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Not many factions – only 5 (hopefully, we are mistaken), control points (smells like Disciples), and so on:smile51: If the sixth installment turns out like this, it would be better not to make it at all!

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Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age 2, Witcher 2, TES 4, Call of Duty, Splinter Cell, C&C 4, and so on.

I didn't understand your answer.

It's quite difficult to say what the sixth installment will be like, a year before its release.

“Tear of Ashi” will remain.

P.S.: I don't know, I personally don't like the resource aspect, but everything else is designed to increase the speed of the game, because in Heroes 5, you can play one map for 3-4 hours.

Few factions – only 5 (hopefully, we are mistaken), control points (smells like Disciples), and so on:smile51: If the "sixth" installment is like that, it would be better not to make it at all!

In general, the probability of postponing the release "from March" is indeed high. Because around that time, new Sims (now set in the Middle Ages), Dragon Age 2, and other anticipated games will be released.

They promised it for March, but as usual, they will probably postpone it, but it is unlikely to be until October.

The new Disciples came out in March, but how can you compare games of different genres?

You see, the gaming audience rarely consists of people who prefer only one game genre; as a rule, they prefer 2-3 genres. The conclusion is not difficult to draw.

The head of the GU on the AGFC forum answered the question about the new faction, stating that the faction is completely new and not similar to Dungeon in Heroes 5, and that many will be shocked.
P.S.: Sorry for not participating in the dialogue.

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I didn't think of that, but Ubisoft also has smart people, and the failure of Heroes 5 made them think. Although, for a PC-exclusive, selling 1 million copies of the game seems acceptable.

I didn't think of that, but Ubisoft also has smart people, and the failure of Heroes of Might and Magic V made them think. Although, for a PC-exclusive, selling 1 million copies of the game seems acceptable.

Five was a failure??? What are you talking about? Maybe I'm not very knowledgeable, but it seemed to me that with the release of the fifth installment, many acknowledged that this game was better than the previous ones, and the Heroes series gained new fans!

Interesting. Well, as far as I know, they should announce a new race soon. I'll be waiting :).

They wouldn't make two add-ons for a failed game, plus a total of 2 million copies were sold. Considering that the game is only for PC and has no DRM, that's quite acceptable, and Nival even earned $10 million from the fifth installment. However, it seems that Ubisoft is trying to adapt Heroes to more modern gaming standards to make the game appeal to a larger number of players.

At the end of 2006, Ubisoft announced that the game didn't even make it into the top 15 projects that met fans' expectations, and the game received a lot of criticism. Many fans appeared after the add-ons were released, although mostly because of the orcs.

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By the way, Ubisoft earned more from the sales of the add-ons than from the game itself. 2 million copies in 2-3 years isn't much, considering that I was talking about the failure of Heroes 5, not the add-ons. And by the way, 2 million for Heroes 5 plus 2 add-ons is very little. Assassin's Creed 2 sold 2 million copies in the first week for PC alone, and there were 4 million on Xbox and 3 million on PS3. So, let's calculate where the real failure is.

I didn't count how many new fans appeared after the Orcs, as I don't have such statistical information, but the fact is that the Heroes series itself isn't the kind of game that attracts millions of players worldwide; the format is a bit different. Turn-based strategy is quite rare these days and appeals to a niche audience. It's unlikely that many modern players would get hooked on such a game, and most of the fanbase seems to be concentrated in Eastern European countries; I don't know why. Therefore, I think that the sales figures for Heroes 5 and its expansions are satisfactory, especially since there is no DRM at all, unlike Assassin's Creed with its online protection.