Discussion about Heroes 4.

For me, the plot is important.
I used to play shooters only for multiplayer (because it's not interesting to just shoot at the computer without a plot) (except for Doom and Duke Nukem 3D :) I played those because of their atmosphere).
Now, the storyline in FPS games is like a whole book.
In general, for me, a game is like a book in single-player mode.
And in online play, the plot is, of course, not important. :)

:) I understand. I just wanted to say that for me, the plot isn't important if it doesn't have any influence on the gameplay itself (and this applies not only to online or offline tournaments). That is, why should I follow the storyline if it doesn't affect the completion of the campaign – in that case, I just try to play as fast as possible. It's a different matter if there are quests during the playthrough that are related to the storyline; then it makes sense to follow the plot, in my opinion. In general, I like the entire Heroes series, but the fourth installment is definitely special because it differs in many ways from the rest of the series, as you rightly pointed out.