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I'm curious to know what playstyles people prefer. I've been a fan of Necromancers since Heroes 3, and I'm really enjoying their implementation in Heroes 5. I like to play in a risky manner, not worrying about every unit. I enjoy aggressive play and rapid development. Gnomes and elves, both dark and regular, just bore me – I haven't been able to force myself to play them on single-player maps. Orcs are fun.

It would be interesting to know which faction you like to play and in what style. Thanks to everyone.:smile47:

Here, during battles with neutral creatures, I worry about every single unit because there are many of them. If you lose a few units in each battle, you'll end up with a weak army.
But I can play as any faction and in any style.

Dark Elves are my favorite faction. Strategy: Chaos + Education + Sorcery = victory!

I really like playing as the Academy! It's very interesting and challenging at the same time... You need to choose the right spells, place the right creatures, and so on.

I behave aggressively towards neutral creatures, which sometimes leads to them punishing me, but this is also part of my favorite tactic – rapid development. If you don't harass neutral creatures, it means you're not taking the chests, resources, and artifacts they guard. That's why I like the Undead; they can resurrect, and the Eternal Slavery skill also helps.

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Dark Elves are my favorite. Strategy: Chaos + Education + Sorcery = victory!

It's certainly interesting, but is such behavior justified against the Orcs with their strength against magic? The faction is quite interesting; the dinosaur riders were amusing as they impaled my units on their spears.

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I would like to know the opinion of fans of the Elven and Human factions. I can still play as Humans (but after the revival of Erathia, it's a phase I've moved past), but the Elves are frankly repulsive. In my opinion, their racial skill is complete garbage. But many of my friends enjoy playing as them; maybe someone can explain why.

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I really like the Mages! It's very interesting and challenging to play as them... You need to choose the right magic, place the right miniatures, etc.

I don't play as Mages myself because I can't stand the artwork of the Gargoyles and Djinns :smile09:. But otherwise, it's a decent faction. The miniatures seem like a pretty interesting thing.:smile02:

Regarding strength versus magic...
This perk won't ruin anything. Because the Stronghold faction has very few spellcasters.

Each castle is interesting in its own way, and you need to choose a different tactic for each one. Yes, in principle, I can play as any faction, but I'm not very good with mages.

Each castle is interesting in its own way, and you need to find a specific tactic for each one. Yes, in principle, I can play with any faction, but I don't seem to do very well with the mages.

I understand that you can play with all of them, but I just don't feel like playing with some factions. It's just boring for me to play as them. I find it boring to play as humans with their standards (again, for me, this was a phase I went through back in the Erathia era), and I can't stand elves. But playing as necromancers, turning living flesh into dead flesh, and doing the same to castles – that's more my style. I would like to hear more specific feedback from you, rather than just that all factions are good. Tell me which factions you find interesting and exciting to play, and why – share your positivity and give some energy to the vampires. Interest doesn't necessarily mean that I play them because they are strong, although some people might have that kind of interest:smile54: :smile33:

I agree, it's very difficult to play as mages against Necropolis.

:smile34: But I think it depends on the size of the map and who is playing as Necropolis. If they quickly capture a castle and convert its inhabitants + recruit from neutral creatures, then everything is fine, but what if the mages are more aggressive?
I think that in the early stages, Necropolis is significantly weaker than other factions. (Here, almost any faction can defeat them, but later, they have fewer chances, not as many as mages, but fewer than everyone else.):smile13:

Do you think Humans and Elves have the same kind of tactics? Heh... well, it depends on how you play, and what direction you develop them in. You can go for Chaos, Machines, or Light, or come up with something else... The same goes for Humans, plus they have unit training. These races are good on both small and large maps, although they might not be the strongest in these games. But with the Undead... here, the tactics are quite uniform, in all parts of the game. No matter what you do, it always comes down to a swarm of the undead... plus Dark Magic (Chaos, summoning)... that's really boring, in my opinion. And you can only really play them properly on large maps, although maybe it would be more interesting on smaller maps. P.S. It's most interesting to play as those who are difficult to master... many people aren't good at playing as Mages, but that's exactly why it should be more interesting! After all, it's much more satisfying when victory is hard-earned, rather than easily achieved. For me, those races are Mages and Dungeon, because I haven't played them much, and I don't have much experience with them... but I want to play as them more than any other race. I've more or less learned how to play as Humans, Elves, Undead, and Demons. P.P.S. I'm not talking about Dwarves and Orcs, I still have a long way to go with them

I would like to know the opinion of fans of the Elven and Human factions. I can still play as Humans (but after the revival of Erathia, it's a closed chapter for me), but the Elves are frankly repulsive. In my opinion, their racial ability is complete garbage. But many of my friends enjoy playing as them; maybe someone can explain why?

I love playing as the High Elves because they have the most proactive units in the game... In my opinion, speed is often the deciding factor... They have very good Hunters and quite strong Ents... My Hunters often save the day, and together with the Druids, they are very effective... Also, in alternative upgrades, the symbiosis of Nymphs and Ents sometimes leads to quite good results... I wouldn't say that the racial ability is bad... NO... Many people don't understand how to predict against whom to use the "Arch-Enemy" ability: it's quite simple – you need to find out this information in the tavern; it says who has the strongest squad and what units it consists of... Together with the "True Luck" skill (although you need to work hard to develop it... I don't argue) or just constant luck, the racial ability gives good results... The only BUT is that to change the Arch-Enemies, you need to go to the Castle... So what? There should be some difficulties... I want to say that there are no bad races in this game; you just need to know how to play as each one... Well, and there, whoever you like more, fight for them, because there is an old saying that you shouldn't argue about tastes.;)

I enjoy playing as Demons and Barbarians. Their attack grows rapidly. I hardly develop magic skills, and it's not really possible to do so when playing as Barbarians. However, the magic dampening skill combined with Orcish Fury is a nightmare for any mage. When playing as a Demon or Barbarian, my hero quickly starts to look something like this:
Attack 20, Defense 3, Strength 4, Knowledge 5. 20+3+4+5=32. I agree, such a hero is better than one with Attack 8, Defense 8, Strength 8, and Knowledge 8, even though the sum is also 32. No one needs such a hero!
In general, I prefer to defeat enemies with brute force, not relying too much on magic, and the creatures of Inferno and Stronghold, led by Demons and Barbarians respectively, are perfectly suited for this! :)

I agree, such a hero is cooler than this one: attack 8, defense 8, strength 8, knowledge 8, which also totals 32. No one would want such a hero!

Yes, but you also have to agree with me, I haven't seen any hero whose skills develop so evenly and with equal priorities. If it's a mage, then their magic will develop significantly... Isn't that right?

I agree, such a hero is cooler than this one: attack 8, defense 8, strength 8, knowledge 8, which also totals 32. No one would want such a hero for free!

Are you sure? Have you ever seen a Gnome? It has roughly the same parameters (20-30-30-20 chance of stat rolls) and is a mix of army and magic. Whether in Haven or Dungeon. And try to break through its defenses after it casts a general Skin spell, or just watch as your army burns from Pyrokinesis.

Yes, but you have to agree with me, I haven't seen any hero whose skills develop so evenly and with equal priorities. If it's a mage, then their magic skills will develop significantly... Isn't that right?

Yes, but there are many different buildings on the maps that increase characteristics (arenas, towers). Thus, you can increase either attack or defense, or develop them equally. The same applies to strength and knowledge.