s warring factions, who have all agreed to a truce. Something will motivate them to fight again, though we’re not sure what.