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What would you change in Heroes of Might and Magic IV?

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This whole division thing is getting confusing. On the one hand, the other four races are logically opposed to each other in terms of morality, as well as in terms of name, units, and magic, but "Nature vs. Might" doesn't have that – they don't really spoil each other's morality, the names aren't antonyms, the units in both are wild, free creatures, and as for magic – Barbarians don't have much, but in general they rely on resistance, damage, a large number of hit points, and the size of their troops, while Nature gets all of that from magic, so you could even assume that Nature and Might are allies. But on the other hand, Nature symbolizes harmony and tranquility, while Might represents war, plunder, and discord. In my opinion, if Death is actually divided into undead and demons, then demons would be opposed to Nature, as they are unnatural and enraged creatures, and therefore perfectly suited to be Nature's main enemy.

In general, it would be better to oppose Nature with Death (undead are unnatural to natural harmony), or Chaos (a tendency towards disorder and destruction goes against the ideas of harmony).
Barbarians can also be opposed to Life (Knights vs. barbarians), or Order (sword vs. magic). And in general, Barbarians resemble outcasts, exiles, and it would be logical to make them neutral between all the races.
Although Order is adjacent to Death, it would also be logical to oppose it to Death (necromancy disrupts the balance between life and death). Although, on the other hand, Order can be something like a neutral between Life and Death (it's not for nothing that they are adjacent in terms of worldview to Order).
Also, Barbarians could be allies of Chaos, but not the kind of Chaos as in Dungeon, but rather swamps or various bandits. That is, bandits, orcs, minotaurs, etc.
Наш мир полон тайн и чудес.
Многие их ищут, многим они вовсе не нужны, а многие даже не замечают их, не понимают что они вокруг нас, каждый день, везде.
А эти чудеса порой, сокрыты в обычных, привычных предметах.