Why were they offended? There are dwarves in Heroes of Might and Magic IV, and there are dwarves in Heroes of Might and Magic III... Why offend them? If there is a dwarf race, it will be a disaster. Dwarf warrior, dwarf archer, dwarf rider, dwarf cyclops, dwarf... well, you get the idea. The race will lose its "diversity."
I know they exist. But I still think they are treated unfairly. Why are they level 1, and why are they so slow? In reality, dwarves have much more potential, so this character could be made more interesting. At least stronger...
Regarding the diversity of the race, you are right. But in DISCIPLES, for example, there is a "Mountain Race." It has both diversity and dwarves. And it's great.
Unfortunately, there is one problem: who will take on the morally outdated Heroes of Might and Magic IV, which has long been labeled as a "failure of the series" (unfairly)?
We can't do anything about it. Let it hang there... We know the secret! There are few of us, but we are the chosen ones :)