And graphics are a kind of luxury that not everyone can afford (not everyone has a powerful graphics card like I do). But I don't agree that it "gets in the way." On the contrary, the stats of a particular creature can be understood thanks to the special effects, voice acting, and so on. I would say that Heroes V actually has more performance issues than the third game. This is one of the reasons why fans of Heroes III don't like the fifth game (especially those who play online).