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Your Heroes of Newerth Questions Answered - Plus More Free Beta Codes (TGH)

TGH writes:
"A few weeks ago we asked you, our readers, for an assortment of questions for the "Heroes of Newerth" developers, and in return we gave you 500 free beta keys for the game. Today we present to you the answers to 24 of those questions as well as another 300 beta keys… that's right, 300 more keys.

All the questions were hand selected by TrueGameHeadz' resident "HoN" expert MarkyX (check out his preview of the game) and they were answered by "Heroes of Newerth"'s Lead Designer James Fielding. Read on to find out if your question got answered, or, if you missed the first batch of beta keys, how to get your very own.

Eve writes:
Did you ever consider creating this game as your own take on the Dota formula, similar to how Demigod did it, or was it always clear to you that you want something that's practically the same in so many aspects?

We considered it, sure, but pretty much since day 1 the plan has been to emulate the DotA formula, with engine improvements and the like to make the whole experience more enjoyable. As hardcore DotA fans ourselves, we experienced much of the same difficulties and complaints that players in the DotA community experienced. The goal was to recreate that fantastic DotA gameplay while alleviating much of the down side of playing DotA online (lag, cheats, peer to peer, leavers, etc). We also wanted to enrich the experience with cool features - friends lists, ranked play, stats tracking, reconnecting to games should you disconnect mid-session etc, tournament play, built-in..."