Seeker

sorry!!!

2010-06-21T20:12:00.001-07:00

to my readers, i am really sorry that i have not been able to update my page for a very long time. i have been quite busy since the beginning of this year. i promise that i will be back with some really cool posts soon. new games, new gadgets, new tips and tricks for psp users!!!

see ya guys soon!

2010-another year of gaming

2010-01-13T06:29:00.001-08:00

2009 definitely ended with a bang. Dragon Age Origins was one of the massive games that caught the eye of every Rpg lover. A beautifully woven game with an awesome storyline just swept all of us off our feet’s. Empire Total War gave us total control over war and strategies. We also learned on how economical conditions of certain countries results in defeat of another!

Video footages of Starcraft II just kept coming and I have to say that Blizzard have nailed it once again. Many game critics kept saying that movie based games or Superhero games will never turn out as good as we expect…Marvel Ultimate Alliance can be an exception of this matter. But Batman Arkham Asylum was one Batman game to remember. The gameplay was just awesome and it was never like any other super hero games that we have played before. The use of stealth and combat, technologically advanced gadgets…gliding around buildings, and hanging up side down from a gargoyle statue just like the old bat used to do. BAA certainly gave all the Batman fans something to cheer about. The best part? There is a sequel to it.. and i can wait to listen to Mark Hammil’s voice yet again MUAHAHAHAHAHA…infinity ward have always been keeping the COD franchise alive. Modern Warfare was a hit game. Never before a FPS game have been made with such perfection and direction. They could actually make a movie out of the gameplay. Modern Warfare 2 just kicked tonnes of asses out there! It was a mind blowing experience for me while playing that game. What a game. These are just a small pick from a bigger pack that came to us last year. 2010 is certainly being overshadowed by the arrival of one of the Badass gaming Hero of all time. Kratos. The first images and clips of God Of War 3 have been more than awesome. We can only expect them to get even better when the actual game is released. The level of detail the developers have given to this game is just wonderful and gruesome at the same time. Cutting through a centaur’s body….and you can actually see the intestines falling out…yuck…oh yeah!….pulling out the eye of cyclops…COOL…This game can only get better. God of War 1 was great.. God of War 2 set the bar so high that many games could not reach up to it till this day. God of War 3..will be Godly indeed. Many of us might still remember these 2 games that really caught our hearts..Ico and Shadow of The Colossuss. We only used to play hack and slash games…Rpg’s. real time strategies and racing and shooting games. These 2 games, gave an emotional touch and attachment to all gamers who actually played them. The same team, Team Ico, has announced its next big release, The Last Guardian…another beautiful and emotional roller coaster waiting for all gamers. 2010, another extreme gaming year. The Nibbler

Dragon Age origins-review-

2010-01-02T22:36:00.001-08:00

bioware has done it yet again! after the massive hit space adventure rpg game, mass effect, they have come up with dragon age origins. this game is a monster of its kind. more than 60 hrs of gameplay and you can expect more from the DLC’s.

bioware’s reputation in making excellent games continue. after the success of never winter nights and baldur’s gate and mass effect, we can expect something even better in the near future. dragon age origins has a wonderful storyline. deep yet intriguing. with 3 playable races, human, elf and dwarf. you can choose your classes according to your chosen race. ie: warrior, mage, rogue. the best part? it doesn’t stop there. each class has its specializations. the warrior can either become a berserker, a templar and two more lines of specialization. mages can either choose to be shapeshifters or they can focus on arcane spells, rogues can become assasins, hunters and so on. if think they have given us a lot of choices in the character customisation,there is still more, the storyline gives you so many options to choose from. your actions in the game will set the path for your character throughout the game. whether you choose to help certain npc’s or to kill them. whether you should choose this companion to the other and many more. with this we know that the replayability of this game is very good. you can play as many times as you want to and you will have different endings!

not to forget the political aspect the game developers put into this game. dragon age origins focuses more into the character storyline, especially the one you choose. for example when i played, my character was a dwarven commoner. an outcast hated by your own people. you live in the slums where everyone is poor and you have to be at each other’s throat all the time. you do the dirty work for the nobles( the rich dwarves). same goes with elves and humans. these character storylines draws you deeper into the game and you will definitely will get attached to them. of course it has the elements of dungeons and dragons in it. but its not a turn based strategy game at all. you can either play it in real time or you can always pause the game to invoke your spells or to use potions and also to rearrange your party members positions.

combat is always fun. everytime you slash an enemy you can see blood everywhere!!! i mean everywhere! at times you get to do some cool finishing moves like beheading your enemy or jumping onto an ogre’s head and stabbing it till it collapses. the moves were well designed and they do look realistic enough and of course a joy to watch as you play. you get to fight dragons, werewolves and many more mythical creatures in this wonderful game. i have yet to beat this game but i couldn’t wait to share my excitement with all of you gamers out there. beautiful graphics, wonderful loots, great party members and an extremely beautiful story!

the voice acting is great as you can get alot of humorous chat between two of your party members. its not like any other lame voice acting. the people who were involved definitely have put up a huge amount of effort to make this game a very successful one. you may have read in many other websites stating that dragon age origins is the rpg of the decade.well its true, dragon age origins is indeed a monster of its genre and truly the RPG of the decade. so do not miss this game if you are an rpg lover, its worth every penny you pay. thanks bioware

. P/S; one of my first game reviews so sry if you guys find it boring. will try better next time _the nibbler_

Monster Hunter 3 armor Model

2009-12-13T08:14:00.001-08:00

Monster Hunter Concept Armors

2009-11-19T04:13:00.001-08:00

Artbook Scans

Scout guide by NomedSoul

2009-11-18T08:15:00.001-08:00

Trained since youth to be swift,
silent, and deadly, Scouts spend
much of their lives deep in the wild,
apart from their brethren. After the
alliance with the Beast Horde, they
learned yet more ways of the wild,
and turned all their craft to defeating
the Hellbourne. Though many view them
as aloof, none doubt the importance of
Scouts in the war against the daemons
,as the countless enemy corpses, dead
by a single blow, attest.

Stats

Attack Type=Melee
Attack Damage=45-59
Attack Range=128

Movementspeed=315
Turnrate=320
Armor=4.94
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=17
Agility=21
Intelligence=16

Strength per level=1.9
Agility per level=3.0
Intelligence per level=1.4

Spells
Vanish

The Scout slips into stealth mode
for a brief time. He is able to backstab
opponents when attacking from stealth mode,
dealing bonus damage.
Level 1 : Applies Vanish to self for 15 seconds, deals 30 damage to first target attacked while in Vanish
Level 2 : Applies Vanish to self for 20 seconds, deals 60 damage to first target attacked while in Vanish
Level 3 : Applies Vanish to self for 25 seconds, deals 90 damage to first target attacked while in Vanish
Level 4 : Applies Vanish to self for 30 seconds, deals 120 damage to first target attacked while in Vanish
Mana cost 50
Cooldown 15 seconds

Vanish effects
+25% movement speed stealthed,
with 0.5 second fade time
unit walking.

Electric Eye

The Scout places an Electric Eye which provides sight
in an area around the eye. Vision granted by the eye
is obscured by obstacles and reveals invisible units.
The Electric Eye is stealthed, but will be revealed if
an enemy gets close to it.
Level 1 : Places an eye that reveals invisible units, has infinite lifetime. May have 1 Ward up at a time
Level 2 : Places an eye that reveals invisible units, has infinite lifetime. May have 2 Wards up at a time
Level 3 : Places an eye that reveals invisible units, has infinite lifetime. May have 3 Wards up at a time
Level 4 : Places an eye that reveals invisible units, has infinite lifetime. May have 4 Wards up at a time
Mana cost 50
Cooldown 150/120/90/60

Improve Dexterity

The Scout improves his dexterity,
increasing his chance to evade
incoming attacks and increasing
his chance to critically strike
an opponent.
Level 1 : 5% Evasion 15% chance for a 1.25x Critical Strike
Level 2 : 10% Evasion 15% chance for a 1.50x Critical Strike
Level 3 : 15% Evasion 15% chance for a 1.75x Critical Strike
Level 4 : 20% Evasion 15% chance for a 2.0x Critical Strike
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a

Ultimate

Marksman Shot

The Scout uses his crossbow to perform
a devastating ranged attack on a single
target unit, damaging and slowing it.
Level 1 : After channeling deals 355 and applies Wounded to target
Level 2 : After channeling deals 505 and applies Wounded to target
Level 3 : After channeling deals 655 and applies Wounded to target
Channeling Time 3/2.25/1.5 seconds
Range 1500/2000/2500
Mana Cost 125/175/250
Cooldown 40/30/20 seconds
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So, now the guide part
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Skill order:
lvl skill
1 Vanish
2 Electric Eye
3 Improve Dexterity
4 Vanish
5 Improve Dexterity
6 Marksman Shot
7 Vanish
8 Improve Dexterity
9 Vanish
10 Improve Dexterity
11 Marksman Shot
12 +
13 +
14 +
15 +
16 Marksman Shot
17 +
18 +
19 +
20 +
21 +
22 +
23 Electric Eye
24 Electric Eye
25 Electric Eye
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Your basic item choice would be:

Value 450

Passive Bonuses

+6 Strength

+ 1 pack of Runes of the Blight and 1 Mana potion
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First priority, after you chose one of the side lanes – don’t go mid if you don’t HAVE to, you should buy yourself
MARCHERS. Buy them to your stash, don’t leave the line.
When you get 2nd lvl – take Electric Eye, but don’t run for placing the ward near the rune just right away. Wait
until enemies get closer to your tower, and then Vanish and run to the rune. Place the ward near a Tree (if top rune),
or near cliff side (if bottom rune).
!!!PLACE THE WARD!!! Don’t ignore this part – ward makes informed on your enemy
movements on the river, so you, and especially your not invisible pal on the line would become really difficult to gank.

You should constantly annoy your weakest (by HP) opponent by harrasing him – vanish, wait for a good hit, and strike.
Just watch out for you mana pool not get too low that you would be unable to run for it.

Try to last hit creeps and deny your own creeps too – this seems to be giving exp.

If you have a good mate on a line – you’d probably get first blood - good mates are:
– very imbalanced. kill kill kill kill kill kill everyone together

and so on… as you may have noticed – they are Stunners/Nukers – they should stun the target you’ve been hitting in your
Vanish-Hit’n'run pattern, then nuke him, and if he’s not dead – you’ll finish him off. Just don’t get yourself killed, you can,
practically, never leave stealth – just wait for cool down, so you can hit and re-stealth.

Worst enemies i’ve noted are:
these, together:

this guy is dangerous – very powerful aoe nukes and loads of hp:

he can see you if you are wounded badly:

and he can finish you off:

and

are bad too – they counter you for a long period, so that others can whack you to death

The fun is, that everyone is dangerous for you. So be smart. You are a menace for everyone also.

Main rule – JUST BE CAREFUL) Don’t let those slowpokes kill you, and then stab them in the back after
slowing them with ulti.

Speaking about ultimate – It’s very strong – loads of damage and snare, but it will shoot only visible target,
so… Vanish, run around trees so enemy doesn’t see you un-stealth – shoot ultimate while he’s creeping,
or otherwise makes himself visible for a long period. then vanish and attack – use your brains,
attack, re-cloak, attack, re-cloak and stalk him – he won’t get away.

So, what i meant to say – Don’t just steal with ultimate, deal your portion of damage too.

You should try to gather these items:
steamboots – strength

shieldbreaker

or instead of shieldbreaker, go for mana burning or lighningstrikes – whatever suites you.
I prefer armor reduction.
Then build Wingbow

Slash

and
Brutalizer

Some tricky guys buy him several Riftshards, so he, theoretically, will crit several times on attack

but i am unsure.

That’s, basically, it. Try, sneak, kill and ambush. And post your comments too.

PS.
If there is

idiot in enemy team, buy yourself Bound eye

and pwn him with the help of your nukers and controllers.
He’ll whelp and nag, and scream that you are “**** MH!!!!$%&$&%^!!!!”
That’s so sweet)
PSPS.
Grab some homecoming stones to shatter the dreams of Bloodhunter and Thunderbringer
IF YOUR ASS IS ON FIRE – run for it, prefferably from a safe spot teleporting to the fountain.

Valkyrie guide by zskawaii

2009-11-18T08:02:00.001-08:00

She works basically like priestess of the moon.

Her Stats:

Attack Type=Ranged
Attack Damage=38-49
Attack Range=600

Movementspeed=300
Turnrate=320
Armor=0.59
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=17
Agility=20
Intelligence=17

Strength per level=1.9
Agility per level=2.8
Intelligence per level=1.6

Her Spells:

Call of the Valkyrie

Valkyrie calls forth several Battle Maidens to damage nearby enemies.
Level 1 : Deals 75 magic damage to targets in radius around self with
60% chance to hit targets outside the 600 radius but inside a 900 radius
Level 2 : Deals 150 magic damage to targets in radius around self with 60% chance to hit targets outside the 600 radius but inside a 900 radius
Level 3 : Deals 225 magic damage to targets in radius around self with 60% chance to hit targets outside the 600 radius but inside a 900 radius
Level 4 : Deals 300 magic damage to targets in radius around self with 60% chance to hit targets outside the 600 radius but inside a 900 radius
Mana cost 100/120/140/160
Cooldown 12 seconds
Deals an additional 37.5/75/112.5/150 magic damage to one random target in 200 radius

My thoughts: a great nuking spell for group fights as well as one on one as it has a chance to hit your enemy twice!

