Category: Heroes of Newerth
On Sunday two powerhouse HoN teams, Online Kingdom and Team EZ, faced each other in a best of three series for the Semi-Finals of Esports Heaven Tournament. However, the series was not a showcase of powerful pushing teams or deadly mid-game teams. Instead, it was Melee Hard Carries that won the day in each match. The following analysis is meant to look at the role each Hard Carry played in their team’s victory, and what the other team attempted to… Read More »
Gemini is the most recent addition to the Heroes of Newerth hero pool. Gemini shares a similarity with many recently released S2 agility heroes, capable of dealing burst damage in the early to mid game, but has a skill-set that will allow Gemini to become a force in the late game. Gemini is also another hero, like Forsaken Archer and Master of Arms, which encourages the use of items that are not seen as great pick-ups on carry heroes. Strengths:… Read More »
The western half of the world is seeing an influx of interests E-sports. We now have people watching Star Craft 2 at bars. Even ESPN is covering E-sports on ESPN 3.While Starcraft 2 is by far the most popular we see a lot of people paying attention to other games like Marvel vs Capcom 3, Street Fighter 4, League of Legends and of course Heroes of Newerth. With many Dota 2 fan boys screaming at the death of HoN, this… Read More »
In the first part of Thursday Tweaking Time we’ll begin our look at a few heroes that could use some tweaks to make them a bit more utilized in the current meta game. Today we’re looking at: The Empath is one of S2′s Pure Support Heroes, designed with a purpose to synergize with a team’s semi or hard carry in the latter phases of the game. Otherwise, Empath uses her non-ultimate active skills to help in teamfights and her passive… Read More »
Collected Minds: Frostfield Plate By PrinceZexu and CutChemist Special thanks to Loli “Their bones will turn to i ce! Their blood will freeze in my hands!” -Mr Freeze Frostfield plate is an underused protective item in Heroes of Newerth. We’re here to debunk why it’s so underused, and maybe suggest a few changes S2 could consider as well as a few new heroes who could benefit from it. First let’s take a look at it’s stats: +30 Intelligence +15 Armor… Read More »
Devastation Convention was last weekend here in the sunny valley of Phoenix, Arizona. I personally was busy and was not able to attend the tournament, but did watch many of the matches via live stream. The tournament ended on Sunday with Chu’s team winning by a land slide. Many of the matches were very one sided until Saturday’s match in the loser’s bracket with Kongor stole my bike vs Mcdougal. No new interesting techniques were implemented from any team, though… Read More »
While helping to create hero concepts for a couple of custom AoS maps in WC3 I learned one important thing, while trying to please player bases of thousands people. One of the most difficult processes a person can undertake is to decide to try and create something for an audience of people. If you think about the number of people that are successful the number is a minority. It is difficult to not only clearly make your vision known to… Read More »
Cthulhuphant, released about 4 weeks ago, is a surprisingly effective hybrid jungle/laning hero that features innate tanking abilities, while being a deadly Ganker. He is currently ranked within the top 30 for popularity and boasts a winning percentage of 54%. Cthulhuphant benefits from his amazing ability, Hook Em’, and its ability to instantly kill any enemy creep and convert its body into a shield. This ability allows Cthulhuphant the flexibility to jungle, lane, or even lane while popping in and… Read More »
“You’re probably wondering why you’re here. You’re here because you done f**ked up too many times! You think you’re hot s**t in a champagne glass, but you’re really cold diarrhea in a Dixie cup. And if you keep up like you’ve been do-” Oh…wrong Monarch… On October 5th we learned about S2’s newest flowery creation, the Monarch. Set to hit Newerth this Friday. We’re not sure about if she’s early access yet, but Ms. Puddin has the down low right… Read More »
Here are Vindicator’s current Hero Usage statistics, over of the past 7 days: # 17 out of 91 in Games Played. # 56 out of 91 in Win %, 47.8%. # 36 out of 91 in Loss %, 52.2% Vindicator, a port of Dota’s Silencer, is a powerful intelligence hero, which is typically played as a support hero in the early game, but is capable of transitioning into a deadly DPS hero in the latter phases of a game. As… Read More »
