Posts from The most UNPOPULAR faction in Heroes 5. Auto-translated

I don't like Necropolis. Everything there is gloomy, and their warriors are weak, but necromancy saves them.

I just hate playing against Dwarves. In my opinion, they are big cheaters – they build a watchtower in their castle and that’s it; they don’t even need to think about an army – they just overwhelm you with numbers. It really annoys me when I approach a Dwarven stronghold with a decent army, and this Dwarven watchtower unit turns it into mincemeat. Dwarves need to be taken down early, before they develop their castle.

Mages are the worst race in terms of appearance. :p

It just annoys me when I approach a Dwarven stronghold with a decent army, and this Dwarven guard unit turns it into mush.

Use Berserk and Subjugation. ;)

I don't like playing as humans; I don't know why. Perhaps they lack the mystery and fantasy elements that I enjoy, although I can't completely exclude them from my list, and sometimes I even play as them for variety.

Where are the dwarves in the poll? I would have voted for them. I already explained the reasons. Please add dwarves! %))))

I don't like Necropolis, but their Castle looks cool.

Where are the dwarves in the poll? I would have voted for them. I already explained the reasons. Please add dwarves! %))))

Dwarves have been added to the poll.

Just like in all the previous games, I can’t play as the Mages, so I don’t like this race, and it’s the same in Heroes 5. It’s a rather disappointing pattern! :(

I don't like the players; they're too nice, but it's hard to play against Sylvan – they always take the initiative!

I don't like the humans, they're too kind, but it's hard to play against Sylvan – they always take the initiative!

I've always liked humans, but mages... no. :smile48:

I don't like Humans because they lack fantasy elements, and I don't know why I don't like Mages!!!

I don't like people, they're too kind, but it's hard to play against Sylvan – they push with initiative!

:smile16: Kind? When paladins chop undead to pieces, are we also kind?:smile13:

I don't really enjoy playing as Humans.
I appreciate Mages for the beauty of their city (but not the units), their useful abilities, the library, and the ranged attack on level 7.
I like Necromancers for raising skeletons, the Transmuter, the lack of morale issues, the ability to leave a resurrected unit after a battle, and many other things.
I like Elves for the beauty of their city, the beauty of their units, and the Avenger (I love hitting with three Enchanted Meteor Shower arrows, by the way, I haven't tried four yet).
Demons – I like them for opening portals and the distracting effect that follows; otherwise, they're not a particularly interesting race.
Dark Elves – oh, they are simply the epitome of power... I won't list everything, but what about the Furies, Arcane Wave, Dark Ritual, chains of elementals...?
Dwarves – I like them for their rune magic and the extra unit they get when defending.
As for Humans, I can only name the "Strike from the Heavens" ability of the Royal Griffin, and Prayer with Enthusiasm... although I don't really feel like they're that useful. Training troops with the ability to transform them into another unit seems like a bad idea to me.

I love unleashing three enchanted meteor shower spells, by the way, I haven't tried it yet – with four.

Training troops with the ability to transform into another unit seems like a bad idea to me.

Visually, four enchanted meteor shower spells look even more impressive than Armageddon.

Without the ability to transform into another unit, it's difficult for people to survive against a strong enemy. IMHO, this isn't the weakest racial ability.

Without transforming into another unit, it's difficult for humans to survive against a strong enemy. IMHO, this isn't the weakest racial ability.

Yes, I won't argue that it's useful and not weak. But IMHO, it's somehow clumsy, crude, and not well-thought-out... How can a swordsman just decide to retrain (get a haircut) into a monk, and then, when necessary, pick up a sword again and, becoming a knight, immediately forget about magic and follow the path of the sword?? In my opinion, if it's going to be done, it should be like this:
A peasant can choose to become an archer, swordsman, or monk
A swordsman or archer can become a knight
A monk can become an angel (as an absolutely enlightened, spiritually advanced being).