Patch 2.0.16 - Aluna Patch

We will not be patching next week due to GDC.

Version 2.0.16
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- Added a new Gold Collection Alternate Avatar: Legendary Valkyrie
* She will be available for 14 days before being removed from the shop

- New Legion Intelligence Hero: Aluna
- Myrmidon and Glacius have defected to the Hellbourne

Aluna - Hero Spotlight

Read about Aluna in PCGamer :
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/25/exclusive-video-reveal-of-new-heroes-of-newerth-hero-aluna/

Honcast Interview with Paula Garces "Aluna"

Aluna - Teaser Video

Well, new effects on her skills, but i dont really understand about De Javu, and her first skill, seems imba, making four enemies hero getting stunned or like stunned in chain reactions.And in last segments, she throw red bamboo and kill pebbles near fountain, is it like Pharaoh skill?range 99999?
But I like the opening, the Aluna, red and green, its cool !

EDIT : Now I understand about the De Javu things, and his 1st skill, stunned for bit time and then got slowed, also she can throw red/green bamboo stick

PCGamer : Bad Ass Giveaway !

Get your BadAss Announcer Pack for free from PCGamer, by leaving comments in this article (link below) :

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/02/22/giveaway-you-got-duke-nukem-in-my-heroes-of-newerth/

There are 5 BadAss Announcer pack for prizes !

Heroes of Newerth #7 Newsletter

Read It Now

And here is the Legendary Valkyrie(looks like Mirana itself), it's Valkyrie Alt.Avt

Aluna - Next Upcoming Legion INT Hero

Inspired by a beautiful Latina celebrity, Aluna, of the Legion will come to life in Newerth this Friday. Curious who our new Latina superstar is? Watch for our upcoming newsletter to find out!

The powers of a modern day Latina superhero will come to life in Newerth this Friday as our newest hero is unleashed!

Beautiful and spirited, Aluna carries within her the essence of Earth itself -- the old Earth, long since lost to the decay of ages. Endowed with its might, and carrying the power of the moon in a mystical emerald, Aluna strikes at her daemonic foes with deadly speed. Thanks to her skill in battle, she has already become a celebrity among the heroes of Newerth.


Skills :

OFF TOPIC - I Need Your Support

Well guys, today I started to work on a blog, that enter the blog competition, winner takes 400 USD, big for student like me, and I hope to win it, I want to buy somethings.Well this blog is about Canada, studying there, the sociocultural, tourism, and experience in Canada.
Start by searching for supporting article and building structures and designing simple blog about in, in plain white and red, adding chatbox and other widgets.
I need your help, first, please keep visiting the link of that blog, support me to get visitor everyday.
Also after i post the 2 articles, please give me supporting comment in the post, or in the chatbox, no spam.
And if any of you is a canadians, please help me building my article.
Hope you guys can help me this time, thanks for reading and visiting the blog.

VISIT THE BLOG NOW !

Patch 2.0.15 Mini Fix Patch

Version 2.0.15
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- Fixed Armadon
- Fixed Alchemist Bones always starting with 1 charge
- Fixed the End Game Match screen so it properly references Silver Coins

- Credits to the people below for their Flavour Tooltip implementation on Dampeer!

HON Profile : Jon St. John the Bad Ass

So what you guys waiting for, be the one to purchase the 1st premium item in store !

And dont forget to see the official webpage, got new look, cool and simply amazing !

Visit Now

Dont forget to read more about BadAss articles in GamerDailyNews and Ripten(See The Demo Video)

Patch 2.0.14.1 - Realignment Patch

Realignment Patch

Version 2.0.14.1
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- Fixed a derp that made tooltips not work at all

Version 2.0.14
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== Store Currency Update ==

- There are now Gold and Silver Goblin Coins in the Store
* Gold coins come from purchasing coins in the Store and on the website, while you receive Silver coins from matchmaking. Everyone has had their current stash of coins converted to Gold coins based on how many coins they have purchased thus far. If you have purchased 2000 coins and you have 2100 coins, you will now have 2000 Gold Coins and 100 Silver Coins. Similarly, if you purchased 2000 coins and currently have 500 coins, you will now have 500 Gold Coins.
- When purchasing items, your Silver coins will always be used first, then it will dip into your Gold coins. There is a coin breakdown showing how many of each type of coin will be used before you confirm your purchase.
* Past items and their prices remain the same

- Premium Items
* Premium items can be purchased at normal price with Gold Coins or at a premium price with Silver Coins. Gold and Silver Coins may not be combined on Premium items.

