Heroes of Newerth is an online game by S2 Games. It is heavily based on DotA.
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How does Sand Wraith's Ultimate work?
Sand Wraith Ultimate let you create illusions that attacks your enemies and you can switch to whoever you want to hunt. I don't know how to make that switch or the teleport! I've purchased HoN since ...
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What is the genre of HoN/DotA/LoL?
Some people call it Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA), Valve is calling the upcoming Dota 2 a Action RTS (Real Time Strategy) and I've seen some using Action RPG.
Has the community come to an ...
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How do you reach level 5 in Heroes of Newerth
i recently started playing HON, and see that in order to get verified, you either have to buy any amount of gold, or you need to reach level 5. Now my question is, how do you get to level 5. I have ...
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What items work with Voodoo Jester's ultimate ability?
I know you can activate Shrunken head before channeling the ultimate to prevent most interrupts (there are a few superior magic stuns though).
But what about Assassin's Shroud? Can it be used ...
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Which rendering options in Heroes of Newerth are heavy on the CPU?
My PC has an awesome GPU (GTX580) but an ageing Core2 quad-core CPU. The game flows smoothly with all graphics options maxed until there is a team fight where up to 10 heroes, and perhaps even with ...
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How is “Base Damage” calculated and what affects it?
Last night I was playing an "All-Mid" game and used artillery for the first time. His LRM (long range missiles) skill does 15 damage + 35% of "Base" weapon damage with each shot.
My question arose as ...
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Exotic creep pulls and jungling in Heroes of Newerth
In Heroes of Newerth (a DotA clone), i know how to do normal creep pulls (legion bottom lane at :15 and :45 or hellbourne top lane at the same times), but I've seen people perform pulls from creep ...
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How long is StarCraft 2's typical input delay compared to other competitive games?
Battle.net 2.0 seems to have severe netcode issues, meaning that commands take longer to be executed than they should. This is likely a result of preventing lag and dropped connections, but it comes ...
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Turning off new shop in heroes of newerth
When I use setsave cg_usenewshop2 false, the old shop comes back, but the new shop is still there as well. The result is an abomination where the old shop overlays the new shop. It's pretty ...
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What are the differences between Defense of the Ancients (DotA) and Heroes of Newerth (HoN)?
Some days ago I asked about the differences between LoL and DotA.
Now, in order to have a clear view of all actors in the so called "DotA Wars", I would like to understand in detail what are the ...
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Does Flux's ult interrupt?
When people are channeling with homecoming stones or abilities, will Flux's global ult interrupt them?
