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(106 votes, average: 3.87 / 5)
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OverviewWhat’s explosive about it:
Dozens of playable Hero characters
Match making and ranking features
Over 100 items as well as regular content updates
Heroes of Newerth (HoN) is a free to play Team based arena style action RPG that is very similar to DotA (Defense of the Ancients – a Warcraft 3 Mod).
In Heroes of Newerth two teams of up to five players each take on the role of special Hero units. With the assistance of AI-controlled armies, each team sets out with the sole objective of destroying the other team’s base. As a match progresses, players can earn experience and gold which can be used to upgrade skills or purchase items to make their character more powerful. The team-oriented design of HoN coupled with unprecedented in-game Voice-Over-IP controls and Clan Support allow for an incredibly deep, tactical team-based experience.
Also check out our League of Legends vs. Heroes of Newerth feature.
Heroes of Newerth system requirements:
| OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / OS X/ Linux RAM: 1.5 GB | HDD: 1GB |
CPU: 2.8GHz Pentium 4 / 2.0GHz Core 2 / AMD 2400+ Graphics Card: 128 MB GeForce 5 / ATI 9800 / GMA 950 |
Featured References- League of Legends vs. Heroes of Newerth
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After playing HoN since beta in october 2009 I can tell you how amazing this game can be, and the potential it has. It is similar to it’s counterpart League of Legends, but offers less persistent abilities/bonuses that go into each game to make you unique. That being said, just like LoL every hero is unique and adaptable and playable in their own way. Skill is rewarded and no game altering changes can any one person bring to the game at the start of the match (like passive bonuses). Skill is rewarded. Not saying LoL it doesn’t feel the same, but this game is much less forgiving and the gap between the skilled and the unskilled is very large in comparison to LoL.
Hope you all give it a try as it is F2P now and you will have a large selection of heroes
IMO Heroes of Newerth killed their chances of becoming a threat in the free to play scene when they decided to have ‘Legacy’ accounts without offering others a chance to have the same or similar features. I dont want to spend $10 on one hero when I know people that bought the game for $10 just the day before will have lifetime access to every single hero and game mode available. Also having to buy ‘season passes’ to each of the game modes is just facepalm. They seriously need to change their free to play model because right now it just looks like a money machine (cough activision*).
The game is definately fun to play though and by far this is the closest you can get to the original DotA. All the heroes are extremely unique and fun to play. The camera however, (at 1920×1080) seems like you are using a magnifying glass to play. Some abilities and auto attack can easily hit you from out of view even from the opposite side of the screen so its easy to get confused in battle.
this game has pretty graphics and thats about it lol animations look bad the interface looks horrible and the voice acting sucks balls watching this video made me miss league of legends
uh… you really just made a review based on watching the game trailer? fail. now you just look stupid. Don’t rag something if you don’t know shit about it.
The thing is, that’s pretty much all you need to do to see how Horrible HoN really is.
The interface is absolutely awful. Everything is stupidly grimdark, making it hard to discern friend from foe. For some reason, they even spread this darkness to the interface, making it hard to tell where even your controls are. Also, your hero is scaled to the same size as a minion, causing all of them except the ginormous ones to look exactly the same. The range of abilities is also absurd in relation to this, since you can get shot at from off-screen, even if you’re zoomed out to the point where your dude is ant-sized on screen. Oh, and don’t get me started on the store…
Combine this with a hideously new-player-unfriendly community and no practice mode, and you’ve got a genuinely painful experience for players who are new to HoN (even if they’re veteran MOBA players, because it just plain takes time to adapt to this miserable interface).
cant agree with any of this. seems like some LoL fanboy got stomped and is angry. anyway, you can easily make your ui the way you want and theres alot of ways to get the game brighter, and make your team and enemy team heroes easier to spot.
must agree with the store, tho you can change it to “original” hon store with a simple console command. about the community, its quite horrible yes, but theres challenged kids in every game nowdays.
If you seriously have a hard time differentiating friend from foe, get your eyes check or update your wooden computer. In the least, I would have never thought green (allies) would be hard to split apart from the red (foes). Go back to LoL where everything is animated to the standards of a 10 year old.
