So currently there's speculation that the Avenge challenge is bugged. Yet some players are getting avenges in the middle of nowhere and in small bandit camps. So we want to test out this theory. For the next 5 days we want everyone across all platforms to go to 1 specific location, remove all your armor, and die in that area. We want to see if avenge bodies will start popping up.

RUNE #5 HAS BEEN FOUND!!! (Assuming there has to be 9 now)

Credit: DetektivAJ (Discord UserName)

Location: Sciropescire

So the new weekly challenges have posted and unfortunately one of the new timed challenges is avenging a players deaths which we cannot complete since the functionality doesn't exist yet. So now we have a Core challenge for avenging 10 players deaths that can't be completed and now a weekly Timed challenge to avenge player's deaths that can't be completed. Any chance Ubi can update the Timed challenge at least so we can at least collect the Opals from a challenge that can be completed?

@jcar4327 @Tyeler0222144
Here is a cleaned up version I posted on Reddit so you don't have to scroll through all the comments our the Ubisoft forum testing thread.

https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/l4sp0p/ac_valhalla_how_to_avenge_a_player_as_of_the/

@imaginaryruins Very frustrating since it prevents you from completing the Fishing Hut delivery missions and therefore prevents you from getting the Swordfish melee weapon and completing the Ubisoft mission for wielding it.

@melarlo What's funny is I was in that cave last night when I was exploring the Eurvicscire area. I kept looking at all the markings on the wall in that room seeing if somehow they aligned to the current rune locations potentially giving insight into where others might be. But it didn't result in me finding anything new though.

@ubi-woofer Unfortunately not sure what you would want in a picture or video. I mean we could go to the Flatfish spawn point and show a video of an hour fishing and getting nothing but small and regular and showing no big flatfish and we could do likewise with Mackerel in Norway but I don't see how they would provide any insight for the development team. Obviously the development team knows where the spawn points are and if they use a release build they should easily see that something is preventing them from spawning or at least in a playable area. I've noticed a few times that if I tried shooting other variants of big fish that they will sometimes fall through the floor. So not sure if those fish are present and just under the fishable area or what.

@yesin069 And you are absolutely right. A little stronger communication with the player base on a regular basis wouldn't hurt. There are members on the Discord group but communication about progress is limited even there. A big point you make is that some people are not able to understand when things are out of their hands. The patch is out there waiting to be verified prior to release similar to smartphone app stores. Likewise, the development team is already working on the next patch. They have bugs/work items already targeted for the next build. So hypothetically speaking, when you have a near 75% full schedule for the next patch, what happens when you get unexpected cases, new bugs, etc. that pop up. Based on severity, criticality, etc. you prioritize them which then means some of the stuff you originally targeted for the next patch gets pushed back because of another more critical item. I guess my point is while some seem to have a grasp on the release process a lot don't have a good understanding of the schedule, development, and internal test process.

Each of us have our own priority list. I'd love for fish to be fixed but the impact to the game / story is minimal compared to main quest bugs that prevent progress. Am I annoyed fish haven't been fixed yet? Yes. Do I understand why? Absolutely. But me flooding the forums with new threads about issues that are already known won't make it any more of a priority or get fixed any sooner. After the last set of patches, it seems like they have their schedule set on a monthly release with the middle of the month typically being the release timeframe. So they get a solid sprint of 2 weeks development, 1 week of testing / post-test development fixes, and then 1 week post-release for verification. There's a lot of moving parts in the development world.

Enough rambling from me haha. Here's hoping to some awesome fixes and new content coming our way next week!

@alphagoose46219 Can you please post screenshots? I just want to confirm that they are BIG Flatfish since they spawn in England but the BIG Mackerel should only spawn in Norway. A screenshot would help a lot of us who have search countless hours trying to complete the quest. Thanks in advance

But on the plus side, it's only been 12 hours and we are already halfway to the community challenge.

But on the plus side, it's only been 12 hours and we are already halfway to the community challenge.

@spirantcrayon22 What system are you playing on? Guess I was spoiled with the Xbox Series X loading times.

