Posts from The weakest castle in Heroes of Might and Magic IV! Auto-translated

I voted for death. In general, I don't play it much; I think they are weak. Dragons are okay, they help. Also, Haven is weak, I think (I've been playing Heroes 4 recently, and I still haven't memorized everything). In short, this race has orcs, mages, halflings, etc. I think this race is also weak, but in large numbers, it's not bad.

In Heroes of Might and Magic IV, Life is weak, especially if you choose Champions at the end.

I, on the other hand, have an unbeatable army.

It's not worth it. Death is almost overpowered. I mean, her vampires. Millions of skeletons. Vampire Touch. Hand of Death. And so on. There are no weak units, in my opinion. They all deal a lot of damage, some just deal more damage than others.
I know how to play and I enjoy playing with all factions.

It's not worth it. Death is almost overpowered. I mean her vampires. Millions of skeletons. Vampire Touch. Hand of Death. And so on. There are no weak units, in my opinion. They all deal damage, some just deal more damage than others.
I know how to play and I like playing with all factions.

Yes, Loken is right, there are no truly weak units; there are just people who don't know how to play with different factions!

I was thinking... (yes, I can do that :) ) There isn't a truly weak faction in Heroes of Might and Magic 4. Each has its own advantages. Life is the weakest, right? But what about angels with resurrection? What about the third tier? After all, with the blessings of a priest and the tactics of a knight, they become quite formidable. Do you think Death is weak? How about a hundred or so vampires with an Expert Necromancer? :) And this is quite possible, and even in an Equilibrium map, without vampires, the necromancer's army will be impressive, and further strengthened by tactics, easily crushing opponents bogged down in curses. Is Strength weak? Hardly. First, try to kill harpies, and then the monsters and a hero-terminator will arrive. Or the birds will strike with lightning... :rolleyes: (but I prefer the monsters). Berserkers are also unlikely to all die. Is Nature weak? Ha, have you seen the Portal in their castle? :) And the creatures from it? Just look at the mantises! :) And if a phoenix breathes fire? And if the dragons strike with lightning? And if they are summoned by a druid along with a bunch of other troops? And if a hero-archer rains down arrows on you? :) Is Chaos just sitting on the sidelines? You clearly haven't dealt with the black dragons. This beauty will make the entire fourth tier smoke, well, except for the sea creatures, perhaps. Too expensive? We take hydras, but you need to make sure they crawl over. But once they do, you can relax. Or throw ifrits into the crowd, it's more fun, and listen to the crackling of burning enemies. And the hero calmly and methodically mows down the army with various Armageddons. Another hero has already done his job, thanks to him, everything around is plundered. Is Order weak? How about being hit by an ice arrow from djinns for saying that? :) Or by the lightning of a titan? In the end, the hero teleports a nag into the thick of the enemy army, and they lazily destroy half of the enemies with a single turn. And another hero made sure that there were more nags. In general, I, of course, exaggerated and embellished the strength of the factions, but I think it is clear from my writing that each race has something to surprise the enemy with. I personally love all the races

Kosh wrote it wonderfully :) It’s both fair and vivid.

Drakosh, well done! I wanted to write something similar, but you got ahead of me! :)
There are no weak factions, it's just not possible... Otherwise, the game wouldn't exist!!! That's my opinion!! ;)

Let's be realistic and admit that life troops have more staying power than others. There is a tactic, but who said that others don't have one? Life wins against death due to its protective abilities. This is just my opinion, so don't criticize too harshly :D

Exactly! Let's be realistic and stop criticizing "Life." In my opinion, many people in this thread have already described its troops and proven that they are in no way weaker than the others! :)

When will you finally understand that there are no weak or strong factions in Heroes 4 "in general"? There are factions that are strong in one situation and weak in another. If you've been playing self-made XXL maps with a "storyline" your whole life, and even in version 3.0, then you probably think that "Necropolis is the best because of the Vampires."
Or "Order has the coolest magic." Or "let's say you have the Ring of Great Negation"... Ugh, I got distracted.
So, here's the thing.
There are rush maps. On them, rush factions are the best. Barbarians. Then Humans, Chaos, and Nature (because of access to the Archer).
There are development maps. There are monster maps. There are "hero" maps. On some maps, there's no hut for scouting. On those, factions without access to a fast unit have a harder time. On some, there is. On those, it doesn't matter much. On some maps, there are fixed major resources. You can develop based on them. On some, the major resources are random, and on some, there aren't any at all. And you can go on like this forever...
In general, there is no weakest faction in Heroes 4.
There are just different maps, on which some factions are more convenient and others are less convenient.
And there's also Equilibris, which balanced the imbalance of monsters and spells of different factions to a quite decent and acceptable level.

In general, play with strong opponents online. And you will be happy. ;)

When will you finally understand that there are no weak or strong factions in Heroes of Might and Magic IV, period?

Now I understand and will stop. I'm going back to my Heroes of Might and Magic III section :smile06:

In general, play against strong opponents online. And you will be happy. ;)

It's better to play offline! I actually had that idea, but I couldn't find Heroes of Might and Magic IV... :( And no one plays in TGS anymore!

Better to play online.

No. Specifically online, and against a strong opponent. Luckily, there are plenty of them on the championship pages. Otherwise, in offline mode, they'll teach you how to use Fairies and Minotaurs. Not the most pleasant knowledge, I must say :D

Offline mode has its advantages! Turn management, well-planned sequences, etc.
I don't like online mode because you have to wait for your opponent's turn...
And I don't see anything wrong with using fairies and minotaurs.

I don't see anything wrong with using fairies and minotaurs.

Not everyone has 5-6 free hours to spend on a single battle ;) I prefer to play strategically, rather than just grinding.

I don't see anything wrong with using fairies and minotaurs.

Well, it only seems that way at first glance...
because you understand that in offline mode, a minotaur cannot be killed by any unit.

and a single fairy can defeat any number of dragons.

IMHO: the fourth game is not suitable for offline play. Online play is a completely different matter. ;)

Well, that's only at first glance...
because you understand that in the offline version, a Minotaur cannot be killed by any unit.

and a single Fairy can defeat any number of Dragons.

IMHO: the fourth game is not suitable for offline play. Online is a completely different story. ;)

Any magical unit can do it;

But about its unsuitability... there are many bugs, which means a lot of headaches for the organizers.