Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Robot Wars: Exterminator Nomad


Do not fight if you have nothing to win! The war is drawing closer each week!

Nomad Alt Avatar: Exterminator Nomad
A relic of the genocides that occurred during the scientific enlightenment before the Fall of Man, the Exterminator Nomad was sent on roaming missions by the government to infiltrate underground resistance camps and exterminate them one by one. Once adept at combing large areas of urban decay without rest, the robotic body of this ancient warrior has been almost perfectly preserved, resting in Tork the Engineer’s cellar until his circuitry could be understood and reconnected.


In Stores Now!


Robot Wars: RoboRa

 Like the Sun, he shines internal! Death he is not afraid as he will Rise!



Amun-Ra Alt Avatar: RoboRa 
RoboRa may be the unknown Hellbourne inventor’s most nefarious creation. This mechanical monster is powered by solar energy, harnessing the gift of Sol and using it against those who worship him.

 

Rising in Stores Now!


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Merrick's Plinko!


In case you guys have missed out, we have a new page specially for Plinko! Read all bout Plinko and how these mischievous series of events that has happened ever since Merrick found Plinko! He isn't very happy with it but what Plinko give it's yours to keep isn't it?

Head over to http://hon.garena.com/plinko for more details!

Friday, October 25, 2013

Limited Edition: Steampunk Aluna



As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man. She's all steamed up and ready to go! 

Strike down the heathen with great force, so that he may act as a caution to all the wayward nations of men. Those who sow discord are no better than the Great Apostate, the cause of the nation's great fall.



Aluna Alt Avatar: Steampunk Aluna

* When it’s time to put brass to ass, nobody is better suited for the job than Steampunk Aluna. Fitted with coiled stilettos and enough gears to shake a (pneumatic) stick at, this feisty heroine is ready to prove the Hellbourne threat is nothing but hot air. The battle for Newerth just got a little steamier, figuratively and literally.




Going full steam ahead!

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Robot Wars: Cyber Steel Grinex


"Emotions are a weakness. There is no need to regard human life."


Cyber Steel Grinex

A mysterious mad inventor is creating robotic versions of Hellbourne daemons, and one of his proudest designs is Cyber Steel Grinex, a perfect improvement upon the original, flawed creature from the Rift. When Cyber Steel Grinex dominates the battlefield, all of Newerth will recognize the genius and fervor inherent in the design.



Watch out for those arms!

Robot Wars: Mecha Draconis


If the Black Dragons were buried deeper, then Theodore should have dug deeper. As it is, by the time the Black Dragons have made it clear they could repeatedly come back from the dead, heads should have been rolling


Mecha Draconis

An ambitious move by the Legion to combine the power of the ancient protector Draconis with forgotten technology that once wrought destruction upon an entire generation has resulted in a mechanical wyvern so sleek and deadly that obtaining a piece of his body is even more valuable than the treasure Draconis once protected.





Mecha Love In Stores Now

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Patch 3.2.6 - The Iron Crusades


As the war between the Legion and the Hellbourne wages on, mechanical advancements have emerged on both sides to aid the warriors in their fight to reign supreme. Will the new technology prove beneficial to the organic ranks, leading their respective sides to victory? Or is their intelligence something more than artificial? Sparks will fly in the battle for Newerth as the Iron Crusade marches into the fray!

 Behemoth Alt Avatar: Basher Behemoth
* The United States World Series is in full swing, and Basher Behemoth is ready to sock a few Hellbourne dingers out of the park. No performance enhancing drugs here, unless you count Frostfield Plate and a Behemoth’s Heart.

 Grinex Alt Avatar: Cyber Steel Grinex
* A mysterious mad inventor is creating robotic versions of Hellbourne daemons, and one of his proudest designs is Cyber Steel Grinex, a perfect improvement upon the original, flawed creature from the Rift. When Cyber Steel Grinex dominates the battlefield, all of Newerth will recognize the genius and fervor inherent in the design.

Nomad Alt Avatar: Exterminator Nomad
* A relic of the genocides that occurred during the scientific enlightenment before the Fall of Man, the Exterminator Nomad was sent on roaming missions by the government to infiltrate underground resistance camps and exterminate them one by one. Once adept at combing large areas of urban decay without rest, the robotic body of this ancient warrior has been almost perfectly preserved, resting in Tork the Engineer’s cellar until his circuitry could be understood and reconnected.

 Draconis Alt Avatar: Mecha Draconis
* An ambitious move by the Legion to combine the power of the ancient protector Draconis with forgotten technology that once wrought destruction upon an entire generation has resulted in a mechanical wyvern so sleek and deadly that obtaining a piece of his body is even more valuable than the treasure Draconis once protected.
Amun-Ra Alt Avatar: RoboRa
* RoboRa may be the unknown Hellbourne inventor’s most nefarious creation. This mechanical monster is powered by solar energy, harnessing the gift of Sol and using it against those who worship him.