Javelin of Light

Valkyrie hurls a Javelin of Light toward a target location.
The first enemy hit will be damaged and stunned.
Stun duration depends on the distance the Javelin has traveled.
Level 1 : Deals 90 damage to first target to pass within a 140 radius of projectile. Target is stunned based on projectile distance.
Level 2 : Deals 180 damage to first target to pass within a 140 radius of projectile. Target is stunned based on projectile distance.
Level 3 : Deals 270 damage to first target to pass within a 140 radius of projectile. Target is stunned based on projectile distance.
Level 4 : Deals 360 damage to first target to pass within a 140 radius of projectile. Target is stunned based on projectile distance.
Mana cost 100
Cooldown 25 seconds
Stun duration increases by 0.5 seconds for every 150 units the projectile has traveled. Stuns for a minimum of 0.5 seconds and a maximum of 5 seconds.

My thoughts: a great ambushing spell as well as perfect for head on fights. Early game this attack will give you the edge on your opponent combined with call of the valkyrie to damage your opponent significantly for an easy kill or to set yourself up to chase him down with the aid of your leap.

Courageous Leap

Valkyrie leaps forward, charging to battle. Her courage inspires nearby allies when she lands, granting increased movement and attack speed.
Level 1 : Leaps 630 units forward. +4% Movement speed and 4% Attack speed to nearby allies.
Level 2 : Leaps 690 units forward. +8% Movement speed and 8% Attack speed to nearby allies.
Level 3 : Leaps 780 units forward. +12% Movement speed and 12% Attack speed to nearby allies.
Level 4 : Leaps 840 units forward. +16% Movement speed and16% Attack speed to nearby allies.
Mana cost 75
Cooldown 40/35/30/25 seconds

My thoughts: this is such a great spell to chase down any opponent, it makes you faster and allows you to catch up to a fleeing opponent to hit them with your javelin or your call of the valkyrie.

Valkyrie’s Prism

Valkyrie bends light itself, shrouding all allied heroes on the map in stealth
Level 1 : Grants Stealth to all allies for 7 seconds. 2.5 second fade time
Level 2 : Grants Stealth to all allies for 9 seconds. 2 second fade time
Level 3 : Grants Stealth to all allies for 11 seconds. 1.5 second fade time
Mana Cost 200/250/300
Cooldown 160 seconds

My thoughts: this spell will save you or your team mates or set yourself up for an ambush. Early game i would sacrifice leveling this spell at level 6 to make room for your other 3 more important spells.

Item Build:

1. Duck boots

and Pretender’s crown

(2 sets)

2. Runes of blight

and Mana potion

3. Marchers

then eventually agility Steam boots

4. Bolstering armband

+ Might blade

= Hack

5. Fleetfeet

Quickblades

= Slash

6. Hack n Slash recipe

7. Dancing Blades

8. Steamstaff

9. Wingbow Recipe

My thoughts:

I chose Hack n slash because of the maim chance which will slow your opponent down as well as the added HP which you need. This is a great compliment to your skills as you can easily nuke your enemy, chase him down with leap , hopefully maim him, and since you are going to be much faster than he is you can keep shooting him comfortably with a chance to maim him yet again.

Wingbow is a great item overall, as the increased damage and attack speed will greatly compliment your maiming ability and your damage output as a whole. By the time you make it to Wingbow you are probably one of your teams best assets.

Some people tend to avoid Hack n Slash and go straight to Wingbow, but if you didn’t farm well enough at the start, saving up for it could take a while, leaving you with mediocre beginner items. By opting for Hack n Slash, you get the bonus of HP, adding survivability in fights as well as the chance to slow down your fleeing opponents earlier on.

Skill Build:
1. Javelin
2. Call
3. Javelin
4. Call
5. Call
6. Leap
7. Javelin
8. Call
9. Javelin
10. Leap
11. Prism
12. Leap
13. Leap
14. Stats
15. Stats
16. Prism
17 onwards = you can either continuously add to stats or finish off prism ( i usually wait until im level 25 to finish off prism)

How to make the most of this build:
You would level up the primary damage spells but try not to use them just yet until you have leap because chances are without having leap you’ll simply scare them off with the amount of damage you can do and you wouldn’t be able to chase them down. With leap you can set yourself up to stunning them with javelin to primarily do damage, follow it up with Call and shoot them a few times and as they run away you simply leap, shoot and chase them down.

Later in the game you would encounter much more group fights so the best option is to unleash a javelin in the general direction of the group fight, hopefully hitting an enemy and stunning them rendering them useless then Calling in the group and start shooting at the enemy your teammates are focused on, hopefully maiming them. As they try to flee you leap and continue shooting and hopefully your call and/or javelin is reloaded so you can use it again. If the situation gets sticky use Prism and RUN.

Magmus guide by drk7mv

2009-11-18T07:56:00.001-08:00

Magmus

The primordial and elemental creature known as Magmus
is no demon, though he fights alongside the Hellbourne.
Rather, he was drawn forth from the earth, as evil calls to
evil and separate flames join to form an inferno. A holdover
from an ancient, cataclysmic age of fire, Magmus dreams of
returning Newerth to ash, lava, and cinder, and he wields his
considerable might and magic in that terrible cause.

Stats

Attack Type=Melee
Attack Damage=61-67
Attack Range=128

Movementspeed=300
Turnrate=320
Armor=0.7
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=18
Agility=19
Intelligence=16

Strength per level=2.3
Agility per level=2.1
Intelligence per level=1.8

Spells
Lava Surge

Riding on lava, Magmus surges toward a target location,
damaging and stunning enemy units in his path.
Level 1 : Teleports self to location dealing 100 magic damage and stunning all in his path for 2.17 seconds. Range 400
Level 2 : Teleports self to location dealing 160 magic damage and stunning all in his path for 2.17 seconds. Range 500
Level 3 : Teleports self to location dealing 220 magic damage and stunning all in his path for 2.17 seconds. Range 600
Level 4 : Teleports self to location dealing 280 magic damage and stunning all in his path for 2.17 seconds. Range 700
Mana cost 140
Cooldown 11 seconds
Comment:One of my favorite stuns, and it has a cool animation too. This stun may be used to start ganks, escape, and chase.
Use it wisely… choose whether or not a stun is important or an ultimate. This can also be used to set up your ult.

Steam Bath

Magmus releases extreme heat, toasting the area around him.
The resulting steam damages nearby enemy units over time
and cloaks Magmus from enemy eyes.
Level 1 : Magmus goes stealth dealing 20 magic damage per second to enemies in 300 radius
Level 2 : Magmus goes stealth dealing 40 magic damage per second to enemies in 350 radius
Level 3 : Magmus goes stealth dealing 60 magic damage per second to enemies in 400 radius
Level 4 : Magmus goes stealth dealing 80 magic damage per second to enemies in 550 radius
Mana cost 60/50/40/30
Cooldown 40/35/30/25 seconds
Channeling time 20/40/60/80 seconds
Upon breaking channel there is a 0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5 second delay before Magmus is revealed
Comment:Can be used for farming but not suggested. Used to go invis if needed while waitin for teammates to help. But AOE spells. Too bad it wont affect neutrals anymore.
Volcanic Touch

Upon attacking enemy units, Magmus’ flaming mace
instills an intense heat in them. If they die while under
the effects of this intense heat, they explode, damaging
the nearby enemies of Magmus.
Level 1 : After killing a unit deals 90 magic damage in a 400 radius
Level 2 : After killing a unit deals 130 magic damage in a 400 radius
Level 3 : After killing a unit deals 170 magic damage in a 400 radius
Level 4 : After killing a unit deals 220 magic damage in a 400 radius
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a
Comment:Great for farming and pushing. And killing multiple heroes with low hp that are within the radius. For example: after your ultimate… early game they would usually be super low. Most of the time… Double Kills

Ultimate

Eruption

Magmus channels the power of the lava,
releasing it after a short delay. The resulting lava
grows over time, damaging nearby enemies over
several seconds.
Level 1 : After channeling time deals 110 damage every 0.35 seconds for 2.1 seconds.
Level 2 : After channeling time deals 110 damage every 0.35 seconds for 2.8 seconds.
Level 3 : After channeling time deals 110 damage every 0.35 seconds for 3.5 seconds.
Mana Cost 175/250/325
Cooldown 140/120/100 seconds
Channeling time 2 seconds
Radius grows from 300 to 550/675/550 over 2.1/2.8/3.5 seconds
Comment:Great AOE ultimate. 2 second casting time, be careful not to waste

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Ok. This is pretty much the “BETA” guide. Why?
He is OWNAGE. PERIOD.
He used to be able to kill Kongor with Steam Bath @ Early Game. Till they nerfed it.
Still his ult is tooooooooo OP.

But ANYWAY.
Here is the Skill Build,
I usually get 1 steam bath at least for safety reasons.
You can just SURGE out of the place IF you’re trapped.

Skill Build
1. Lava Surge
2. Volcanic Touch
3. Lava Surge
4. Volcanic Touch
5. Lava Surge
6. Eruption
7. Volcanic Touch
8. Lava Surge
9. Volcanic Touch
10. Steam Bath
11. Eruption
12. Stats
13. Stats
14. Stats
15. Stats
16. Epicenter
17. Stats
18. Stats
19. Stats
20. Stats
21. Stats
22. Stats
23. Sand Storm
24. Sand Storm
25. Sand Storm

Magmus. The “IMBA/OP” Hero

Lanes:
Preferrably Bot Solo for Legion or Top Solo for Hellbourne.
If against 2 range, seek help from a ranged ally to come aid you. Preferably one that can stun or chase or disable.

FARMING:
You can use Surge together with Touch to push and get more gold out of the creeps:
1. Surge the ranged creep
2. Kill the ranged creep and Touch will deal damage to melee creeps.
3. Hit 1 of the low melee creeps and it should result in a wiped out creep wave.
Last Hit is important early game to push.

And For Killing? I wouldnt suggest going in yet. Wait until you have your Ultimate.
BUT when you do have your ult. Use Lava Surge to get into the middle of the enemies while stunning them then cast your Ulti. And if mana permits… Stun again and keep hitting.

When you have your Portal Key, Blink + Eruption. =]
And if the other team usually has blinkers, Lava Surge + Eruption + Blink + Hit/Surge.
Estimate where the enemy is going if you cant find him where you blinked… keep chasing if it’s safe and you’ll probably find him and be able to stun one more time.

Purchases:
Early Game:

Mid Game:

Late Game:

You can get the Luxury/Alternative Items i will mention at the bottom.
Also go for Demonic Breastplate if you want… feel free. although not really needed.

ITEM BUILD
For early game survivability:
Extra Hp and damage early game
Get this if you’re up against melee heroes and tanks
Now most people go for Enhanced Marchers but this gives you better lane control and pushes and fast chasing speed. You can already Surge out of the way if needed.
well since your ult doesnt slow anymore. this gives slow and armor =] cast after ult or before if u have time
So you can successfully pull off your Combos =]
Gives you awesome ganking capabilities…
turn on bkb + blink + ult + hit/stun, blink if needed hit…
You’ll most likely get more kills than one considering your Volcanic Touch spreads damage in an AOE plus your ult
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I usually end a game having those items but if there is still time, here are Extras or Alternatives.

Obviously get this against Nukers and they’ll be nothing but flies.
For 2 Ultimates =]
You already have Shrunken Head but this will do too
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Standard BUILD * I replace my Helm of Black Legion with a Heart

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END GAME BUILD *considering you have soooo much money to spare…

ult + refresh + ult. im pretty sure you’ll have enough mana to do that.

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Great Allies?[*]
Root plus Eruption….
Whirpool to you, then. SURPRISE!
Yes sir the stunners.
If both of you blink in and Ult at the same time.. damn show me a replay plz!
Yes… AOE ftw.

i can go on and on… pretty much… your ult takes away most of their health and your allies can just come in for the kills… scout chases, bloodhunter chases, swiftblade spins like a ballerina.. and many more!!!

BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BALANCE YOUR TEAM!

“Sand King….” hahahahaha…

His tail seeps with deadly poison, his spikes impale from below the surface, His motion stirs violent winds, His power shatters the earth. Give him an opportunity to strike, and he will come in great force. Death from below, watch in terror as he prepares to strike, and devastate everything in reach. A king in his own right.

Thank you!
*gg* Have fun.. don’t get too serious.

****Update: His ultimate slows now SO yeah =]

P/S: i wud prefer if justin corrected his portal key thingy…

ulti then blink…nt blink then ulti lol

Monster Hunter Armour Images

2009-10-28T08:44:00.001-07:00

Mafumofu Armor (starting armor)

Leather Armor
Large figure = S version, Small bottom right is U

Chain Armor
Large figure = S version, Small bottom right is U

Hunter
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner.
Large leftmost image is S, rightmost image is U.

Battle
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner.
Large leftmost image is U, rightmost image is S.

Bone
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner.
In the set of three: large leftmost figure is S, rightmost figure is U.

Velociprey/Giaprey
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner. The larger whiter-looking armor is Giaprey.

Genprey
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner.

Ioprey
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner.

Yian Kut-Ku
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner.
Large leftmost is S, rightmost is blue. The regular and blue sets aren't pictured with the leggings.

Gypceros
Top half is blademaster, bottom half is gunner.
The larger picture in each set of three is the S version.

Yian Garuga
Left two are male blade and gunner versions, right two are female blade and gunner versions.

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HoN Hero Guide-Devourer

2009-10-11T08:26:00.001-07:00

by Fuu Fuu

Courtesy of http://heroes-newerth.com

The Devourer – My Guide

Consuming and destroying all in its path, the corpulent,
putrid Devourer exists only to feed. No pain can match
the agony of its hunger, and so it shrugs off all attacks,
spreading its rot and disease across the battlefield like doom itself.

