Fear The Chipper - a new hero concept based from tinker tweaked by HoN

Okay! Finally, patch 0.3.2 was released and so as the new hero - the Chipper. I've posted the latest HoN changelog in championofnewerth if you want a more in-depth description of this hero.





I'm just happy that this hero was released earlier than expected. They released the concept in Facebook in April 5 but then after a couple of days, I can't imagine I'm playing HoN with this hero.

He's a great ganker and spammer. If you will check the cooldown of his first spell - Rocket Barrage, it's 1.5 seconds for god's sake! So ideally, if you got lots of mana, you can just spam and later on kill the enemy hero. His ulti (Sawblade Showdown) is also imba and can hypothetically work in synergy with other AoE heroes.

I'm actually thinking of writing a mini guide for this hero but I think I need more experience of using him. For now, maybe you can stick with mana regen items like null, stone blood,sheep stick stone etc. Of course since his main role is to gank, you need to buy a bottle and wards for rune control. I will write a more comprehensive guide for this hero once I've played 15-20 games using him. :)

I had one game against the Chiprel. His lane buddy is Armadon. It's really annoying coz the slow of Armadon's Goo and Chiprel's tar toss stacks. Armadon hits you while Chiprel showers you with missles. What a funky yet effective combo!

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Heroes of Newerth Open Beta Starts on Wednesday, March 31 @ 4:00 PM PST (-8 GST)

I received an email today from S2 Maliken announcing that the Open Beta of Heroes of Newerth will start this Wednesday, March 31 @ 4:00 PM PST (-8 GST).

I think this is great news for everyone coz you don't need a key in order to play the game. I'm also thinking that maybe some existing players would also register a new nick (IGN) so that they can 'reset' their stats! lol I think no one wants to pay USD 20 just to reset their stats right?

WEW! so I guess no one will keep on asking me if I still have a beta key or something. If you're reading this post, share it with your friends!

Here's the email with a couple of FAQs:

Hey everyone,

I wanted to send out an email and let you guys know that we recently patched HoN to include a brand new front end interface, match making, a tutorial, optimizations, and quite a bit of polish.

To coincide with this new patch we have also announced the beginning of our Open Beta. On Wednesday, March 31 @ 4:00 PM PST (-8 GST) we will begin accepting beta registration which require no key. When Open Beta begins the pre purchase incentives of the Golden Shield, Golden Name, and Taunting (SMACKDOWN!) will no longer be given to accounts. I'd like to take this opportunity to give you guys an FAQ about what is happening. I hope this covers many of your questions.

1.) If I pre purchased prior to Open Beta will I still be able to taunt in game and have the golden shield and golden name?

Yes, those account options will remain with your account (and all subsequently purchased sub accounts) for their lifetime.

2.) What exactly are these incentives you are giving to pre purchase before the beginning of Open Beta?

Your nickname will show up as a golden color in chat & game lobbies. You will also have a special golden shield next to your name. Finally, during a match, you may taunt a player (your hero says a funny statement to the enemy) and if you kill them within a short time period of taunting them a global sound and arcade text "SMACKDOWN" is announced game wide.


3.) I want to pre purchase but the nickname I want is not available. Can I ever change my name?

Yes, all pre purchased accounts will have 1 nickname change (all existing pre purchases will also be given 1 additional nickname change). 7 days prior to the end of Open Beta and the game going retail (requiring payment to play) we will allow all pre purchased accounts to take the nickname of non pre purchased accounts. In order to successfully secure your name we suggest you pre purchase now!

4.) Will stats reset for Open Beta? Will there be a stats reset prior to the game going retail?

We will not be resetting stats during Open Beta but when we end Open Beta and go to retail all stats will be deleted from the game.

5.) Will I be able to rest my stats after retail launch of the game?

Yes, we have a reset stats option available on the website and in the game client. This stats reset will cost $20. It is priced to be a deterrent from people intentionally griefing and then just paying to reset their "sins". We priced it $10 short of a new account so that someone can keep their current name but start with a fresh slate.

6.) If I don't pre purchase the game prior to launch, what happens to my account?

When Open Beta ends all accounts that did not pre purchase will be purged from the database, this includes your banlist and your friends lists. All pre purchased accounts will keep those lists intact when we go retail.

7.) Do you feel that your system will be able to support the potential demand of the HoN Open Beta?

In an effort to control concurrent players during Open Beta due to the tremendous excitement and demand for Heroes of Newerth, we *may* have to throttle new sign ups. In the event that this action is required, when we hit our daily limit, players will have the option to pre purchase the game to have guaranteed access to the Open Beta.

