MyGaming: HoN hits open beta

This is the email that I received yesterday:

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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The game is cool, but I was put off completely because of the community... just as I started to get the hang of things and had a winning ratio > than losing and a KDR of > 1:1 :(
 
Chris_H said:
This is the email that I received yesterday:



The game is cool, but I was put off completely because of the community... just as I started to get the hang of things and had a winning ratio > than losing and a KDR of > 1:1 :(
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What was wrong with the community, I know from personal experience that they can be harsh on noobs, just interested in hearing your story.
 
They are rude, won't give you a chance to learn, always swearing at players and crying like babies. I've had games where I turned my sound of completely just so I didn't have to listen at a grown man whine and moan the entire game for a few psr points >.< At first I only played overseas servers as I wasn't good enough for SA servers with their high psr req. The problem there being that you get a bunch of leavers and your win/lose ratio and psr goes tits up. I thought that when I started playing on SA servers the guys would be nicer as they are locals, but nothing changed... even got locals joining "noobs allowed" games and screaming and swearing at the noobs that fail once or twice. And then you get *****ing children with no teamplay that choose scout and NH and together roam the map doing only what they want never helping in team pushes and once you get gatvol they ban your ass for staying in the pool because you are sick of dying lol

that's my rant... :p
 
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