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Heroes of Newerth |OT| Free-To-Play [PC /Mac /Linux]
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MrMister said:
Dude, playing on UK severs made a world of difference for me, Team UK unbeaten 2 game run! what's funny is it feels about the same as playing on USE server in HoN when playing on a UK server.
Looking forward to seeing how Astroboy does when he gets in to see more varied results on this games net-code when you have to already deal with the delayed animation actions of heroes.
I'm on an MMO tear right now and I probably play only one game of dota2 or HON per day. Still halfway to 85 but I fully intend to try all the endgame 85 raids and heroics that I can before my one month free sub runs out. I played wow only because I quit before all the 71-85 content was released and was looking for some challenging gameplay. The dungeons have all at least been interesting and well-scripted, but right now that's really all they are : scripted to hell and back. Picking a tank and sticking to it means sticking to one play style for each and every instance. I can already feel myself burning out on this because I think I pretty much reached my skill ceiling in WOW, and there's really not enough variety or metagame to keep me going. Boss mods already tell everyone what to do for each gimmick boss and after a while (really just the first time for most bosses) it becomes just another line in the script to follow for the challenging encounters.
Dota2 hasn't been doing it for me because I'm still so unfamiliar with everything. Vsync adds some lag so I had to turn it off. I'm somewhat red-green colorblind (only on computer screens, not for traffic lights) so dire and radiant creeps look exactly the same to me. I had to set my contrast and saturation to eye-melting levels just to differentiate them. The minimap is almost unusable for me, and turning off its BG makes it unusable in a different way. I've probably only had 3 lag free games so far, and I think those were the only games I won. I could be definitively winning a game with other gaffers but still not feel like I had fun because I'm still struggling with everything. That stupid donkey has messed up my item-buying so many times I swear I'll kill him the next time he buys me 3 wraith band recipes that I can't sell back.
Right now, I really can't wait for diablo3 so I can play something brainless and just have fun.
Dota2 hasn't been doing it for me because I'm still so unfamiliar with everything. Vsync adds some lag so I had to turn it off. I'm somewhat red-green colorblind (only on computer screens, not for traffic lights) so dire and radiant creeps look exactly the same to me. I had to set my contrast and saturation to eye-melting levels just to differentiate them. The minimap is almost unusable for me, and turning off its BG makes it unusable in a different way. I've probably only had 3 lag free games so far, and I think those were the only games I won. I could be definitively winning a game with other gaffers but still not feel like I had fun because I'm still struggling with everything. That stupid donkey has messed up my item-buying so many times I swear I'll kill him the next time he buys me 3 wraith band recipes that I can't sell back.
Right now, I really can't wait for diablo3 so I can play something brainless and just have fun.
delirium said:
Yeah you do. The same with BG2 expansion (sort of), The Watchers Keep. You have to do it before you finish the game... but, you can finish the main BG2 quest and still do it before the end of Throne. TotSC is basically like another little town/area with some bigger side quests. Not a continuation of the story, you might have even gone there without noticing.
Related story:
Was talking to some super-scrubs on mumble just yesterday. They were complaining about how they couldn't get into BG2. Probably gonna mute them forever. BG2 = greatest RPG ever made, fuck Bioware for the trash they make and call RPGs now.
delirium said:
You probably saved yourself a headache skipping out TotSC for one reason only. The unpatched greater werewolf you fight there is so retarded to kill, his regen is nuts.
I wish you good tidings on BG2, my fav rpg as of yet. I just fucking love that game. What type of char you rolling with?
Yo Phandy, those people couldn't handle an rpg where the most random shit can kill you out of nowhere and isn't a little baby game like DAO.
Planescape Torment is better written (for me). Icewind Dale has the better combat and Temple of Elemental Evil had the great combat plus tight focused feel which I loved too. NWN1 was great, and I had the biggest crush on Aribeth de Tlymarande. I really liked the writing they did for that character. NWN's Underdark expansion was great because I was an RA Salvatore fanboy (thankfully short-lived) right around the time that came out and back then it seemed like the best fucking thing ever. NWN2's base campaign was forgettable but the expansion was great despite being really short. Kaelyn the Dove was almost as memorable as Aribeth and seeing the short blurb detailing her fate after beating the game made me really sad.
