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In my opinion, Mages are a perfectly viable race. They are no worse than others, with their own strengths and weaknesses. They are strong on resource-rich maps, especially at lower difficulty levels. My friends disagree with playing Hotseat on difficulty levels above Warrior. And after completing campaigns on Hero difficulty, it feels very unusual for me to have a lot of money and resources at the start. I really like the Academy.
I don't have any favorite or disliked races. I play with friends using the race I'm playing through in the campaign.
I've already written that it's pointless to argue about the strengths and weaknesses of races. Much depends on the map. Even more depends on the player. On one map, one race will have an advantage, on another, a different race. There is no universal race that will dominate everyone on any map.