Test Client Info - Updated

2 New Heroes coming very soon. This is Balphagore and our community designed and voted upon strength hero. That is one big fist! From Heroes of Newerth Facebook
And it's Gauntlet and Balphagore
*Gauntlet should be the hero 4 that win the contest

Test client testing for the next patch, includes some matchmaking changes

Current test client version : 0.2.61

Hey guys, we've got a test client build going with *some* changes to match making (more coming), a new hero, and some other balance tweaks.

We're like to schedule a match making test for 5/5/2010 at 3pm PST (-8 GMT). Please download the test client and login at that time. The test server will be up tonight, but we'll be taking it down tomorrow until the test begins.

The test client can be located here:
http://dl.heroesofnewerth.com/HoNTestClient-0.2.0.exe

Please note that many gameplay changes in these test clients are not final and should not be discussed outside of our test client feedback forum. We need 'warm bodies' to test match making, so if you don't have time to give feedback that's OK, but if you are interested please join us on IRC to obtain information as to how to access the private beta-beta forum.

IRC Server info
server: irc.s2games.com
ports: 6667
channel: #hon

[S2]Fielding

S2 Staff Member

Vote for the Next INT Ganker Hero

It's here! The winning community-made concept will be implemented into HoN.
Visual design, names, and balance are likely subject to change, so vote on skill concept, not theme and numbers!

Chaos Warlock
Necromancer
Geomancer

VOTE NOW !

S2 Games Partners With Garena For SEA Operations

Hey everyone,

S2 Games is happy to announce that we have chosen Garena as our strategic partner for key countries in South East Asia (SEA), namely Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Garena currently hosts the largest gaming community in SEA, making this a valuable partnership for both parties.

As announced earlier, Heroes of Newerth will be going to retail on Wednesday, May 12th. This means that players need to purchase a paid account to be able to continue to enjoy the game. However, Garena has decided to keep the game free-to-play for its target countries and gamers in these locations do not need to purchase a paid account. Due to this, we have to restrict the access of gamers from Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines from playing in our international servers.

Garena is currently still setting up their dedicated servers for the South East Asia region, so there is an expected lull time for users in these four countries wherein they will be unable to play the game. The Beta Testing Phase for Garena servers expected to start before the end of May.

At the start of closed beta, gamers from these countries will be able to redeem a Beta Key immediately if they are Garena Gold Members, while other keys are given away in other community efforts. Please note that countries not stated here (e.g. Indonesia, Thailand) will be unable to play on Garena servers, and would require purchasing a paid account to enjoy the game in S2 Games? international servers.

For more updates from the Garena Team regarding their Heroes of Newerth release, visit their blog at http://blog.garena.com or the official Garena Heroes of Newerth website at http://hon.garena.com.

[S2]Maliken

S2 Staff Member

Also we're going to have 1 new hero on 12th May in the Retail Release !

Nickname KS Lookup & Countdown Now Available

Title says it all - see if that name you want is available and watch the countdown head to zero as we close in the ability to take nicknames.

https://www.heroesofnewerth.com/ksNickname

[S2]Maliken

S2 Staff Member

Balphagore - Alpha Version on Test Client Patch 0.2.59 Today

Very early version of upcoming Balphagore, the STR Hellbourne hero, meet the hero meat eater...more corpse more power !

Heroes of Newerth Going Retail FAQ

Hey everyone,

I wanted to send out an email to let everyone know that HoN is going retail on Wednesday, May 12 @ 4:00pm EST (-5 GMT). Starting Wednesday, May 5 @ 4:00pm EST (-5 GMT) we will allow accounts that purchase (or have already pre-purchased) to claim nicknames of accounts that are not pre-purchased. If there is a nickname you want or if you would like to secure your own nickname, please take the time to purchase your account now instead of later.

Going to retail is exciting news for the game but raises many questions. I tried to cover many of those questions in this FAQ.

1.) What happens when HoN goes retail?

When HoN goes retail it will require a paid account to play. If you have not purchased your account you may do so by visiting https://www.heroesofnewerth.com/purchase_account.php

2.) Will HoN be free? How much will it cost? Are there any recurring fees?
HoN will not be free, it will cost a ONE TIME $30.00 USD payment with ZERO recurring fees.

3.) What will happen with stats, replays, PSR, and SMR after retail?
All stats will be reset upon release. Also all historical data of previous matches, including replays, will be purged. SMR and PSR (the ratings used for match making and public games) will be compressed, bringing all accounts closer to 1500 as we feel this will positively impact gameplay and team balances post release.

4.) Will HoN still be updated and new content added after retail?
We plan to consistently update HoN with lots of new heroes, items, features, and other goodies throughout the product life cycle for free.

5.) If I Pre-Purchased can my name be taken? How do I stop my name from being taken?
If you pre-purchased your account your nickname can not be taken and that is the only way to secure it.

6.) If I Pre-Purchase before May 5th, can I take a non Pre-Purchased accounts name?
Absolutely, and on top of that we will make sure that all pre-purchased accounts have one nickname change credit to use for May 5.

7.) Are Golden Shields, Golden Names, and Taunt available anymore? Will they ever be available again?

Unfortunately those pre-purchase incentives ended with closed beta a month ago. We will not sell Golden Shields or Golden Names again but accounts will be able to acquire Taunt and other cool account features post release.

8.) I'm from South East Asia and I can't Pre-Purchase, why? How will I play after retail?

We will be making our formal announcement for our partner and strategy for SEA early next week. If you play from SEA your nickname will be able to taken but that will not impact you moving forward past retail.


I want to thank everyone who helped us beta test the game. I could not be more proud of the product we have created and I look forward to seeing most of you post retail! If you have not purchased the game yet, you may do so at
https://www.heroesofnewerth.com/purchase_account.php

Warmest Regards,

Maliken 

 

[S2]Toolz

S2 Staff Member