Just like any popular multiplayer game, For Honor already has its cheaters using any means to win. Seems Ubisoft have decided they’re going to tolerate very little of that though, as there’s already been bans for cheating and quite a few of those for first-time offenses.

Posted through an update on the Ubisoft blog, Ubisoft have spelt out that they’re going to be taking the game’s name to heart and are not willing to put up with those who try to give themselves an unfair advantage. Already around 400 accounts have been caught and banned for cheating or hacking, while a further 70 have been banned for reasons of an offensive nature – including emblems, harassment and other misconduct all flagged up by other players in game.

“For Honor puts a huge emphasis on skill, so it’s important that it offers a level playing field – and to ensure that nobody has an unfair advantage, the developers have rolled out EasyAntiCheat, a program that detects and flags those who break the rules.”

Once an account is flagged by the program, there are then members of the dev team who will review the case to hopefully weed out false positives. If an account is found to be doing things they shouldn’t then a number of different courses of action are taken, “warnings, temporary suspensions, or permanent bans against identified players… fairness is hugely important to the game’s creators, so bans are being handed out to first-time offenders.”

Bans will be handed out on an account basis, not a hardware one, and there will be a system in place for appeals if players feel they have been unfairly banned from the game.

In case you’d like to make absolutely sure you’re toeing the line in-game, check Ubisoft’s code of conduct or their support page.