Every player in HoN has that unmistakable moment in the Hero Selection phase; you come to the realization that your opponent has picked that hero. You start checking that player’s stats, trying to see if they will know how to use the hero well, all the while hoping they don’t end up in your lane. These are ten heroes, I think; an average player hates facing in HoN, if they are used well. #10. Soulstealer A.K.A. Stack Stealer Soulstealer is… Read More »
It’s Friday and S2 games has released their latest balance patch, and it is literally a doozy. The patch notes can be found here, 2.2.0 Patch Notes. Patch 2.2.0 offers a great number of changes to heroes, items, and Kongor. The Most Notable Changes are: Observatory – Health Potions can now be bought here – Mana Potions can now be bought here Tablet of Command – Manacost increased from 25 to 50 – Cooldown increased from 16 to 20 seconds… Read More »
Hello Ladies & Gentlemen of the WTR1BE community! I recently joined WTR1BE to help contribute to your Heroes of Newerth coverage. I plan to release a wide range of content each week including: Meta game shifts, Hero Guides, Tournament Coverage, Patch Analysis, and anything that is a big issue within the community. Additionally, I will try to create interactive theory crafting articles, asking readers to counter lanes, team line-ups, or item-pick ups. Stay tuned to a lot of exciting content coming from this section and the… Read More »
Do you want to play more like the pros of Heroes of Newerth, but just can’t seem to get to their level? I know I did. Below I will try and outline some tips and tricks on becoming more like the HoN pros, as well as a general stategy to improve your game play. First of all, I’d like to start with some basics that you should learn when playing ANY hero. 1). Start the game with regeneration items. This… Read More »
Tune in to Honcast.com to see the LION’S Cup Grand Finals being shoutcasted LIVE now! Watch as two US power houses, team [coL] and team [EZ] battle it out for the grand prize of not only the pride of winning, but 5x complete QPAD gaming sets – [Headset HQ1339, MX80 keyboard, 5K gaming mouse, custom QPAD CT Mousepad], 5x The brand new BENQ RL2240H RTS Monitor, and 5x Kaspersky internet security while 2nd place wins 5x Custom QPAD CT Large… Read More »
The LION’s Cup hosted by Binary Beast has been under way since September 4th and is coming to a close this Sunday at 7:00 PM CET. Only one more best of three match is to be played between two powerhouse US teams, Complexity Gaming [coL] and sGty/Virus e-sports, before the grand finals occurs where the former king of HoN, Chu, awaits with his newly assembled team. Some big name teams knocked out were Duskbin Gaming (DskB), Reason Gaming (REA), and… Read More »
If you’re new to Heroes of Newerth, are struggling with understanding heroes, or just want to learn more about HoN in general, I am writing this article for you! For my reference link, please go HERE. As you can see, there are a LOT of options when considering what hero you want to play! Luckily for people new to the game, S2 has implemented a rotating, weekly cycle of 15 playable heroes. This means that each week for non-legacy account… Read More »
Hello WTR1BE community! I have recently been recruited by the WTR1BE website to report any and all of the biggest news in the Heroes of Newerth scene. This includes all competitive news, tournament news, game updates, and all other interesting topics pertaining to Heroes of Newerth! In the coming weeks I promise to bring you the juicy details that you’ve been looking for revolving around the competitive scene. I plan to do interviews with top players, replay analysis, tournament discussions,… Read More »
The Western TR1BE Gaming RSO is a competitive gaming RSO and welcomes all gamers both casual and competitive. When you attend on Friday events please plan on bringing your own setup if you play on PC/laptop. If you play COD/HALO or any of the fighting games, please contact Freddie Audio at freddieaudio@gmail.com for any information and questions concerning console games and set-ups. If you are interested in playing Starcraft 2, LoL, HoN or any other PC games please contact John… Read More »
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