"We won't implement the ability to play Custom maps in the near feature"

[Ukjen7]

They have released a topic on this.
They don't want to release custom maps due to the risk of spreading virus and so on.
So when they have made a epicfirewall/reduced the chances of spreading virusezzz throught theire systems they can release the button: "PLAY CUSTOM MAP"

[Oloko]

They have released a topic on this.
They don't want to release custom maps due to the risk of spreading virus and so on.
So when they have made a epicfirewall/reduced the chances of spreading virusezzz throught theire systems they can release the button: "PLAY CUSTOM MAP"

I could be wrong, but I don't remember them talking about virus issue. The last official statement posted on the forum I can remember was this one made by Fielding:

This is on our radar - sorry I didn't reply sooner

I don't have an ETA of anything, but there is some work yet needed to be done to allow our game servers to safely transition between custom multiplayer maps and the hon map (unloading certain resources etc). Basically, it's possible for modded maps to modify some core files that HoN also uses, and we need to do some extra safety-checks to make the servers switch between running a mod map or a hon map safely.

I won't say this is the highest priority right now - we've got some other stuff in the works - but it's definitely on our to-do list. We want to see these custom maps and such just as much as you guys do

So the security issue here seems to be that a custom map loaded doesn't unload perfectly. So when they try to host a official match on the same server, the custom map settings would still be applied to the match.

[davestr1zl]

People who came to play Heroes of newerth Came to play Dota yes? At least everyone i know did including me. If you came here to be able to play custom maps, and make your own maps, why not just stick to Warcraft? You really rather have S2 working on balancing and advertising some Custom map rather than improve the gameplay and add new fun heroes to the game we acctauly came here to play?

Maybe it wasnt the smartest thing to do, but me and my entire group of friends came to HoN 90% for the map editor and the custom maps people would make - it was said to come out at release after all. The other 10% was for hon, and i love the gameplay, but the map editor is what could really make this game.

[polynom]

Haha focusing on Core still no nerf to sil or nomad

[Berra_la]

Maybe it wasnt the smartest thing to do, but me and my entire group of friends came to HoN 90% for the map editor and the custom maps people would make - it was said to come out at release after all. The other 10% was for hon, and i love the gameplay, but the map editor is what could really make this game.

If you were expecting a Blizzard class map editor, yes.

Throwing in a map editor in a games does not mean sudden success, unless you work your ass off on it, like Blizzard can afford to do. Also you need a very big userbase for it to be worth making good maps.

I got HoN for the DotA play. Sc2 would fill the custom map "hole" in time. And it has.

[[FCE]Valtieri]

Maybe it wasnt the smartest thing to do, but me and my entire group of friends came to HoN 90% for the map editor and the custom maps people would make - it was said to come out at release after all. The other 10% was for hon, and i love the gameplay, but the map editor is what could really make this game.

Same here. I mean, I love HoN and believe it to be worth the purchase in it's own right. But the #1 reason behind my purchase was the hope that, with the release of the map editor, I was actually buying an untold number of games. Tower Defenses, Hero Arenas, RPGs, etc etc

[[svd]LightofdaY]

wtf? there's only 1 map that is popular right now. Cmon S2 get off your horse!

[[GR]XxRayneXx]

what i think would be cool is if they implemented it as almost like a "skin" type of thing. This would make it so you could play the caldavar map but with different skins (creeps look the way the custom skin is, enviroment, etc...) This would me it would not majorly change the gameplay, just the look, and you could easily have it in a "custom skin" folder. This would also mean that only you could see your "skin" and your team/enemies wouldnt unless they have downloaded and applied said "skin". Although its not quite the same, it would be a fun implement.

[Schm0ftie]

@[GR]xxraynexx:
If you want "different" looking Caldavar check Moonlight Caldavar
It is what you want =)

[[MnFc]``OmgImSoBad]

I said that before & will say it again. If HoN will have custom maps - it will be BEST online game ever.

[Slut]

I said that before & will say it again. If HoN will have custom maps - it will be BEST online game ever.

Too bad it won't at least not for the next few months

[[WhPo]nebu]

yeah but after dota2 arrived they will focus on that or they are DEAD !

[[WhPo]nebu]

I actually stopped playing HoN and i'm not sure i'll pick it up without the possibility to play custom maps. They were at least 50% of my reason to buy this game.
Dota gameplay is nice and everything, but i've been playing it since wc3 beta and it gets boring at some time, even without getting really good at it.
I want Hero Defense, Tower Def. and all those stuff, WC3 doesn't cut it anymore, it's pretty much used to it's full extent...

you still visit forum and lookup the mod section for a game you stopped playing? i wouldnt waste my time if i STOPPED playing this game?!?!?

[[eVa]UrbanFlash]

So, just because i'm bored by the dota-style gameplay and put off by the community (with useless comments like yours) i can't wait for the main feature i paid for?
Strange thing you say here

[Mete]

impossibru!

come on S2...

a 1 lane map should be nice for "only mid" games. =((

[Berra_la]

I said that before & will say it again. If HoN will have custom maps - it will be BEST online game ever.

Somehow I doubt S2 can beat Blizzard in that department. It wouldn't even be close.

[Synchronize]

Actually some old warcraft custom maps such as warlock, pudge wars, vamprism, tower defenses even castle wars. However this game is dedicated to DotA..

[Fossegrim]

atleast they could do a megacreeps defense.

[Ape3000]

I want to host my own server with super cool server-side mods.

[Trckehzauruz]

As many others have pointed out; this is a stupid move by S2. I have several friends in the SC2-community who spends more time playing custom games with lolwtf-modes than playing the game as it's "meant to be played" (1v1).
Also, look at WC3. Both Savage and HoN wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the modding-community.

HoN is basicly 5v5-only, and people will eventualy get tired of that. And when they do, they turn to other games, but if S2 would let you (the modders) being able to create custom maps/games, we wouldn't have to turn to other games.

Though, the worst part is that S2 doesn't even realize this.