 New Taunt: Rainbow Taunt
* What better way to embarrass your enemies than to kill them with kindness? Show your true colors when this fabulous beast struts onto the battlefield, loud and proud.


New Taunt: Super Taunt
* Use the Super Taunt like kryptonite to utterly demolish your opponent. And his support. And his buddy who went mid. And the jungler. And then him again. Because when you’re this good, "super" is the only way to describe your skill.
* Super Taunt can only be purchased through Plinko Ticket Redemption.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Bonus Silver Coins Extravaganza - 3x Matchmaking Bonus Coins!

Get up to 3x BONUS of matchmaking rewards when you log in and play from 18th - 20th of October! Get these stocked up and see what other promotions we have to surprise you!

*Note:
Bot games do note count
Only ranked/unranked FoC & Midwars with match rewards count 

Event will be from 18th October 0000 GMT+8 - 21st October 0059 GMT+8 per start and end of event dates.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Plinko's Magic: 33% Bonus Gold Coins Purchase



Plinko's up to mischief again! A bag of gold was left on the table when Merrick was busy trying to count his treasure and before you know it, it was gone! Wonder what happened to it and where it went? Finders keepers, losers weepers! Get 33% more gold coins with every purchase now!

Note: Promotion will be from 16th October 0000 GMT+8 - 21st October 0059 GMT+8

Robot Wars: Penitent Lodestone


Get ready because her torment will consume you!


Lodestone Alt Avatar: Penitent Lodestone
* Before the Hellbringers had fully perfected the dark art of imbuing daemonic contraptions with the souls of the damned, Dr. Repulsor took matters into his own hands with a series of “experiments” that even some Hellbourne would consider vile. Dissecting captured Legion prisoners and inserting cables into their bodies fueled the robotic war machines known as Penitent Lodestones by way of pain and suffering, forcing the pilots to willingly subject themselves to war for a chance to end their constant misery.



Get out of the way!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Robot Wars: Gundromeda

Victory is the greatest tribute she will be able to pay!


Andromeda Alt Avatar: Gundromeda
* After crash-landing in the northern forests of Caldavar, this celestial maiden was excavated from her crater and brought to the Iron City for the Engineers to study. While her armor may be dinged up, her CPU remains unharmed and ready to aid the Legion, both in battle and in understanding the technology of man before the Fall.



Stars in the stores!

Friday, October 11, 2013

Three Times Lucky: Triple October Specials



We're up all October to get lucky! This October Plinko has been driving Merrick crazy by giving away all his treasures in the store! Here's what Plinko will be giving out!


From 14-18 Oct: Play at least 2 MM games* a day for these 5 days to get 500 Silver Coins
From 21-25 Oct: Play at least 2 MM games* a day for these 5 days to get Throwback Accursed, Throwback  Defiler, Throwback Magebane 
From 28 Oct - 1 Nov: Play at least 2 games* a day for 5 days to get 150 Gold Coins


Bonus: Accomplishing all of the above 3 will get Gorilla Warfare Artillery for free!

*Note: Only Midwars & FoC ranked/unranked games 
Event will be from 0000 GMT+8 - 0059 GMT+8 per start and end of event dates.

Merrick's Knight's of Color Quest

After Plinko broke free from Merrick's chamber, so have a few items that have come out with it!

11 Oct to 13 Oct:
Log in any time during these 3 days to get these exclusive chat color awards:
Players who registered before 1/1/2013:  Will be awarded Gold Color
Players who registered on and after 1/1/2013: Will be awarded Silver Color

*From 11th October - 13 October only 
Event will be from 0000 GMT+8 - 0059 GMT+8 per start and end of event dates.

Bonus Silver Coins Extravaganza - 1.5x Matchmaking Bonus Coins!

Get up to 1.5x BONUS of matchmaking rewards when you log in and play from 12th - 13th of October! Get these stocked up and see what other promotions we have to surprise you!

*Note:
Bot games do note count
Only ranked/unranked FoC & Midwars with match rewards count 
0000 GMT+8 - 0059 GMT+8

Recording the Samuel L. Jackson Announcer Pack


Hey everyone, Diva here!

 Working for S2 Games owns for a lot of reasons, but getting to work with Samuel L Jackson to record a HoN Announcer Pack is definitely a recent highlight. I'm not typically one to get awestruck, but it's SAMUEL L JACKSON. He could represent lightsabers, tasty burgers, an eyepatch, or snakes on a vehicle of aerial transport to you, but to me Samuel L Jackson represents something beyond an immensely talented actor who's played some pretty awesome roles. To me, Sam Jackson represents a cool persona of pure bad-assery, a wonderful discordance of rough and smooth. Poetic waxing aside, he was basically next to Kate Upton on my want-to-meet list - albeit for vastly different reasons. Not only did I get to meet Sam, but I got to watch and listen to him record lines that we wrote at S2 Games!

