New or rediscovered old Forge map for WOG.

When 3DO announced the release of the Armageddon's Blade add-on in 1999, the press release seriously promised that the expansion would feature a new town, Forge, inhabited by cyber-zombies, pyromaniacs with flamethrowers, and Warhammer-like orc machine gunners. It's not that the idea of mixing magical and technological worlds was new to the Might and Magic universe, but in "Heroes" it was happening for the first time. The game's fans raised such a fuss that the developers had to change their decision. As a result, Forge never appeared, and players still argue whether that was good or bad.

This is what Forge could have been like:

Forge - a high-tech town.

Heroes could have been - Cyborg, and a Magic Hero - Technician.

Creatures:

Level 1: Grunt and Foot Soldier - Orc machine gunner. As strong as any other level 1 creature.

Level 2: Cyber-Dead and Cyber-Zombies - Zombies with spinning circular saws for arms.

Level 3: Pyros and Pyromaniacs - Humanoids armed with flamethrowers.

Level 4: Stinger and Bruiser - Ogre with a homing missile launcher. Stinger would be as strong as any other level 4 shooter.

Level 5: Soldier and Jump Trooper - Flying Minotaur with a jetpack and razor claws for melee attack.

Level 6: Tank and Heavy Tank - Semi-mechanical cyber-Naga tank. Melee only.

Level 7: Juggernaut and Dreadnought

Many Heroes fans back then only talked about "How can you compare an arrow and a rocket?" - that's exactly why Forge was shut down and put in the box of the abyss. Maybe they were right, but Heroes were so balanced that everyone could play on equal footing. Maybe the power wasn't equal, but the construction cost and price were fully regulated. As for the game concept, that's partially true. The weapon is a serious change, and only a minor echo of the fantasy genre, but I'd like to note again, Forge was conceived as a "super-weapon factory" and nothing more. But even now, as you can see, there's a very noticeable trend that Forge was just a developer's invention.

Forge would have been another thread connecting the M&M universe with its global concept in Heroes Of Might And Magic.
You need to read the history of the Might And Magic Universe and then questions like "Rocket vs. Bow" immediately disappear.
These questions come not from game fans, but from strategists.