ASW – Alternative hero leveling.

You are the one steering the conversation towards guilds and some random city classes. I don't care about them. I just said that there is no need for these classes. They are not relevant to the topic anyway.

Cities can actually make the progression different even within the same game, unlike changing the school of magic, where the hero will almost always rely on their native schools of magic. City classes only change the native school of magic; you are doing the same thing. By saying that city classes are a different topic, you are automatically saying that changing the native school is also a different topic, but you are suggesting it... Strange... very strange.

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Haha. So, first you say that Summoning is just as necessary for an Elf as some useless Darkness. Then you say that Summoning for an Elf is overpowered. Don't you feel the contradiction? The point is that Summoning is an enhancement for the Elf, but precisely because it suits his army better (archers + initiative).

Where is the contradiction?
Summoning is definitely not needed because he is doing well even without it. Or do you need something overpowered?
Or, in your opinion, if it's not needed, does it automatically mean it's bad? That's the problem with your judgments...

What contradiction? Whether you take anything from it or not is up to you. The example doesn't mean that I think that's exactly how it should be done.

You say it in such a way that I shouldn't do it, but I am obliged to, which is fundamentally wrong.