July 2011
5 posts
How to play hon (for the new players)
Welcome to Heroes of Newerth If you are new to the game then hopefully this “guide” will help you out. I have decided to write this in response to the new Free-To-Play business model that S2 has recently implemented. In this guide I will show ways to improve as a player, find your niche playstyle and possibly reduce rage. Heroes of Newerth is a real time strategy game set in an online...
First "fuck this game, im out" thread ive seen...
Hey there~ You can call me Discord. I haven’t played this game in months. Months. Shortcut deleted from desktop. Uninstalled. I visit the forums— maybe— once every couple of months, when something in the HoN email catches my eye. I have very little interest in coming back. For those interested, feel free to read my rationale for abandoning this game (be warned—...
Interview with MsPudding
Nymity: First of all I would like to thank you for allowing me to interview you, hopefully I can help some people understand a little more about you and the company as a whole.
Nymity: 1.) What exactly are your responsibilities with the company, and how long have you worked there?
MsPudding: I've been with S2 since November of last year, but have been a dedicated player and fan of the game/genre since beta, having had an extensive casual playing experience with DotA for about 4 years prior. In terms of my responsibilities, the list is long. Most notably (in the public eye), I organize, direct, and voice all of our hero spotlights, as well as many other promotional videos. I also, somewhat recently, have come into managing the in-game shop--with the use of Merrick and his goblin army!
Nymity: 2.) What are your thoughts on all of the recent server issues and downtimes?
Nymity: 3.) How much do you play the game yourself?
MsPudding: 2/3) I'm going to go ahead and combine #2 and #3, because my thoughts on it are also influenced by my affinity for the game and how often I play it. I used to play almost every single day back in beta, and even after I started working with S2, I'd get a few games in every other night or so after work. As is the case with many of my coworkers, I actually enjoy playing the game in my spare time--yes, even after working on HoN all day ;) With the server issues and downtime, many of the staff have been working overtime, and to top it off, we've been missing out on playing ourselves! It was a very sad time, indeed. Then again, it's also such a great feeling to be working alongside such dedicated people that offer such commitment to the game. Needless to say, I've been pretty bummed about the downtime, and just as with any of our dedicated players, hoped it'd be back in full operation soon. I'm really glad to see the stability of HoN once again, and hope it'll stay like this!
Nymity: 4.) I was taking a look at the S2 Careers page and noticed something about a "new unannounced title in the works", can you give us any spoilers?
MsPudding: 4) I know S2 is looking into the possibility of creating a new title, but I know almost nothing about what it could be. I don't think there are any definite decisions on it yet, though it is something in the works. Heroes of Newerth is still top priority, and will remain that way for most of us :)
Nymity: 5.) Who is your favorite hero to play and why?
MsPudding: 5) My favorite hero to play in HoN would be Pharoah. He's been my most played hero since beta--strangely enough, I didn't think much of clockwerk goblin back in DotA, but when I switched to HoN, I found that the movement, mummies, and all of his skills were a lot less buggy and clunky than they felt on the Warcraft III engine, and somehow I began to really enjoy his playstyle. There's something about whizzing across the map and trapping enemies in, while abusing the global range of tormented soul that is very satisfying :)
Nymity: 6.) Have you ever thought about co-announcing any of the tournaments alongside Breakycpk?
MsPudding: 6) The idea of livecasting, even alongside breaky has been brought up to me multiple times in the past. While a fun/appealing idea at times, I can't see myself talking nonstop and filling in silence at every second--it's just not how my brain functions! I'd be willing to give something like that a try, but honestly have done little to no shoutcasting in the past, and am more comfortable with a relaxed, casual/humorous style of commentary on games. Not to mention I am not very up-to-date with the current competitive metagame because the time I do spend on HoN involves playing it for fun in my spare time, and not watching games or discussing strategies (though I do discuss strategies for new heroes).
Nymity: 7.) Final question: Will there be a scout alt avatar in the near future?
MsPudding: 7) There isn't one on my short-term list, but it is something I plan on having! Don't worry, the poor scout will get some love one day!
Misuse of the word "Noob"
It was my understanding that the word “noob” or “newb”, short for newbie, was a slang term for a person who is NEW to a game or activity, someone who is not a very good player due to the sheer fact that he/she does not yet have a full understanding of the game.
People toss around the word noob like it is some sort insult, when id say in most cases it is being used towards...
So i've been warning angrytestie's opponents that...
World Champ and all-around debatable best HoN player of all time, [SK]Angrytestie, frequently streams his stomps on his JTV. He uses accounts in the 1650-1750 range and proceeds to shit on kids like it was their first time playing.
