Heroes 6 - Discussion

5p74, no, no... Maybe there's a misunderstanding between us, and I personally am sleep-deprived. :) I'm not talking about just one *Disciples III*, but about the series as a whole. The thing is, I believe that after acquiring *Heroes* and ruining 3DO, Nival will focus on making money, and the series will die as a result. They usually make money by using templates. That is, they buy someone else's development (like an engine, yes) and rewrite the source code, create new models, and apply new textures. Today, every successful game development company does this! Not even the most skilled programmer can figure out the core of the game because the source code is then archived or destroyed. This is very noticeable in online games, and now they are starting to do this for PC games as well... Usually, successful companies have many projects, so they won't suffer significant losses, even if the game is released in a raw or simply absurd state. The marketing department, which handles advertising, does its job. First, they torment people, brainwash them, and then they rush to the stores to buy the release of their favorite series (many download it from the internet, but that's in the past - now STEAM and Microsoft Live will consume us all!). But those companies that made games from scratch go bankrupt. Because today, people are drawn to "graphics," and you can't immediately recognize a terrible plot and terrible gameplay from the cover and purchased reviews. And we know that our games are mainly bought by schoolchildren and their parents. So, there's no point in waiting for a revolution in gameplay, originality, etc. I doubt that Nival bought *Might and Magic* to fanatically follow traditions...