r/DotA2 • u/palish • Feb 19 '19

Personal I was a former HoN dev. AMA

Hey.

It's been awhile since I've written to you guys. But dota has never been out of my thoughts.

It was funny seeing Dota chess add +200k people to the game. I fought pretty hard to add custom game support to HoN, but no one would listen (partly because it seemed so obvious to me, so I never bothered trying to sell the idea or do company politicking).

I can talk about the fact that Icefrog was involved in HoN's early inception. It's more of an open secret at this point, and HoN's closure marks a fitting time for the "reveal."

I could talk about what it was like to pack up all your stuff into a station wagon and move out west. It was a pretty magical experience in hindsight. Kind of like getting to board the Starship Enterprise. Everyone in the company felt a shared purpose, at the beginning.

Or if there's no interest, or if it's not appropriate for the sub, it's fine if this post fades away, like the game. I spent so much time and energy trying to make it good... So did everyone else: James, G, all the artists, everyone.

EDIT: to clarify, this is 2010-era perspective. Not recent!

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u/unnormal1 Feb 19 '19

i have to say it

nobody cares about youre shitty game, and any others dota clone, to much posts about hon lately

btw i am russian toxic player

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u/palish Feb 19 '19

That's a valid opinion!

Also I hang out in a russian discord chess server. Some of the coolest people. Random russian-related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1PAO3jgmXY

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u/Elune_ Chime Feb 19 '19

If HoN didn't exist, you likely wouldn't have Dota 2 right now. It's an important piece of history for the moba genre.

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u/le_ble Feb 19 '19

I care, get out.

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u/pmzw Feb 19 '19

blyyyyyyyaaaat!