So what Ive been doing (cuz im bored) is whispering to the players on the opposing teams and informing them of his true identity and suggesting more pressure be put on...
June 2011
27 posts
lmao, i got banned from the forums
Yup, I got banned from the forums apparently “due to infractions” but I was in the middle of an argument with some dick on the forums and as i went to reply to his snide comment, i got this..
Some dumpster I’ve never heard of randomly called me out on the forums so of course I retaliated (as you do), then he started posting with his alts to make it look I was being ganged up...
JoshP is a dick
Me: yo
Me: why u gotta be such a dick dude?
JoshP: shut up cunt
Me: being a better player doesnt mean yer better than anyone
Me: your a pathetic crybaby
JoshP: and you're a stupid nigger, ignored
Me: thanks, got all i needed :)
I decided to whisper him right after a post showed up on the forums where he states that because of his "Pro" status and apparent special treatment, people will be receiving "custom bans". This guy definitely rates a 6800/10 on my doucheometer.
Hootymama will get you...
Pubstomping: “When a player or group of players in a game play together against much less skilled players ending in a blowout; essentially the other team never really had a chance.”
In HoN there are many players who get their thrills through the art of pubstomping, normally players who play on a much lower rated account called a “Smurf”, an example being that their main...
Sick of micro managing heroes
Apparently the next hero to come out, “Emerald Warden” (super gay name), is yet another hero that comes with some sort of pet, at least according to this teaser picture posted by S2 Nome earlier today..
It appears to be some sort of centaur thing with a flag or something coming out of its ass and sticking straight up and it looks like he/she has maybe and pet seagull, whos ability...
New favorite HoN music
So, I’m always lookin for new tunes to jam while i’m gettin my ass kicked in HoN, you know, to help keep the rage down, I used to just pop on my iTunes and hit random but that didn’t work out cuz I’d be gettin my ass kicked and “Break Stuff” by Limp would come on and that would just make me punch my monitor (I totally did that)
(ya I play on a 13in CRT what of...
Possible way to stop the rage problem
Long-time and I would say pretty well respected member of the community, Cataclysma who is also leader of Clan “Bro” started a thread boasting a possible way to solve the rage problem within HoN. The following quote is his original post:
I’ve been thinking of a way to permanently reduce the excessive amount of rage that occurs in HoN. It’s not a secret that HoN’s...
Gay little ponies...
Finally someone else wonders what the hell is up with all of the my little pony bullshit that is being spammed all over the forums, now I get it….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJbAT1wzS8U
That video is hilarious, 10/10 I’d say, but it doesn’t excuse the fact that my little pony is still GAY, no matter how badass of a dub you put to it. Now if it was care bears, that would...
Justin Bieber plays HoN...ffs
According to his twitter page, there was a tweet that doesn’t seem to be there anymore (probably because of marketing concerns) that the 12 year old peter puffer plays HoN.
Now tell me, what would you do if you knew you just got stomped by this kid in a TMM? I also wonder if the new player registrations went up during the time this tweet was still there, I mean, 10mil followers is some...
Diamond shield overrunning gold shield, crybabys...
Since S2 decided to give all players 2000 free silver coins to compensate for all of the server problems, many of the pre-purchasers who have the Gold Shield feel that the chat rooms ingame are now overrun with people rocking the diamond shield..
“I just noticed the chat rooms became infested of people with Diamond Shields after the 2000 coin bonus. In the room Hon 33 right now there are...
If you wanna grief, now's the time
It’s no secret that HoN is plagued by trolls and troublemakers ingame, you know, the kinda people who instapick scout and insist mid with boots first, or the kinda people who pick bloodhunter and silence their teammate right before a fight, or the ones who kill that creep you were charging with rampage when you just said not to.
HoN has a system in place for these people, players have the...
S2 is making another game
While browsing around their website looking for another way to contact someone to help me since their helpdesk is useless, I found a nifty little piece of information on their Careers page..
Work closely with the art team to rig characters and create effects for characters and other game assets for our widely popular game “Heroes of Newerth,” as well as our new unannounced title in...
How to kill World Tree in under 10 minutes
So me and some stompin buddies decided we wanted to try to kill the enemy world tree in under 10 minutes, we had been messin around with konging at lvl 1 and wanted to take it a step further. Follow these instructions and you will have noobs QQing in no time.
First off, this won’t work against any team with at least 2 people who have half a brain, so don’t try this in the 1600+...
Apology and Compensation From S2
After 16 or so hours of not being able to access the game, S2 finally seems to have shit under control (de ja vu?) even though everyones stats, coins, store purchases, skill rating increases, name changes, and even account purchases from the last 12 days are gone.
S2 feels that giving each player 2,000 silver coins and the limited use of all shop items until this Wednesday is going to make up for...
