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NOTE: NDA Has been lifted from the closed beta!
Getting Into the Beta
Beta keys are being handed out on the Heroes of Newerth fan page on Facebook. There are other ways if you can find them. Most recently, they achieved 30,000 fans (on Facebook) and they gave each fan a beta key. All of those have been handed out. No word on when the next round of keys would be given out on their page would be.
The current fan count on Facebook is 166,000, and S2 has stated that it will open beta registrations for 24 hours when the page reaches 200,000 fans.
In true fashion to Defense of the Ancient's gameplay, you choose one hero out of dozens upon dozens of heroes to play as and manage. You will be playing this one hero in a "match" alongside other players who will all be playing different heroes. It is up to you to work together and beat the other team. Simply which heroes your team is composed of can sway the outcome of a game as tactics are stressed even before the actual game starts.
The core experience of the game, however, is to kill other players' heroes. Getting the killing blow on any enemy unit or structure in this game grants you gold, but on heroes you gain the most gold (aside from towers... unless you have a kill streak or kill someone with a kill streak) and announces it in the game. If you kill multiple heroes in a row without dying yourself you will get a streak and earn bonus gold. If you get the first kill of the match you get a bonus 200 gold. If you kill someone with a streak you will gain bonus gold. Killing a hero denies them from gaining any experience for a short while as a killed hero must wait on a respawn timer to come back. This respawn timer increases as a hero's level increases. This incentive for quick gold gains and denying the enemy from growing in power, as well as being the "best player" is what drives competition in Heroes of Newerth both against the opposition and amongst the team (coop-competition).
The most popular is "AP" which stands for All Pick. All Pick allows you to pick your hero and you can pick any hero at all, no matter if they are a Hellbourne or Legion hero.
"AR" is All Random in which you do not pick your hero, but are instead given a random hero from the pool of heroes to play as.
There is also "RD" which is Random Draft in which players must all pick their heroes from the same pool of random heroes. The pool does not include all of the heroes although there are more than 10 heroes to choose from out of the pool. Each team takes turns choosing heroes, alternating from one team to the next per pick.
"SD" is Single Draft which gives all players 3 random heroes to choose from, one from each attribute, Strength, Agility and Intelligence heroes.
"BD" is Banning Draft similiar to Random Draft where players has 24 heroes and the top players on both teams (blue or pink) alternate banning 1 hero each until 4 are banned. Picking proceedes like a normal RD match after bans, everyone picks their own heroes
Finally, "DM" is Deathmatch, in which each time a player's hero is killed, he respawns with a new one until either all of the heroes allocated for their side are used up, or the game is won by destroying the major structure in the enemy's base.
In all modes, players can swap their heroes with other players during the setup phase. This is helpful in AR, RM and SD if you get a hero you do not like.
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Quick Look: Heroes of Newerth
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Heroes Of Newerth's Gameplay Reveal
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Heroes of Newerth is a DOTA-style stand alone game developed by S2 games.
Currently in Closed Beta.NOTE: NDA Has been lifted from the closed beta!
Getting Into the Beta
Beta keys are being handed out on the Heroes of Newerth fan page on Facebook. There are other ways if you can find them. Most recently, they achieved 30,000 fans (on Facebook) and they gave each fan a beta key. All of those have been handed out. No word on when the next round of keys would be given out on their page would be.
The current fan count on Facebook is 166,000, and S2 has stated that it will open beta registrations for 24 hours when the page reaches 200,000 fans.
Overview
Heroes of Newerth is a game based on the popular Warcraft III map (mod): Defense of the Ancients or DotA. Since it's in a Closed Beta, much of the information to be provided will be sparse until it goes into an Open Beta. DotA's original designer, known as "IceFrog" granted permission to S2 Games to make their game in likeness to the original, adapting many of the heroes from Defense of the Ancients faithfully into the new game. The game will also feature a slew of new heroes from designers S2. This developer originally attempted to get "IceFrog" to sign with their development team but he declined. He now the lead designer on a secret project for Valve Corporation.In true fashion to Defense of the Ancient's gameplay, you choose one hero out of dozens upon dozens of heroes to play as and manage. You will be playing this one hero in a "match" alongside other players who will all be playing different heroes. It is up to you to work together and beat the other team. Simply which heroes your team is composed of can sway the outcome of a game as tactics are stressed even before the actual game starts.
