Heroes 6 - Discussion

Different people have different tastes.

So, NЁKH and I can come up with something, even with some kind of backstory, in half an hour, not to mention a week. We're talking about a game race, about what we can present to players without creating another epic failure.

For example, Dawn of War 1/2. There is a very large selection of units for all sides.

The point is that computer games haven't invented anything new. Only the plot and combat rules are new; that’s it. All the units were ready long ago; they just needed an engine. Besides, the first one still suffers from absolute imbalance, despite numerous patches. And the second one took two years to make, although nothing related to the world had to be invented again, and there were fewer races than in the original. Just keep in mind that you need to write an engine, draw graphics, think through the battle mechanics, balance (because battles don't follow tabletop rules), test everything, fix bugs, adjust the balance, etc. Take Starcraft 2 and see how many years it took to refine it to its current state, because the game itself was basically ready in 2007, according to Blizzard themselves, but it only came out last year, in 2010.

King's Bounty lore took four years, and the issue of balance, like in Heroes, wasn't a problem there. I mean, it's difficult to equalize completely different castles in terms of strength, because the Warcraft 1 balance, where orcs have 1 more damage and humans have 1 more armor, doesn't work anymore.

That's what I'm getting at. It's wrong to say that developers aren't doing anything. Maybe you don't like what they did, but there are other people too. I still play the third and second games, and I remember the fourth and fifth ones on holidays at best. But there are also fans of these parts. So let's just wait for the game, face reality, not invent something super-duper, not expect the series to end badly, but just wait for the release. And then we’ll play it and say what it’s like. It is possible that I will be one of the first to criticize the game. But for now, I am just waiting. And if it takes a long time to make the game, let them take their time. As long as it comes out.

Yes, regarding the bet, whatever happens, I always enjoy hearing new ideas. So, please feel free to join the relevant topic - /topic/at/478048/