Heroes of Might and Magic V [Game Discussion]

Hmm... I don't see anything wrong with town points. Only on easy levels and/or on super-rich maps will the building order be predictable for the opponent; under other conditions, there will be enough variety, IMHO.

In the beta, on the maximum difficulty, the first 15 town points always triggered in exactly the same way.
The problem with them is this: imagine in Warcraft, instead of an instant upgrade to the Town Hall, they tell you to build 4 farms and a barracks. And accordingly, this applies to all upgrades.
Non-linear development is one of the key elements of a successful game. In Heroes 5, this element is, in my opinion, completely absent. Even in King's Bounty, there is more tactics in building a town.