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Heroes of Newerth Goes Casual in 2.0
A patch so big it's practically a relaunch of the game...
Heroes of Newerth has been out since last May, but the overhaul it's getting sometime in December, called 2.0, is changing it substantially. Matchmaking, a map editor, and a new mode focused on "Casual" players are just some of the bigger, more immediate changes players can expect.
Check out our exclusive trailer for 2.0
For those who've missed it, and apparently there's a lot of you since they're updating it to lure in more players, Heroes of Newerth is an action strategy game designed after the popular Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients. Each player on a team controls a single hero, leveling them up and using their abilities to help their AI controlled monsters push against the other team. It's a delicate dance of timing, advancing, and tactical retreating as players see who can push into the opposing side's base first.
The biggest feature 2.0 brings to Heroes of Newerth is Casual mode. Casual replaces the generally hated Easy mode, and alters the Heroes of Newerth in ways that developer S2 hopes will teach people to play the game. To this end Casual removes all gold penalties for dying, increases the range at which players gain experience off enemy AI monsters, and increases the importance of mid-game play by slowing the leveling pace after the first few ranks. The goal is to rapidly give players the skills they need to learn how to play, while not implementing punitive measures that'll discourage them from taking risks. Casual mode is a tool that should teach players how to be good at all modes of the game, but one that S2 feels will be loved by hardcore and newcomers alike.
Casual mode will no doubt make for faster matches, but 2.0 is also addressing the time it takes to find a game by adding matchmaking. Based on stats like their performance and amount of games played, players will be able to search for games in both Casual and Normal mode. Friends will also be able to band together in pre-made teams, giving players a feature that seems like it should have been in from the start.
With matchmaking in place, players can search for games in the new three versus three map included in 2.0. It's a small map with only two main pathways on the sides (meaning this is where your AI controlled monsters will push), leaving the middle area open for players to use for flanking. The very center of the map also has the stage's only Rune (a temporary spell that gives benefits to a player or team), meaning that players will have to battle it out in the center even if they aren't fighting over a lane.
Matchmaking? And with friends? Hell yeah!
If you don't like the five versus five or three versus three map in 2.0, you can create your own with Heroes of Newerth's upcoming map editor. Players can design their own scenarios and maps, submitting them to S2 for evaluation. The best ones are put out for players to download and play, and can be voted on to become official maps that players can search for in matchmaking.
Like a lot of other competitive online games, Heroes of Newerth is also adding an in-game store in the upcoming patch. Players can obtain the currency by either exchanging real life money, or by simply playing matches. The in-game currency is then used to purchase aesthetic items like skins or sex changes for their favorite characters, as well as new voices and animations. You can even customize your audio experience by purchasing new voice tracks for the announcer, the one on display changing him from sounding tough to sounding "flamboyant" (read: a gay stereotype, and a kind of offensive one at that). The point of the purchasable items isn't to alter gameplay, but to allow players to customize their experience to be as silly as they want it.
Heroes of Newerth 2.0 comes out soon -- as in probably within two weeks of when this article is published. The substantial changes it's bringing will hopefully grow the audience beyond the hardest of the hardcore PC players, but I'm curious to see how their current audience responds. Prepare yourself, Heroes players, Casual is coming your way whether you like it or not.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/113/1139247p1.html
Ach genau, ich vergaß:A patch so big it's practically a relaunch of the game...
Heroes of Newerth has been out since last May, but the overhaul it's getting sometime in December, called 2.0, is changing it substantially. Matchmaking, a map editor, and a new mode focused on "Casual" players are just some of the bigger, more immediate changes players can expect.
Check out our exclusive trailer for 2.0
For those who've missed it, and apparently there's a lot of you since they're updating it to lure in more players, Heroes of Newerth is an action strategy game designed after the popular Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients. Each player on a team controls a single hero, leveling them up and using their abilities to help their AI controlled monsters push against the other team. It's a delicate dance of timing, advancing, and tactical retreating as players see who can push into the opposing side's base first.
The biggest feature 2.0 brings to Heroes of Newerth is Casual mode. Casual replaces the generally hated Easy mode, and alters the Heroes of Newerth in ways that developer S2 hopes will teach people to play the game. To this end Casual removes all gold penalties for dying, increases the range at which players gain experience off enemy AI monsters, and increases the importance of mid-game play by slowing the leveling pace after the first few ranks. The goal is to rapidly give players the skills they need to learn how to play, while not implementing punitive measures that'll discourage them from taking risks. Casual mode is a tool that should teach players how to be good at all modes of the game, but one that S2 feels will be loved by hardcore and newcomers alike.
Casual mode will no doubt make for faster matches, but 2.0 is also addressing the time it takes to find a game by adding matchmaking. Based on stats like their performance and amount of games played, players will be able to search for games in both Casual and Normal mode. Friends will also be able to band together in pre-made teams, giving players a feature that seems like it should have been in from the start.
With matchmaking in place, players can search for games in the new three versus three map included in 2.0. It's a small map with only two main pathways on the sides (meaning this is where your AI controlled monsters will push), leaving the middle area open for players to use for flanking. The very center of the map also has the stage's only Rune (a temporary spell that gives benefits to a player or team), meaning that players will have to battle it out in the center even if they aren't fighting over a lane.
Matchmaking? And with friends? Hell yeah!