8.) Will new heroes be added to the game during Open Beta?

Yes, we have many new heroes (and other content) to add to the game. In fact, look forward to seeing a new hero shortly after the start of Open Beta and a consistent flow of new content thereafter.

We hope you are as excited about this next step in HoN development as we are and I look forward to seeing you all online.

http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com

Thanks,

Maliken

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Newerth Guide HoN beta key giveaway - 2 keys to be given

I just checked my gmail account . I received an email from Heroes of Newerth last Feb 15 with a subject of: 'Beta Invites to Heroes of Newerth for your Friends'. It seems that I received 3 beta invites. I think they're doing this because of the valentines season. Give an invite to your friend. Give love! lol Here's their email:

Since all of my friends have invites already, I've decided to give them away! I gave my beta keys in the past as well but apparently there were more and more noob HoN players around. I don't want to mess around the community by adding more scrubs to the closed beta. This is why I've decided that I'm going to give these keys to deserving people only. I have 2 left coz I gave one to my friend who's borrowing my account.

So if you think you're deserving to receive a beta key, all you have to do is write a dota hero guide of your choice. It could be a mini guide. Perhaps 500 words minimum. Please be specific in the role of the hero, items and strategy. This way, I can see if you're taking HoN seriously. You won't be writing an article if you're not into it right? Am I making any sense?

You can comment your hero guide in this post if it's really short and concise. You may also opt to email it to me at natzikun[at]gmail.com. I will be updating this post once I've sent out the beta keys. Cheers! :)

P.S. If I like your hero guide, I'll add pictures for it and post it in this blog. You can show it to your friends. Don't forget to include your IGN (in game name).

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2 hours left in the Limited HoN Open Registration

Wow! I just checked my Facebook account and there's an update! It seems that I'm the last one to know this but I will still share it anyway. There's a 12 hour Limited HoN Open Registration! Sign up now!

Here's a screenshot while I was writing this post:

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Heroes of Newerth Holiday registration is now open

Okay guys..This is what everyone is waiting for. You have to do this now! Go to this url and sign up for your free HoN account.

It seems that it's only open for a few countries/geographic location, but they didn't release a list so just try your luck. Here's what was mentioned in their update in Facebook.

HoN holiday registration is now open!! Enjoy. http://www.heroesofnewerth.com/open_create_account.php

So guys, it's not really 24 hours but more than 72 hours. Perhaps 85...lol Anyway, maybe this is Mali Klause's holiday gift for everyone. Create your free HoN accounts now!

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Heroes of Newerth Beta Key Registration

Okay guys, I think you will have to be patient this week coz the official hereos of newerth facebook will be giving away beta keys this week. I saw the update the other day but forgot to post it. To those who don't have a Facebook account yet, I think it's about time for you to create your Facebook account. Once you've finished signing up, search for "Heroes of Newerth". Be one of their fans to receive an update. They will give the url in one of their updates. Here's the message:

24 hours of open beta registration coming this week. We will update all our fans with the special URL to get into the HoN beta. Keep your eyes peeled and you can be part of the HoN craze soon enough! :)

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A generous blog that gives Heroes of Newerth Beta Keys

I was somewhat amazed by the sudden spike of traffic in this blog. At the moment, it has reached a hundred page views per day just because of my posts about HoN. So I think, a lot of people are still looking for Heroes of Newerth free beta key giveaways. And of course, I'm your 'Mr. Nice Guy' who wants to help out other gamers find what they want.

I found a generous blog today that is also willing to give Heroes Newerth Beta Keys. However, looking at the blog, it seems dodgy and barely has content. I personally think the blog was made for Google Adsense so I would say you may try at your own risk. Not to mention that you need to post your email addresses in the comment section. But I guess it's worth a try. And if you fail, you may still opt to try my recommended link which was included in my older post.

So that's about it. I'll try to research more on other means of getting free beta keys and let you guys know. Cheers!

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Heroes of Newerth beta key giveaway

Since I hate people selling beta keys, I want to help out gamers to get their free HoN beta keys. I've done a bit of research and it's bearing some fruits. At the moment there are 5,444 available beta keys so if you really want it, simply go to this link and follow the steps. I think the steps were quite troublesome since you will sign up for one website etc etc but if you love HoN that much, it's worth the hassle.

Enjoy guys and hopefully, I'll play with you guys soon.

Update: I checked the site again and it seems that the numbers were not dropping. I tried signing up with my spare email and proved that it's BOGUS. It's FAKE! So guys, sorry if I gave you false hopes. I thought it was legit but it isn't. I'm still asking one of my friends for their spare keys so just wait for my next post about it. Cheers!

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