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Stats

Attack Type=Melee
Attack Damage=52-58
Attack Range=128

Movementspeed=285
Turnrate=320
Armor=1.96
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=25
Agility=14
Intelligence=14

Strength per level=3.2
Agility per level=1.5
Intelligence per level=1.5

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Spells

Guttling Hook

The Devourer launches his Guttling Hook
at a target unit or location. The first targetable
unit that touches the hook will be dragged back
to the Devourer.
Level 1 : Deals 100 physical damate to target, and drags to self. 400 Range
Level 2 : Deals 200 physical damate to target, and drags to self. 600 Range
Level 3 : Deals 300 physical damate to target, and drags to self. 800 Range
Level 4 : Deals 400 physical damate to target, and drags to self. 1000 Range
Mana cost 140
Cooldown 14 seconds

Explanation: Your main-skill skill it out ASAP, this is what makes this hero so skilled. I’ll explain more later.

Decay

The Devourer allows himself to decay,
draining his Health over time and releasing
poisonous gasses that both damage and
slow nearby enemy units.
Level 1 : 20% Movement slow, 25 magic damage per second to target and self
Level 2 : 20% Movement slow, 50 magic damage per second to target and self
Level 3 : 20% Movement slow, 75 magic damage per second to target and self
Level 4 : 20% Movement slow, 100 magic damage per second to target and self
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a

Explanation: The ways to use it will be explained later on.

Cadever Armor

This grotesque armor increases the Devourer’s Magic
Armor and permanently adds strength for each hero kill
and strength for each creep kill he makes.
Level 1 : +0.9 Strength for Hero kill, +0.03 Strength for creep kill. +1 Magic armor
Level 2 : +1.2 Strength for Hero kill, +0.06 Strength for creep kill. +2 Magic armor
Level 3 : +1.5 Strength for Hero kill, +0.09 Strength for creep kill. +3 Magic armor
Level 4 : +1.8 Strength for Hero kill, +0.12 Strength for creep kill. +4 Magic armor
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a

Explanation: A good lategame skill, this makes you to a really hard tank.

Ultimate

Devour

The Devourer grabs a target enemy
and feasts on their flesh, dealing massive
damage for every second he feeds.
Level 1 : 75 Magic damage per second, disables target while channeling.
Level 2 : 127 Magic damage per second, disables target while channeling.
Level 3 : 175 Magic damage per second, disables target while channeling.
Mana Cost 100/130/170
Cooldown 30 seconds
Channeling Time 3.3 seconds
Devour Effects
Silenced
Perplexed
Disarmed
Immobilized

Explanation: 3.3 seconds stun on level 6. Perfect in combination with Hook and Decay. More explained later on

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Skillbuild
1. Decay – 1
2. Guttling Hook – 1
3. Guttling Hook – 2
4. Decay – 2
5. Guttling Hook – 3
6. (Ultimate) Devour – 1
7. Guttling Hook – 4
8. Decay – 3
9. Decay – 4
10. Cadever Armor – 1
11. (Ultimate) Devour – 2
12. Cadever Armor – 2
13. Cadever Armor – 3
14. Cadever Armor – 4
15. Attribute Bonus – 1
16. (Ultimate) Devour -3
17 – 25. Attribute Bonus

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Itembuild

Start:
1 x Bottle

Explanation: You need the mana, the HP. Everything about this will be said later on.

Earlygame items:
2 x Fortified Bracelet

Explanation: Great HP and STR-bonus for a low price, perfect start in a good game

1 x Marchers

Explanation: You need 2 be fast to prevent your target from getting away

You should have these items after ca. 7 – 9 minutes

Midgame items:

1 x Enhanced Marchers

Explanation: Low price, why you should get these and not Post Haste I’ll explain later

1 xShamans Headress

Explanation: One of the best items for this hero, because in 90 % of the gangs you will have Decay on. Reduces the damage you will take dramatically.

The following item is a luxury item, only get it if you really have that much gold!!!

1 x Sacrificial Stone

Explanation: A very good item. With my roarming-strat you gonna have MANY kills, the HP and MP-reg helps roarming.

You should have these cheap items after ca. 16 minutes. You won’t need more midgame items. And now at last the

Lategame items

1 x (or later on maybe 2 x ) Behemoth’s Heart

Explanation: An item made for this hero mass HP and HP-reg, what you want more?

The following item is a situational item, only get it if you really need it!

1 x Shrunken Head

Explanation: If the enemy team got many dissables you can really think of buying this, because disabling an enemy for 3 seconds can be the point of turning an entire game.

The following items are luxury items, only get them if you really have that much gold!!!

1 x Mock of Brilliance

Explanation: You are a tank in the late game, so 35 damage per second to every enemy around you can beat the shit out of them. Only buy it if no one else wanna buy it in your team.

1 x Daemonic Breastplate

Explanation: Only get this if none of your teammates already got one!

This was the itembuild, it may look easy, but if you can’t get all of the needed items you won’t have a chance in the game.
And btw always have at least one of this in your inventory:

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Skill-explanation

Guttling Hook: Your main-skill. It moves very fast the direction you click, grappling the first enemy or friend that comes in range of the hook. It comes back if it hits a hero or unit. That means the enemy hero will stand in front of you after getting hit by a hook. But the fact that the range on level 1 and 2 there won’t be many situations to use it. The level 3 range is good, but with hero-level 5 you don’t have that many options to hold the enemy next to you, so in most situations they just walk away. Level 4 (hero-level 7) is where the real power of this spells comes out. 400 damage on a range of 1000, this is a lot, but in combination with your ulti you can hold the enemy next to you for 3.3 seconds, while damaging him with Decay, too. How much damage this deals will be explained later. First I’ll show you a map with some good hookspots, but remember: The entire map is a good hook-spot, if you don’t try out new spots you will never learn this hero. Because training hooks is the alpha and omega!!!
They are subdivided in 3 categorys, simple spots (yellow), medium-hard spots (orange), hard spots (red)
The Map:

How you can see the most spots are at the river or at the lanes, because this is where the most enemys are.
I’ll explain some of the spots here.
The most used spot is the one in north-east of the first sentinel-mid tower. Easy to get an enemy standing at the tower with a level 4 hook.
Also often used are the yellow ones in the sentinel and in the scourge forest near the side-lane-towers.
The orange spots are only examples, you can start a hook on every cliff that faces the river in hope to get a low-health enemy.
The red spots are mostly lucky-ones, because you don’t have sight to the spot u want to hook. Either place wards near the first sentinel / scourge tower or have an ally there. But if you hit a hook there enemys have nearly no chance to get away.
Hooking Allys: Remeber that you can either hook enemys or allies. Allies won’t take damage if getting hit by a hook. With this you can save your mates from a gang or from dangerous situations. Hooking allies is one of the best saving possibility for the guy beeing chased. But be carefull, if the hook fails it can happen that the enemys will chase you after chasing your mate.
Remember: You won’t hit every hook in your first game. You have to learn to calculate the movement of you enemys.

Decay: 100 DPS on level 4, much, isn’t it? Well it damages you too, so use this skill wisely. But the damage it gives to you brings a nice small advantage to you, the option to kill yourself. Don’t underrate this aspect, you enemys won’t get gold or exp this way, so if there’s no chance to get away turn on Decay and hope it kills yourself. In the midgame you can also use it to lasthit creeps, but don’t use it to much. Most time you will use it in combination with Cuttling Hook. Hook somebody then turn on Decay and the target hero will take a lot of damage.

Cadever Armor: Everything said in the explanation in the spell-section.

Devour (Ultimate): The last puzzle-piece in your skill-combo. Using it disables the enemy for 3.3 on every level, but also deals a lot of damage. Most of the time you’ll use it in combination with hook and decay. Hook somebody, turn on decay and use devour on the hooked hero.

How you see Devourer has one of the best spell-combos in the game. Hook, Decay and Devour. Get a good spot where enemys can’t see you, wait until an enemy hero comes in your hook range, wait until the way between him and you is free, then hook him, turn on decay immediately after the hook starts, if the hook is a success, use devour on the hooked hero.
How much damages does this combo deals?
On level 4 of hook and level 4 decay and level 1 / 2 devour it deals:
400 + 4 x 100 + 127 x 3 = 1.025 magic-damage
400 + 4 x 100 + 127 x 3 = 1.181 magic-damage
A lot, isn’t it? Now you know why this is one of the hardest skill-combos in the game

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Strategy

Start and earlygame:
Ok, let’s get ready to pwn some newbs with one of the skillest hero in the game. First buy a bottle and tell your mates to go solo mid.
Why to get a bottle: You need a level-advantage ASAP and this items helps staying on the lane or killing your enemy.
Why to go mid: I think a bottle is wasted if not going mid! And you will need to have an level-advantage to start roarming ASAP :)
Don’t try to harras your enemy with level 1. Stay in the back ( if its possible even stay in the shadow ) and only go in front to get a lasthit or to denie a creep. Always look for runes, if you find one you can harras your enemy a little bit and maybe playing out a small level-advantage. If you know your enemy is low HP and he’s standing good you can try to hook him. If it’s a success you will have a gold and a level-advantage, what means you can kill him even easily.
All in all: Try to farm and reach level 7 ASAP.

Midgame and roarming:
When you reach level 7 the game starts for you. Leave the mid lane and go harassing the enemys on the up- and downlane. They should be level 4 or 5 and should still have their starting items. The best situation is, if an enemy hero (or 2 – if one of them is low) is near your first tower. You won’t even have to hook, just come from behind and devour on of them, while your mates keep damaging him with their attacks, he should die within the 3 seconds devour lasts. If the other enemy is still in range you can try to place a hook. If it’s a success turn on decay and follow him. Your allys should do the rest =) Easy double-kill.
Another situation would be if you hide in the forest and try to hook out one of the 2 enemys on the sidelanes. He should die within the 3.3 seconds of devour. After roarming always move near the middle-lane and try to kill the on there, else he will get freefarm and will be overfed soon…
Repeat those 3 steps as often as possible.
All in all: try to kill as many enemys as only possible.

Lategame:
The lategame is completely different to the midgame. You won’t be able to kill enemy – heroes on your own. So try to stay with your allys and try to initialize a gang by hooking an enemy hero to your team. Your main function in the lategame is as gang-initializer and semi-tank.
All in all: You will have to change tactic from aggressive to defensive, but you’re still a useful teamplayer.

Good Allies / Bad enemys
This is an easy one.
All good allies should have either stuns or slows.

All bad enemys have either a blink or another spell to get away from you.

Now you know the basics of my tactic, but the key to a good Devourer is to bring in your own aspects you won’t be a good player just by coping those steps 1 by 1.
Now at last I will do some kinda FAQ, because I know which questions you will ask =) I hope i can answer some of them here.

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FAQ

Q:Why do you go mid with bottle instead of going up with Runes of the Blight, Minor totems and some potions of mana?
A:Well, this tactic is based on the fact Devourer is one of the best roarmers in the game so you have to always need to have a level-advantage or you won’t be able to kill enemy heroes solo.

Q:Why don’t you buy Helm of the Black Legion?
A:You are no tank in the early-game so it would be wasted gold. Why do you need to block physical damage, when no enemy ever attacks you? They don’t chase you, you chase them! Got it?

Q:Runed Axe would be nice, much +dmg and much mana-reg, wouldn’t it fit perfect in your tactic?
A:NO! You don’t attack the enemys, because while disabling them your are disabled on your own. And when they try to walk away you still don’t have the time to attack them. Again: Wasted gold…

Q:Why don’t get Symbol of Rage?
A:Again: You don’t use your physical attacks that often.

Q:Why you get Enhanced Marchers instead of Post Haste?
A: Well let’s face the fact: you only need fast movement speed while chasing your enemys. Post-Haste gives permanent +90 MS, Enhanced Marchers give permanent +60 MS + 10 % MS means sth. like 30 MS and 60 + 30 = 90 same as Post-Haste for 6 seconds. And don’t forget the price: Enhanced Marchers 1550; Post-Haste 2700 means a difference of 1150. I hope now you know why i prefer Enhanced Marchers.

HoN Hero Guide-Pollywog Priest

2009-10-11T08:20:00.001-07:00

by WiLL

courtesy of http://heroes-newerth.com

This guide is written for Forest of Caldavar (5v5) play for normal mode, and is focused towards competitive play,though you can extend the general tips for any map or mode.

Pollywog Priest

Pollywog Priest is a very powerful support hero, and can provide a vital role in many hero line-ups to achieve vicotry. Read on for a complete and detailed guide on playing Pollywog Priest to it’s full potential and how you can become the greatest Pollywog Priest player of all time.

Index (Ctrl + F to jump to a section)

Introduction

* Background Story
* Hero Role
* Skill Overlook
* Skill Build

Item Builds

* Starting Items
* Core Item Build
* Late Game Item Build
* Other Item Notes

Gameplay

* Laning – Best Friends and Worst Enemies
* Ganking
* Pushing
* Defending
* Misc Notes

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Background Story

For centuries, every great Frog of the marsh peoples has wielded both political and magical power as the chief priest of the Wild Cults. Called upon by his Beast brethren in this time of war, the Pollywog Priest has come forth to use those powers in defense of his people and Newerth itself.

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Hero Role

Pollywog Priest is in essance a support hero. Keyword: SUPPORT! If you like to rambo/solo farm/or get last hits on heroes this probably isn’t the hero for you. This hero is all about disable with a huge 8.25 seconds worth when all your skills are at max level. From the beginning of the game right until the very end you should be providing support to you team, there are several ways you can go about doing this. Rarely will you be alone in a game while you are playing pollywog priest you should always have a buddy preferably a hero with alot of dps so when you disable a enemy hero your buddy can come in and do as much damage as possible before your disables run out. Also Pollywog Priest does not need huge items to be effective, he has his skills and that is all he really needs. So when it comes to ganking you should always let your carry hero get the last hit so he gets the gold from the hero kill, do not kill steal with your Electric Jolt. We will go into more detail in the Gameplay section.