Having finally gotten all gold, I do have a few comments:

• Enemies killing other enemies - I see this as a realistic aspect. It forces the player to be more aggressive to obtain the kills (not giving you indirect kills) but it is frustrating nonetheless when they are killed by another enemy or kill themselves accidentally.
• Only 1 Wolf (Archery) challenge requires perfection on headshots/weak points and that is Odin's Mine. The other archery challenge for headshots/weak points is Lolingestone Bandit camp. For this one there are 16 enemies total and you need to obtain 13 headshots/weak points. So they do allow for some gold flexibility on SOME maps but not all. Odin's is definitely the most difficult because of the precision required.
• Odin's Mine (first 5 enemies) occasional death when enemies are full health and weak point is hit. It registers on the scorecard that the weak point was hit but the enemy still dies. This is frustrating but fortunately right at the beginning. Once you get into the cave, the enemies have more health and I never encountered a weak point kill from full health. And yes I grinded Odin's Mine for HOURS on the archery challenge.
• Odin's Mine enemies randomly die. This commonly occurred toward the end of the archery challenge. I found that backtracking try to funnel enemies can be at least one culprit. I made it a point, that upon entering the last area, I ALWAYS go to the top platform and take out the 2 archers first and before even attempting to kill anyone else. If I didn't, they would randomly die for some reason (found the bodies on the ground but not killed by me).
• PRO TIP: Odin's Mine Wolf: From the start go behind you and climb up the back of the arch closest to the cave side. You can attack the enemies on breakable platforms from ABOVE rather than BELOW. They alleviates them shooting their own platform plus it gives you cover to take out the highest 2 enemies while being hidden from the other 3 on the lower level/ground.
• PRO TIP: Odin's Mine Wolf: Memorize where the BLUE torches are. You will fine that you accidentally set enemies on fire from either arrows flying by/through these torches OR crossing arrows with a fire archer. Know where those torches are and avoid crossing arrows near them. Also, when facing a fire archer, ALWAYS wait for him to fire his arrow first so when you fire yours it doesn't cross his arrow flame setting him on fire.
• PRO TIP: [ANY LOCATION] Raven (Stealth): Make sure you have the Assassin Carry ability to assassinate and immediately pick up the dead body skill (done by continuing to hold the assassinate button). This proved invaluable especially on Odin's Mine where 1 second too late and the guard notice's the body and ruins their routine paths making a gold run potentially ruined.

• The whole point of pre-set loadouts, was fairness for all players. Aside from the skills tree, everyone is faced with the same level of difficulty/stealth and same amount of health.
• Some people have said frustrating doesn't equal challenging. Aside from the bugs, I think that is proving the point of mastery. You HAVE to master weak point hits, you HAVE to master stun parries, you HAVE to master your patience and control. Aside from the bugs, I did find these extremely challenging.

@ubi-borealis As requested, here's a video of me with the Swordfish equipped as my main weapon (no secondary weapon equipped), killing numerous enemies, and then going into Uconnect to check the Core challenge status again.

@superfly_boss I was wondering the same. Here's a pic for the Ubi support folks showing the difference in size:

@ubi-borealis I probably should have clarified but it is not unlocking. I have killed over a hundred enemies with it, completed 4-5 river raids using ONLY the swordfish, killed neutral enemies (birds, deer, etc.), broken breakable items with it, travelled to numerous locations with it (England, Ireland, etc.). As of this morning, it remains locked and unclaimable.

It still hasn't unlocked for me either. Mastery Challenge content 100% complete (and river raid purchases). Even tried playing it like a guitar. Still not unlocked.

@psycosaintz She doesn't require you to get gold on all 15. The only reward for getting gold on all 15 is having enough credits to purchase everything in her store.

@termin4tor70355 All challenges can be completed and gold medals can be obtained. For this particular one, avoid using the explosive jars and run to the tree top with a torches. Light your arrows on fire and shoot the enemies with fire arrows instead. During the chain-reaction explosions, sometimes the kill isn't triggered as indirect.

@gayngel2019 I would have to agree. I have WotD complete 100% (wealth, mysteries, artifacts) and I still see enemies with yellow diamonds. Not sure myself what they are.