Yes, Nival has once again failed to meet my expectations – after Heroes 5 without the expansion, I realized that you shouldn’t expect anything good from them. The emo necromancers, the sadomasochistic dark elves, the African orcs, and the completely out-of-place gnome race! It feels like the developers are deliberately trying to come up with ways to corrupt each unit as much as possible. Alan, while gameplay mechanics are important, design is also crucial. In Heroes 5, the design is completely absent.