Honor of Kings (HOK) Plus, biggest version update, launches

Honor of Kings (HOK) Plus is the MOBA game's biggest version update yet, Level Infinite and TiMi Studio Group revealed. The latest patch update was released today, June 24, 2025, bringing various improvements and fresh content, primarily influenced by community feedback.

Highlights include new hero Flowborn, performance-based rewards, real-time voice-to-text translation, gameplay enhancements, Honor Pass overhaul, and free skins and vouchers.

As always, Honor of Kings codes are here, so don't forget to redeem them for freebies.

Dean Huang, HOK producer, said:

As a live game, the onus is on the development team to listen closely to player feedback and continue to evolve Honor of Kings. With Honor of Kings Plus, we have really pushed ourselves to introduce new, groundbreaking, and engaging content and refine existing features. We look forward to the response of the community.

New Hero: Flowborn

A first in a MOBA game, HOK launched Flowborn, a hero avatar you can customize.

Create a deeply customizable avatar—choosing appearance, skin tone, outfits, unlocking clothing and hairstyles, and creating and sharing your own 2D poster from a selection of backgrounds, stickers, and nameplates.

Moreover, Flowborn has an adaptive combat system featuring versatile weapons and skills that are effective across multiple lanes, with the freedom to select attribute buffs during matches.

The rollout began with Flowborn - Marksman, followed by Tank and Mage classes in July 2025.

Players' Performances Now Have Greater Recognition

With HOK Plus, players' individual performances gain more Star rewards even if they lose.

Here are the overall criteria according to Honor of Kings:

• The result points are calculated by combining the match victory with the personal performance points.
• Personal performance points are determined by adding the basic evaluation to the highlight moments points, and the total is then converted into a rating that corresponds to varying point values.
• Players who achieve "Highlight Moments" will be awarded Ratings and Stars.

Check out these Highlight Moments examples:

• If you single-handedly destroy the high-ground tower and then take down the opponent's crystal, your rating immediately jumps to SSS.
• Carrying the match with a full score earns you an additional 2-star rating.
• In a 1vs9 match-up, even if you're unable to secure the win despite your best efforts, you can still retain or even gain Stars.
• If you're on the losing side and not the MVP but receive a gold medal, you have the potential to earn Stars.

Further, the global version of Honor of Kings is more transparent than the Chinese version, with each rating tier plainly corresponding to specific bonus points.

Real-Time Voice-To-Text Translation

To improve communication between players, the Honor of Kings development team introduced real-time voice-to-text transcription and translation to the mobile game's existing translation features.

This augmented function initially supports Chinese, Indonesian, Malay, and English, with the team considering adding more languages.

With this new feature, communicate more easily with existing friends and team members as well as make new friends.

Gameplay Enhancements

Honor of Kings' battlefield was updated. Spawn times, attributes, and rewards, among others, were adjusted to improve gameplay and reduce players' frustration in situations when all lanes are pushed:

• The number of mid-lane minions was increased to four.
• The Central River Sprite was removed completely to deliver a better flow and balance in mid-lane.
• Adjustments to the respawn frequency, abilities, and rewards for top and bottom lanes River Sprites and the Space Sprite.
• The spawn timing, skills, and rewards for the Red Falcon have been rebalanced.
• The attributes of super minions in all three lanes have been reduced to balance the pressure in the late game.
• Changes to the Turret Shield system.
• Teleport Summoner Skill is now available permanently, along with enhanced Teleport visuals.

Honor Pass Revamped

The Honor Pass system, a major community pain point, has been overhauled with a streamlined mission system that serves as the primary source of event-based rewards, allowing players to earn experience by completing Honor Pass missions, achieving Highlight moments, and completing campaigns, which can then be used to upgrade Honor Pass levels and unlock more rewards.

Moreover, players who update their game within the first month will receive a free Elite Pass. The first new Honor Pass will feature a KWC theme, with Level 1 instantly granting the Nuwa-Syzygy Moonlight skin. By staying active and reaching Level 80, players can also earn the Alessio EWC skin for free.

Additionally, upgrading to the Deluxe Pass provides an extra 398 tokens, which you can use for the following Honor Pass or a forthcoming pass.

More Events and Rewards

Want It, Get It! - Limited Time Freebie Frenzy

In this event, obtain a 1688 Tokens-worth skin voucher for free:

• From June 19, 2025, complete tasks to collect special event tokens, which can be redeemed starting at the Event Center for a skin voucher worth 1688 Tokens.
• From June 28 to 30, use the voucher in the Shop to get a discount on designated skins released before January 1, 2025, excluding the new Yun Ying - Crystallight Spear skin; the voucher requires no minimum spend, deducts up to 1688 Tokens, and is valid for single skin, not bundles.

All Skins Free-to-Use Plus

• This event runs from June 28 to 30, 2025. All in-game skins released before June 24, including limited and legendary skins, are free to use.

Among these massive updates of HOK Plus, my personal favorite is the customizable hero Flowborn. – PinoyTechSaga