That's what makes it a Great Game – it should be interesting for everyone. 5-6 hives aren't always possible, and it's not a given... you could just as easily have Naga dwellings or Griffin conservatories when playing as Humans. If it weren't for those hives, would you have defeated the swamp enemy? I think you would. I appreciate the Swamp, but I don't play at 200% and XL for all the obvious reasons. Although, I'm lying – I once played for 100 rubles... I lost because I couldn't find resources in time to build a snake hive (they simply weren't within a reasonable distance of my territory and with adequate protection). That's how it went – even wyverns didn't