If you don't like the five versus five or three versus three map in 2.0, you can create your own with Heroes of Newerth's upcoming map editor. Players can design their own scenarios and maps, submitting them to S2 for evaluation. The best ones are put out for players to download and play, and can be voted on to become official maps that players can search for in matchmaking.
Like a lot of other competitive online games, Heroes of Newerth is also adding an in-game store in the upcoming patch. Players can obtain the currency by either exchanging real life money, or by simply playing matches. The in-game currency is then used to purchase aesthetic items like skins or sex changes for their favorite characters, as well as new voices and animations. You can even customize your audio experience by purchasing new voice tracks for the announcer, the one on display changing him from sounding tough to sounding "flamboyant" (read: a gay stereotype, and a kind of offensive one at that). The point of the purchasable items isn't to alter gameplay, but to allow players to customize their experience to be as silly as they want it.
Heroes of Newerth 2.0 comes out soon -- as in probably within two weeks of when this article is published. The substantial changes it's bringing will hopefully grow the audience beyond the hardest of the hardcore PC players, but I'm curious to see how their current audience responds. Prepare yourself, Heroes players, Casual is coming your way whether you like it or not.
http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/113/1139247p1.html
Hier noch ein Trailer zum neuen HoN...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_n5PUJzNFI
Ach genau, ich vergaß:
Noh eins gefunden
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80 Minuten lang Idiotencarries in beiden Teams und Behemoth stunnt alles kaputt
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Patch ist da =)
Die Minimap sieht bisschen anders gestaltet aus. Das Menü ist neu, im Modding Shop hat man kein Geld von Anfang an, kann Münzen für Geld natürlich direkt kaufen -.- Außerdem bekommt man Münzen im Matchmaking, das bisher aber noch deaktiviert ist.
Hab die neue 3vs3 Map kurz angeguckt, sieht nicht so viel anders aus, bis auf die Gestaltung in der Mitte. Da gibts zwei so komische Portale, wo man sich hinundher porten kann. Außerdem viele unsichtbare Wege durch den Wald.
Es gibt ein neues Early/Mid-Game Item für Intelligenzhelden.
Und zig tausend kleinere Veränderungen.
Die Minimap sieht bisschen anders gestaltet aus. Das Menü ist neu, im Modding Shop hat man kein Geld von Anfang an, kann Münzen für Geld natürlich direkt kaufen -.- Außerdem bekommt man Münzen im Matchmaking, das bisher aber noch deaktiviert ist.
Hab die neue 3vs3 Map kurz angeguckt, sieht nicht so viel anders aus, bis auf die Gestaltung in der Mitte. Da gibts zwei so komische Portale, wo man sich hinundher porten kann. Außerdem viele unsichtbare Wege durch den Wald.
Es gibt ein neues Early/Mid-Game Item für Intelligenzhelden.
Und zig tausend kleinere Veränderungen.
Match Making ist aktiv nur leider dauerts eweg bis der mal n spiel fidet
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<- Hats geschafft und mal wieder en HoN-Patch runtergeladen ^^
Wär morgen mal wieder fürn Ründchen zu haben
Wär morgen mal wieder fürn Ründchen zu haben
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Neuer Patch mit neuen Avataren ist da. Außerdem kann man jetzt nach 30 Minuten mit 4/5 Stimmen conceden anstatt der normalen 5/5...
Ach genau, ich vergaß:
Auf der HoN Website könnt ihr das Finale des World Cups live sehen. Es spielt SK vs. MSI!!!
Ach genau, ich vergaß:
MSI gewinnt den HoN World Cup mit 3-0 gegen SK!!!
Glückwunsch!
Ach genau, ich vergaß:
Auf der HoN Website könnt ihr das Finale des World Cups live sehen. Es spielt SK vs. MSI!!!
Ach genau, ich vergaß:
MSI gewinnt den HoN World Cup mit 3-0 gegen SK!!!
Glückwunsch!
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Was ein geiles Spiel gerade. Der erste disconnected nach 10 sec und dann whämsen wir das Gegnerteam einfach um, weil das einfach die übelsten Fails waren ![Richtiger Grinser](images/smilies/orange.gif)
Obwohl der Kraken disconnected hat, hatter er gute Stats
Immerhin 6000 Gold pro Minute. Respekt!
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Obwohl der Kraken disconnected hat, hatter er gute Stats
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Hauptsache ich hatte nen 1698er Rating und hätte nur ein Spiel für die 1700 gebraucht. Seitdem wieder 4-5 Spiele nur verloren, wegen nur Volltrotteln in meinem Team...
Unglaublich, was es sogar auf dem "Niveau" noch für unterirdisch dumme Leute gibt.
Unglaublich, was es sogar auf dem "Niveau" noch für unterirdisch dumme Leute gibt.
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Hauptsache ich hab heute 4 Games gespielt. Die ersten 3 gewonnen. Die Stats werden nicht genommen. Eins danach verloren. Zack plötzlich gehen die Stats wieder und ich bekomme die Pkt. abgezogen. Was soll denn sowas?! S2 Games spinnen doch wohl!
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What der meint!
Niemals! Ich bin immer die Ruhe selbst
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What der meint!
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So HoN ist wieder auf dem neusten Stand und dann hab ich auch gleich mal en Ründchen gespielt und auch direkt mal gewonnen hrhr
Aber da laufen jetzt 1000 Viecher rum die ich gar nicht kenne ... das müssen wir ändern
Aber da laufen jetzt 1000 Viecher rum die ich gar nicht kenne ... das müssen wir ändern
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