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Heroes of Newerth |OT| Free-To-Play [PC /Mac /Linux]
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Lone_Prodigy
Member
Kapura said:
Play Casual AP. You wait 3 minutes for a game but you can mess around with heroes you don't play and it's not nearly as rage-inducing if you lose. Then again waiting 3 minutes to get a DC/remake is pretty rage-inducing too...
Mac, sounds like a virus/malware.
NukeDukem said:
I wish I could say portal 2 is a good game, but for me, it isn't. I played for 2 hours and got completely bored of it. I regret buying it.
While I will play dota2, I have no high expectations. Source netcode sucks.
Until then, I will battle it out in the 1700 bracket with some try hards.
I just played a game in which everyone on the opposing team rage quit one after the other, pretty crazy :I Also really enjoying playing as Accursed, he's not really that special but he's a pretty straightforward character and yet pretty useful in supporting the more deadly team members. Would like to move to greener pastures eventually but he works just fine at my low skill level.
MrMister said:
It's horrible. Compared to GoldSrc, and Id tech 3, it's kinda poor.
Uchip said:
No. It's bad even within your country. Dota with Battle net delay is kinda unplayable after playing Hon for a while. I know they a making an extra effort with dota 2, but man. Every online game with the source engine has severe problems. TF2 is the only game where Valve made the effort to optimize the netcode on the source engine.
MrMr I would suggest not queuing with a full party. It means you're going to be matched against a team of 5 which usually means they're going to be a bit more coordinated, regardless of PSR.
The last game I played with you was with 3 other gaffers and another person (not sure who) and in that game there were no wards until 12 minutes, and even then there were probably two more placed until we conceded at 22. Compare that with the other team who was counter-warding and ganking very successfully and of course we're going to melt.
Try queuing with 1-2 other Gaffers and you'll find it's a lot easier. When I play with a friend as a pair with 3 random pubs, I win 80% of my games. When I queue with 3-4 other Gaffers, I lose 80%. It's all about who your opponents are.
The last game I played with you was with 3 other gaffers and another person (not sure who) and in that game there were no wards until 12 minutes, and even then there were probably two more placed until we conceded at 22. Compare that with the other team who was counter-warding and ganking very successfully and of course we're going to melt.
Try queuing with 1-2 other Gaffers and you'll find it's a lot easier. When I play with a friend as a pair with 3 random pubs, I win 80% of my games. When I queue with 3-4 other Gaffers, I lose 80%. It's all about who your opponents are.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Neckbeard said:
I win 80% of my games if I queue with Meeru.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
I need to play more valk, went pretty electric with my arrows this afternoon.
MrMr, the thing you need to work on the most is knowing what your team needs and then playing it. If your team needs support, gank, carry, w/e, understand the voids and fill them. When you select a hero, make sure you know what's expected of you and how to fulfill those expectations, and how to prioritize your needs.
MrMr, the thing you need to work on the most is knowing what your team needs and then playing it. If your team needs support, gank, carry, w/e, understand the voids and fill them. When you select a hero, make sure you know what's expected of you and how to fulfill those expectations, and how to prioritize your needs.
When you pick ds, wards > everything. No, we don't need a faster astrolabe, we need wards.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
bzm said:
Don't say I didn't warn you.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...-celebrates-first-birthday-with-giveaway.aspx
HoN is going F2P (for a week and a half) and is getting a UI overhaul to help assuage newbies into the game.
HoN is going F2P (for a week and a half) and is getting a UI overhaul to help assuage newbies into the game.
SouthernDragon
Member
Sooo...
I looked at the website to get an idea of the underlying game mechanics, but I couldn't find an FAQ section right off of the bat.
I looking for stuff like "attack modifiers" and stuff. Apparently you can't stack lifesteal AND other effects (say, the electric hammer's passive?). Is that right?
I looked at the website to get an idea of the underlying game mechanics, but I couldn't find an FAQ section right off of the bat.
I looking for stuff like "attack modifiers" and stuff. Apparently you can't stack lifesteal AND other effects (say, the electric hammer's passive?). Is that right?
FlightOfHeaven said:
That's right. It was a major change to the game because people AND TURRETS would just stack modifiers and become a god. You can still buy two modifiers, but you have to choose which one to use as a primary modifier. You can still stack riftshards on someone like Gladiator even though it's not a modifier. You can stack a modifier on top of a debuff aura like Demonic and frost field. You usually just want one modifier, and then get damage/survivability/Shrunken head,etc whatever you want.
charged hammer isnt an orb. Basically, hungry spirit, elder parasite, whispering helm, symbol of rage, frosburn [and icebrand], frostwolfs skull, harkons blade, and shieldbreaker dont stack. Abyssal skull gives lifesteal, but is not an orb and can be used with any of the above. Nullfire blade is also not an "attack modifier" but its what i think is called an "exclusive modifier". Itll work with the above items, but all exclusive modifier really means is dont get it on magebane as it doesnt stack with other mana drainsFlightOfHeaven said:
Lone_Prodigy
Member
vocab said:
Can't have lag during Starcraft tournaments.
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
Are coins tied together between main/sub accounts?
As in: if I earn coins on a sub, would they be applied to my main?
EDIT: Oddly enough the HoN news page has switched to answer this very question...
As in: if I earn coins on a sub, would they be applied to my main?
EDIT: Oddly enough the HoN news page has switched to answer this very question...
Procarbine
Forever Platinum
That's pretty awesome, curious to see what the new interface will look like. I wonder if there's a good way to get the word out on GAF about this, maybe a thread title update?