S2 gives players all items in shop "for now"
According to the Twitter of one [S2] Idejder, they have unlocked all items in the shop, here is the tweet:
Idejder
We will explain more soon: 1) There is a 12 day rollback of all stats 2) the store is fully unlocked for everyone to use for now(<3 from us)
So the fact that our stats as well as coins from the past 12 days are gone means nothing now that all of the useless items in the...
Top 10 HoN Memes/Comics
These took a while to get together so enjoy.
http://i.imgur.com/jmQmf.jpg (Author: Marmoset) 1
http://i.imgur.com/wuhSQ.jpg (Author: Zamzoph) 2
http://i.imgur.com/11XiM.png (Author: Greyface) 3
http://i.imgur.com/P90Sj.jpg (Author: SausageEx) 4
http://i.imgur.com/o6lLc.png (Author: Fryes) 5
http://i.imgur.com/pcmXa.jpg (Author: F“ck) 6
http://i.imgur.com/8KmBO.png (Author: ...
How to stomp noobs with Deadwood.
Ok so here it is, the thread thats going to be flamed and mocked by all of those little frat boys and italians (for some reason) who call themselves “Pro” just becasue their PSR is over 1600. But the fact that my last 200+ games have been with Rapewood and my KD is 4.0, I think its fair to say I know wtf i talking about. The Mindset If your gonna play then you have to mid, and...
How to play a practice game without logging in.
Courtesy of Mistafrank from the HoN forums.
1. Open HoN
2. At login screen hit Ctrl+f8
3. Type “startgame practice GameName map:caldavar allheroes:true devheroes:true” (no quotes duh)
4. Enjoy your practice game UnamedNewbie. (don’t forget to hit Ctrl+f8 again after load)
S2 Needs to give players Triple Coins.
So i posted this on their forums already, but the nazimods deleted it twice, so imma post it here.
Here is the way I see it, every hour the game is down, players are unable to gain coins to purchase their must have items in the goblin shop. I don’t know what the statistics are but I’m going to throw out some numbers here, hopefully I’ll land in the ballpark.. It seems that...
Best Rage Post I Have Seen In A While
Im at a loss for words. I dont even know where to begin. You guys are far and above the most pathetic sludge of game company to ever exist. You are the dirty butthole of the gaming world. You disgusting corpulant fat sweaty slobs cant even pull off a routine maintenance check without murdering your already god awful servers. Embarrassing to say the least. Your new heroes are so...
Everybody Hates Parasite.
S2’s latest hero Parasite (description here) was boasted to be “the best 1v1 hero in the game” as well as “the best jungle hero in the game”. So far, this hero has proven to be nothing but a useless trashcan forcing teams to play 4v5 until level 11 when he finally decides to leave the jungle with marchers and 2/3 of firebrand. Derp.
It was my understanding that this...
[MSi] Nova is a muthafuckin P.I.M.P.
That game was a fun one to watch, but then… this guy ^^ People are saying that those are “gaming sunglasses” riiiight.. I’m not saying that there isn’t such a thing as gaming glasses, but who the fuck needs them? No one.
The people who wear “gaming glasses” are the same people who decided they need to try to look somehow less nerdy by playing video...
“I cannot play Match Making any more… That at me 4 ruptures of communication with...”
– -GoPetr Dotallyrad.com
Words of wisdom for all.
Exterminate the BR's
Look, its 2011, even the south is starting to look down on racism. If you have trouble with communicating with the Brazilian players in your games, then heres a suggestion… GET SOME FUCKING FRIENDS. HoN wasn’t made only for english speaking players, it was made for everyone, and tbh, half of the BR players I’ve seen are much better than most english speakers.
Granted $2 does...
I'm 1500 MMR, Get off my nuts.
Ya, I’m 1500 MMR, so fucking what, if thats all you assholes have in your life to make you feel better about yourself then so be it. I’m 1800 PSR but since they split the stats apparently only MMR is what matters. I could be 200 MMR and still be better than you tryhards cuz im an OG!
The people who reply to everyone’s posts with “stfu 1400 MMR scrub” are the ones...
The Best HoN Comic Iv'e Found. Enjoy.
http://i.imgur.com/2cSni.jpg
Sorry can’t post the actual picture, it’s too damn big. Derp.
I hate this goddamn game.
I created this tumblr account because the stupid mods on the HoN forums won’t let me say what I want to say so fuk dem. I have been an avid gamer for the last 7 or 8 years, mainly playing counterstrike and counterstrike:source, when the shit-for-brains people in charge of valve decided to change source completely I quit and started playing HoN in 2009.
When I first started playing (since I...
