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News, rumors, and speculations related to Might & Magic: Heroes 8:
- According to rumors, if Ubisoft decides to return to working on the Heroes series, it will not be before 2019.
- On August 21, 2018, at Gamescom, the continuation of the famous strategy game The Settlers: Alliance was announced. The announcement was accompanied by the following phrase: "25 years after the release of the first part of the legendary strategy game, the The Settlers series returns to Windows PC." See significant dates.
- On August 24, 2018, Erwan Le Breton, the creative director of the Might & Magic franchise, said in an interview with Acid Cave, in response to a question about Heroes 8: "Unfortunately, there is very little chance in the near future. The basic costs for such a game would be too high compared to sales expectations, even with a metacritic score of 90+ and massive support from the community. However, the popularity of the IP in China may tip the scales in the right direction."
Significant dates:
08.2019 - ChinaJoy 2019, Gamescom 2019 game exhibitions
2020 - 25th anniversary of the Heroes of Might and Magic series
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Ashan actually has a sufficient amount of self-imposed limitations, which prevents new games from bringing something new, including the story.
The most obvious example is DM. Unfortunately, Ashan's history is tied to demon invasions (which is another limitation), and DM either removes them completely, and peace begins throughout the world, or they destroy everything, and everything becomes exactly the opposite.
There are other examples. For example, the history of races and Factions, which ties them hand and foot. If it's people, then it's the Empire; if it's Necromancer, then it's from Erathia; if it's dark elves, then it's most likely that the brave knight Railag is involved. And this is all because all the chains of history and the structure of the world are firmly connected. This leads to one-sided storytelling and, again, to creative self-limitations.
A well-developed lore is undoubtedly good, but when stories are written about a God-dragon who created n-race, that's it, the end. And all attempts to diversify the character of the individuals of this Faction, as well as the Faction itself, lead to absurdities like desert nagas, sea elves, and other mountain goats.
- According to rumors, if Ubisoft decides to return to working on the Heroes series, it will not be before 2019.
- On August 21, 2018, at Gamescom, the continuation of the famous strategy game The Settlers: Alliance was announced. The announcement was accompanied by the following phrase: "25 years after the release of the first part of the legendary strategy game, the The Settlers series returns to Windows PC." See significant dates.
- On August 24, 2018, Erwan Le Breton, the creative director of the Might & Magic franchise, said in an interview with Acid Cave, in response to a question about Heroes 8: "Unfortunately, there is very little chance in the near future. The basic costs for such a game would be too high compared to sales expectations, even with a metacritic score of 90+ and massive support from the community. However, the popularity of the IP in China may tip the scales in the right direction."
Significant dates:
08.2019 - ChinaJoy 2019, Gamescom 2019 game exhibitions
2020 - 25th anniversary of the Heroes of Might and Magic series
Added 2 minutes ago
Ashan actually has a sufficient amount of self-imposed limitations, which prevents new games from bringing something new, including the story.
The most obvious example is DM. Unfortunately, Ashan's history is tied to demon invasions (which is another limitation), and DM either removes them completely, and peace begins throughout the world, or they destroy everything, and everything becomes exactly the opposite.
There are other examples. For example, the history of races and Factions, which ties them hand and foot. If it's people, then it's the Empire; if it's Necromancer, then it's from Erathia; if it's dark elves, then it's most likely that the brave knight Railag is involved. And this is all because all the chains of history and the structure of the world are firmly connected. This leads to one-sided storytelling and, again, to creative self-limitations.
A well-developed lore is undoubtedly good, but when stories are written about a God-dragon who created n-race, that's it, the end. And all attempts to diversify the character of the individuals of this Faction, as well as the Faction itself, lead to absurdities like desert nagas, sea elves, and other mountain goats.