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Skill Overlook

Mana Cost: 95 / 105 / 135 / 160
Cooldown: 10.0 Seconds
Activation
Deals 75 / 150 / 225 / 300 Magic damage to 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 targets.

This is Polly’s first skill, it’s a powerful nuke especially in the early stages of the game, this skill can be used to damage enimes or to farm waves of creeps, remember the skill fires in a cone outward from the point of cast like <| so stand infront of big creep waves and use this on the the center of the creeps to hit as many targets as possible.

This nuke only has a 10 second cooldown so in the early stages of the game if you keep spamming this to farm creep waves you will quickly find yourself out of mana, which could be better searved using one of your disables, so use this skill wisely! Late game when you have alot of regen/mana you can use this all you like to farm huge creep waves and rake in the cash. (Unless your teams carry hero needs the gold in which case try not to kill all the creeps, remember you are a support hero and should support your teams carry)

Mana Cost: 110 / 140 / 170 / 200
Cooldown: 13.0 Seconds
Activation
Applies Morphed to target for 1.25 / 2 / 2.75 / 3.5 seconds. Instantly kills target if target is an illusion.

The ability to disable an enemy hero for up to 3.5 seconds early game the disable isn’t that great for the mana cost but at max level can be a game turner especially if you use this on one of the enemy teams main heroes in a big team fight taking him out of battle for 3.5 seconds redering him useless. Also when ganking with a friend combine this with your Magical Bindings for a deadly combination.

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Channeling Time: 0.3 Seconds
Mana Cost: 110 / 130 / 155 / 185
Cooldown: 16.0 Seconds
Activation
Applies Magic Bindings to target for 2.5 / 3.25 / 4.0 / 4.75 seconds or until spell is cancelled.

This is one of Pollys best skills, it’s one of the longest target disables in the game with a huge 4.75 second disable at max level. Even at level 1 with 2.5 seconds that is huge, and the mana cost is not that demanding. The only drawback to this skill is that is it channeling which means if you get stunned or disabled yourself or even move this will cancel the disable letting anyone you have in your bind go free. Combine this with your Morph skill for ultimate effect when ganking to provide 8.25 seconds of max disable!

Mana Cost: 200 / 350 / 600
Cooldown: 100.0 / 80.0 / 60.0 Seconds

If not to pick Pollywog for his wards alone he would be a worthy pick. One of the main reasons people pick this hero especially in the competitive scene is for the pushing and defending power that his wards bring to the table. With a 100 second cooldown at level 1 to a stagering 60 second cooldown at max level this means your wards will always be ready in a flash to push out enemy towers or defend your own. You can even use your wards and place them down in the middle of big team fights to add extra damage to the battle and possibly turn the battle in your favour, also for advanced players you can take on players 1v1 by a technique called ward trapping where you place your wards in such a way that it surrounds them and they cannot escape leaving you to auto attack and nuke your way to victory, a less advanced technique is to place your wards next to the hero then disable them with your magical bindings and leave your wards to do the work, if that isn’t all you can finish them off with a nuke from your Electric Jolt to finish the job. We will go into more detail in the Gameplay section. Another thing to note is your wards are selectable and you can choose who or what to attack. Vodoo Wards are also magic immune.

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Skill Build

A skill build can vary from game to game depending on what opponents you are versing I will detail the most effective and versitile general skill build below; one that I have found to be the more effective from playing years of dota and many matches.

lvl 1 – Magical Bindings
lvl 2 – Electric Jolt
lvl 3 – Electric Jolt
lvl 4 – Magical Bindings
lvl 5 – Electric Jolt
lvl 6 – Voodoo Wards
lvl 7 – Electric Jolt
lvl 8 – Magical Bindings……< You could even start Morph here, depending
lvl 9 – Morph……………….on who you are versing, if it’s a stun/disable
lvl 10 – Morph………………team that keeps cancelling your binds you’re
lvl 11 – Voodoo Wards………probably better off getting morph earlier.
lvl 12 – Morph
lvl 13 – Morph
lvl 14 – Magical Bindings
lvl 15- Stats
lvl 16 – Voodoo Wards
lvl 17-25 – Stats

Reasoning: Electric Jolt is maxed out first and whenever possible because it’s Pollys only real damage spell it’s really great for harassing in a lane and farming creep waves, also great burst damage to help get those early kills.
Magical Bindings is then leveled until level 8 some people like to max out jolt / bind first but I like to deviate from maxing out bind and go for Morph when you are level 9 because you start to roam around alot more and start having some team fights when pushing towers, so having two disables up your sleave over just the bind is great, also, when most of your team is around level 8-10 their damage is pretty good also so the 0.75 seconds that you gain from one more level of Magical Bindings isn’t really needed as your team would probably kill the enemy in your bind in the 4 seconds, also getting getting morph allows you not to rely on your bind being canceled by a stunner or a disable when you are in a fight, with morph you can disable someone without having to comit yourself to staying in battle and you can just run away especially if you are on really low hp, you can also use morph to ward trap an enemy if the situation allows.

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Starting Items

2x Crushing claws , 2x Mana Potion , 2x Runes

The general starting build for alot of heroes, it’s all about survivability in lanes this is why you go 2x claws for extra HP so you can take on some extra damage when you are channeling your Magical Bindings. These will later updrade to Fortified Braclets.

1x Courier (later a flying courier), 2x Runes , 2x Mana Potion, 2x Minor Totem

You could also get courier & Wards or upgrade straight to flying courier and only get 1x runes then use your courier to get you more runes if you need or straight for your bottle.

More a competitive starting build, you are the support hero so you will be buying the courier to share with the team, you could also buy wards instead of the courier if someone else on your team buys the courier or vice versa. Support heroes don’t need the extra items that a carry hero will need to spend his gold on, this is why support heroes usually buy wards/couriers.

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Core Items

Enhanced Marches, 2x Fortified Braclets, Bottle, Ward of Sight.
(If you are going really well and have lots of gold you could also get Post Haste instead of marches)

These are your core items, enhanced marches to get you in and out of battle quickly, the braclets for survivability and when in battle or taking damage while you are using Magical Bindings (the longer you are in battle the more you can disable) the bottle to capture runes and to use to regenerate mana so you can use more disables on the fly. As the support hero you should also try and keep the map warded to spot rune spawns or find ganks with a buddy.

Homecoming Stone is VERY important as Pollywog your wards are vital to defence of your towers and having a Homecoming stone on you at all times should be your goal so you can tele in and place your wards down if you need to defend a tower. Having more towers then your opponent is a great advantage to your team and you should try to protect yours as long as possible.

Now, if you are playing a competitive match and you are doing all the warding and also dying alot this is probably as far in items are you are going to get, and is a solid build. Don’t worry if this happens i’ve seen alot of games where this is all you need to support your team and achieve victory.

Alternate Core Items

Depending on the type of match you are playing and how good you are going in a lane and farming, you can go an alternate build and save your money and go straight for your late game items. If this is the case your core build will look something like this.

Normal marches, a bottle for Mana/HP regen and a Mighty Blade & Neophyte’s book to work towards your staff of master OR any items that work toward Totem of Kulra depending on what build you want to go, I recomment staff of master first becasue it boosts your ultimate by adding 2 extra wards which is great for pushing / defending power and with wards on a 60 second cooldown this is an amazing item. Also staff of master iteself gives you +10str for survivability and +10int for your mana pool/regen.

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Late Game Items

Staff of the Master

Boosts your ultimate by adding 2 extra wards which is great for pushing / defending power and with wards on a 60 second cooldown this is an amazing item. Also staff of master iteself gives you +10str for survivability and +10int for your mana pool/regen.

Totem of Kuldra

It’s a rare occasion that you will farm both a Staff of the Master and a Totem of kulra but if the game does drag out, 2 disables are better then 1, you can combine this with your morph to disable 2 of the enemy team at once as well as your magical bindings for all your disabling needs, a double hex can really turn the tide of battle in your favour.

Restoration Stone

If you are versing a really good team and you manage to farm up a Restoration Stone with your staff of master you can place 2 sets of 11 wards this is HUGE when pushing into the enemy base and can easily take down a tower and rax in no time at all, not to mention the defensive power this brings. The only down side to this item is the large cooldown of 210 seconds which is over 3x that of your wards.

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Other Item Notes

I can’t think of any items to avoid other then a portal key which I have seen some Pollywog’s get, the idea behind it is to blink next to the target hero in a gank so you can cast Magical Bindings so he doesn’t have a chance to run away. In theory it seems like a good idea but never get this item, it is a complete waste of gold and serves no purpose in the long run.

Some other items to note generally seen on Pollywog would be Storm Spirit sure it’s ok with the mana regen, movespeed as well as the 2.5 cyclone which you can use to ward trap people but I don’t really think it’s worth it, you can ward trap with morph if that’s the reason you get it, but I think the gold is better spent towards your late game items such as Staff of the Master / Totem of Kultra. Pollywog’s role is support/pusher/defender it’s not really worth it to get an item for ganking by yourself. When you should buy items to help your team, in big team fights. There is no way your going to get a ward trap off in a big team fight.

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Laning

Best Friends:
As pollywog you are going to be laning with a friend some of your best friends are ones that can do alot of damage in a short amount of time to make maximum effect of your Magical bindinds.
Some great laning parters include:

Swiftblade with his blade frenzy combined with your bind is a great combo and almost assured of a firstblood.

Magebane with his mana combustion can blink right next to them as soon as you bind them to do alot of damage.

War beast with his hellhounds and himself can also unleash alot of damage while the enemy is in a bind.

Voodoo can use his cursed ground while the target is in your magical bind as well as taking damage from magical bindings he can auto attack for extra damage as well as stun if needed and if that wasn’t enough you can add in your Electric Jolt into the mix and if he doesn’t die from that cursed ground will surely get him guaranteeing you of a kill.

These are just a couple of examples but really, when it comes down to it anyone works well with Pollywog.

Now that you have your laning partner sorted out you are going to want head into river to check the 0:00 minute spawn and see where the rune spawns either pick it up or give it to a team mate who has a bottle, or if the rune wasn’t at the spawn you were at inform your team of where it is. Getting the first rune of the match could be the difference between you getting first blood or the enemy also if you carrying wards you should place them at one of the rune spawns or a pathway to give vision of incoming ganks.

When in the lane, you will usually be teamed up with a carry hero, your job in that lane is to harass the enemy as well as deny as many of your creeps are you possibly can, you SHOULD NOT last hit enemy creeps and take gold away from the carry hero. He is your late game hero and needs as much gold as possibly. You are there to support him and make sure he survies in that lane, and gets hero kills, if you can use your Electric Jolt to harass but don’t spam it as your mana pool and regen is low so use it wisely, also use your magical bindinds when the opportunity presents itself for a easy kill. The best time to do this and you should always be aware when this happens is if you alost kill an enemy creep wave and the enemy hero hangs around a bit too long and abit too close Magical Bind as soon as possible so not only does your team mate attack him but your creep wave as well for maximum effect.

Heroes to Avoid:

Really Anyone who has a stun and can cancel your bind is really annoying and should be avoidable, or targeted first. While you are using your bind on a enemy you cannot move and leaves you open to attack, especially ground target stuns like Pebbles stun/toss combo or Pyro’s nukes.

1 stun & 1 non-stun lane
When in a lane versus 1 stun/disable and 1 that has nothing that interrupt your bind always target the stun/disable enemy so you can get the kill without your bind being canceled.

Double stun lane
If you are in a lane and versing a double stun or a stun disable team this makes it really hard to get kills and use your Magical Binding effectively because if you cast it on one of them the other will just stun or disable you to save his team mate. You should be very careful when you use your bind or even think about changing lanes.

Advanced laning at higher levels vs the double stun lane you can use your Morph on 1 of the stunner and use Magical Bindings on the other at the same time, to try at take one of them out. This is an advanced technique which you will get better at with practise.

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Ganking

Ganking with Pollywog can be alot of fun, but you can’t do it alone. Well you can but it’s not recommended. You should always have a ganking buddy with you at all times possibly a carry hero so he can get some extra gold for his late game items. When approching a gank there are several ways you can go about getting the kill.

Ganking 1 hero: With a buddy you just spotted a enemy all by himself pushing abit too far past the river, you should be the first one to go in because if he spots your team mate first he might run away before you get a chance to disable him, either you go in first or arrive at the same time. If you can get close enough go in and start with a Magical Bind this will give time for your team mate to get next to him and unleash the fury you can queue your next spell by pushing shift and clicking Morph which will cast Morph as soon as your Magical Bind runs out, for maximum disable time. By now your team mate should have got the kill if not you can always finish him off with a Electric Jolt although this isn’t recommended as i’ve said before you are the support hero and should give the hero kills to the late game carry. This is why when you go in (if you have the mana for it) to cast Electric Jolt first, to bring down as much HP as possible before you go in for the disables, then allow your team mate to get the last hit and the extra gold (if he is the carry).

Summary: Electric Jolt -> Magical Binding/Morph

Ganking 2 heroes: This is abit more tricky then just ganking 1 hero but never fear you are the mighty Pollywog! Remember to target the stunner/Disable first or anyone that can interrupt your channeling of Magical bind then focus on the other hero if he has not ran away. If you are versing 2 stunners, Morph one then Bind the other hopefully you will get at least 1 kill here or both. If you really wanted to you could place some wards down first but I wouldn’t recommend it especially in the early stages of the game when your wards have a longer cooldown try to save them for defending towers and pushing towers.