Eren Arik - HON's Kunkka ?

So, yesterday, I was browsing in S2Nome Twitter and accidentaly found a piece of masterpiece created by ErenArik, or his HON ID is Darkuther, he is a concept artist.He made 6 HON Heroes Artwork, Scout, Vindicator, Valkyrie, Myrmidon, Voodoo Jester, and Demented Shamman.
I will not upload 6 of them here, to make sure you guys visit his gallery in :

Portfolio
Website
Forums Thread
Mail: erencg@gmail.com

Just additional info, not related with him.
Make sure you guys visit S2Nome's Blog via Wordpress and please follow S2Deejay in his Twitter page, he tweeted about minor and major changes in plan guys !
And also Jon St. John, the man behind golden voice of Duke Nukem will have his own annoncer pack, it will be bad ass guys, make sure you guys buy it when it released.

Community Alt Avatar Contest - Vote Now

Vote the Community Alt.Avt Contest, here are the 5 contestants, I vote for female scout, what about you guys?

Leprechaun Blacksmith by `fAntom
(http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...56&postcount=6)

Rock n' Roll Legionnaire by Weasleface
(http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...2&postcount=51)

Unicorn Rampage by Kalium (though it will not be based on the picture submitted )
(http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...9&postcount=94)

Vicious Bunny Predator by Innuendum
(http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...&postcount=674)

Female Scout by Xehn

(http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/sh...&postcount=731)

Voting is now open and will run until Monday, February 28th. The decision is in the community's hands for which Alt Avatar should win!

Thank you again for all of your participation so far and for taking the time to vote! We look forward to announcing the winner and bringing the design to life!

VOTE NOW

Patch 2.0.13.2 - Grim Reaper

This is not the big "balance realignment" patch we talked about in the news letter.

Version 2.0.13.3
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- Fixed Grim Reaper death
- Fixed some missing UI textures

Version 2.0.13.2
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- Fixed stringtable failure

Version 2.0.13.1
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- Fixes a cursor issue
- Added the missing Account Icons

S2Diva Dev Blog : Realignment Patch

Hello my HoNeys! As we approach Valentine's day and bask in the glory of pink stuff and chocolates, we here at S2 figured we'd share some love with you guys and give you some insight into the upcoming "realignment" patch. As we've stated previously, the realignment patch will be a large list of minor adjustments aimed to bring everything in the game more in line with each other in terms of balance. This dev blog will reveal how it is we're going about this process, as well as some hints as to what realignment entails.

25% Off All Announcer Packs and Bonus Coins with $30 Coin Package

From now until 3 PM EST on Thursday, February 10th, all Announcer Packs will be 25% off. In addition, all $30 coin packages will come with 250 extra coins. This is the perfect chance to get the announcer pack you've been hoping for and to get a bigger bang for your buck at the same time!

You can purchase coins via credit card and PayPal at http://www.heroesofnewerth.com/purchase.php. Don't miss out!

[S2]Konran

S2 Staff Member

GDN : Empath Hero Guide

Gamers Daily News has teamed up with S2 Games to bring you a series of Heroes of Newerth strategy guides in the past and now, we are proud to bring you new hero guides. Each time S2 Games adds a hero to Heroes of Newerth we will have a quick guide to get you up to speed on the hero’s powers, skills and play tips.

Introduction:

Heroes of Newerth’s newest hero, the Empath, is a dedicated support hero. While she is weak in one-on-one situations with enemy heroes, her ability to influence a battle in a supporting role is unparalleled. She can excel with minimal items, making her an ideal primary support for any team.