BG2 is a great big beast, like WOW was/is when MMOs were first coming out but it really doesn't make it easy for most players to just jump in and enjoy it nowadays. Last time I tried picking it up again I spent more time installing the recommended mods than actually playing it afterwards. If you want some throwback, party-based RPGing maybe give the last Wizardry a shot too.
BG2 is a great big beast, like WOW was/is when MMOs were first coming out but it really doesn't make it easy for most players to just jump in and enjoy it nowadays. Last time I tried picking it up again I spent more time installing the recommended mods than actually playing it afterwards. If you want some throwback, party-based RPGing maybe give the last Wizardry a shot too.
Yeah the others do certain things better. Like Planescape's story is a masterpiece.
But BG2 was just the perfect package of it all. Great story, great writing, combat was still good and one of the easiest to get into (no lvl.1 99% miss rates, woop). And it just felt epic because it was so big and had so much packed into.
The WoW analogy makes sense. BG2 was the sort of perfected version of the isometric RPG.
Reminds me that I need to play Fallout2 and finish Arcanum (although the turn based combat systems bug me on those 2)
But BG2 was just the perfect package of it all. Great story, great writing, combat was still good and one of the easiest to get into (no lvl.1 99% miss rates, woop). And it just felt epic because it was so big and had so much packed into.
The WoW analogy makes sense. BG2 was the sort of perfected version of the isometric RPG.
Reminds me that I need to play Fallout2 and finish Arcanum (although the turn based combat systems bug me on those 2)
That's the problem Kag, you started trying to play with mods. I've always played my BG2 re-runs vanilla (other than wide-screen mod).
I remember the first time I played BG2 from BG1. The step in visuals was this mind shattering psychic orgasm. The environment was simply fucking beautiful, and then all the new classes were a great addition as well.
I have yet to play Planescape Torment and ToEE, but I prefered BG2 to IWD, on an overall level granted that IWD had the better combat system (but not by much!). Come on, how much of a fucking badass was Irenicus? Last battle on the tree was such a fucking rape of him throwing god-tier spells left right and centre the first time I encountered him.
P.S. Let's not forget the Demi-Lich and Lich tombs you "discovered" to your unfortunate experience the first time round.
P.S.S The tower in Throne of Bhaal was pretty damn cool aswell, especially figuring out the elemental-orientated monster on the second level.
Edit: Yo Kag, I hated Aribeth so on the whole I was happy for that part of NWN: HoU lol
I remember the first time I played BG2 from BG1. The step in visuals was this mind shattering psychic orgasm. The environment was simply fucking beautiful, and then all the new classes were a great addition as well.
I have yet to play Planescape Torment and ToEE, but I prefered BG2 to IWD, on an overall level granted that IWD had the better combat system (but not by much!). Come on, how much of a fucking badass was Irenicus? Last battle on the tree was such a fucking rape of him throwing god-tier spells left right and centre the first time I encountered him.
P.S. Let's not forget the Demi-Lich and Lich tombs you "discovered" to your unfortunate experience the first time round.
P.S.S The tower in Throne of Bhaal was pretty damn cool aswell, especially figuring out the elemental-orientated monster on the second level.
Edit: Yo Kag, I hated Aribeth so on the whole I was happy for that part of NWN: HoU lol
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
Hey guys I just got back from my weekend, and I see I'm some sort of HoNGAF liaison now? Cool.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
Guesong said:
It just gave me the answer to everything, the big question, you know?
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Meteorain said:
Man, FUCK lich tombs. Seriously fuck that shit. I remember one which was just a floating head, tried that shit like 25 times straight in a row, i think I remember some kind of count-down insta-death spells. The chest had such an awesome sword in it, I HAD to keep trying. Dont think I did it in the end. Fuck them.