 Stephen Baker (our sound technician) and I arrived early for our recording session because well, Sam Jackson doesn't seem like the kind of guy you want to keep waiting. What's amazing is that even before we saw Sam, we knew that he had arrived from his voice reverberating through the hallway. His is a voice so iconic that I instantly got giddy with anticipation. Then I saw him stroll in, dressed so casually that even I, flip-flop-wearer-until-it- snows, envied his comfort. All I could think was: What. A. Bad. Ass.

 Interacting with Sam was awesome, because he was everything I had hoped he'd be. Bottom line: Samuel L Jackson is what we would call a troll. He totally loves joking around and messing with people, and is really down-to-earth. We shared some laughs over the recent twerking-and-tongue antics of a certain young miss and got down to business. Watching Sam work is eye-opening - you can really easily tell why he is so successful. The way he approached our lines was phenomenal, and he displayed a command of and diversity in his voice that was extremely impressive. For me, meeting and working with Samuel L Jackson was an amazing experience of a lifetime. We hope that the Samuel L Jackson Announcer Pack will translate some of that awesome experience directly to you guys.

Enjoy!

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Registration For HoN Tour SEA 2013 October Now Open!


Dear Players, 
We're glad to inform you that the registration for HoN Tour SEA 2013 October in take is now open! This 6 months long tournament amounting up to the biggest regional prize pool every in SEA eSports history will see a 4 cycle tournament format to complete HoN Tour SEA 2013, including a qualifying cycle and finals. There will be division of which players will be seeded into based on team play results. 

Tiers of HoN Tour SEA 2013: 
Division #2 - Bronze 
Division #1 - Silver 
G-League - Gold 

The SEA finals will only include Teams from SEA of which the winner will proceed to join in the International Finals will hold teams from NA/EU, CIS, Latin America. One full cycle is to be worth $18,000 USD. This will include all 3 divisions (Division #1, #2 & G League) Finals will be worth approx $14,000USD 

Important Dates: 
Registration will commence on the 11th of October 2013 and end on the 17th of October 2013.
18th October 2013 will be the drawing of brackets for confirmed/successfully registered teams.
21st October 2013 will be the start of the first match/cycle.

Gather up your team to register and be part of history with a chance to be crowned the best team in SEA and for a prize pool of MORE THAN $100,000 SGD! 
Click BELOW & Register NOW! 


Samuel L. Jackson Announcer Pack








We are honored and beyond excited to announce the release of the Samuel L. Jackson Announcer Pack! Let the rest of Newerth hear just how much of a BAMF you are with custom lines from the baddest man on the planet, like "Welcome to Newerth, motherf*cker,"

Willow Keeper

"Nature is Restless". The Keeper has been awakened and the forest spirits have been summoned to aid him in his quest.

Keeper of the Forest Alt Avatar: Willow Keeper

The Willow Keeper is an impressive sight to behold: a wise and grizzled old treant rumoured to be one of the first offspring from the World Tree. Having survived in some of the harshest environments throughout time, from the waterless Savannahs to the life-rotting Rulian Marsh, his durability will surely be a boon to the defences of the Legion soldiers, beasts, and flora.




Nature Calls, In Stores Soon!


A Message From Pandaroohoo


Hail friends, I’m Pandaroohoo, a gameplay designer here at S2 Games.

 I’m going to shed some light on the focus of this patch to give you an idea of our design principles and the direction our game is headed in. The focus of this patch is the never-ending goal of hero diversity from all aspects that encompass a hero, including its strengths, weaknesses, roles, play styles, niches and even item choices.

 There are a large number of changes aimed at this direction. The first is against unskilled burst damage and also a reconsideration of the counter-play and frustration that some of our popular heroes may be causing. We also have some substantial buffs targeted at emphasizing the unique concept and mechanics of some heroes. We want to be sure that when you’re picking a hero, there is a defining reason for that pick, not just instant kill power.

 Parasite is an example of lowering burst. Parasite has some unique mechanics: jumping inside creeps, reducing enemy damage and stealing buffs. All of these mechanics become second rate once Parasite obtains a Codex. Why worry about utility when you can always kill whoever you want by just clicking on them. By toning down Parasite’s damage specifically with Codex, we can begin looking into putting more emphasis on his other mechanics, keeping him still as a burst hero, but reinforcing the reasons you pick him up over others.

 Night Hound is our example of alleviating frustration. We made a substantial change to his pounce skill, no longer always appearing behind the target. This puts a large emphasis on the decision for the enemy to play against Night Hound, allowing them to effectively turn and fight avoiding backstab entirely. By adding a counter play aspect, it gives us avenues to even increase the effectiveness of backstab or pounce later on but still reserving the concept and counter play.