Team Fights: In the big team fights you are going to want to target the enemy hero that poses the biggest threat to your team, this will vary from game to game, but some examples include Magmus if he gets his Ulti off this could hurt your team alot so try to keep an eye out for when he is casting and try to disable him asap, a Jereaziah might be casting shields and healing enemies that are hurting you in battle so you can disable him to stop that, also try to disable anyone who can disable your team such as AOE stunners or late game carry or huge dps heroes, really whoever is casuing you the most trouble in the big team fights is the one you should usually target first. If you are unsure just ask your team in game and they will help you out on who they need to be disabled.

Alot of times in big team fights you won’t be able to get your Bind of without it being interrupted if you have a chance to do so, do it, but most of the time this will not be possible, so your best option is to use your Morph on the biggest threat to your team and try to place your wards down in the middle of the fight or just behind them where you think the enemy is going to retreat towards for maximum time of your wards hitting the enemy. Try to stay out of trouble until your morph cools down and use it again, remember if at any point you think you can get your Bind off without being interrupted go for it, you don’t have anything to lose and it might go un-noticed in the heat of battle. If possible try to Bind a hero closest to your wards then control your wards and make sure they are targeting that hero, in some big fights with creeps your wards might not all attack the same thing, control of your wards is critical so make sure you aware of what your wards are attacking and what they should be attacking.

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Pushing

Pushing General Outer Towers:
One of the main reasons you pick Pollywog Priest is for the brilliant pushing power his Vodoo Wards have to offer. Ward placement is crucial. When pushing an enemy tower make sure you place your wards behind your creep wave that is pushing on the enemy tower otherwise the tower will just attack your wards and they will be a complete waste. If you place your wards close to the enemy tower enemy, range heroes can also take out your wards so you want them in the best position so the tower and enemy heroes can’t get to them. Also watch for what your wards are attacking they will switch to take out creeps over the tower and may also target enemy heroes so just be aware of that. You can control your wards by selecting them and clicking what to attack.

Pushing Main Base Towers / Bases:
When pushing into the enemy base ward placement again is critical it could be the difference between just taking the tower and taking the tower and the rax. If you are pushing into the enemy base and the tower is at FULL HP and the entire team is waiting to defend just place your wards behind your creep wave as you would if you were pushing the outer towers. Your team will go in and hopefully your wards will help take out a few heroes and the tower at the very least, placing your wards close to their tower behind their creep wave will push the enemy back behind their rax which allows your team to move in.

If the tower has been previously attacked and it at about HALF HP or if there are only a few enemies guarding the rax make sure after you creep wave has gone in to place your wards BEHIND the enemy tower, this way after the tower has been destroyed your wards can focus on taking down the rax! Remember to keep your disables on key enemy heroes (see Team Fights for more info on this)

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Defending

General Defending of Outer Towers:
Defending is a very important part of the game, if you don’t do it you lose. Pollywog is a great defending hero. You should always carry a Homecoming stone on your hero so you can teleport to any towers and get ready to defend them with your wards from any oncoming pushes.

To defend is to hold your ground so whenever an enemy team tries to push onto your tower place your wards behind your tower if they are really trying to take it, this means if they want to take that tower they not only have to take the tower on but your wards aswell which forces them closer to your tower and your team, you can vary this slightly by placing your wards to the side of the tower or if versing a range team you can place them slightly infront of your tower, for maximum effect try to place your wards in range so your tower and wards hit the enemy at the same time.

If you are going for a counter-push you can place your wards behind the enemy when they are close to your tower traping them between your tower and your wards then your entire team comes in and takes them out.
Be careful with this technique because if it fails they will kill your team, get gold from killing your wards and get your tower so only use this if you are certain you will take out their team.

Defending Main Base Towers / Bases: When defending your rax and base tower always wait until the enemy pushes into your base before dropping your wards, if you place them early they will see this and just retreat and wait for your wards to die then push into your base.

When placing wards ALWAYS place them behind your tower, this means they have to come uphill into your base if they want to take out your wards also coming closer to your team, if your team comes in to defend the extra support from the wards and the tower should be enough for hold your ground and take out a few of the enemy heroes. Remember to keep your disables on key enemy heroes (see Team Fights for more info on this)

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Misc Notes

* Pollywogs Wards are Magic Immune so only normal attacks can kill them.

* You can control what your wards attack by selecting them and choosing a target.

* If the enemy kill your wards they get on average 30 gold per ward so be careful where you place them.

* Place wards uphill so they don’t miss when attacking targets.

* Remeber to disable the biggest threat to your team in big team fights.

* You are a support hero, don’t kill steal and take gold away from your team’s carry hero.

* Gank whenever possible and try to push towers as soon as your wards are off cooldown.

* Always have a buddy with you when ganking.

* Stay away from stunner/disable heroes that can interrupt your channeling spell, or target them first.

BONUS: WARD KILLS

I have spoken about ward kills/trapping throughout the guide although this is not a recommended technique for competitive play as it can be a really risky move and you can waste your wards, it can be alot of fun when you pull it off right and can easily get you a few kills if you don’t need your wards for anything else or if your team is winning pretty good already, you can give this a shot.

If you had a storm spirit you can cyclone them then place wards on that spot when they come down you can then Bind / Morph / Jolt whatever to get the kill. But that’s too easy and seeing as storm spirit is not in my item build you won’t be using that anyway.

Another way to get a ward kill is to place the wards behind the enemy hero or where you think he will run to, then Bind / Morph / Jolt. This too can be really risky because if they see this they can easily run away before you get your bind off, but that’s not really ward trapping, and I do not recommended this technique at all, this is more of a what-not-to-do.

WARD TRAPPING: THE PRO WAY

Ok so if you want to be a pro Pollywog player you have to learn to ward trap with skill, this involves finding a target, using Morph then watching him for a second and predicting where he is moving towards, place your wards a tiny bit ahead of where he is moving and if placed correctly your wards should surround him trapping him so he can’t move. You can then auto-attack him or Bind/Morph and finish with a Electric Jolt and get the kill. This technique takes some practise and won’t work everytime especially if your opponent is trying to juke and you, and you mis-predict where he is moving. At the very least if you miss the trap you can use Bind on him in the time he is still morphed allowing your wards to attack him and just finish with a Jolt.

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THE END! – HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO READS THIS GUIDE AND I HOPE YOU BECOME A BETTER POLLYWOG PLAYER BECAUSE OF IT, ROCK OUT!

Gamespot Review of Heroes of Newerth

2009-10-11T05:24:00.001-07:00

Posted Sep 2, 2009 12:06 pm PT
By AndrewP

Heroes of Newerth from Savage creator S2 Games is the next online game to try to succeed the DOTA mod. The game is apparently taking the approach of trying to re-create the authentic feel of the DOTA mod while updating the graphics. Much of the interface and gameplay seems to stay very true to the original mod with the blessing of "IceFrog," a key contributor to the DOTA mod and community.

Heroes of Newerth will make itself in DOTA's image.

Though the game has some kind of story somewhere that pits two different factions against each other, Heroes of Newerth is really all about choosing a single hero character to play as, then diving into a real-time-strategy-like match against other teams of heroes to kill off their "creeps" (computer-controlled cannon fodder units that constantly stream out of your enemies' territory), and gain experience levels. You can earn points with each level to increase your hero's statistic points (strength, intelligence, and so on) or to purchase hero powers that are unique to each character. Also, like in DOTA, there's a home base where your hero spawns and where your heroes can heal themselves and replenish their "mana" supply (so they can use their powers more often) while viciously pelting any enemy heroes who get too close with withering projectile fire.

Like in DOTA, your standard game session starts when you find a game from the list of games, which are sorted by various stipulations (some games allow only certain heroes, some games are welcome for newbies, and so on), or you create your own game with your own conditions. Heroes of Newerth will launch with a handful of maps, including two-versus-two on up to five-versus-five.

There will be about 40 heroes planned for the launch of the game, each with its own unique skills and powers.

In all cases, you choose your hero and start with your teammates in friendly territory near your side's shop, where you can buy any number of different gewgaws (which consist of component items that need to be combined together), including different composite armor, weapons, magic-enhancing skills, consumable items (such as healing potions), and various miscellaneous items designed to increase your characters' offense, defense, overall health, and walking speed, among other things. Because there's a huge variety of different items to buy (and different item sets will be ideal for different heroes), it's clear that you'll get the most out of the game if you're already familiar with it, and/or with DOTA, and have an idea of which item sets will work best for your currently selected hero. The game is planned to launch with about 40 different heroes, so there will be plenty of different characters, and character-specific strategies, for you to play with.

Heroes of Newerth's beta is already under way and servers are up 24/7, and the game's beta forums also appear to have lots of activity. The game is scheduled for release later this year at a $30 price point, but beyond that, no subscription fees are planned.

HoN Hero Guide-Behemoth

2009-10-11T05:21:00.001-07:00

by Laterade

Courtesy of http://heroes-newerth.com/

Behemoth

An IMBA AOE support hero if used correctly, behemoth can turn the tide of many pushes, ganks, and even the game.

Stats:

Attack Type=Melee
Attack Damage=45-56
Attack Range=125

Movementspeed=290
Turnrate=320
Armor=2.68
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=22
Agility=12
Intelligence=16

Strength per level=2.5
Agility per level=1.4
Intelligence per level=1.8

Spells:

Fissure

With a mighty slam of his tree trunk, the Behemoth
rips the earth apart, damaging and stunning
enemies in front of him and leaving an impassable mound of terrain.
Level 1 : Deals 125 magic damage to units in a line, stuns for 1 second
Level 2 : Deals 175 magic damage to units in a line, stuns for 1.25 second
Level 3 : Deals 225 magic damage to units in a line, stuns for 1.5 second
Level 4 : Deals 275 magic damage to units in a line, stuns for 1.75 second
Mana cost 125/140/155/170
Cooldown 15 seconds
A great initiating spell to trap, nuke, and stun. Use this first in ur combos.

Enrage

The Behemoth unleashes his anger,
causing his next attack to have
increased damage.
Level 1 : +50% Base damage for 14 seconds or until next attack
Level 2 : +100 Base damage for 14 seconds or until next attack
Level 3 : +150 Base damage for 14 seconds or until next attack
Level 4 : +200 Base damage for 14 seconds or until next attack
Mana cost 50
Cooldown 7 seconds
Your only spammable ability, as the cooldown is only 7 seconds. Use after fissure to continuate the stun on the enemy, use to chase after you blink to their location and stun them.

Heavyweight

Causes the Behemoth to shake the earth
with each spell he casts, dealing damage
and stunning nearby opponents.
Level 1 : Deals 25 magic damage and stuns for 0.3 seconds in 250 radius everytime a spell is cast
Level 2 : Deals 45 magic damage and stuns for 0.7 seconds in 250 radius everytime a spell is cast
Level 3 : Deals 75 magic damage and stuns for 1.2 seconds in 250 radius everytime a spell is cast
Level 4 : Deals 115 magic damage and stuns for 1.5 seconds in 250 radius everytime a spell is cast
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown n/a
Crucial passive ability that allows you to permastun your enemies in combos.

ULTIMATE
Shockwave

The Behemoth slams the ground with all his might,
causing a devastating shockwave around him.
The shockwave ricochets off nearby units,
effectively increasing the damage dealt
based on the number of nearby enemy units.
Level 1 : Deals 165 magic damage to units 500 radius around self. Deals 35 extra damage for each enemy unit in radius
Level 2 : Deals 235 magic damage to units 500 radius around self. Deals 45 extra damage for each enemy unit in radius
Level 3 : Deals 285 magic damage to units 500 radius around self. Deals 65 extra damage for each enemy unit in radius
Mana Cost 145/205/265
Cooldown 150/130/110 seconds
One of the best AOE nukes in the game. If used during optimal situations (when theres alot of enemies around) can do massive damage when used at the end of your combo.

Optimal Item Build
1. Enhanced Marchers

2. Ring of Sorcery

3. Fortified Bracelet

4. Portal Key

5. Behemoths Heart

6. Frostfield Plate

Item Build Explanation:
Enhanced Marchers greatly boosts your movement speed, and also lets you walk through those pesky creeps to get to your enemy. The ring of sorcery is crucial for early to mid game play, as behemoth has low base intelligence stats and needs all the extra mana regen and replenish he can get. The portal key is also a must item, as it will help set up your combos, chase heroes down, and make escapes. The Heart and frostfield plate are both luxury items, but I find them to work very well on behemoth, as the heart gives you more HP and stacks with your main attribute, strength, and the Frostfield Plate gives you extra armor and ANOTHER AOE nuke to pop off in your combo.

Skill Build
1. Fissure (Level 1)
2. Engrage (Level 1)
3. Fissure (Level 2)
4. Heavyweight (Level 1)
5. Fissure (Level 3)
6. Shockwave (Level 1)
7. Fissure (Level 4)
8. Heavyweight (Level 2)
9. Heavyweight (Level 3)
10. Heavyweight (Level 4)
11. Shockwave (Level 2)
12. Enrage (Level 2)
13. Enrage (Level 3)
14. Enrage (Level 4)
15. Stats (Level 4)
16. Shockwave (Level 3)
17. Stats
18. Stats
19. Stats
20. Stats
21. Stats
22. Stats
23. Stats
24. Stats
25. Stats

Stat Build Explanation:
You only need one level of enrage early as you will max out heavyweight to make enrage a 1.7 second stun. I max out fissure because it is the easier stun to hit before you make buy your portal key to use enrage effectively, and the damage with fissure is larger.

