Posts from Discussion about the Stronghold faction.

Yes, it's an interesting option, and it's not a losing one.
Exactly, in Heroes 4, for example, the dwarves made golems, and the mages only animated them.
The developers have a unit recruitment scheme:
warrior-archer-mage-cavalry
This results in 4 units, and then it's easy to add the remaining ones; usually, developers of turn-based strategy games stick to this scheme.
By the way, there will be shamans, and they will be male, but they are not the only ones who have changed gender. Another elite unit, an archer that was in Heroes 5, will also be present. It's easy to guess that in Heroes 5, the only archers among the orcs were centaurs and cyclops, which are already known, so I think it will be something like this:
Core - Goblins, Harpies, Ravagers
Elite - Shamans, Centaur-like archers (my opinion), a new unit
Champion - Cyclops

Shamans – yes, centaurs – no. Well, I can’t imagine female centaurs, or rather, I can, but I think it’s better if they remain male centaurs. For some reason, it seems to me that the developers will want to add/remember something from the third part – a monster or a thunderbird (or something like that). And a wolf rider (but that’s just my personal wish).
Actually, it turns out that the Orcs don’t have that many units of their own race, or rather, only 2 (and we’re still hoping for female shamans).

I understand, I can't imagine it either. But the insider said that besides the shamans, another unit also changed gender – and it's a ranged unit. I can't think it's a cyclops, goblins have already been announced, so it must be a centaur. And the new unit couldn't have changed gender because it's NEW.

Oh no, no, no, anything but centaurs!) I was so happy when I saw them (as representatives of my race) in Heroes 5, because they don't appear very often in games, and now there are such changes.
Well, "changed" means he was in the 5th game, "shooter" means centaur.
P.S. a female cyclops... well, that's honestly funny))) as far as I know from mythology, cyclops don't have representatives of the weaker sex.

Actually, the Orcs don't have that many native units, or rather, only 2 (and we're still hoping for shamans).

I don't think these wishes will come true; they promised a completely new entity, like a Matriarch or Lamassu. And the Shaman is definitely coming.

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Yeah, "changed" means he was in Heroes 5, "archer" means centaur.

Makes sense, I understand:smile54:

Shamans - yes, centaurs - no. Well, I can't imagine female centaurs, or rather, I can, but I think it's better if it's a male centaur.

That's what Irdis showed as an example. Although, clearly, it would be better if it were male.

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P.S. a female cyclops... well, that's just funny))) as far as I know from mythology, cyclops don't have representatives of the weaker sex.

Cyclops mythology? As far as I remember, it says that they are one-eyed giants who threw stones at the Argonauts. And I don't remember any mention of gender. Funny? There's so much funny stuff here, you should write it down in a quote collection!

The "Matka" is the octopus you noticed. The Lamassu is a unit similar to a sphinx; you can see it in the info about the Necropolis faction. Here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy60Dlp2izU. This is a video by Elvin, a member of the Heroes Community, and he has it in his signature; it might be music from the Orc town.

Thanks for the info. Lamassu - yes. Matka - no. Regarding the Cyclops: the text says they are the sons of Poseidon, and there is no mention of sisters or wives => they don't exist. And is the "new unit" for the Orcs the Harpy, or is something else hidden up their sleeve?

In total, compared to Heroes of Might and Magic V, there should be 2 new units: 1 that was present in the series, and 2 completely new ones, including a harpy unit.

well, then I'm increasingly inclined to believe that it will be some kind of "monster".

A rider on an alligator? A rider on a buffalo? A Kodo from Warcraft? Some kind of Orc? Although, I'm not sure.
So, what do you guys think about the music, and how does it relate to the game?

It would have been better to give the Orcs the Naga and solve two problems at once. Apparently, the Naga found refuge with them.

hahahaha, no, a rider on a large (mutated) hamster, or rather, definitely on a beaver, and with a spear, hahaha. No, not a "monster" unit from part 3, something similar to...

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It would be better to give the Orcs a Naga and solve two problems at once.

But Nagas clearly don't fit into the Orcish ranks.

It would have been better if they gave the Orcs the Naga and solved two problems at once. Apparently, the Naga found refuge with them.

It would be better to give the Orcs an alternative in the form of the Naga, like an alliance of Orcs and Naga.

but here, an alternative would really be something.