Saturday, 13 Feb 2010
So how often do you make a practice game in a day? a week? Once, twice, or never? You may think practice mode is just a luxury option you have at your disposal in beta, however one should be lucky to have such an option given to them in the beta stages of a game. Practice mode is what makes you...
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010
The bread and butter of any Heroes of Newerth game. We may just have the worst community ever in this game because of how important teamwork is. We run around and around the map with our skills and flashy weapons but nothing is going to get done without some serious synergy. In most games, a team...
Saturday, 6 Feb 2010
Ganking is a name for a team attack on an enemy or group of enemies. Kills allow your heroes to level up extremely fast, and also give you a decent amount of gold. Ganking is sparse earlier in the game, but begins to increase in frequency later on, as some heroes have a better time 1on1 fighting...
Sunday, 31 Jan 2010
Every unit action in Heroes of Newerth has a cast time (for abilities) or an attack duration (for attacks) as well as a cast or attack action time. The difference between these two values is wasted time when your Hero is finishing an animation that causes them not move or attack. Most, if not all...
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010
Juking is the best skill in the game along with going on killing rampages. Staying alive becomes just as important as being the ultimate killer in a game. The less you die, the less experience and gold the enemy team gets. Those who fail at this skill are called feeders (giving your opponent...
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2010
The art of map awareness will be one that will make or break a game. Learning it is necessary, and will take you far. If you master the map, you master half of the game. The other half is the micro which comes with experience. Read the guide and go well on your way to becoming a God of Newerth!...
Thursday, 7 Jan 2010
Chronos is the equivalent to DotA's hero Faceless Void. He is considered to be the most powerful hard carry in Heroes of Newerth, but of all carries he probably has the hardest time farming to effectiveness. Chronos can basically take on any hero one-on-one, but don't expect any less coming from...
Wednesday, 30 Dec 2009
Swiftblade is very close to a carbon copy of Juggernaut from DotA. All of his skills are the same, except for Counter Attack (skill description below), which has replaced Juggernaut's Healing Wards to provide some extra DPS. Other than this, if you enjoyed Juggernaut, then you will enjoy this...
Saturday, 19 Dec 2009
Harassment, being about half of lane control, is one of the most crucial acts of early game. Composed mostly of frequent non-lethal attacks it's not very difficult to perform, but can be very dangerous for less practiced players. In many situations the early game advantage can hinge vastly on...
Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009
A deadly assassin, the Blood Hunter is useful asset to any team fight simply because his variety of spells to single out specific targets and hunt them without any chance of escape. Overall he is a great ally to have and a nightmare to the enemy; the Blood Hunter is truly a force to be reckoned...