Strategy

Early game:
Try to lane with another hero with a stun or someone ranged that either has DPS or a nuke. Last hit and deny as much as possible to make your ring of sorcery ASAP. When times are right, using fissure to trap the enemy can lead to first bloods and kills.

Mid game:
By mid game, if you have your ring of sorcery and your portal key, you are free to roam the map and gank/help when necessary. When you spot a hero or two in a lane to gank, your job is to initiate the battle.

Behemoths spell combo is very simple to execute, and it leads to 4-5 seconds of stun, and massive AOE nuke damage.

The combo you pull is: you blink in with your portal key, Fissure + Enrage + Shockwave. After the combo is pulled off your teammates are probably there to help you mop up the mess. If there are still any survivors, you can easily chase them down with your portal key, and either hit them with an Engrage or another Fissure to finish them off.

Late game:
You are the ultimate support hero at this point if you have complete your item build, and have added another spell in your combo (frostfield). Hopefully your team has a couple of late game carries, so all you need to do is pop your combo during pushes, and it should result in a gg.

HoN Hero guide-Jereziah

2009-10-11T05:18:00.001-07:00

by Fore

Courtesy of http://heroes-newerth.com/

When the world of DotA crumbled, and in it’s stead stood Newerth, the Omniknight was promoted from prince to king. Though boasting many of the same skills, he developed a new technique from admiral of his navy. Though sacrificing the ability to slow everything by 30% nearby, he has learned a new method of attack, making him a force to be reckoned with.

In this guide, I will show you a very unconventional build that I used to use on Omniknight. Since the change in his third skill, he should no longer be used soley as a support character, but as an early-mid game ganker who is still formidable in the end game.

King Jereziah, the hope of humanity and one of the two leaders
of the new Legion, is not just a mighty warrior but also the
chosen of Sol himself. Charged with divine fervor and favor,
he rallies his men and wreaks havoc among the daemons.
The light that shines forth from him leads all toward victory,
and represents the dawning of a new day, one without cloud or shadow.

Stats
Attack Type=Melee
Attack Damage=51-51
Attack Range=100

Movementspeed=300
Turnrate=320
Armor=4.10
MagicArmor=5.5

Strength=20
Agility=15
Intelligence=17

Strength per level=2.65
Agility per level=1.75
Intelligence per level=1.8

Skills
Inner Light

Jereziah unleashes a nearby allied unit’s
Inner Light, healing them. Nearby enemies
are seared by the power of the Light, causing
them to take damage.
Level 1 : Heals target for 90 health, Damages enemys around target for 90 true damage.
Level 2 : Heals target for 180 health, Damages enemys around target for 180 true damage.
Level 3 : Heals target for 270 health, Damages enemys around target for 270 true damage.
Level 4 : Heals target for 360 health, Damages enemys around target for 360 true damage.
Mana cost 100/120/140/160
Cooldown 12 seconds

Just like Omniknight, and even more delicious. Some things to keep in mind about Inner Light:
-Though the cast time has been decreased slightly to that of DotA, it is still there.
-You should always use this when you are in front of an enemy hero if you wish to hit them.
-You can cast this on other units, which means that this can effectively be a ranged nuke if your teammates have good positioning.
-Don’t use this as soon as you’re in battle, or else you’ll be losing out on the heal. This gives you a 720 HP gap, and wasting that is too good to lose.
-We don’t get an arcane ring in this build so real spammage of this doesn’t come until the midgame. USE IT WISELY.

Protective Charm

Jereziah blesses an allied unit with protective charm
that grants immunity to Magic, removes all debuffs,
and grants a slight movement speed increase.
Level 1 : Magic Immunity for 5 seconds
Level 2 : Magic Immunity for 10 seconds
Level 3 : Magic Immunity for 15 seconds
Level 4 : Magic Immunity for 20 seconds
Mana cost 60/70/80/90
Cooldown 20 seconds

A good support skill, but this isn’t really our top priority. As a gankadin, you should really only get level 2 at tops so that you can use inner light, then protect yourself from magic during the duration of the cooldown. Remember that this prevents you from being able to cast inner light on yourself.

While levels 2-4 can be foregone for stats, level 1 should always be gotten to remove the nasty debuffs.

Righteous Strike

A righteous anger builds up in Jereziah,
allowing him to perform a Righteous Strike when attacking,
dealing increased damage which splashes to nearby
enemies and slows their movement speed briefly.
Can only occur once every few seconds.
Level 1 : +12 Bonus physical damage to next attack, 100% splash, 50% Movement speed slow
Level 2 : +24 Bonus physical damage to next attack, 100% splash, 50% Movement speed slow
Level 3 : +36 Bonus physical damage to next attack, 100% splash, 50% Movement speed slow
Level 4 : +50 Bonus physical damage to next attack, 100% splash, 50% Movement speed slow
Mana cost n/a
Cooldown 15/12/9/5 seconds

+50 damage isn’t noticeable so much later, but during early and mid game it is very very useful. The slow and the splash is why this is gotten. This is like Kunkka’s passive, just better because of the slow. Also turns Omni into a very nice farmer which allows him to succeed in the late game.

Remember your combo: Righteous Strike -> Inner Light -> Protective Charm -> Rinse Repeat -> Hope for a SnY proc for added pwn

Sol’s Blessing

Jereziah calls upon the power of Sol to protect himself
and his comrades. Sol blesses Jereziah and his nearby
allies, causing them to take almost no Physical damage
and receive high Health regeneration for a brief time.
Level 1 : +1000 Armor +25 health regeneration for 5 seconds
Level 2 : +1000 Armor +25 health regeneration for 6 seconds
Level 3 : +1000 Armor +25 health regeneration for 7 seconds
Mana Cost 125/175/250
Cooldown 150 seconds

Very useful when used at the right time. I will note that this isn’t nearly as useful early game, partially due to it’s steep mana cost but also due to the fact that heroes that rely on auto attack don’t get strong until the end game.

On top of being used in team battles and in emergencies when you need to escape, this can be used while pushing down a tower. VERY useful for that. Also acts as a 125-175 HP heal.

Your role
This is where we start to break conventions with Jereziah. As noted before, instead of playing him as a support, he is a very powerful ganker, pusher and tank.

Game Start (1-6): Just like all of the other characters, you’ll want to get lots of creep kills and get fat. Watch out of people like Zeus, Pyromancer, etc., as they’re strong as soon as the game starts.

Early Game (7-11): This is when you’ll begin to shine. With inner light and righteous strike maxed out, you’ll be able to start getting a lot of kills in a good amount of time. Remember your combo and you WILL get kills. Just don’t get greedy.

Your combo is: Righteous Strike -> Inner Light -> Protective Charm -> Rinse Repeat -> Hope for a SnY proc for added pwn

Mid Game (12-16): PUSHPUSHPUSH, along with your ulti, and solid array of DPS items, you’ll be able to push down towers with ease while keeping enemy heroes at bay. Remember that just because you’re a gankadin, you are still able to support your team (the -din part kicks in!).

End Game (17-gg): Because of righteous strike, you’ll be nicely farmed and rather fat. Even if you’ve had a rocky game with several deaths and not so many kills, you should have quite a few top tier items. While you shouldn’t expect yourself to be an ub3r DPS carry god thing, you can still tank quite a lot of damage for your carry while they dish out the pain. Your slow is also very useful in helping your teammates chase.

Just because you’re solid end game does not make you a carry. You can act as an expert chaser/tank/push in the end game.

In a nutshell, by focusing on offense, you are able to carry your team through the early-mid game, and then shifting to defense and support in the end game. This is a different take on a hero that makes him even stronger than he ever was.

Items

First, you’ll want to get two bracers, -OR- one bracer and one talisman of the exile.
[x2] OR +

For your start items, don’t forget to pick up basic regen items. I like using the empty bottle a lot. If you opt to go bottle, then make sure you occasionally do rune checks. A pro to using bottle is that it allows for uber lane-staying, allowing you to become ganking fit very quickly, and once you start ganking, the mana regen is priceless. The downside is obviously the price… as it will delay the rest of your items and you won’t be able to get any other starting items.

You can also opt to get Runes of the Blight (Tangos) and Clarity Potions (Mana Potions).

Once you get your starting items, we move on to boots. It doesn’t really matter which you get, as each has pros and cons. Get whichever one you like the most.

Enhanced marchers are very good and in a lot of ways are a combo of steamboots and post haste. Giving you both a bit of damage and armor, and of course phase, it is a very solid choice. Phase is very useful for when you’re ganking and trying to get in front of someone to cast inner light. If having an extra active skill is too difficult for you (new players), go for something else because unless it is used effectively these are a waste.

Steamboots are nice because of the extra damage and more importantly, the IAS. Also very good if you have decent planning during ganking, as you can switch to int for a little bit of extra mana, then switch back to strength for damage. My least favorite, but it is still pretty good. The IAS helps a lot in the late game.

The downsides for using Post Haste are very apperent. Not only does it cost a whopping 1000 more gold than either of the other boots, but it also doesn’t help with your offense or defense quite as much. The pros? Think of permanent phase. Ganking with these babies is so easy it’s crazy. The teleport is also priceless, and I’ve actually found that in some games I’ve saved money by opting to get Post Haste. Teleport is amazingly useful in the end game.

So like I said, either one of the three are good on Jereziah–just make sure that you only get ONE.

Next up on the list is the fabled SnY, now known as Slash and Hack. This has wonderful synergy with righteous strike. Not only will it slow your enemies, but it will also speed you up making inner light much much much easier to land a hit on.

There’s more? If you buy a thir– err… the +agi and +str give you a lot of extra IAS (DPS) and HP and Damage (Tankage + DPS). This is the core item of a gankadin.

Now for our next core item, the battle fury, now known as a Ruined Axe (FTL name). The splash stacks with your righteous strike which is awesome possum for farming, but more importantly it gives you very solid damage, and much needed mana regen (this is essentially replacing your arcane ring). Once you get this, you will essentially be able to spam inner light for epic pushing and ganking. Once you get this, don’t be afraid to tank towers because you’ll be able to heal yourself after you retreat momentarily.

No tank is complete without this.

If the game should have ended by now, but some useful items on Omni in case you have an EXXXTRA long game…

Demonic Breastplate gives you pwn push and pwn tanking abilities. It will also support your allies during a team battle. The +armor is priceless for creeps because it takes an extra shot from a tower to kill them. The -armor for building makes them softer which can really turn the tide in a long game.

Rejected items?
Just as there are some pimp items for this guy, there are also some which are… not so much.

I know I’m going to get hell for this, but… I’m not saying that this is a bad item on Jereziah (it’s en excellent one), but for the purposes of this build we need to leave it out. We don’t have a 1.7k to spare for supporting teammates until the end game, and later in the game 300 mana doesn’t help very much. Your battlefury replaces the mana regen in this very well, and at only 2x the cost is much more than 2x as efficient.

Helm of the Dominator, and other similar forms of life steal are not good for Jereziah because his end game DPS doesn’t compare to that of carries like Chronos. The only life steal that should be considered is Vlads, because it will support melee carries. Even still…

I saw a guy get this once. I was sad. No joke.

Allies
Some of these suggestions are not due to direct synergies but because of the nature of our hero. Playing Jereziah as a gankadin will make you a terror on the battlefield until the end, and so naturally we do not want to overload with early-mid gamers. Always make a well balanced team if you want to ensure victory for yourself.

Enough talk, onwards!

Good allies

Blinkers: Heroes that can blink can position themselves very well for you to cast inner light on them. Characters with blink also tend to be fragile, which makes this a double whammy good. All of these minus the Wretched Hag are also carries, which helps to balance your team. The worst of the blinkers to have is Wretched Hag anyways, but that’s just because she’s a ranged character which makes it harder to position correctly for inner light.

[And more]
Stunners/Disablers: Characters that can keep an enemy still and not attack will obviously be helpful for the entire team.

Axe: The epic win ally. He uses his disable, everything runs and starts attacking him. You heal him and hit everything around him. Delicious.

Bad allies

[And more]
Magic Immunity: Double magic immunity is useless AND you can’t cast inner light on them while they’re magic immune. Bad combo.

Enemies
Like any hero, you are a counter to some and are countered by others. If you see someone pick a hero listed, it may dis/persuade from picking Jereziah.

Your Prey

The best heroes to get paired up against are softer melee heroes. I particularly like going against Night Hound, just remember to bring dust. He’s fragile enough until L16 or so that one inner light will chop off a sizable amount of his health. I also really like to go against blood hunter.

[And others]
Chain Spellcasters/disablers: If you’re up against these guys, get level 4 repel and rape. It’s like a BKB, just with twice the effect and for free. Hawt.

Your Bane

Mrs. OP: Never go up against Arachna on Jereziah; Her long range will rape you and her perma slow will hurt. It’s true that you can repel/ulti, but your ulti only lasts for a couple of seconds and her spider bypasses your magic immunity. ANNOYING. The only way to kill her is to play mind games with her, run around and then run by a ledge while she’s chasing so that you’re in close proximity to her and you can get your combo off. Sound hard? It is. Don’t try it if you can help it.

Mana Burners: You need a size able mana pool to use your combo. Magebane can also blink away and there’s nothing you can do about that. Diffusal will kill your ultimate. Ouch!

Now get out there and pwn on this awesome hero.