No practice mode? Now I’m starting to think you didnt even install the game and try it. I would almost bet money you just looked at the screenshots above and listened to your uninformed LoL buddies. Try creating a public game which on a whole other spectrum than the matchmaking games if you want to practice.
On another subject for anyone who hasn’t tried either HoN or LoL..
I played DotA for 5-6 years and can say that HoN is the best representation of the original DotA out there. I would almost rather play HoN than DotA2, but I have not been able to try DotA2 yet.
Playing both HoN AND LoL, I couldn’t really tell you which community is worse, but you could probably tell that by the comments above mine. For gameplay, they’re both unique and offer satisfying gamplay, although, yes, I feel LoL’s bot mode gives it a mildy more welcoming feel to newcomers to MOBA game. But if you’re a veteran, you should feel free to jump into this one. Just be sure to adjust your UI a little to your liking.
This game is really fun, and I don’t think the voice acting was the real agenda… Nonetheless, The animations are actually amazing, each skill set each character has is uniquely different. This game does have alot of a**holes who will demoralize the team and call everyone a noob for no apparent reason. And there is no specific reason to lvling as it provides no persistent bonuses or skills.
i played this game when it was in the beta so i won’t comment on the gameplay per say,
however i can tell you that if you have never played a dota like game, the learning curve is massive.
the community of this game however, is what really put me off, its the most elitest group of people i’v ever seen. i mean i see how its a competative ish game and all, but people open up noob, non rated games, just to grief new players, than go on to whine and complain, and accuse you of feeding points to the other team after just 1 or 2 deaths. i havent played league of legends, but i’v heard that compared to LoL and Hon, the characters of Hon are alot more fragile, resulting in very little combat untill late in a game, about the first 10-15 minutes you spend just last hitting enemy npcs that fight in your lane, or last hitting friendly npcs fighting in your lane to deny the points to the enemy player in your lane.
I prefer league of legends but haven’t tried this game yet. The graphics could be updated I guess…
league of legends is pretty awesome and cool graphics and has wide range of champions u must try
This game is really great, nice graphics, skill animation, the only thing that sucks is the community, you’ll have to be good in DoTA before you step in here(since its very very close to DoTA than LoL), or else you’re gonna have a lot of bad words thrown at you when you start dying by old players…
I tried this game and deleted it after 3 days. Why? you may ask?
1 – All S2 did was copy an 8 year old mod and put on a graphical “coat of paint”. No effort or real contribution to advancing the moba genre.
2 – No TRUE training area. A practice game without Hero A.I. bots (even bad ones) is inexcusable and a further validation of point number 1, no effort on S2′s part
3 – Poor choice of identifying your enemy in-game. A small purple dot ? really? Lets put this in perspective. In the “reality” that you would face in a truly immersive experience, your enemy would be much more easily identified.
4 – A community of rudeness that surpasses other MOBA games. S2 actually limits players under level 5 to play in basic matches with others under level 5, but then allows these RESTRICTED players a kickvote option. How many elitist alt accounts do you think this spawned?
Now items for you HoN fanboys to chew on.
I play League of Legends and enjoy it a lot. Why?
1 – Graphically updated look with gameplay easily on par or better than any MOBA available. Contributions to expand the genre including a true tutorial with hero A.I. bots as well as real players vs bot co-op match options. An easily followed item shop to make upgrades during the match fluid and quick.
2 – Know thy enemy – a different colored health bar. Thats all it took. It doesnt detract from the gameplay in the least. It enhances the “reality” of the game.
3 – I wont say the community isn’t rude , only that it is less rude. The reason it is less rude is because Riot providedthe tools proper training to give the new player a chance to be ready when the time is right to play with real players.
Lastly to those who wish to scoff and believe I didnt invest enough time in HoN to see the true fun the game has. I don’t have to invest that time in a game that doesn’t invest an effort in new players. League of Legends as well as others have invested that effort. So HoN its not as much that you dont want me as it is that I DON’T NEED YOU.
Its always funny how none of the LoL fanboys mention anything about the high rate of ruined games through feeding and leavers due to the small gap between new players and experienced playeres in LoL.
If you think graphics are better, then I feel sorry that you prefer graphics in a game that would fit the standards of a 10 year old – bright colors and nice, friendly looking champions…
You listed differentiating colored health bars as a pro for LoL? Are you not aware that HoN follows the same principle in making allies outlined green and foes outlined red?
