'For Honor': Berserkers Can Use 'Flip Out' Backflip Emote to Evade Attacks

By Edward Leano, Christian Post Contributor Friday, March 24, 2017

"For Honor" players have discovered that certain in-game emotes actually have situational uses in combat. One such amusing example is the Berserker's celebratory backflip emote being used to dodge mid to low swings in an actual fight.

"For Honor" players typically use emotes to inject some personality into the game's combat, by letting their character taunt, gesture at or pay respect to allies and opponents. These flashy moves are usually done in relative safety, though — doing them in a bout of misplaced confidence, or a button pressed by accident, in actual combat will usually result in an embarrassing loss.

A lot of these emotes have lengthy animations, leave the character vulnerable or are just outright silly, ensuring that they have little to no place in actual, frantic combat. Not to mention that some of them have to be purchased as well, and can be very expensive, according to Kotaku.

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Reddit user TheRealCrayfish, however, has shown that the Berserker's "Flip Out" emote is more than just for flavor. In the video posted on his Reddit thread, the player demonstrates a couple of well-timed dodges done with his Berserker's backflip gesture.

The emotes sold in this Ubisoft game can be expensive, so it is the more established players who can actually experiment with emotes like these. The Berserker move displayed by TheRealCrayfish, called "Flip Out," costs 3,000 steel to unlock — not a small investment but made to look cool while dodging low swings. For reference, players can buy in-game currency for actual money, and 3,000 steel will cost a player about $3, according to Kotaku.

What's more, the Berserker backflip leaves little room for error in timing the incoming attack from the enemy. Since "For Honor" is an online multiplayer game, the success this timing is heavily dependent on whether the game's online connection is stable, according to Techsy News.

See the video below of the Berserker's backflip emote dodging attacks, courtesy of Reddit user TheRealCrayfish.