S2 Games has been working around the clock on their upcoming patch, HoN 3.0. This patch has been in the works for quite some time and the amount of content being released with the patch is phenomenal.
Joystiq recently did a write up about HoN 3.0. They were able to get in contact with a lot of the staff over at S2 Games and they had some rather interesting things to say about the upcoming patch. Some of the more noteable quotes found within the article are
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We've completely revamped the new player experience, not only by adding bots but by making a whole new walkthrough system that teaches players how to play the game by matching them against bots. The walkthrough gets people into playing HoN much faster than the old tutorial.
” - Ryan McDaniel, Lead Content Manager for S2 Games
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Some of our balance designers have been working on new video series to help teach basics of MOBA gameplay, and eventually, we'll expand to more advanced tactics
” - Nathan Garcia, Director of Operations
S2 Games Lead UIX Developer, @Bangerz, recently tweeted these photos. More teaser content for HoN 3.0
Links
Joystiq - HoN 3.0 write up
Mlive - Article about S2 Games
Joystiq - HoN 3.0 trailer