Honestly if you cant tell friend from foe even without colors, then you should quit trying at moba games.
Have fun with LoL, or as more properly named League of Children, where it doesnt matter if you suck or if you are good, everyone pats you on the back, says you did good regardless, and gives you a participation trophy in the end.
HoN is a game for players looking for a real experience.
Tell me,how can you be that stupid,in fact in LoL you can’t see the difference between minions and heroes,ally or foe.In hon allies has Green Health bar with green glowing and enemies has Red Health bar and red glowing.Besides this,there is no such thing as ballance in LoL,all the shit game is based on are the runes,a level 1 account will never have a chance against a level 30+ account.LoL graphics are just horrible,when i look at it i see a poor game with comic book textures,it’s like it was made for 7 years old kids.Another thing missing in LoL is the deny system,i find it so stupid.Some other missing parts from lol are the STATS recording : APM,GPM,KDR,KD,Wards/game,these all means True Player Skill Rating.You fanboys are angry just because you can’t learn to play it,you are just small brained.Even i,after 10 matches of lol,where i could fight against 5,i’ve deleted it,due the incompetence of players and shitty gameplay.
You like it or you don’t like it…
But you’re the person i hate to play with in every MOBA, LoL, HoN, DotA 2.
Raging because people don’t think what you think…
The community are a bunch of d*cks.
Yeah, that’s what makes it hard for beginner players and they really know how to ruin the whole game that was supposed to be fun, makes the learning experience for new players become hard. But the game is good so thats why im still playing and would want to become a good player
Well, i have played LoL for a while now and let me tell u the reasons y this game doesn’t seem impressive for me rather it just seems boring :
1-Presentation : Compare the style of this game to the art style of LoL , Lol has a colorful cartoonish style while this game seems Dark and serious , iam not saying serious style is bad , but face it , if ur gonna play in that same map repeatedly ur gonna get bored unlike the summoner’s rift from Lol
2-Champions : Champions in LoL seem different and Each one is unique , from cute little animals to giant mythical monsters to armored knights , they all look awesome and interesting , unlike in this game where the champions all look very similar and unappealing
3-Items : Srsly ? An item that allows u to teleport ? items r supposed to give u bonuses and special effects not total new abilities
and i cant say anymore bcus i didn’t play this game , i was just talking based on the trailer and why i doesn’t make me excited for the game , AND NO a better trailer wont fix this
Iam just giving u guys a personal advice to play LoL , its the best MOBA i’ve ever played ! and thnx for reading
i agree with you, the graphic in lol is much more easy on eye than hon. When i first play HoN i was so nfuse and the animation is too much for my part, also the voice acting on some of the heroes kinda repetivie and the community suck.
3-Items : Srsly ? An item that allows u to teleport ? items r supposed to give u bonuses and special effects not total new abilities
part of the tactical gameplay, every idiot can press the teleport button when needed, but you actually need to think about doing it when you need to pay for those. I understant that you dont like hon because its alot harded to play than LoL, but whining about the graphics or the appearance of the heroes you maybe, just maybe should check the options / graphics tabs before talking
I’ve played LoL for over a year and started to play HoN recently. I can say that both of them are pretty good games. What I like about HoN is that all heroes are f2p now ( means you can access whole hero pool for free) and I think that players are much more polite. I’ve been playing HoN for two weeks now and regardless I was feeding at my first match noone was criticising me or insult me in any other way, while in LoL you would be called noob, a**hole etc. Graphics are nice and I think that I’ll enjoy playing this game as much as I enjoy playing LoL
You were just lucky.
I really agree with that because most matches in LoL that i have played, everyone worked together fine and said nothing or rare ones where people were very friendly and talkative while compared to HoN there were a lot of people who just made me think “so annoying”.
Really lucky
Let me explain a few thngis. There have been a few people upset that I did not send them a BETA key. If you did not receive a BETA key here are a few reasons as to why you may not have received one:1. You followed/tweeted me AFTER the giveaway was over. (Sorry you missed it, maybe next time^^)2. You made OBVIOUS spam accounts. For example: Several twitter accounts with the same name or tweeted the same email address for me to send the key to.I saved the keys I had for actual individuals. Not spam accounts. Now if you did make a spam account and received several keys from me, congrats you weren’t obvious.
i prefer smite
Well I bought my accout before It went F2P so i have all the heroes (except the new ones). I don’t really play it though.
