Posts from The most UNPOPULAR faction in Heroes 5.

My least favorite faction is the Dark Elves. It's very difficult to play against them, and almost impossible to play as them.

It's naturally difficult to play against them, as it's a strong faction. The fact that you can't effectively use the Dark Elves' strengths isn't a flaw of the faction itself.

Actually, I mostly play with them. I don't really like dwarves – I don't even know why – and mages – the creatures aren't very strong, they're diverse, and it's not very interesting to play with them.

I can't say I have a race I dislike. At first, I didn't quite like Necromancers, but then I appreciated their style and got used to them. I've noticed that when a race is my enemy, I hate it, but when I play as that race, it becomes my favorite. So, I chose: "I love them all."

Visually, I don't like Inferno, and in terms of gameplay: Humans and Mages, because the former have a hero who is purely a warrior, and the latter have a hero who is purely a mage... and, accordingly, all the development of the race goes towards upgrading only one of the specializations. I'm not saying that these are bad races, but, in my opinion, they are an acquired taste. Although, the same can be said about any race.

I don't like Inferno. And the statement that people are purely warriors is incorrect. They are quite good at casting light mass magic. Plus, they can unleash divine vengeance. But when it comes to mages, that's a given. They are mages, after all.

I dislike playing as Light Elves against Dark Elves the most. When they start overwhelming me with hordes of units, it's terrifying. Otherwise, all the races are fine, except for demons, which annoy me for some reason.

I don't like undead. They're too monotonous, or something? In Disciples, Warcraft, Warhammer – everywhere it's the same template. And I don't really get the jokes about death.

Necromancers and demons. Their appearance isn't very appealing, but demons are quite strong in skilled hands, while Necropolis units are generally weak.

But there are many of them.

There can be many, many peasants too, but it's not about quantity, but about quality. Second-tier creatures are generally awesome; zombies are the weakest infantry in Heroes of Might and Magic 5.

I disagree; they may be slow, but they deal decent damage (especially if there are many of them), and their toughness is comparable to that of fire demons. Plus, they reduce attack and defense.

I don't like Necropolis; it's just too morbid. Zombies are disgusting in general. Although, once you start playing, you get hooked, and it doesn't seem so bad. You just need to be in the right mood.
It was sad to learn that many people don't like Inferno – my favorite faction.

Inferno is the worst! I probably just don't know how to play them well...
Necropolis is the best! You can breed thousands of skeletal archers (this is about the version before patch 1.5; later they came up with this stupid "dark energy" system). Ghosts can really mess up the enemy's nerves (and army) because they have a 50% chance to miss. Vampires (!) regenerate, and their stats are pretty good. Liches shoot and can cast some nasty spells on the enemy (although they are average wizards). And the other units are generally not bad (only the dragons have weak stats...).

I don't have any favorite or least favorite factions. To be honest, I'm still learning how to play as Haven. It's better to master one faction first. I'll try them all eventually. Everything is mathematically calculated. The main thing is to feel and see the balance.
But in general, I like everything about the game, especially the factions and neutral creatures.

I hated the Barbarians (Orcs) as soon as they were released... if you can even call them Barbarians anymore. One of my favorite races from Heroes 3 has been turned into who knows what! Where did the Ogres, Thunderbirds, and most importantly, the MONSTERS – the hallmark of the Barbarian race – go?! Why did the Cyclops stop throwing rocks?! Besides that, they got an ugly look and hooves! The only flying unit the Barbarians ever had were the THUNDERBIRDS!!! Who had the crazy idea to replace them with Wyverns, which don't fit this race at all?! They might as well have put a Basilisk instead of a Cyclops! They don't learn standard magic for some reason, except for those strange battle cries, while Dwarves learn both runic and standard magic. Why didn't they remove standard magic from Dwarves then, if they have their own, runic magic?! And this made the Dwarves completely unbeatable.

Why did the Cyclops forget how to throw stones?

Where does it say that Cyclops should throw stones? And yes, what's wrong with Goblins?

Besides, they have become ugly and grown hooves!

I think they look quite normal. And they inherited hooves from demons (probably). In any case, that's the design of the race; Orcs are mutants, the result of a cross between humans and demonic creatures, hence the hooves. It's a bit strange for a Cyclops, but still, it's logical.

The only flying units the Barbarians ever had were THUNDERBIRDS!

So what?

Who had the crazy idea to replace them with Wyverns, which absolutely don't fit this race?

I think they fit.

Why didn't they remove the standard one for the Dwarves then?

Well, they replaced magic with weakening for the Orcs; it's all fair.