It would be good to add "IMHO" here. ;)

Respected Xel, why are you nitpicking words? If you have something to object to, please respond in writing. The universe with the Ancients is simply outdated; who would enjoy these adventures in Axeoth? Due to the failures with Heroes 4, it all became tiresome. We need a new story. Even NWC understood this, and that's why they abandoned Enroth. But because financial problems prevented them from developing the story, they decided to give up on it. As for Heroes 5, everything is imbued with atmosphere, the plot, and it's a continuation of the Dark Messiah story. This is not like some "Might and Magic" legends released by NWC, nor is it "Might and Magic 9." They lacked a story. Although in "Might and Magic 9," they tried something, but why do we need stories about Vikings? Perhaps the game would have been saved if it had been based on the story of Heroes 4; at least a handful of fans would have liked it, but as it is, it failed miserably, just like Heroes 4 itself. Then, Ubisoft liked the story of Ashan, and they understand what people want. If they wanted to squeeze more out of Enroth or Axeoth, they could have. And people probably wouldn't want to play something that's already become tiresome. We're tired of these Krigans and Ancients; how many times can we save the world from the Krigans? "Might and Magic 6," "Might and Magic 7," "Heroes 3: The Restoration of Erathia," "Heroes 3: Armageddon's Blade" – enough with these Krigans, I'm tired of it! I want to play in the Ashan universe, talk to Zephyr, see Isabel in her interesting condition; I want to punch Alaric in the face, talk to Arantir, go east to the Free Cities and see who's in charge now that Lord Menelag is gone, or go further east, or sneak into the dwarf dungeons, and also spend some time in the wonderful Igg-Chayl. I'm tired of these Ancients; let's have a universe with dragons!