HON is much better than Dota 2 / LoL .. only the community is !”§%$§%&
I tried to play HoN 2 times. The first one, I was really new to the MOBA and I was seriously desadvantaged. After a tour of this style of games, I went back to retry it.
First match, new hero : insults and I was kicked without warning (it’s really team-friendly to see your partners voting against you…).
Second match, same hero : insults, insults and kicked…
No one helped me. No one to consel you. No one to direct you in the right role/direction. Just insults. People killing their own team for the sake of a win/loose ratio ?!?
The problem is : there is plenty of other Moba. If League of Legend is for kid : cool ! Let the real pro spent their time on HoN and let the people who just want to have a good time playing, just to have fun, on another Moba.
I’m a adult and I absolutely disliked being insulted by young players who thinks they are Someone because they spent 3 to 4 hours on a game. I have seen the genese of video game, folowing the ever growing “magic” of the industry (since the 80′s) and I never, ever, seen a worse community than this one.
It’s a shame.
“3 to 4 hours on a game” per day.
This game is way worse than Dota! Slow,clunky,bad graphics thee worst skill sets and champs i have seen. League of Legends is going to walk all over this Moba community its sad to say but nothing has touched how smooth and polished the game mechanics are this HON is something i might have played if i was 9 yrs old maybe even 8 i could forgive the graphics and crappy V.O’s you need to make an update Hon or you’ll be the next R-zone <—–look it up you don't want that to happen
Fanboy detected,you are just stupid,cartoony graphics are unforgiveable for a moba.Compared to HoN,LoL’s graphic sux,everything looks like toys.Check HoN 3.0,compare graphics again,if you don’t like it keep playing the brain damaged kid’s game aka LoL.
It’s people like you who make the game community a crappy place.
So many graphics whores play games these days. Everyone has their own preferences. Just because you like some cartoony graphics of a game doesn’t mean you are a child in any way. And just because you like bright and shiny graphics doesn’t mean you are any better than anyone else. Sounds to me like people who suck complete ass in real life look for any reason to put themselves on this imaginary pedestal. Games are meant to be fun, so as long as you have fun, i wouldn’t worry about what anyone else says. Opinions vary; that’s just a part of being an individual, and should be accepted.
A update for all of u new players:
HoN is extremly harsh to all new players, u have to practice a lot, but it pays of quickly. HoN has launched some new updates, which allows players to read guides written to their chosen hero ingame. These guides will be accessed in the shop and will help u on ur way to become a better hon play, GL HF, and dont listen to the rotten HoN community
IMO its the best of all a-rts games on the market.
Yes, I refuse to call dotacopies mobas. Horrible term only used by riot, lolbabies+newbies
*****/*****
This is a note for the people that actually want to discern some good information in this bunch on stupidity.
HoN is a moba game that is different than LoL! If you have played Dota from Warcraft III, it is quite similar both in gameplay and in graphics. LoL is way more different, not worse, just different.
If I had to describe you the major points/differences in both game this is what I would tell you:
HoN has darker graphics while LoL has brighter and more cartoonish graphics. None of them if good or bad, it only depends to your preference. Both are great in a way, and remember that you can go to the option pannel to adjust them.
The gameplay in HoN is also different: you loose lots of gold when you die and your enemy can deny his own minions, making any error very costly. This is why a new Player got troll, because he is making his team loosing. LoL pardons more this kind of errors, and this is why it is more enjoyable to play, but this is also why the gap between a good player and a noob is not as big as it would be in HoN.
I would personally consider HoN as a more hardcore MOBA and LoL has a more fun MOBA.
But for f*** sake, stop being stupid and immature like most of people in this trend were, you just look like morons that cannot see further than what they heard about life.
Peace to all of you though and see you in the MOBA scene!
HoN is really hard and harsh u really need to practice if u don’t want to get screamed at all the time
Honestly, when i first started to play HoN, I was confused by how great the graphics were and it seemed a bit more advanced than League of Legends, league of legends is a bit more basic and easy to understand, when i got into this i was really confused on what i was doing/buying.. I really would need to do the tutorial alot to understand the gameplay..