Frostburn Studios, its developer, has confirmed that MOBA, which started in 2009, is permanently shutting down its servers.
Sad news for the MOBA world. Heroes of Newerthone of the pioneers of the genre which the giants like League of Legends Y Dota 2, closed its doors after 12 years. The end of the historic game is not a surprise to fans since the last major update of its developer was in 2019.
Heroes of Newerth, the MOBA that competed against League of Legends and Dota 2, is permanently shutting down its servers
The Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, better known by its acronym as MOBAs, forms a genre of strategy games in which the player controls a character with a particular ability. The goal is to destroy the enemy nexus that will be defended by other characters, towers, and minions. The genre reached its highest popularity with the exponential growth of League of Legends Y Dota 2but also thanks to the first steps he took Heroes of Newerth.
Heroes of Newerth It launched its beta version in 2009 but its last form came only in May 2010. Initially it was a paid game but a year later it became free-to-play, like LoL. Some agree that this is why he has not been able to continue fighting MOBA’s RiotGamesbecause a lot of players are leaning on this one to be independent at the beginning.
The competitive scene Heroes of Newerth It is significant and attracts a large number of fans, but it will not be sustained over time in the face of the exponential growth of the genre’s colossi. Its highest peak was in 2013 when it reached 150 thousand users.
On December 13 last year, the game’s official Facebook page announced that it was shutting down game servers. Heroes of Newerth for June 20 this year: “HoN has been in service for a long time. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who went on this journey, who created special memories with us and created many memorable stories, as well as making Heroes of Newerth one of the most popular MOBA games in history. “
The message ended: “The team regrets announcing that the service of heroes of the new officially ends June 20, 2022. We, the heroes of the Newerth team, want to thank our players for all the support we have been receiving all this time. “
Source: Tycsports
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