PillowKnight
Member
If you're not 85 yet then the game hasn't begun to challenge you. Wow's 1-85 content is basically the tutorial.kagete said:
It isn't until you get into heroics that the game becomes challenging, all the stuff before hand you can more or less do wow's version of a-move to get through it. Actually, isn't the current JP gear really high level stuff, so that even the old cata raids will be relatively 'easy'. Haven't played since 4.2 came out but, around the time 4.1 raids were getting nerfed to the point of being super easy.
This is technically my 3rd retry of attempting to finish BG2 (first time was years ago). The last time I loaded it up with a bunch of mods that make the game significantly harder and it became a chore to fight monsters (especially when mages and clerics got to "precast" all their spells before every fight) and when I tried to uninstalled the mods, my game borked. This time, I was much generous with the mods.
I remember playing the original NWN when it came out. Too bad the OC was terrible. The expansions where great for it though (and the fan-made and premium modules).
MotB was probably the one of the best campaigns outside of BG2 and Planescape. I really wished someone would make a new FR D&D computer game. 4E is probably the best ruleset to be used for computer games.
I remember playing the original NWN when it came out. Too bad the OC was terrible. The expansions where great for it though (and the fan-made and premium modules).
MotB was probably the one of the best campaigns outside of BG2 and Planescape. I really wished someone would make a new FR D&D computer game. 4E is probably the best ruleset to be used for computer games.
Have you tried to fight the Alhoon? It's a fucking demilich mind flayer. Seriously.Phandy said:
The problem with BG2 is that it uses the AD&D 2.5 ruleset. Not really conductive for a great computer game and players who don't know the intricacies of them. That's why I think a 4E game would be great.Tomat said:
Someone on Reddit made a cool wallpaper!
http://www.reddit.com/r/HeroesofNewerth/comments/m384a/i_was_bored_and_made_a_wallpaper/c2xpv4u
http://www.reddit.com/r/HeroesofNewerth/comments/m384a/i_was_bored_and_made_a_wallpaper/c2xpv4u
Lone_Prodigy
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Heroes of Newerth |OT| of any game but Heroes of Newerth
Also we can't end IHL until I get my 15 games in (currently at 12).
Also we can't end IHL until I get my 15 games in (currently at 12).
Yo wtf, I am pretty sure I have encountered everything in that game.....maybe I'm getting him confused with someone.
I may have to do another playthrough now....
Yo btw Phandy, I dealt with those Lich fuckers by having Carsomyr/Holy Avenger. That weapon is too beast to not use.....fuck you Kangaxx
I may have to do another playthrough now....
Yo btw Phandy, I dealt with those Lich fuckers by having Carsomyr/Holy Avenger. That weapon is too beast to not use.....fuck you Kangaxx
PuppetYuber
Banned
wtf I wanna be Hongaf liaison. Why u have to be racist nome!
Sebulon3k said:
One of this accounts got banned for spamming GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Like 5 times after each kill.
From his stream. He named is steam account [S2] Maliken lol
PuppetYuber
Banned
I do. I just dont have gold coins to buy OP S2 heroes, so I stopped
When you kill Tazok in BG2 he drops a key that opens a secret place in the sewers. In there you fight a bunch of mind flayers (raped me the first time I went there) and at the end, there's a bunch of mind flayers with their thralls and a single demilich mind flayer.Meteorain said:
Anbokr said:
Needs super ricing for Gemini. It may seems easier since you can split wolves to do so, but a single wolf will have trouble jungling at level 6, not to mention you are much more vulnerable in lane with the other one...it's a nifty concept with a high, high, high execution barrier that in the end isn't worth investing the effort if you can just play Ra instead.
Monarch is a hell of an offensive support though, and I really like playing as her. Don't regret EA on that one.
PuppetYuber
Banned
I played Monarch in practice mode, he is pretty OP.