Heroes of Newerth Listed(update)

2009-10-11T05:13:00.001-07:00

Agility

Andromeda, Night Hound, Swiftblade, Magebane, Moon Queen, Scout, Valkyrie, Wildsoul, Zephyr, Arachna, Chronos, Slither, Bloodhunter, Sandwraith, The Madman, Soulstealer, The Dark Lady

Intelligence

Blacksmith, Nymphora, Glacius, Thunderbringer, Ophelia, Pollywog Priest, Pyromancer, Tempest, Wretched Hag, Defiler, Plague Rider, Hellbringer, Soul Reaper, Puppetmaster, Demented Shaman, Succubus, Voodoo Jester, Torturer

Strength

Armaddon, Behemoth, Hammerstorm, Jereziah, Legionnaire, Pandamonium, Predator, Pebbles, Keeper of the Forest, Accursed, Devourer, Electrician, Kraken, Magmus, Maliken, Pharaoh, Pestillence, War Beast

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite-Weapon Tree

2009-10-11T04:45:00.001-07:00

Iron Katana Path

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite-Great Swords / Long Swords-Weapon Tree

2009-10-10T19:14:00.001-07:00

Buster Sword Path

witcher 2 confirmed!!!

2009-09-29T07:48:00.001-07:00

the long awaited sequel of the hit rpg game of 2008, the witcher has been

confirmed by Cd Projekt. the new title of the upcoming witcher sequel is:

the witcher 2 assassins of kings. a video footage was liked and was circulating around the web, thus giving cd projeckt no other options than admitting that the new game is under work.

the witcher which came out only for the pc in 2008 won numerous awards for its excellent gameplay and story in game.

it certainly changed the way rpg games were played. wonderful graphics capped off with even better voice acting!though cd projeckt did face difficulties during the economic breakdown throughout the world forcing them to stop their earlier project, witcher the rise of white wolf, which was supposedly to be released for other consoles. well now all witcher fans have heard the good news about the real rise of the white wolf himself, geralt of rivia on the upcoming witcher 2 assasins of kings here is the officail gameplay video by cd projekt. do enjoy…

Pro evolution soccer 10 demo gameplay video

2009-09-23T08:49:00.001-07:00

this is the gameplay demo of PES 2010, this is no fake, you can download the demo from gamespot and the file size is around 900mb..
im a fan of fifa and pes...but i have to say fifa has been very bad in PC..ea has made it so..for PS3 and Xbox fifa is very good, but for the PC id say PES still is the best,
you can see from the video that they have improved the gameplay ABIT, the physics and stuff
and you can really see the difference in the shooting this time...passes are much more difficult and the Ai is much better as well,
my graphics isnt that good plus the game isnt polished yet because its still a demo..
i tried fifa10, the demo, it was a big disappointment, the file was 2gb, 2gb of crap....
EA never made any improvement to the graphics..it still looks like 09, like paper dolls, gameplay wise it does have quite alot of changes noticeably the goalkeeper AI,
yet im very disappointed on EA...they are nt producing the quality they did few yrs back
But don get me wrong, Fifa 10 looks awesome on the next gen consoles,
well if u own a PC and want a decent game, get PES 2010, if u own a next gen console u get fifa 10
ill get both coz im a true fan of bth these games!

Heroes of Newerth Beta Key Giveaway

2009-09-15T03:58:00.001-07:00

www.alienwarearena.com/event/hon-beta-giveaway

few thousands keys left for grab..get it quick guys!!!!! and do enjoy bthe game once you have activated your accounts!!!!!

Monster hunter monster types

2009-09-10T02:42:00.001-07:00

Image
Name
Description
Examples

Lynian
Lynians are races of intelligent natives living within the lands of Minegarde. There are currently only two known Lynian species: the cat-like species which harbor the Melynx and Felyne, and those of the Shakalaka. They are both intelligent, have complex societies, and use a language, although the Shakalaka are more primitive and barbaric. While the cat species tend to live peacefully in democratic societies, the Shakalaka are governed by a king or ruler, also known as King Shakalaka, identified by a BBQ Spit on top of its head, a bigger weapon, and a bigger mask than the other Shakalakas.

Cat-Like Lynians

Melynx

Felyne

Humanoid Lynians

Shakalaka

King Shakalaka

ChaCha

Neopteron
Neopteron are small insect monsters that usually travel in swarms. Because their shells are so brittle, they rarely drop materials when slain.

Vespoid

Queen Vespoid

Hornetaur

Great Thunderbug

Orutarosu

Herbivore
Herbivores are weak monsters that eat vegetation from grass or trees instead of hunting for meat. They are usually docile monsters which may attack or run away if threatened. They range in many different sizes and species. Although they are all in the same group, many of the species are not closely related to each other.

Saurian Herbivores

Aptonoth

Apceros

Mammalian Herbivores

Popo

Kelbi

Anteka

Mosswine

Leviathanoid Herbivores

Pelagus
Pelagus monsters are beastly mammalian creatures that operate with only legs, and no wings. They are often much faster than other larger threats. The first primatius bosses came out in Monster Hunter 2. They were referred to as Primatius in earlier translations, but as of Unite are known as Pelagus.

Primate-Like Pelagi

Rajang

Conga

Congalala

Emerald Congalala

Blango

Blangonga

Copper Blangonga

Boar-Like Pelagi

Bullfango

Bulldrome

Canine-Like Pelagi

Kamu Orugaron

Nono Orugaron

Bird Wyvern
Bird Wyverns are wyverns that are ancestral to birds. They usually have beaks (Gypceros is an exception to this)and are small in size compared to other wyverns . They often move and attack in a distinctly chicken-like manner. They are faster than standard wyverns due to their small size. Raptor-like monsters such as the Velociprey are part of the Bird Wyverns because of their close ancestry to birds.

Raptorial (Raptor-Like) Bird Wyverns

Velociprey

Velocidrome

Giaprey

Giadrome

Genprey

Gendrome

Ioprey

Iodrome

Jagii

Jagiinosu

Dosujagii

Dosubagii

Avian (Bird-Like) Bird Wyverns

Qurupeco

Yian Kut-Ku

Blue Yian Kut-Ku

Yian Garuga

Gypceros

Purple Gypceros

Hypnocatrice

Bright Hypnocatrice

Azure Hypnocatrice

Carapaceon
Carapaceons are crustacean-like monsters that have hard shells and exoskeletons or crab-like bodies, which mostly require weapons with at least green sharpness to break. When they're weakened by physical damage, they show internal bleeding by the frothing of the purple bubbles from their mouths.Most of these crustaceans resemble crabs, lobsters or scorpions.

True Carapaceons

Daimyo Hermitaur

Plum Daimyo Hermitaur

Hermitaur

Shogun Ceanataur

Terra Shogun Ceanataur

Ceanataur

Shen Gaoren

Akurid Carapaceons

Akura Vashimu

Silver Akura Vashimu

Wyvern
Wyverns are large, bipedal monsters that have two wings. Some Wyverns are quadrupedal monsters, operating their wingarms as forearms instead like Tigrex and Nargacuga. Some are flightless despite their classification as quadruple Wyverns like Akantor and Ucamulbas. These wyverns show their wyverian ancestry by the small forewings on their two front limbs. Wyverns make up a large majority of monsters in Minegarde.

Cave Wyvern Family

Gigi Whelp

Khezu

Red Khezu

Giginebura -also classified as Pseudowyvern

Blos Wyvern Family

Monoblos

White Monoblos

Diablos

Black Diablos

True Flying Wyvern Family

Remobra

Rathalos

Azure Rathalos

Silver Rathalos

Rathian

Pink Rathian

Gold Rathian

Espinas

Orange Espinas

White Espinas

Berukyurosu

Rock Wyvern Family

Basarios

Gravios

Black Gravios

Pseudo-Wyverns

Tigrex

Nargacuga

Akantor

Ukanlos

Pariapuria

Beriorosu

Giginebura

Piscine
Piscines are a class of aquatic (or ancestors of aquatic fishes) monsters. They all have the common trait of some form of swimming, whether it is the Plesioth in the water, Cephadrome in the sand, or Lavasioth in the lava. They usually have a fish-like body with fins and/or wings that help them swim. The only new piscine that will appear in MH3 is the Derukusu or Desert Sailfin.

Cephalos

Cephadrome

Plesioth

Green Plesioth

Lavasioth

Red Volganos

Derukusu

Shark

Elder Dragon
Elder Dragons are unique creatures that are able to live in a variety of landscapes and have a long lifespan. Although named dragons, they don't all necessarily have four legs or wings. Some may be horse-like like the Kirin, or octopus-like like the Yamatsukami because of their uneccessary fitting into any categories of monsters. There were only 3 dragons in the original Monster Hunter (Kirin, Lao-Shan Lung and Fatalis), but in Monster Hunter 2, that amount was increased to 12. Most of the added elder dragons,however,are very vulnerable at their sides,leading Capcom to add something extra like the wind barrier for the Kushala.A trait unique to Elder Dragons is that if they are injured by the hunter, they may run to a different area. Elder Dragons are the most unique and often the most difficult to defeat monsters found in Minegarde.

Elder Dragons

Lao-Shan Lung

Azure Lao-Shan Lung

Fatalis (Elder Dragon God)

Crimson Fatalis (Elder Dragon God)

White Fatalis (Elder Dragon God)

True Elder Dragons

Teostra

Lunastra

Kushala Daora

Rusted Kushala Daora

Chameleos

Albatrion

Mythos Elder Dragons

Kirin

Yama Tsukami

Leviathans
Leviathans are a newly discovered species of monster able to be hunted on land or underwater in Monster Hunter 3. They aren't very well known and have been classified as cryptids for years. We aren't sure how many species there are exactly. But the most notable of them all is the magnificent Ragiakurusu. More information on these creatures and their behaviors will be known once MH3 releases in 2009. More species are being discovered including a volcanic crocodilian like Leviathan that can drill into to volcanic rock and swim in lava. It has also been confirmed that Chanagaburu is a species of Leviathan and not a piscine.

Lagiacrus

Chanagaburu

Rudorosu

Roarudorosu

Navaldeus

Fenshenlon

Agunacotol

Theropods/Beast Dragons
Theropods or Beast Dragons are a newly discovered species of monster that are very similar to large theropod dinosaurs in their overall bodyshape and will be making their very first appearance along with Leviathans in Monster Hunter 3. These creatures are known to live near any immediate food source which includes many types of minerals as well as live prey. They are also known to be very aggressive towards hunters and as a result charge blindly through their environment, knocking down many obstacles in their path. The first species to ever be discovered was the Boruborosu. This creature lives in the desert and usually rests in large oasis mudflats area's. Because of this their nostrils are positioned on top of their heads and at first glance look like large tubes protruding from its head. They are a perfect example of how aggressive these creatures can be, having a ferocity that rivals even that of a Diablos. There are only three known species, one of which is only known by its incredible ferocity and its Alias the "Terror Rampage Dragon".

Boruborosu

Uragankin

Ibirujo

Melee Weapons

2009-09-10T02:37:00.001-07:00

Image
Weapon Name
Description

Sword and Shield
The Sword and Shield, also known as SnS were first introduced in Monster Hunter. These weapons are small and are accompanied by a shield that allows you to block against most attacks. In Monster Hunter 2 it is possible to use items while the SNS is drawn. In MH2, the SNS also gained a Upward slash by pressing the Right Analog stick. Although causing a small amount of damage compared to most weapons, they are very fast and easy to travel with. Many SnSs are infused with status effects (poison, stun, sleep, fire, etc...) that make up for their low attack. When another blade is used in place of a shield, the combination is called Dual Swords.

Dual Sword
Dual Swords, often shortened to DS, are two swords that move with great speed in combos. Dual Swords have the ability to go into a "'Demonization Mode" which cause the blades to form a red aura around them and allow the user to strike with even greater speed and deal a lot of damage in a short time. Demonization also makes it so the user is not effected by wind pressure, but the weapon will still bounce while in this state. The base advantage of the Dual Swords, is the speed and maneuverability of a SnS, complete with the status ailment advantages, simply multiplied by two, but with the obvious disadvantage of being completely unable to block. Please note that due to the high rate of attack, that sharpness is also lost quickly. It is therefore imperative for a Dual Sword user to have a good supply of whetstones on hand at all times. They were first introduced in Monster Hunter G in Japan and Monster Hunter for other areas. Ever since Monster Hunter 2, it is possible to use items while having them drawn, but you cannot in freedom 2.

Great Sword
Great Sword, also known as GS are large, slow weapons that were first introduced in Monster Hunter. They have three main attacks: the sideswipe, the upswing, and the downstrike. Hitting a monster with the middle of the blade, also known as the sweet spot, causes a damage bonus. They have a charge attack, first introduced in Monster Hunter 2, that takes a long while to activate, with three levels of charge denoting the power thereof, which causes the most raw damage out of any single attack in the game. It is also known that releasing the attack approximately halfway between the second and third level of charge will cause the third level to instantly activate, which can drastically improve the effectiveness of the strike. They now have a sub-category of weapons known as the Tachi, or Long Sword.

Long Sword
Long Swords, also called LS or "Tachi", are long, slender blades that move very quick. In Monster Hunter, the Long Swords had existed, but performed exactly the same as the Great Swords. As of Monster Hunter 2, they have become a completely new weapon in terms of gameplay and technique. A gauge now fills in power over several strikes in quick succession, and when full, the hunter can activate a Spirit Combo, a frightening boost of 120 to the power your chain of already fast combo attacks. Alternately, the gauge may be left full for an attack bonus and making any other attack less likely to bounce off the target. However, because of their fragile nature, they lack the ability to block like a GS, so players may need to be otherwise more careful around the much faster monsters. Long Swords typically have great handling and allow the hunter to maneuver comfortably.

