Why don’t you play as the Academy? — Academy

Utiferus

9 years ago

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My opinion: playing as them is very difficult for most players. After all, their strength lies in well-thought-out magic and minor artifacts, and the cost of the latter is often exorbitant. Among the heroes, Nura, Hafiz, Razzak, and Ora are more or less strong. For the rest, you don't know what tactics to choose against the enemy, or they are only suitable as secondary heroes. That's why I rarely win even on the "Warrior" difficulty, let alone higher difficulties, where the AI clearly cheats.

Magistar

9 years ago

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I wouldn't say that the Academy is such a difficult faction to play. Yes, when I started playing Heroes of Might and Magic V, I greatly underestimated this faction and considered it the weakest, but in reality, they have many advantages. They have units with a lot of immunity to various things. They also have various healing units, like golems, and many interesting features through the wizard's mark. So, their start isn't the worst, and this faction is very unpredictable for the opponent, as there are many development options. And in the late game, they are one of the strongest due to their powerful ranged units. A 40-50% initiative bonus, and any faction will lose to them in initiative.
But it's not one of my favorite factions, which is why I play it less often than some other factions.

Ment

9 years ago

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So, they don't have the worst start, and this race is very unpredictable for the opponent, as there are many possible development paths.

That's true. It was quite enjoyable back then when I was playing as a Necromancer, and the opponent turned out to be a Wizard with Dark Magic and Sandro's Cloak. And there can be many such surprises; the library and the artifact shop contribute to that...

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Magistar

9 years ago

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Ment

That's true. It was quite enjoyable back then when I played as a Necromancer, and the opponent turned out to be a Wizard with Dark Magic and Sandro's Cloak. And there can be many such surprises; the library and artifact shop contribute to that...

Yes, this is the only castle where any spell can be found, plus a free shop and other benefits. You can easily wait for any of the four schools, and even a combat mage, especially if you have minions.

Деморализатор

9 years ago

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A Mage becomes a powerful Mage after level 30+ and when they have a larger army. At level 30+, with the "All-Seeing" spell, combined with "Counterspell" and "Mirror Image," it becomes very difficult for Warlocks and Undead to fight. The Mage moves so quickly that they can cast "Counterspell" and still have time to cast other spells (and "Mirror Image" can also create surprises for the opponent). Before level 30, the troops have weak stats, similar to those of the Undead; their attack and defense values are low. I focus on leveling up the "All-Seeing" spell. I don't understand why people use libraries and other magic sources; it's difficult, but once you've leveled up this super ability, you don't have to worry about finding spells.

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Utiferus

9 years ago

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Demoralizer

A Mage becomes a powerful Mage after level 30+ and when they have a larger army.
At level 30+, use the "All-Seeing" spell, combined with "Counterspell" and "Mirror Image." It's very difficult for Warlocks and Undead to deal with. The Mage moves so quickly that they can cast "Counterspell" and still have time to cast other spells (and "Mirror Image" can create surprises for the opponent).
Before level 30, the troops have weak stats, similar to Undead. Their attack and defense values are low.
I level up the "All-Seeing" spell. I don't understand why you need libraries and other magic skills; it's difficult, but once you've leveled up this super ability, you don't have to worry about finding spells.

Demoralizer, you probably played on a large map and put in a lot of effort to win... What difficulty level were you playing on? And were you playing against a live opponent or a computer opponent?

Деморализатор

9 years ago

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And it's equally
easy to play as a mage for the first week, and (if you survive) you level up a super ability and have enough resources, but in the middle of the game, everything is very bad, there is a catastrophic shortage of resources, and the hero hasn't leveled up enough to cast spells.
If you play with people at this time, you will be defeated, but you can somehow survive against the AI,
I have version 3.0, and it's very difficult to play as a warrior, I have little experience, the computer runs away, and in battles, the AI rushes forward and tries to deal as much damage as possible.
It's much easier on Veteran and Hero difficulty, there is a lot of experience, the AI is slow and cautious in battles, the heroes don't run away and give away artifacts.

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