Posts from - What are the drawbacks of Heroes 3? (What didn't you like about it?)

I might offend many, but starting with the third installment, this great series began to decline. And the higher the number of the Heroes game after the third, the worse they became. The main drawbacks of the third game compared to the second are the lack of uniqueness (scenarios and tactics are more primitive), the unsuccessful averaging of everything (castles are unbalanced), the elimination of the principle of hero development and the presence of super-armies (you can spend 2 weeks leveling up a hero, or you can equip a newbie, and black dragons have been turned into chickens), the presence of a bunch of unnecessary and easy-to-obtain objects on the maps, 90% of heroes can only be used for collecting garbage on the map, and so on.

I might offend many, but the degradation of this great series began starting with the third one. And the higher the Heroes number above three, the worse they became. The main shortcomings of the third compared to the second are the lack of a certain "spark" (scenarios and tactics are more primitive), an unfortunate averaging of everything (castles are unbalanced), the elimination of the principle of hero development and the existence of super-armies (you can spend 2 weeks leveling a hero, or you can just equip some random novice; black dragons were turned into chickens), the presence of heaps of useless and free objects on the maps, 90% of heroes can only be used for collecting trash on the map, and so on.

I didn't like that when leveling up, there's only a choice between two skills.

I also don't like that the difference in strength between the first level of troops and the last is too great. That is, if you capture someone's Castle in the middle of the game, there is a perfectly reasonable thought to replace your Goblins with Archangels. In Heroes of Might and Magic V, this difference is not so great.

I don't like that when buying a new hero in the tavern, the price doesn't increase, and you can (and should) buy 8 heroes and send them in different directions.

And the imbalance.

(Castles are unbalanced)

To put it mildly, all of this is highly debatable, and frankly, complete nonsense. Of course, IMHO.

Don't be conservative, or you'll remain at the same level forever in every sense of the word.

Haven't you ever heard the expression: "Simple but tasteful"?
That's exactly what the third game is about!

What's there to argue about? I expressed what I don't like about the third game, and I have every right to do so.

It's clear that you're a die-hard fan of the third game, and all the new features only worsen your favorite game in your opinion. Don't be so conservative, or you'll remain stuck at the same level in every sense of the word.

Yeah, especially when you look at the number of pages in the Physics and Magic guide or the list of rules in the first post of the tournament thread))
And TE probably also appeared not out of boredom.