Lance
Lances are long weapons that can strike from a distance. The lance is always accompanied by a large shield which generally grants a powerful defense against most attacks. Although slow and difficult to travel with, the weapon's damage output can be impressive. Lances have different moves, such as the upstab, pierce, and jousting attack. Along with the SnS, lances are one of the only weapons that can attack and block at the same time. They have a sub-category of weapons known as the Gunlance. Lances also add 1+ damage because of their naturally piercing attacks. In MH3, it now exhibits a charge attack similar to that of a Great Sword.

Gunlance
Gunlances, also known as GL, are long, piercing weapons with a mechanism inside which can fire a blank round. Unlike Bowguns, the Gunlance cannot fire over distances; the Shelling ability can only be used from close range. The use of the weapon is largely the same as the original Lance. Like ranged weapons, Gunlances take ammo. They are able to charge up, indicated by the radiating energy at the tip of the lance, and dish out a strong explosive attack referred to as Wyvern's Fire.

Hammer
Hammers are large, heavy weapons which are capable of dealing the most raw damage in a single true combo. Their tremendous size only slightly hinders mobility, but the player is still able to run pretty fast with them, unlike the Great Sword and Lance. These fierce weapons have several moves: a simple pound and a related combo, a "golf" swing, a revolving spin, and a charge-up attack that crushes anything it connects with. Since Monster Hunter 2, hammers now have the ability to daze its opponents after hitting a target on the head several times.

Hunting Horn
Hunting Horns are weapons that are mildly different from Hammers in attacking and appearance. Hunting Horns act as large instruments in that they are hollowed-out inside and have an opening that allows the hunter to play different musical notes. These musical notes have different benefits, such as increasing different stats. Like attack/defense boosts, elemental resistance up and Poison Negated. You will even be able to run with these as fast as the SNS after playing some notes. The effects are only temporary. These beneficial upgrades not only affect you, but the hunters you are with. The hunting horn is a very useful weapon when used in groups.

Ranged Weapons

Image
Weapon Name
Description

Light Bowgun
Light Bowguns are ranged weapons that allow the player to run with the weapon drawn and attack quickly due to its light weight. Although the hunter has the advantage of being able to run around, light bowguns are generally lacking in attack power. They also have the disadvantage of carrying less ammo types to use than their ranged counterparts. This has been somewhat compensated in Monster Hunter 2 with the unique ability of some Light Bowguns with "Rapid-fire", which fire multiple rounds at once. Light Bowguns are original weapons first seen in Monster Hunter.

N/A
Medium Bowgun
Medium Bowguns To be released in Monster Hunter Tri.

Heavy Bowgun
Heavy Bowguns are ranged weapons that pack a powerful punch, but due to their size and weight, do not allow you to run. Most commonly, heavy bowguns are able to use the majority of ammo types, and typically, the stronger or higher-level the bowgun, the stronger the ammo types it is able to use. Heavy Bowguns are original weapons first seen in Monster Hunter. In Monster Hunter 2, you are now able to upgrade your heavy bowgun with a shield. Heavy bowguns can be equiped with a long-barrel or a shield with their own advantages. Equipping a long barrel will increase the accuracy of the bowgun along with its attack power, meanwhile equipping the shield will enable the "Autoguard" skill, compensating the movement restriction from the weapon.

Bow
The Bow is another ranged weapon that uses arrows as ammunition instead of bolts. Bow users are usually the most dexterous and mobile because of the lightweight material bows are crafted from. The amount of arrows you can use is unlimited. Vials, which are capable of adding various status effects, however, must be bought or made. These can also be used to power up arrows to do extra damage. A unique feature of the bow is that when aiming, an otherwise-imaginary line is exposed to show where the arrow will hit. Also worthy of note is that bow users can utilize two melee attacks: a downward slash and a horizontal slash. The melee attacks are generally weaker than firing arrows, but they do not waste vials. Using the melee attack also inflicts both elemental damage (if the bow has an element) and the status of any equipped coatings. Bows are also able to be charged to three different levels (four with armor skill), each one changing the type of arrow to pierce, scatter, or rapid depending on the bow (there are different levels for each type as well). This type of weapon was first seen in Monster Hunter 2.

5 Future Robotic Expeditions and What They Could Reveal

2009-09-06T02:07:00.000-07:00

Some are already on their way and some are still in the works, but here is what we may see from unmanned exploration of space in the coming years

By John Matson

NEW HORIZONS:

The New Horizons probe, launched by NASA in 2006, is on its way to humankind's first close-up encounter with Pluto. To reach its distant destination, New Horizons left Earth at blinding speed, passing lunar distance in about nine hours and reaching Jupit

er in just over a year. The probe should reach Pl

uto in 2015, and then may head into deeper reaches of the

solar system, investigating the Kuiper Belt, the icy debris field where Pluto resides.

MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY:

NASA's next-generation Mars rover is a behemoth, both in terms of physical size and budget. Its launch, which had been planned for this year, was postponed in late 2008, pushing estimates of its cost up to $2.3 billion.

The Mars Science Laboratory's scientific objectives include hunting down organic molecules, further investigating the Red Planet's geological history, characterizing the radiation that bombards the Martian surface and inventorying the planet's water and carbon dioxide.

When it finally reaches Mars in 2012, the Mars

Science Lab will dwarf Spirit and Opportunity, the twin Ma

rs Exploration Rovers currently investigating the Red Planet. For comparison, this photograph features a model of the Mars Science Laboratory [right]

next to models of a Mars Exploration Rover [left] and the

Mars Pathfinder rover [center], which landed on Mars in 1997 and explored the surface for nearly three months.

ROSETTA:

The European Space Agency launched its Rosetta spacecraft in 2004 on a 10-year journey to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Once there, the probe will drop a harpoon-anchored lander to investigate the comet's nucleus, while lingering nearby in a cometary orbit, studying how the icy body changes as it makes its way around th

e sun. In this artist's conception, the lander descends from the primary Rosetta spacecraft to the surface of the comet.

DAWN:

Launched in 2007, NASA's Dawn probe is on its way to a pair of encounters in the asteroid belt, where it will investigate the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. Those objects are two of the largest leftovers from the planetary formation proc

ess billions of years ago. Dawn is powered by an innovative plasma drive. For more on the probe's efficient propulsion system, see our feature article and accompanying video from earlier this year, around the time that Dawn harnessed M

ars's gravity for a trajectory adjustment.

MESSENGER:

The Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) craft took flight five years ago and in 2011 will become the first probe to orbit Mercury. The closest planet to the sun, Mercury is difficult to study from Earth, and before the first of MESSENGER's flybys of the planet, less than half of its surface had even been photographed. Those flybys are already providing clues to some of Mercury's mysteries by measuring the planet's magnetic field, assessing its chemical composition, and mapping its pockmarked surface in three dimensions.

Nanotechnology's Future

2009-09-06T02:04:00.000-07:00

Over the next two decades, this new field for controlling the properties of matter will rise to prominence through four evolutionary stages

By Mihail C. Roco

Today nanotechnology is still in a formative phase--not unlike the condition of computer science in the 1960s or biotechnology in the 1980s. Yet it is maturing rapidly. Between 1997 and 2005, investment in nanotech research and development by governments around the world soared from $432 million to about $4.1 billion, and corresponding industry investment exceeded that of governments by 2005. By 2015, products incorporating nanotech will contribute approximately $1 trillion to the global economy. About two million workers will be employed in nanotech industries, and three times that many will have supporting jobs.

Descriptions of nanotech typically characterize it purely in terms of the minute size of the physical features with which it is concerned--assemblies between the size of an atom and about 100 molecular diameters. That depiction makes it sound as though nanotech is merely looking to use infinitely smaller parts than conventional engineering. But at this scale, rearranging the atoms and molecules leads to new properties. One sees a transition between the fixed behavior of individual atoms and molecules and the adjustable behavior of collectives. Thus, nanotechnology might better be viewed as the application of quantum theory and other nano-specific phenomena to fundamentally control the properties and behavior of matter.

Over the next couple of decades, nanotech will evolve through four overlapping stages of industrial prototyping and early commercialization. The first one, which began after 2000, involves the development of passive nanostructures: materials with steady structures and functions, often used as parts of a product. These can be as modest as the particles of zinc oxide in sunscreens, but they can also be reinforcing fibers in new composites or carbon nanotube wires in ultraminiaturized electronics.

The second stage, which began in 2005, focuses on active nanostructures that change their size, shape, conductivity or other properties during use. New drug-delivery particles could release therapeutic molecules in the body only after they reached their targeted diseased tissues. Electronic components such as transistors and amplifiers with adaptive functions could be reduced to single, complex molecules.

Starting around 2010, workers will cultivate expertise with systems of nanostructures, directing large numbers of intricate components to specified ends. One application could involve the guided self-assembly of nanoelectronic components into three-dimensional circuits and whole devices. Medicine could employ such systems to improve the tissue compatibility of implants, or to create scaffolds for tissue regeneration, or perhaps even to build artificial organs.

After 2015-2020, the field will expand to include molecular nanosystems--heterogeneous networks in which molecules and supramolecular structures serve as distinct devices. The proteins inside cells work together this way, but whereas biological systems are water-based and markedly temperature-sensitive, these molecular nanosystems will be able to operate in a far wider range of environments and should be much faster. Computers and robots could be reduced to extraordinarily small sizes. Medical applications might be as ambitious as new types of genetic therapies and antiaging treatments. New interfaces linking people directly to electronics could change telecommunications.

Over time, therefore, nanotechnology should benefit every industrial sector and health care field. It should also help the environment through more efficient use of resources and better methods of pollution control. Nanotech does, however, pose new challenges to risk governance as well. Internationally, more needs to be done to collect the scientific information needed to resolve the ambiguities and to install the proper regulatory oversight. Helping the public to perceive nanotech soberly in a big picture that retains human values and quality of life will also be essential for this powerful new discipline to live up to its astonishing potential.

America To Build Planet-Dominating Super Weapons

2009-09-06T01:54:00.000-07:00

By Julian Borger in Washington
The Guardian - UK
6-30-3

The Pentagon is planning a new generation of weapons, including huge hypersonic drones and bombs dropped from space, that will allow the US to strike its enemies at lightning speed from its own territory.

Over the next 25 years, the new technology would free the US from dependence on forward bases and the cooperation of regional allies, part of the drive towards self-sufficiency spurred by the difficulties of gaining international cooperation for the invasion of Iraq.

The new weapons are being developed under a programme codenamed Falcon (Force Application and Launch from the Continental US).

A US defence website earlier this month invited bids from contractors to develop the technology and the current edition of Jane's Defence Weekly reports that the first flight tests are scheduled to take place within three years.

According to the website run by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) the programme is aimed at fulfilling "the government's vision of an ultimate prompt global reach capability (circa 2025 and beyond)".

The Falcon technology would "free the US military from reliance on forward basing to enable it to react promptly and decisively to destabilising or threatening actions by hostile countries and terrorist organisations", according to the Darpa invitation for bids.

The ultimate goal would be a "reusable hypersonic cruise vehicle (HCV) ... capable of taking off from a conventional military runway and striking targets 9,000 nautical miles distant in less than two hours".

The unmanned HCV would carry a payload of up to 12,000 lbs and could ultimately fly at speeds of up to 10 times the speed of sound, according to Daniel Goure, a military analyst at the Lexington Institute in Washington.

Propelling a warhead of that size at those speeds poses serious technological challenges and Darpa estimates it will take more than 20 years to develop.

Over the next seven years, meanwhile, the US air force and Darpa will develop a cheaper "global reach" weapons system relying on expendable rocket boosters, known as small launch vehicles (SLV) that would take a warhead into space and drop it over its target.

In US defence jargon, the warhead is known as a Common Aero Vehicle (Cav), an unpowered bomb which would be guided on to its target as it plummeted to earth at high and accelerating velocity.

The Cav could carry 1,000 lbs of explosives but at those speeds explosives may not be necessary. A simple titanium rod would be able to penetrate 70 feet of solid rock and the shock wave would have enormous destructive force. It could be used against deeply buried bunkers, the sort of target the air force is looking for new ways to attack.

Jane's Defence Weekly reported that the first Cav flight demonstration is provisionally scheduled by mid-2006, and the first SLV flight exercise would take place the next year. A test of the two systems combined would be carried out by late 2007.

A prototype demonstrating HCV technology would be tested in 2009.

SLV rockets will also give the air force a cheap and flexible means to launch military satellites at short notice, within weeks, days or even hours of a crisis developing.

The SLV-Cav combination, according to the Darpa document, "will provide a near-term (approximately 2010) operational capability for prompt global strike from Consus (the continental US) while also enabling future development of a reusable HCV for the far-term (approximately 2025)". The range of this weapon is unclear.

HON Beta Keys Are Out!!!!!

2009-08-26T17:09:00.001-07:00

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Heroes of Newerth Item List

2009-08-26T09:16:00.001-07:00

Accessories

Initiation

Weapons

Supportive

Relics

Protective

Supplies

Combative

Secret Shop

Morph Attack

Heroes of HON-Categorized

2009-08-26T09:07:00.001-07:00

Agility

Agilty

Night Hound,Swiftblade,Magebane,Moonqueen,Scout,Wildsoul
Arachna,Chronos,Slither,Blood Hunter, The Madman,
Soul Steeler,The Dark Lady,Valkyrie

Intelligence

Blacksmith, Nymphora, Thunderbringer, Ophelia, Pollywog Priest, Pyromancer, Tempest, Zephyr,
Defiler,Galcius,Hellbringer,Puppet Master,Demented Shaman,Torturer, Succubus,Voodoo Jester,Wretched Hag.

Strength

Armadon, Behemoth, Hammerstorm, Jereziah, Legionnaire, Predator, Pebbles, Keeper of the Forest,
Accursed, Devourer, Electrician, kraken, Pharaoh, Pestillence, War Beast,Magmus.