 An old icon and a good footprint in the game, Maliken has some interesting mechanics about him that have fallen behind in strength. With our reinforced focus towards his passive Hellbourne Zeal, Maliken is much stronger when he is low on hit points, putting more emphasis on the punishment for enemies not finishing him off while allowing the Maliken to experience more power unique to his concept. I could go on for days about the values and reasoning for our changes – in the end, this patch is given to you guys with the hopes of the never-ending improvement and longevity of our game. We will be monitoring these changes very closely and look forward to any feedback you may have.

Thanks friends!

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Patch 3.2.5 - Return of the Machines


"And now we face it, this creation we made to

To save our craving for a synthetic rebelnation it’s
Our safeway they make into a pathetic revelation
In our steampunk nation
Our steampunk nation”

In a properly automated and educated world, then, machines may prove to be the true humanizing influence. It may be that machines will do the work that makes life possible and that human beings will do all the other things that make life pleasant and worthwhile.

Samuel L. Jackson Announcer Pack
We are honored and beyond excited to announce the release of the Samuel L. Jackson Announcer Pack! Let the rest of Newerth hear just how much of a BAMF you are with custom lines from the baddest man on the planet, like "Welcome to Newerth, motherf*cker,"

Added new Andromeda Alt Avatar: Gundromeda
* After crash-landing in the northern forests of Caldavar, this celestial maiden was excavated from her crater and brought to the Iron City for the Engineers to study. While her armor may be dinged up, her CPU remains unharmed and ready to aid the Legion, both in battle and in understanding the technology of man before the Fall.

 Added new Lodestone Alt Avatar: Penitent Lodestone
* Before the Hellbringers had fully perfected the dark art of imbuing daemonic contraptions with the souls of the damned, Dr. Repulsor took matters into his own hands with a series of “experiments” that even some Hellbourne would consider vile. Dissecting captured Legion prisoners and inserting cables into their bodies fueled the robotic war machines known as Penitent Lodestones by way of pain and suffering, forcing the pilots to willingly subject themselves to war for a chance to end their constant misery.

 - Added new Aluna Alt Avatar: Steampunk Aluna
* When it’s time to put brass to ass, nobody is better suited for the job than Steampunk Aluna. Fitted with coiled stilettos and enough gears to shake a (pneumatic) stick at, this feisty heroine is ready to prove the Hellbourne threat is nothing but hot air. The battle for Newerth just got a little steamier, figuratively and literally.

- Added new Keeper of the Forest Alt Avatar: Willow Keeper
* The Willow Keeper is an impressive sight to behold: a wise and grizzled old treant rumored to be one of the first offspring from the World Tree. Having survived in some of the harshest environments throughout time, from the waterless Savannahs to the life-rotting Rulian Marsh, his durability will surely be a boon to the defenses of the Legion soldiers, beasts, and flora.

Monday, October 7, 2013

October Jackpot Specials! - Halloween Week!



October Jackpot Specials! - More Rewards!

It's Halloweeeeeeen month! We have these exclusive items now that the King of Hell is out and reaper souls! Will you dare spin the wheel of misfortune?

Emerald Green Name Color

Yan Luo Wang

Mr Tickles

Sir Terrowin

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Updated list of Rewards!


Click to Win!


*Notice: Jackpot opening hours are from 0100 - 2300hrs (+8GMT) daily.



Friday, October 4, 2013

Revenge of the Neutrals Series: Sylvia


Daughter of Circe the Deceiver, mother of Ophelia, and bane of Maliken Grimm, the mystical shapeshifter Sylvia has emerged from the darkest forests of Caldavar to stand with her Beasts and her cherished bloodline against the Hellbourne. 

Added new Ophelia Ultimate Alt Avatar: Sylvia

* Upgrade her model throughout the game with the following items:
* Weapon Horns: Codex / Stormspirit / Sol's Bulwark / Daemonic Breastplate
* Head Horns: Puzzlebox / Tablet of Command / Abyssal Skull
* Wings: Staff of the Master / Kuldra's Sheepstick / Barrier Idol / Shaman's Headdress
* Stripes: Power Supply / Energizer
* Legs: Boots / Upgraded Boots
* Arms/Tail: Astrolabe / Ring of Sorcery / Nome's Wisdom / Sacrificial Stone

* You can also modify her effects by owning the following avatars:
* Snot Keeper (Gravekeeper) 
* Earthroc Pebbles 
* Ogre Blacksmith 

* Owning these three avatars will give Sylvia these effects:
* Glowing tips on her horns (after she gets her horns)
* Blood dripping from her claws (after she gets her claws)
* A chiprel who follows her around



Nature's Wrath Shows No Mercy
In Stores Now!