Heroes of Newerth officially announces end of service

No more competing with juggernauts like League, and DotA

Heroes of Newerth will officially end its service, after 11 years. The announcement on Facebook reads as follows:

Heroes of Newerth (HoN) has been in service for a long time. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who has been on this journey, created special memories together with us, moved HoN forward, and created a lot of unforgettable stories for HoN, as well as making Heroes of Newerth become one of the most popular MOBA games in history.

The Heroes of Newerth team regrets to announce that Heroes of Newerth’s service will officially come to an end on June 20, 2022.

We, the Heroes of Newerth Team, would like to thank our players for all the support we’ve been receiving all this time.
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Last but not least, even though the journey of HoN or Heroes of Newerth has come to an end, we believe that all the valuable memories of our players through all these years will never fade away.

The post also provides the details on plans and schedules in the lead up to the end:

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13 December 2021
- Gold Coins no longer purchasable at 09:00 GMT -5
20 December 2021 onwards
- Permanent Events: 10 x Silver Coin multiplier from matchmaking
- Plinko Drop Rates: 4 x Diamond Chest drop rates
20 December 2021 to 19 February 2022
- Up to the first 50 games of Forests of Caldavar, Mid Wars played nets you additional Silver Coins
  - At 10/20/30/40/50 milestones
  - Forests of Caldavar reward 1000/2000/3000/4000/5000
  - Mid Wars reward 500/1000/1500/2000/2500
- Up to the first 50 games of Forests of Caldavar won
  - At 10/20/30/40/50 milestones
  - 700/1400/2100/2800/3500 Plinko Tickets
- Log in consecutively up to 60 days for 500/1000/2000/3000/4000/5000/6000 Silver Coins
- 5 Gift limit per account, purchased with any remainder Gold Coins
31 December 2021
- New accounts can no longer be created
20 June 2022
- End of service, gradual closure of all communications platforms
Gold Coin products
- Certain items will be purchasable with Silver Coins, gradually and at the discretion of Frostburn Studios
- Some items will remain unobtainable, and some will not be purchasable with Silver Coins

Considering the MOBA juggernauts that are League of Legends and Dota 2, it’s pretty amazing that it managed to maintain a fanbase this long. Farewell, and until next time.