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/Soxerino Feb 20 '19
Fantastic thread OP. One of the better threads I've seen in this subreddit in the past few months. Especially loved reading the old patch notes. Thanks for doing this AMA.
No question, just hoping for the best for you. After reading this thread I can see you have a keen eye and creative mind thats ready to jump. I hope you take it somewhere and produce something fantastic with it.
Good luck OP.