HoN Update

[idiealot]

Here it is it comes on friday Heroes of Newerth Forums Hopefully You can see it without being logged onto the HoN Forums.
Heres the ugly text version:

Hey guys - we plan to get a test patch up this Friday 3/12/2010

The test patch will include:
- New interface "Front End 2.0"
- Match Making testing
- Tutorial
- A slew of other fixes, balance tweaks, etc

Please note that we're putting this out a bit early - do not expect perfection, there will likely be a few misc bugs. We need your guys help to track + prioritize these bugs.

To participate in the pre-beta test client games, you'll need to participate in our IRC channel. This is open to anyone who wants to join. Our IRC information is:
server: irc.s2games.com
ports: 6667
channel: #hon

Once you're in, you can use /nick <name> to change your name.

We'll be posting the link to the pre-beta test client in the topic of that channel, as well as information as to where to contribute feedback and discuss the patches.

[EverBlue]

New interface, eh?
Match making testing huh?
A tutorial, eh?

Sounds good. Love how S2 does all this.

[idiealot]

I'm excited because HoN has been sucking a lil because chronos is too imba. Hopefully they really change chronos and I am wondering what this interface update could be. Maybe the tutorial could help some newbs and possibly me too but I never do tutorials.
GOOOO! S2

[EverBlue]

They're constantly changing heroes.
But even imba heroes can be taken down.
One small change to Chronos and who knows who steps in to take his place.

[Rokur]

yea, I've seen lots and lots of this stuff, the arrival and nerf of magmus, then sand wraith, then the nerf to madman, the arrival of hag and sand wraith, etc etc I think chronos is fine, he's just easier to use then say madman or magebane, since he has the "I win" bubble, but in all reality almost all hard carries can pwn teams by themselves, be it madman, magebane, puppet, tDL, scout, sand wraith, moon queen, even arach to some extent. Just buy barbed armor or void talisman and work on ur reaction time vs chronos and u win.

[EverBlue]

Just curious, does Shrunken Head make you immune to the "I Win" bubble?

[idiealot]

I don't think it works but I'm not sure. Its Type: Superior Magic. Im not sure about superior magic but I think it can't be stopped by anything
A good counter is Void Talisman if you can press it fast enough.

[Rokur]

no shrunken head does not work

[Rokur]

I'm most worried about this patch for 1 reason.... the deadwood buff... like srsly, why?

[idiealot]

Wait are they going to buff deadwood. Didn't they nerf him last time? Deadwood is fine where he is

[woke]

They're just toning down DW early game, he'll still be a beast. The chronos issue is easily resolved with tablet of command or the void talisman -- its just a bitch to farm them specifically to counter him.

[idiealot]

Yea and I guess I have to the update is only interface it seems.