Objectives
Once in game, you fight alongside "creeps" which are monsters that continually spawn in your base and fight in "lanes" which are areas that creeps follow into the enemy's base. The creeps provide a renewable means to gain experience and gold that your hero can use to level up and buy powerful items to increase their power. The real objective is to make your way into the enemy's base and destroy it. Each base has a major structure that, upon being destroyed, ends the match in favor of those who destroyed it.The core experience of the game, however, is to kill other players' heroes. Getting the killing blow on any enemy unit or structure in this game grants you gold, but on heroes you gain the most gold (aside from towers... unless you have a kill streak or kill someone with a kill streak) and announces it in the game. If you kill multiple heroes in a row without dying yourself you will get a streak and earn bonus gold. If you get the first kill of the match you get a bonus 200 gold. If you kill someone with a streak you will gain bonus gold. Killing a hero denies them from gaining any experience for a short while as a killed hero must wait on a respawn timer to come back. This respawn timer increases as a hero's level increases. This incentive for quick gold gains and denying the enemy from growing in power, as well as being the "best player" is what drives competition in Heroes of Newerth both against the opposition and amongst the team (coop-competition).
Neutral Creeps
There are also neutral creeps that are off the beaten path for players to fight for gold and experience, out of the view of the enemy. There is also a unique monster called "Kongor" who is a gigantic ape that generally takes a team of heroes to take down. Kongor drops an item that works like a 1UP in that if you die while carrying it, you will respawn at the location of your death with full health and mana, ready for action.Tactics
A lot of stress is placed on tactics in Heroes of Newerth. One popular tactic is to "gank." Ganking is when a player or group of players takes another player by surprise. Most ganking is done by coming out of the "jungle," the area that generally surrounds a lane, but can also be done if a player has an invisibility ability/item and the opposition does not have a means to reveal the cloaked units. There are many other strategic elements such as the aforementioned team composition, what items you choose for your hero, how you play, your mobility, etc. etc.Game Modes
The game also features many different varieties of play.The most popular is "AP" which stands for All Pick. All Pick allows you to pick your hero and you can pick any hero at all, no matter if they are a Hellbourne or Legion hero.
"AR" is All Random in which you do not pick your hero, but are instead given a random hero from the pool of heroes to play as.
There is also "RD" which is Random Draft in which players must all pick their heroes from the same pool of random heroes. The pool does not include all of the heroes although there are more than 10 heroes to choose from out of the pool. Each team takes turns choosing heroes, alternating from one team to the next per pick.
"SD" is Single Draft which gives all players 3 random heroes to choose from, one from each attribute, Strength, Agility and Intelligence heroes.
"BD" is Banning Draft similiar to Random Draft where players has 24 heroes and the top players on both teams (blue or pink) alternate banning 1 hero each until 4 are banned. Picking proceedes like a normal RD match after bans, everyone picks their own heroes
Finally, "DM" is Deathmatch, in which each time a player's hero is killed, he respawns with a new one until either all of the heroes allocated for their side are used up, or the game is won by destroying the major structure in the enemy's base.
In all modes, players can swap their heroes with other players during the setup phase. This is helpful in AR, RM and SD if you get a hero you do not like.
Post Release
Developer S2 Games has also stated that it intends to do many free post-release updates that add new heroes, items and maps down the road, as well as new game modes.Features
- Username and Password account tracking for stats, disconnects, etc.
- In-game chat rooms.
- Voice over IP support.
- Support for all types of resolutions and graphic cards.
- Enhanced graphics (to that of DoTA).
- Leaver rating to protect games from players that consistantly leave a match
- Support for reconnection with a 5 minute grace period
- Matchmaking system (arranged teams and solo)
- Tournament and ladder system in-game.
- Custom Map Editor
- Multiple Maps.
- Supported on multiple operating systems: Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Over 60 characters.
- Continued support post-release with the addition of new heroes, items, and maps.
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