Patch 2.0.12 Fix Patch

Version 2.0.12
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- Fixed an issue causing Myrmidon's Weed Field and Behemoth's Fissure to hit units in a wider area than they should have
- Empath's Essence Link will now display its beam properly through the fog of war
* Note, Empath will not be able to see the beam if her target is in the fog. The target will, however, be able to see the beam if Empath is in the fog
- If the target dies prematurely, Empath's Essence Link will no longer continue to give health to the host of her As One skill
- Empath can no longer target allied illusions with her As One skill

S2Nome Dev Blog via XLTweet : Underpowered Heroes

Here we go with some of the "overpowered" heroes. I picked the most popular ones Tweeted to me.

Swiftblade

• Competitors: Swiftblade has not been considered overpowered since Counterattack was nerfed and Attack Modifier stacking was removed. Even though he's a strong hero, there are other carries that simply outclass him.
• Designers: The only "problem" with Swiftblade is that making a mistake against him early on equates to death. Unlike other carries, Swiftblade has a much higher ability to kill you early on. Because he tends to dominate against lesser, uncoordinated teams, he usually ends up with a lot of items. In a competitive environment, this isn't always the case. Given equal farm, even a hero like Predator could outcarry a Swiftblade.

3 Upcoming Tourneys

Well, when I open the forum today, I saw 1 changelog thread and 3 tourney threads by S2JohnnyUtah, here they are :

1. Sign-up for the HoN 5,000€ ESL Major Series Season!

2. $1000 Honcast HoNor Tournament Series!

3. HoN Super Series Launch Cup Details! 

Please visit the forum for more threads about upcoming tourneys 

  And don't forget to follow HonReplays.Org Twitter page in : http://twitter.com/#!/honreplaysorg

Patch 2.0.11 Changelog - Empath & BooBoo

This is not the big "balance realignment" patch we talked about in the news letter.

 

click image above to see it larger

Empath : Hero Spotlight

Read about her Compendium & Official Discussion Thread here :

http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=215431 

Also Happy Chinesse New Year, hope more prosperity in this Rabbit Year !

Gosugamer : Interview with S2MsPudding

Educational HON Video by Floptik

Episode 1 Staying mobile and supporting your team as a ganker
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXO9epjvTNE
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSuPpEAf_yo
Replay: http://replays.heroesofnewerth.com/m...p?mid=22821512

Episode 2 Laning against a carry hero
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBE5o8mPvsM
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDXMNAphqIg
Replay: http://replays.heroesofnewerth.com/m...p?mid=22989070

Episode 3 Two short clips
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJHZIXeUQI4 - Intro to playing a support hero
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiA-gkvJXAQ - How to safely solo against 2 heroes
Replay 1: http://replays.heroesofnewerth.com/m...p?mid=23122281
Replay 2: http://replays.heroesofnewerth.com/m...p?mid=25877186

Episode 4 How to recover after a poor start as a carry (with an annihilation)
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvQg029iXEs
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz32dZUg57o
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM9cgx2-Hyo
Replay: http://replays.heroesofnewerth.com/m...p?mid=25291220

Please visit his thread to thanks him, comment and request are open too, here :

http://forums.heroesofnewerth.com/showthread.php?t=201759

S2Nome Dev Blog via XLTweet : Metagame

It's a very very long article, and I think I will read about it later, but as what I can see in a blink of an eye, it's a good article, must read this two.
Read Part 1 here : http://xltweet.com/show/?id=5450595957
Read Part 2 here : http://xltweet.com/show/?id=5450585951

HON Haiku FB Contest

Enter Contest Now !

Want a SteelSeries Siberia v2 Full-size Headset? Enter the Valentine's Day HoNey Haiku Contest! Details on the link above

Empath : Teaser Video

This Friday, February 4th, Empath will be joining the Legion's struggle against the Hellbourne as our latest support hero. Check out her teaser video, and keep your eyes peeled for more information before her release!



Well, I'm very sorry for the late update, I only can update via Twitter from my Blackberry, today I went for a Chemical Engineering Competition and the good news I won the 3rd place, but bad news, very tired and late update, but overall, I'm very excited and tomorrow I will celebrate the Chinesse New Year !

From the video above, I can assume that Empath 2nd skill can make some kind of pink barrier wall maybe, and his 4th skill, is just like she went inside an enemy hero and grant a unit control, for some periods maybe?