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Heroes of Newerth |OT| Free-To-Play [PC /Mac /Linux]
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Lone_Prodigy
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bzm said:
Isn't that just a new Ring of Sorcery?
spermatic cord
Member
Never picked up alch bones on anyone when I play. Now there's even less of a reason to get it
FromTheFuture
Member
Shoutouts to big plays
and invisiganks
and mocks
and ESPN
and invisiganks
and mocks
and ESPN
Hmm, maybe it's better to ask the HoN forums, but what the heck. The only real thing I'm trying work on with my game is keeping track of my hero during big team fights.. is there a mod or anything that you know of that helps with that? I used to die a ton when I first started because of bad map awareness, but I've gotten a lot better at that and I find that the majority of my bad deaths come from losing myself in a fight and getting owned lol. I'm getting much better with hotkeys (I used to point and click like Sanjay) for my char and the item shop so is it just something that comes with more practice or do I need to up my graphics or what? I play at 1280 by 1080 on the lowest settings, if that helps any lol. Last game I went 1-4-x with Hammerstorm, and at least 2 of those deaths were because I got lost in a team fight, so to speak D:
Freakinchair
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#1 parasite USA + Canada
binding your hero to a hotkey is good, holding down the C key will keep the camera centered on your hero. you can also enable the "selection highlight" option under the Interfaces tab, which will highlight in green whatever hero/object you hover the mouse over. For a better idea of what's going on in team fights, i would recommend installing the "Bang! Focus Hero Health" mod.
Does anyone know of a good way to practice playing certain heroes? That sounds very simple, but the problem is I'm reluctant to use a hero I have no practice with in "real" games (i.e. match making games) since I'm kind of letting my team down by not knowing what I'm doing. I've heard people talk about playing no stats games but that doesn't seem like the best way to learn.
Do I just have to man up and figure stuff out in an MM game?
Do I just have to man up and figure stuff out in an MM game?
Dreavus said:
I get this feeling sometimes to, but it's been very rewarding when I actually man up and pick a hero I have never or rarely played. Sometimes you do horrible, but you learn; other times you absolutely stomp with a hero you've never played and it feels great (very rewarding).
Lone_Prodigy
Member
What alt avatars do you all have? Are they worth it even without unit commands on?
Considering:
Glacius
MQ
SS
SR
Magmus
Flux
Ra
Arma
Myrm
Vindi
Wish the Valk one was still available.
Considering:
Glacius
MQ
SS
SR
Magmus
Flux
Ra
Arma
Myrm
Vindi
Wish the Valk one was still available.
Existing users can get the Blacksmith alternate avatar, 200 Gold and 200 Silver Goblic Coins.
http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/heroes-of-newerth/1181732p1.html
You have to first make an IGN prime account, it's a free trial for a month, you can cancel the auto roll for a renewal. You have to use a credit card or you can also use Paypal too.
http://login.ign.com/prime/promos/hon/index.aspx
http://www.fileplanet.com/betas/hon/index.aspx
http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/heroes-of-newerth/1181732p1.html
You have to first make an IGN prime account, it's a free trial for a month, you can cancel the auto roll for a renewal. You have to use a credit card or you can also use Paypal too.
http://login.ign.com/prime/promos/hon/index.aspx
http://www.fileplanet.com/betas/hon/index.aspx
Wow, so I blow all my coins on a limited edition gold collection avatar and now everyone gets it for free? Really s2? On top of that, I used my 100 gold coins from back in june to help cover the lucksmith avatar; so everyone that didn't buy lucksmith gets a FREE lucksmith and a FREE gold collection with their now 325 gold coins (225 from the promo and 100 from the whole DDOS "I'm sorry" spiel). I'm so frikken' pissed at HoN right now, reward people that opt not to buy your "LIMITED EDITION" alt avatar, and punish those who do?
Seriously? Can I get a refund of my coins, Nome, or at least 1 gold collection like everyone who didn't want to buy lucksmith in the first place?
Seriously? Can I get a refund of my coins, Nome, or at least 1 gold collection like everyone who didn't want to buy lucksmith in the first place?
Goon Boon said:
No kidding. Maybe they could have given out a "first look" skin or something, that's not in the store to start but releases later (maybe even make it an upcoming limited edition one). Digging back to the previous limited edition, especially the one that people had to use 1800 silver on, is just not cool at all. =/
That's a shame. It's also because my girlfriend and I enjoy playing some games together. And I know she liked Torchlight and Dawn of War 2's Last Stand mode, so co-op HoN would be a good fit.Meeru said:Lately we've been having GAF ihl nights everyday. Around 15-28 gaffers or so get on in the evening.
Not sure about the co-op vs ai though, but I think playing against gaffers is most fun
I thought Last Stand was good. The goal is to stay alive, so death and failure aren't really huge punishments since they're inevitable unless you're in a very good/balanced/coordinated group that can get through the final waves. Very few active abilities for most characters, and they can be assigned to Grid Keys, so shortcuts weren't a headache.
Lara Croft Guardian of Light and Borderlands were fun too (and it luckily has pretty generous auto-aim on consoles, since we're both garbage with sticks).
Lara Croft Guardian of Light and Borderlands were fun too (and it luckily has pretty generous auto-aim on consoles, since we're both garbage with sticks).
Well, give Outland on PSN/XBLA a try. It's primarily a single player game but it has co-op challenge rooms and it's a pretty interesting platformer with bullet hell/Ikaruga elements.
Edit: Forgot there isn't any local co-op, so I guess unless you have two consoles (and two Xbox Live Gold accounts :| ) and are ready to buy two 10$ copies, that's out too. Tough to find good titles without any guns. :\
Edit: Forgot there isn't any local co-op, so I guess unless you have two consoles (and two Xbox Live Gold accounts :| ) and are ready to buy two 10$ copies, that's out too. Tough to find good titles without any guns. :\
Props to ERWINZZOR, PuppetYuber, Alumnus and Trasher for pubstomping with me tonight, 64+ mmr. Thanks guys!
On an unrelated note, im trying to set up a stream with justin.tv cause the commercial breaks arent mandatory like they are with Livestream , the only other streaming service i've ever used. Problem is, everytime i try and test out streaming with justin.tv my shockwave crashes. And i can't get the dyno broadcaster to work on any game i've tried to run. If anyone has got any experience with justin.tv, get ahold of me on GAF or in HoN.
On an unrelated note, im trying to set up a stream with justin.tv cause the commercial breaks arent mandatory like they are with Livestream , the only other streaming service i've ever used. Problem is, everytime i try and test out streaming with justin.tv my shockwave crashes. And i can't get the dyno broadcaster to work on any game i've tried to run. If anyone has got any experience with justin.tv, get ahold of me on GAF or in HoN.