[HoN/DotA] Let's Play~!! - Page 1392

On July 15 2011 07:38 GARO wrote:
Can't believe some people actually thought that the idea of simplified UI/newbie assistance would be 'unusual' when HoN has mods that do that.

On July 15 2011 10:26 Benjef wrote:
If thats real Dota 2 sounds amazing. Can't wait for it :D. Didn't like LoL and dont want to pay for HoN so I just stick to regular Dota.

On July 15 2011 07:38 GARO wrote:
Can't believe some people actually thought that the idea of simplified UI/newbie assistance would be 'unusual' when HoN has mods that do that.

On July 15 2011 12:34 Looky wrote:
Heroes of Newerth in NASL is Finally Official
By kustodian - Today, 00:29 AM
For a few days now, everyone was talking about the "next big thing" and that Heroes of Newerth will be joining StarCraft 2 in the North American Star League (NASL), but there was nothing officially announced until now on the NASL.tv web site. Here is the official announcement:

This past weekend at the Grand Finals of the North American Star League, it was announced that the popular RTS game Heroes of Newerth would be a promotional title for Season 2 of the league. HoN is one of the largest growing competitive titles and is featured at major gaming events such as Dreamhack. The league’s inclusion of HoN next season will mean a great deal for its expansion into the North American market. Currently, most of the top teams in the HoN world such as FnaticMSI are located in Europe.

Shashi Singh, eSports manager of HoN had this to say about the partnership. "We're excited to have Heroes of Newerth in the North American Star League for Season 2 and beyond. The goals that they have and the direction that they would like to go in is similar to the goals that we have and the direction we want to go in for HoN eSports as a whole, making this quite the perfect fit. This partnership is further evidence of the value that Heroes of Newerth has as an eSports title and will consistently showcase the very best that this scene has to offer."

Stay tuned for more announcements and details of HoN events and Season 2 of the North American Star League.

awesome or what?

On July 15 2011 13:12 rabidch wrote:

From a business wise standpoint, MLG did the smarter thing by running LoL, I think NASL is in the dumb here for profitability and exposure, and HoN is pretty much slowing down on player growth in North America, so I don't see much growth for HoN esports anytime in the future and especially after DotA 2 hits the market.

On July 15 2011 02:11 rabidch wrote:

what is sd in lod? still single draft? the last version i played you picked a hero and then you picked any abilities you wanted

LoD isn't meant to be very balanced, the only way the game can be somewhat balanced is if its in a bans and drafting, just as in captains modes.

yes essence shift is good but it can be beaten because of stupid disable and nuke combos plus potential pushing strats that pubs dont bother doing. and there will always be top and shit tier ability picks which is why i think LoD is as stupid as wtf mode. the omg maps were much better

On July 15 2011 13:24 GhostKorean wrote:
I'm gonna say it now: HoN is bad for esports, even LoL is better
Also, HoN is not an RTS it's a TRPS we established this

On July 15 2011 13:25 Looky wrote:


well entertainment wise its better. i dont really care about popularity. mlg can run that lol stream but im not gonna watch that slow pace game.

On July 15 2011 13:43 bkrow wrote:

Why is HoN bad for esports? And how is LoL better; sure if shiny colours and pretty lights put a smile on your face, then LoL may be better but in terms of skill ceilings..

On July 15 2011 14:01 GhostKorean wrote:

How can you argue that HoN has a higher skill ceiling? Also you can't deny the fact that the HoN competitive scene is dying steadily while the LoL scene has been growing as what may be the second currently most watched esports game

On July 15 2011 13:33 Heen wrote:


I find LoD to be balanced enough to be enjoyable. I'd say the balance of the game itself is similar to -ap where everyone randoms and people repick accordingly.

-sd in LoD means each player gets his own pool of heroes (only available to him) and choose skills from that pool. I actually prefer this to the old drafting method of omg because you don't get fucked over because someone decided to take a key skill that could potentially complete your hero.

slark passive isn't that imba, even on ranged. It's too weak vs chain nuking and just like regular dota, if you want to invest in a carry, you get him to a state where he is either ungankable or farms too freaking fast, which slark's passive doesn't help with.

ezalor's nuking spell is average at best. Yes, you can farm fast if you have mana to support it but just like kotl, it gets worse as time goes on.

The most bullshit carries are usually based on empowering haste + feast combo (strong lane, insane jungling speed) or tank-based (dispersion backtrack bristleback I believe, getting all 3 of these gives you a chance to heal when you take damage, it may have been fixed though).

People tend to make the mistake of trying to carry because it's imba relative to regular dota carries. If it isn't ridiculously strong, let someone else do it. Hell, having 0 carries is completely viable in this game anyway.

Lastly, comparing LoD to -wtf is harsh. I almost always play with friends, yes, but usually we have a very high win rate if you are criticizing its balance. And honestly, it's not because the other team is laughably bad either. Basic skill sets such as coordination, laning, late game management all apply. There was a time when we used to play LoD exclusively 5v5 clan wars and the games are surpisingly similar to regular scrims.

On July 15 2011 14:08 5-s wrote:
Let's be honest, Hon is nowhere near the second most watched esports game. Dota (Chinese), Broodwar, and Sc2 way outrank LoL. The only thing LoL does have impressive numbers for is concurrent viewers, and that's partly thanks to their client directly linking to the stream.